2006 Superbike World Championship

The 2006 Superbike World Championship was the nineteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 25 February at Losail, and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 24 races. The original season calendar issued by the FIM included a 13th round scheduled in South Africa on 22 October but the round was cancelled at the request of the series' promoter FGSport.South African Round Cancelled motorcycle-usa.com retrieved on 14 September 2007

2006 saw the return of Australian Troy Bayliss in Superbike World Championship after 3 years in MotoGP. The combination of Bayliss and Ducati proved unstoppable and they dominated the season winning 12 races, 8 of them consecutive. Honda's James Toseland and Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga battled for second with the British rider coming on top. Defending champion Troy Corser on a Suzuki was fourth. The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.

Race calendar and results 2006 Superbike World Championship Calendar https://motorsportstats.com/series/fim-superbike-world-championship/results/2006 Round Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report 1 R1 Losail 25 February Troy Bayliss Lorenzo Lanzi James Toseland Winston Ten Kate Honda Report R2 Noriyuki Haga Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra 2 R1 Phillip Island 5 March Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Troy Corser Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra Report R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox 3 R1 Valencia 23 April Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox Report R2 Troy Corser Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox 4 R1 Monza 7 May Troy Corser Alex Barros Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox Report R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox 5 R1 Silverstone 28 May Tommy Hill Rubén Xaus Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox Report R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox 6 R1 Misano 25 June James Toseland Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox Report R2 Andrew Pitt Andrew Pitt Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 7 R1 Brno 23 July Noriyuki Haga Yukio Kagayama Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra Report R2 Noriyuki Haga Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra 8 R1 Brands Hatch 6 August Troy Bayliss James Toseland Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox Report R2 Troy Bayliss Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 9 R1 Assen 3 September Troy Corser Rubén Xaus Chris Walker PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse Report R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox 10 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 10 September Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Yukio Kagayama Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra Report R2 Yukio Kagayama James Toseland Winston Ten Kate Honda 11 R1 Imola 1 October Troy Bayliss Alex Barros Alex Barros Klaffi Honda Report R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox 12 R1 Magny-Cours 8 October Troy Corser Noriyuki Haga James Toseland Winston Ten Kate Honda Report R2 Troy Bayliss Troy Bayliss Ducati Xerox

