1999 Superbike World Championship

The 1999 Superbike World Championship was the twelfth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 10 October at Sugo after 13 rounds.

Carl Fogarty won the riders' championship, his fourth and final, and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results 1999 Superbike World Championship Calendar Round Country Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report 1 R1 South Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit 28 March Troy Corser Colin Edwards Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report R2 Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance 2 R1 Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 18 April Troy Corser Carl Fogarty Troy Corser Ducati Performance Report R2 Troy Corser Troy Corser Ducati Performance 3 R1 Great Britain Donington Park 2 May Pierfrancesco Chili Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report R2 Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 4 R1 Spain Circuito de Albacete 16 May Carl Fogarty Akira Yanagawa Noriyuki Haga Yamaha WSBK Team Report R2 Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 5 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 30 May Colin Edwards Troy Corser Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report R2 Pierfrancesco Chili Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance 6 R1 Germany Nürburgring 13 June Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report R2 Troy Corser Troy Corser Ducati Performance 7 R1 San Marino Misano World Circuit 27 June Carl Fogarty Aaron Slight Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report R2 Troy Corser Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance 8 R1 United States Laguna Seca Raceway 11 July Troy Corser Anthony Gobert Anthony Gobert Vance & Hines Ducati Report R2 Troy Corser Ben Bostrom Vance & Hines Ducati 9 R1 Europe Brands Hatch 1 August Carl Fogarty Troy Corser Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 Aaron Slight Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 10 R1 Austria A1-Ring 29 August Colin Edwards Pierfrancesco Chili Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco Chili Alstare Suzuki 11 R1 Netherlands TT Circuit Assen 5 September Troy Corser Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report R2 Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance 12 R1 Germany Hockenheimring 12 September Aaron Slight Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Ducati Performance Report R2 Akira Yanagawa Pierfrancesco Chili Alstare Suzuki 13 R1 Japan Sugo 10 October Troy Corser Akira Ryō Akira Ryō Suzuki Report R2 Akira Ryō Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing Team

Entry list Team Constructor Motorcycle Rider Rounds Aprilia Race De Cecco Aprilia Aprilia RSV 1000 9 Peter Goddard All Aprilia Racing 44 Alessandro Antonello 5 Capill France Racing Ducati Ducati 916 18 Carlos Macias 1–7, 9–12 Hellinmoto Shell Advance 57 Stavros Stavroulakis 5, 7 JM SBK Team 23 Jiří Mrkývka 1–5, 9–13 Team Garella Racing 58 Giorgio Cantalupo 7 Team Motor Time 59 Paolo Malvini 5 Team Pacific 49 Paolo Blora 5 Team Pedercini 19 Lucio Pedercini 1–12 Techna Racing 54 Marco Gerbaudo 7 Tuden Racing 60 Hrvoje Tuden 7 Ducati Dealer Team Ducati 996 62 Craig Connell 2 99 Steve Martin 2 Ducati Deutschland Remus 16 Andy Meklau 1–2, 4–6, 9–13 80 Werner Dimperl 12 Ducati France FP Racing 27 Frédéric Protat 3, 5–6, 8–12 71 Thierry Mulot 10–12 Ducati Performance 1 Carl Fogarty All 11 Troy Corser All First-Attack Racing Stein Dinse 61 Wolfgang Bax 11 Motorrad Center 74 Ali Guettouche 10 R&D Bieffe Racing Team 20 Doriano Romboni 1–5 31 Michele Malatesta 11–12 56 Paolo Blora 7 64 Gianluca Villa 9 Reve Red Bull Ducati 46 John Reynolds 3, 9 48 Sean Emmett 3, 9 Team Ducati NCR 38 Lance Isaacs All 40 Giuliano Sartoni 1–3, 5–6, 9–12 Vance & Hines Ducati 90 Ben Bostrom 8 95 Anthony Gobert 8 American Honda Honda Honda RC45 91 Eric Bostrom 8 Castrol Honda 5 Colin Edwards All 111 Aaron Slight All Team Kohtake RSC 57 Makoto Tamada 13 Team Lucky Strike Honda 65 Shinichi Ito 13 77 Yuichi Takeda 13 Webster Racing Team 76 Scott Webster 2 White Endurance Team 26 Jean Pierre Jeandat 1–7, 9 29 Roger Kellenberger 10–12 89 Mike Smith 8 Grisoni Honda Honda VTR1000F 58 Christian Monsch 5 Team CMA 65 Peter Archer 2 BFT Bike Shop Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 58 Heinz Platacis 11 Greven's MC-Delar 56 Jan Greven 11 Kawasaki Bertocchi Gerin 15 Igor Jerman 1–12 33 Robert Ulm All 70 Giovanni Bussei 13 Kawasaki Racing Team 4 Akira Yanagawa All 6 Gregorio Lavilla All 58 Tamaki Serizawa 13 60 Shinya Takeishi 13 61 Hitoyasu Izutsu 13 Maxwell Motorcycles 63 Alistair Maxwell 2 Orchard Racing Team 89 John Orchard 2 Remus Racing Austria 47 Johann Wolfsteiner 10 SRT 96 Greg Smith 2 Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland 63 Jochen Schmid 6, 11–12 66 Jonnie Ekerold 6, 11 Team Kawasaki 43 Chris Walker 3, 9, 11 45 Steve Hislop 3 Team Kraus 73 Lothar Kraus 6, 12 Timm Kawasaki Hollenstedt 49 Hans-Jürgen Brikey 11 Alpha-Technik Team Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 54/70 Giovanni Bussei 5–6, 10, 12 Alstare Corona Suzuki 7 Pierfrancesco Chili All 21 Katsuaki Fujiwara All Clarion Suzuki 42 James Haydon 3, 9 50 Martin Craggill 3, 9 Karban Racing Team Slovakia 24 Vladimír Karban 1, 3–13 Motorradhaus Prinz Hüttlingen 60 Normann Manz 12 MSC-Rottenegg 67 Anton Rechberger 10 Suzuki Marushin Power Team 64 Kirk McCarthy 5–6 Team Ansett Air Freight Suzuki 79 Shawn Giles 2 Team Suzuki 59 Keiichi Kitagawa 13 64 Akira Ryo 13 81 Chojun Kameya 13 Yacco Schäfer Motorsport 65 Michael Schulten 6, 11 Bulbfust Bleeker Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF750 57 Ruud Van Stralen 11 Team Pirelli 53 Redamo Assirelli 5, 7 Alpha-Technik Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 71 Brian Morrison 6, 10 75 Jürgen Oelschläger 12 Frontiers Motorcycles/Superbike Magazine 54 Dan Harris 9 Gattolone Racing Team 55 Mauro Lucchiari 2–3, 5–12 Team Valli Moto 39 Alessandro Gramigni 1, 3–12 Team Virgin Yamaha 51 Niall Mackenzie 3, 9 Yamaha Deutschland 72 Christer Lindholm 6 Yamaha Motor Corporation 92 Jamie Hacking 8 Yamaha Racing Team 56 Wataru Yoshikawa 13 Yamaha World Superbike Team 22 Vittoriano Guareschi 1–12 41 Noriyuki Haga All Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Championship standings

