2000 Superbike World Championship

The 2000 Superbike World Championship was the thirteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 2 April at Kyalami and finished on 15 October at Brands Hatch after 13 rounds.

Colin Edwards won the riders' championship on a Honda RC51 (also known as VTR1000) in its first production year with 8 victories and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results 2000 Superbike World Championship Calendar https://motorsportstats.com/series/fim-superbike-world-championship/results/2000 Round Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 R1 Kyalami 2 April Troy Corser Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda R2 Carl Fogarty Noriyuki Haga Yamaha WSBK 2 R1 Phillip Island 23 April Troy Corser Carl Fogarty Anthony Gobert MVR Bimota Exp. R2 Troy Corser Troy Corser Aprilia Racing 3 R1 Sugo 30 April Colin Edwards Akira Ryō Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki Racing R2 Hitoyasu Izutsu Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki Racing 4 R1 Donington Park 14 May Colin Edwards Pierfrancesco Chili Colin Edwards Castrol Honda R2 Colin Edwards Neil Hodgson INS GSE Racing 5 R1 Monza 21 May Colin Edwards Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco Chili Alstare Suzuki R2 Pierfrancesco Chili Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 6 R1 Hockenheimring 4 June Colin Edwards Pierfrancesco Chili Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada R2 Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga Yamaha WSBK 7 R1 Misano 18 June Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Corser Aprilia Racing R2 Troy Corser Troy Corser Aprilia Racing 8 R1 Valencia 25 June Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Corser Aprilia Racing R2 Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga Yamaha WSBK 9 R1 Laguna Seca 9 July Troy Bayliss Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga Yamaha WSBK R2 Ben Bostrom Troy Corser Aprilia Racing 10 R1 Brands Hatch 6 August Neil Hodgson Neil Hodgson Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada R2 Neil Hodgson Neil Hodgson INS GSE Racing 11 R1 Assen 3 September Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda R2 Juan Borja Noriyuki Haga Yamaha WSBK 12 R1 Oschersleben 10 September Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda R2 Troy Bayliss Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 13 R1 Brands Hatch 15 October Neil Hodgson Colin Edwards John Reynolds Reve Red Bull R2 Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Castrol Honda