Championship standings

Riders' standings 2006 final riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Troy Bayliss Ducati 2 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 Ret 8 1 2 Ret 1 7 3 5 1 4 1 431 2 James Toseland Honda 1 4 3 2 9 11 Ret 5 3 3 2 8 2 5 2 5 10 9 9 1 2 5 1 3 336 3 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha Ret 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 5 3 4 3 3 1 Ret Ret 2 2 4 6 2 4 326 4 Troy Corser Suzuki 4 1 1 Ret 2 2 3 2 Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 4 6 6 Ret Ret 3 14 Ret 9 3 2 254 5 Andrew Pitt Yamaha 3 5 9 5 10 9 5 6 5 4 16 1 Ret Ret 4 3 2 2 4 Ret 3 4 18 5 250 6 Alex Barros Honda 6 7 2 3 11 14 2 4 9 5 4 2 Ret 11 8 9 Ret 7 5 Ret 1 2 7 10 246 7 Yukio Kagayama Suzuki Ret Ret 12 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 14 13 3 5 1 1 5 7 Ret 4 1 4 Ret 3 5 9 211 8 Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati Ret 6 11 Ret 3 3 9 11 13 16 7 7 Ret 9 12 11 7 6 8 6 6 7 8 7 169 9 Chris Walker Kawasaki Ret 16 10 10 23 7 11 9 6 8 Ret 4 7 10 7 8 1 14 11 10 12 14 6 8 158 10 Fonsi Nieto Kawasaki Ret 12 8 9 Ret 6 Ret 8 11 10 8 11 6 6 14 Ret 4 3 10 7 7 13 Ret Ret 139 11 Michel Fabrizio Honda 5 8 15 11 13 10 Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret 6 3 2 Ret 12 3 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret 11 13 125 12 Karl Muggeridge Honda 12 9 Ret Ret 6 7 8 9 11 14 11 7 Ret Ret 9 13 6 5 8 8 Ret 6 123 13 Norifumi Abe Yamaha 11 11 17 12 4 4 Ret 16 10 11 10 13 9 12 13 13 5 Ret 16 11 9 11 13 12 112 14 Rubén Xaus Ducati 15 10 7 8 7 Ret Ret 15 4 7 9 9 Ret 14 10 10 Ret 5 15 9 Ret Ret WD WD 103 15 Régis Laconi Kawasaki 13 Ret 13 16 8 8 7 Ret 7 14 6 19 Ret 16 9 4 Ret 8 12 19 10 10 9 18 103 16 Roberto Rolfo Ducati 7 13 5 7 Ret 16 8 10 17 19 15 15 12 17 18 18 8 12 Ret 17 14 15 14 17 69 17 Shinichi Nakatomi Yamaha 16 17 Ret 19 12 12 10 12 DNS DNS Ret 18 8 13 19 17 13 Ret 17 15 11 12 10 Ret 48 18 Ducati 10 Ret 18 13 Ret 18 Ret Ret 16 Ret DNS DNS 28 Suzuki 6 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 12 14 19 Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha 14 15 Ret 20 12 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 15 15 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 11 23 20 Fabien Foret Suzuki Ret Ret Ret 18 15 13 13 13 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 20 19 21 Steve Martin Petronas 18 18 14 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 19 17 16 12 11 14 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 19 22 Pierfrancesco Chili Honda 8 Ret 16 14 20 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 18 Ret 15 17 23 Tommy Hill Yamaha 12 12 11 Ret 13 24 Ivan Clementi Ducati Ret 19 19 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 17 20 15 Ret 21 Ret 11 16 Ret 18 13 Ret Ret Ret 10 25 Marco Borciani Ducati 9 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret 21 DNS DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 9 26 Vittorio Iannuzzo Suzuki 17 Ret Ret Ret 16 26 Ret 17 18 Ret 14 16 14 18 16 15 15 Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 6 Ducati 16 Ret 27 Craig Jones Petronas Ret Ret Ret 21 22 25 Ret Ret Ret DNS 21 21 17 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 13 17 Ret 17 Ret 3 28 Josh Brookes Kawasaki Ret 18 18 Ret 18 Ret 20 Ret Ret 15 20 23 15 17 15 16 3 29 Harry van Beek Suzuki 14 Ret 2 30 Lorenzo Alfonsi Yamaha Ret Ret 2 Ducati 14 19 22 Ret 31 José David de Gea Honda 14 19 2 32 Gianluca Nannelli Honda Ret 23 Ret 25 15 17 Ret Ret 1 Norino Brignola Ducati 20 22 16 20 19 Ret Ret Ret 0 Lorenzo Mauri Ducati 17 22 0 Franco Battaini Kawasaki 19 20 20 22 19 21 18 23 0 Giovanni Bussei Honda 18 20 0 Valter Bartolini Ducati 18 Ret 0 Paweł Szkopek Ducati 19 Ret 0 Kurtis Roberts Ducati Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 Ivan Goi Honda Ret 19 19 Ret 0 Lucio Pedercini Ducati 20 Ret Ret Ret WD WD 0 Jiří Dražďák Yamaha 20 22 Ret 22 Ret Ret 0 Stefan Nebel Kawasaki Ret 20 0 Talal Al Naimi Yamaha 21 21 0 Didier Van Keymeulen Yamaha 21 21 0 Berto Camlek Yamaha 21 23 0 Sergio Fuertes Suzuki 21 Ret 0 Josep Monge Yamaha 24 24 0 Miloš Čihák Suzuki Ret Ret 0 Jiří Mrkývka Ducati Ret Ret 0 Javier del Amor Honda WD WD 0 Anthony Gobert Suzuki WD WD 0 Marek Svoboda Yamaha DNS DNS 0 Pos. Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap

Teams' standings Pos. Team BikeNo. QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts. R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Ducati Xerox 21 2 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 Ret 8 1 2 Ret 1 7 3 5 1 4 1 600 57 Ret 6 11 Ret 3 3 9 11 13 16 7 7 Ret 9 12 11 7 6 8 6 6 7 8 7 2 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 41 Ret 3 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 5 3 4 3 3 1 Ret Ret 2 2 4 6 2 4 576 88 3 5 9 5 10 9 5 6 5 4 16 1 Ret Ret 4 3 2 2 4 Ret 3 4 18 5 3 Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra 1 4 1 1 Ret 2 2 3 2 Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 4 6 6 Ret Ret 3 14 Ret 9 3 2 465 71 Ret Ret 12 6 6 Ret Ret Ret 14 13 3 5 1 1 5 7 Ret 4 1 4 Ret 3 5 9 4 Winston Ten Kate Honda 31 12 9 Ret Ret 6 7 8 9 11 14 11 7 Ret Ret 9 13 6 5 8 8 Ret 6 459 52 1 4 3 2 9 11 Ret 5 3 3 2 8 2 5 2 5 10 9 9 1 2 5 1 3 200 18 20 5 PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse 9 Ret 16 10 10 23 7 11 9 6 8 Ret 4 7 10 7 8 1 14 11 10 12 14 6 8 261 55 13 Ret 13 16 8 8 7 Ret 7 14 6 19 Ret 16 9 4 Ret 8 12 19 10 10 9 18 6 Klaffi Honda 4 6 7 2 3 11 14 2 4 9 5 4 2 Ret 11 8 9 Ret 7 5 Ret 1 2 7 10 246 7 D.F.X. Treme 7 8 Ret 16 14 20 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 18 Ret 15 143 69 Ret 23 Ret 25 15 17 Ret Ret 84 5 8 15 11 13 10 Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret 6 3 2 Ret 12 3 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret 11 13 8 PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse 2 10 Ret 12 8 9 Ret 6 Ret 8 11 10 8 11 6 6 14 Ret 4 3 10 7 7 13 Ret Ret 139 9 Yamaha Motor France–Ipone 3 11 11 17 12 4 4 Ret 16 10 11 10 13 9 12 13 13 5 Ret 16 11 9 11 13 12 135 16 14 15 Ret 20 12 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret 13 15 15 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 11 61 Ret Ret 10 Sterilgarda – Berik 11 15 10 7 8 7 Ret Ret 15 4 7 9 9 Ret 14 10 10 Ret 5 15 9 Ret Ret WD WD 112 13 16 Ret 20 9 14 Ret Ret 17 17 Ret 21 DNS DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 11 Ducati SC – Caracchi 44 7 13 5 7 Ret 16 8 10 17 19 15 15 12 17 18 18 8 12 Ret 17 14 15 14 17 69 12 Alstare Eng. Corona Extra 15 Ret Ret Ret 18 15 13 13 13 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 20 38 76 6 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 12 14 13 Yamaha Motor France–Ipone 2 38 16 17 Ret 19 12 12 10 12 DNS DNS Ret 18 8 13 19 17 13 Ret 17 15 11 12 10 Ret 38 14 Foggy Petronas Racing 18 Ret Ret Ret 21 22 25 Ret Ret Ret DNS 21 21 17 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 13 17 Ret 17 Ret 22 99 18 18 14 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 19 17 16 12 11 14 12 Ret 16 Ret Ret 15 Team Pedercini 8 Ret 19 19 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 17 20 15 Ret 21 Ret 11 16 Ret 18 13 Ret Ret Ret 19 19 20 Ret Ret Ret WD WD 76 10 Ret 18 13 Ret 18 Ret Ret 16 Ret DNS DNS 80 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 91 19 Ret 16 Celani Team Suzuki Italia 13 17 Ret Ret Ret 16 26 Ret 17 18 Ret 14 16 14 18 16 15 15 Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 6 17 Kawasaki Bertocchi 25 Ret 18 18 Ret 18 Ret 20 Ret Ret 15 20 23 15 17 15 16 3 116 19 20 20 22 19 21 18 23 Pos. Team BikeNo. QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts.

Manufacturers' standings 2006 final manufacturers' standings Pos. Manufacturer QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 1 Ducati 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 12 8 1 2 7 1 7 3 5 1 4 1 450 2 Honda 1 4 2 2 9 10 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 5 3 7 5 1 1 2 1 3 414 3 Yamaha 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 5 1 4 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 2 4 401 4 Suzuki 4 1 1 6 2 2 3 2 14 6 3 5 1 1 5 6 6 4 1 4 Ret 3 3 2 372 5 Kawasaki 13 12 8 9 8 6 7 8 6 8 6 4 6 6 7 4 1 3 10 7 7 10 6 8 229 6 Petronas 18 18 14 15 22 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 21 17 17 19 17 16 12 11 14 12 17 16 17 Ret 19 Pos. Manufacturer QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts

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