Riders' standings 1999 final riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike RSA AUS GBR SPA ITA GER SMR USA EUR AUT NED GER JPN 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 R1 R2 1 Carl Fogarty Ducati 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 15 1 1 5 4 19 4 2 4 1 1 1 2 2 5 489 2 Colin Edwards Honda 5 4 3 3 3 1 Ret 1 2 2 Ret 4 6 7 4 5 1 1 1 8 5 5 4 5 9 9 361 3 Troy Corser Ducati 2 3 1 1 6 3 7 6 4 4 3 1 2 2 6 2 5 13 Ret 2 2 2 Ret 7 8 14 361 4 Aaron Slight Honda 3 2 4 4 2 Ret 4 7 5 Ret 2 2 5 4 9 6 2 2 Ret 3 3 3 2 3 16 13 323 5 Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki 6 5 5 6 5 4 2 2 7 5 Ret 3 3 3 3 12 6 5 DNS DNS 6 4 3 4 3 1 308 6 Pierfrancesco Chili Suzuki 7 8 Ret 13 Ret 5 5 5 3 3 Ret 5 4 6 7 3 3 Ret Ret 1 4 6 Ret 1 7 7 251 7 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha 4 Ret 6 5 10 6 1 Ret 6 6 Ret 6 8 Ret Ret 10 7 3 Ret Ret 7 8 5 9 12 4 196 8 Gregorio Lavilla Kawasaki 8 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 4 8 7 4 Ret 7 5 12 8 Ret 10 5 Ret 9 7 6 8 14 16 156 9 Katsuaki Fujiwara Suzuki 11 10 9 10 13 11 8 8 Ret 9 6 7 14 9 11 11 14 15 Ret Ret 12 12 7 10 19 18 119 10 Vittoriano Guareschi Yamaha 12 13 13 15 16 Ret 9 9 11 10 7 9 9 8 Ret Ret 15 14 3 Ret 13 Ret 10 12 99 11 Andy Meklau Ducati 13 Ret 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 10 11 12 Ret 7 8 9 Ret 6 21 Ret 94 12 Peter Goddard Aprilia Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 10 9 11 5 8 10 Ret Ret 9 12 9 Ret Ret 17 Ret 8 DNS Ret 19 84 13 Robert Ulm Kawasaki 10 11 14 16 Ret 12 13 13 14 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret 18 18 4 11 14 Ret 13 Ret 22 Ret 59 14 Igor Jerman Kawasaki 16 15 12 Ret 14 Ret 11 12 12 Ret Ret 12 15 12 13 16 13 16 Ret 12 11 11 9 DNS 56 15 Akira Ryō Suzuki 1 2 45 16 Ben Bostrom Ducati 2 1 45 17 Doriano Romboni Ducati 9 9 7 8 11 8 DNS DNS Ret DNS 44 18 John Reynolds Ducati 7 7 4 8 39 19 Alessandro Gramigni Yamaha 15 17 17 14 14 14 Ret 12 12 17 Ret 13 15 15 17 Ret 8 Ret 15 14 12 14 37 20 Lucio Pedercini Ducati Ret 12 Ret 14 Ret Ret 15 15 13 Ret 11 13 11 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 18 15 14 Ret 35 21 Chris Walker Kawasaki 4 Ret 10 Ret 10 10 31 22 Keiichi Kitagawa Suzuki 4 3 29 23 Niall Mackenzie Yamaha 12 10 8 7 27 24 Anthony Gobert Ducati 1 Ret 25 25 Mauro Lucchiari Yamaha 17 Ret Ret 17 16 15 17 18 13 11 16 Ret 16 17 7 9 Ret Ret 18 18 25 26 Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 5 6 21 27 Tamaki Serizawa Kawasaki 6 8 18 28 Sean Emmett Ducati 9 Ret Ret 6 17 29 Brian Morrison Yamaha 19 Ret 6 10 16 30 Frédéric Protat Ducati 15 15 Ret Ret 15 19 Ret 14 Ret 19 9 13 Ret DNS 15 16 16 31 Lance Isaacs Ducati 14 14 18 19 NC 16 Ret DNS 15 14 16 21 12 15 14 Ret 24 Ret Ret 15 Ret 18 Ret 15 23 21 16 32 Honda 10 7 15 33 Steve Hislop Kawasaki 8 9 15 34 Craig Connell Ducati 8 9 15 35 Giovanni Bussei Suzuki Ret Ret 13 22 Ret 6 DNS DNS 13 Kawasaki 20 20 36 Michele Malatesta Ducati 16 13 11 11 13 37 James Haydon Suzuki Ret Ret 9 11 12 38 Makoto Tamada Honda 10 10 12 39 Yamaha Ret 5 21 Ret DNS DNS 11 40 Jamie Hacking Yamaha 8 13 11 41 Steve Martin Ducati Ret 7 9 42 Christer Lindholm Yamaha 9 14 9 43 Jochen Schmid Kawasaki 10 16 19 16 16 13 9 44 Shawn Giles Suzuki 11 12 9 45 Takeshi Tsujimura Yamaha 13 12 7 46 Jiří Mrkývka Ducati 18 Ret 15 17 Ret 17 21 Ret 22 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 Ret Ret 6 47 Shinya Takeishi Kawasaki Ret 11 5 48 Shinichi Ito Honda 11 Ret 5 49 Suzuki 12 16 4 50 Carlos Macias Ducati Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 17 19 DNQ DNQ Ret 24 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 17 25 Ret 22 Ret 3 51 Alessandro Antonello Aprilia Ret 13 3 52 Martin Craggill Suzuki Ret 13 Ret Ret 3 53 Vladimír Karban Suzuki 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 18 DNS DNS 20 23 WD WD Ret Ret 23 22 Ret 14 24 22 Ret 20 Ret Ret 2 54 Jonnie Ekerold Kawasaki 14 Ret Ret DNS 2 55 Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki 17 15 1 56 Yuichi Takeda Honda 15 17 1 Redamo Assirelli Yamaha 18 16 Ret Ret 0 Alistair Maxwell Kawasaki 16 Ret 0 Stavros Stavroulakis Ducati Ret 17 Ret Ret 0 Paolo Blora Ducati 17 Ret Ret DNS 0 Hrvoje Tuden Ducati 18 18 0 Marco Gerbaudo Ducati 19 19 0 Kirk McCarthy Suzuki 19 Ret Ret 20 0 Peter Archer Honda 19 20 0 Scott Webster Honda Ret 20 0 Giorgio Cantalupo Ducati Ret Ret 0 Christian Monsch Honda Ret DNS 0 Paolo Malvini Ducati DNS DNS Greg Smith Kawasaki DNQ DNQ John Orchard Kawasaki DNQ DNQ Pos. Rider Bike RSA AUS GBR SPA ITA GER RSM USA EUR AUT NED GER JAP Pts Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

1999 final manufacturers' standings Pos. Manufacturer RSA AUS GBR SPA ITA GER RSM USA EUR AUT NED GER JAP 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 R1 R2 1 Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 5 569 2 Honda 3 2 3 3 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 2 5 4 4 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 3 9 9 452 3 Kawasaki 6 5 5 6 4 4 2 2 7 5 4 3 3 3 3 8 6 5 4 11 6 4 3 4 3 1 345 4 Suzuki 7 8 9 10 13 5 5 5 3 3 6 5 4 6 7 3 3 11 12 1 4 6 7 1 1 2 319 5 Yamaha 4 13 6 5 10 6 1 9 6 6 7 6 8 8 8 10 7 3 3 9 7 8 5 9 5 4 261 6 Aprilia Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 10 9 11 5 8 10 Ret Ret 9 12 9 Ret Ret 17 Ret 8 DNS Ret 19 84 Pos. Manufacturer RSA AUS GBR SPA ITA GER RSM USA EUR AUT NED GER JAP Pts

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