Championship standings

Riders' standings 2000 final riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike RSA AUS JPN GBR ITA GER SMR ESP USA GBR NED GER GBR PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Colin Edwards Honda 1 1 5 5 5 3 1 Ret 2 1 4 2 Ret 10 5 4 2 4 10 6 1 5 1 1 8 1 400 2 Noriyuki Haga Yamaha 2 DSQ 10 2 2 4 4 4 Ret 5 3 1 7 Ret 3 1 1 2 5 4 3 1 9 5 335 3 Troy Corser Aprilia 4 3 Ret 1 9 5 8 Ret 8 6 7 6 1 1 1 5 3 1 6 Ret 4 7 7 Ret 7 3 310 4 Pierfrancesco Chili Suzuki 5 2 Ret 3 3 Ret 2 3 1 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 9 5 6 8 3 Ret Ret 6 6 10 2 258 5 Kawasaki DNS DNS 9 6 Ret 6 7 5 3 3 2 Ret 5 6 10 12 6 5 9 5 6 2 4 3 6 7 247 6 Troy Bayliss Ducati Ret Ret 4 4 1 4 2 2 4 3 Ret 7 1 2 Ret Ret 3 2 2 Ret 243 7 Ben Bostrom Ducati 9 7 15 14 Ret 13 15 8 7 10 10 11 6 3 2 2 4 3 15 17 16 Ret 10 7 24 10 174 8 Aaron Slight Honda 9 7 5 7 5 5 Ret 9 7 7 8 9 7 Ret 5 4 5 Ret 13 8 153 9 Katsuaki Fujiwara Suzuki 8 8 13 7 Ret Ret Ret 13 11 9 18 10 3 4 8 10 7 8 17 10 10 8 14 8 11 9 151 10 Gregorio Lavilla Kawasaki 6 5 7 4 10 10 11 Ret 6 Ret 12 8 Ret Ret 2 4 9 5 133 11 Juan Borja Ducati 10 6 Ret Ret 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 12 4 5 Ret 8 9 Ret 11 Ret 2 3 Ret DNS 5 14 123 12 Neil Hodgson Ducati 3 1 2 1 4 Ret 99 13 Andy Meklau Ducati 11 12 Ret 17 11 12 14 9 Ret 8 6 8 11 13 11 Ret 12 Ret 13 9 Ret 9 16 12 23 16 91 14 Chris Walker Suzuki 5 2 3 7 3 6 82 15 Alessandro Antonello Aprilia 18 9 17 11 9 11 9 7 10 7 9 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 17 Ret 72 16 Robert Ulm Ducati 16 Ret 6 11 12 14 13 Ret 10 Ret 8 9 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 14 DNS DNS 12 10 13 10 22 15 67 17 John Reynolds Ducati 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 4 57 18 Haruchika Aoki Ducati 7 4 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret DNS 9 11 Ret 11 11 Ret DNS DNS 56 19 Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki 1 1 50 20 Vittoriano Guareschi Yamaha 15 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret NC 14 12 Ret 23 13 Ret 16 12 13 Ret DNS 19 12 15 Ret Ret Ret 12 12 46 21 Giovanni Bussei Kawasaki 12 10 8 Ret 15 Ret 19 Ret 14 Ret 21 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret 10 11 18 Ret 8 Ret Ret 18 Ret Ret 44 22 Peter Goddard Kawasaki 8 8 6 6 16 10 17 Ret 42 23 Alessandro Gramigni Yamaha 17 14 16 15 16 Ret 16 19 12 15 19 14 16 11 14 6 11 11 Ret 11 42 24 Yamaha 8 2 12 9 39 25 Anthony Gobert Bimota Ret 11 1 9 Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret Ret 37 Yamaha Ret Ret 26 Carl Fogarty Ducati 3 Ret 2 Ret 36 27 Lucio Pedercini Ducati 4 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 14 Ret 16 13 15 Ret 18 11 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 33 28 James Haydon Ducati 6 6 12 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 24 29 Akira Ryō Suzuki 4 9 20 30 Simon Crafar Honda 14 13 Ret 8 20 Kawasaki 11 14 31 Keiichi Kitagawa Suzuki 6 8 18 32 Mauro Sanchini Ducati 19 15 12 12 Ret 18 21 18 13 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 13 15 14 Ret 24 Ret Ret Ret 21 17 16 18 18 33 Lance Isaacs Ducati 13 19 14 Ret 18 17 23 20 20 14 20 16 15 18 17 17 Ret 12 25 15 21 14 18 14 18 Ret 17 34 Markus Barth Yamaha 18 16 15 12 15 15 17 Ret 15 21 20 13 DNS DNS 15 13 15 17 16 35 Doriano Romboni Ducati 7 11 Ret DNS 14 36 Yamaha 22 Ret 18 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 9 12 Ret 19 Ret 19 14 37 Tamaki Serizawa Kawasaki Ret 7 9 38 Makoto Tamada Honda 7 Ret 9 39 Steve Plater Kawasaki 14 Ret 14 13 7 40 Alistair Maxwell Kawasaki 11 Ret 5 41 John Crawford Suzuki Ret 12 4 42 Steve Hislop Yamaha 12 Ret DNS DNS 4 43 Igor Jerman Kawasaki 15 16 23 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 44 Larry Pegram Ducati 17 13 3 45 Yuichi Takeda Honda 13 16 3 46 Marco Borciani Ducati 20 16 16 16 19 19 20 19 21 Ret 17 18 DNS DNS Ret Ret 22 14 Ret Ret 19 15 21 Ret 3 47 Paolo Blora Ducati Ret DNS 19 15 22 20 Ret 17 14 19 Ret DNS 3 48 Frédéric Protat Ducati 17 Ret 14 Ret 16 18 21 Ret 2 49 Gerald Muteau Honda 18 15 25 22 Ret Ret 1 50 Manabu Kamada Honda 16 15 1 51 Igor Antonelli Kawasaki Ret 17 Ret 15 Ret Ret 24 Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 20 20 Ret 1 Pos. Rider Bike RSA AUS JPN GBR ITA GER SMR ESP USA GBR NED GER GBR Pts Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings Pos. Manufacturer RSA AUS JPN GBR ITA GER SMR ESP USA GBR NED GER GBR PtsR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Ducati 3 4 2 10 11 11 3 1 4 4 1 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 439 2 Honda 1 1 5 5 5 3 1 7 2 1 4 2 18 9 5 4 2 4 7 6 1 4 1 1 8 1 415 3 Yamaha 2 14 3 2 2 2 4 4 12 5 3 1 7 15 3 1 1 2 5 4 3 1 9 5 12 11 368 4 Suzuki 5 2 13 3 3 8 2 2 1 2 18 3 3 4 8 9 5 6 3 3 10 8 6 6 3 2 342 5 Kawasaki 6 5 7 4 1 1 7 5 3 3 2 14 5 6 6 6 6 5 9 5 6 2 2 3 6 5 334 6 Aprilia 4 3 Ret 1 9 5 8 11 8 6 7 6 1 1 1 5 3 1 6 Ret 4 7 7 Ret 7 3 315 7 Bimota Ret 11 1 9 Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret Ret 37 Pos. Manufacturer RSA AUS JPN GBR ITA GER SMR ESP USA GBR NED GER GBR Pts

Entry list 2000 entry listTeamConstructorMotorcycleRiderRounds Ducati Infostrada Ducati Ducati 996 1 Carl Fogarty 1–2 19 Juan Borja 6–13 21 Troy Bayliss 3, 5–13 22 Luca Cadalora 4 155 Ben Bostrom 1–5 Castrol Honda Honda Honda VTR1000 2 Colin Edwards All 5 Simon Crafar 1–2 36 Manabu Kamada 3 111 Aaron Slight 4–13 Aprilia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 1000 3 Troy Corser All 30 Alessandro Antonello 1, 4–8, 10–13 Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 4 Akira Yanagawa All 5 Simon Crafar 6 6 Gregorio Lavilla 1–5, 10–13 14 Peter Goddard 7–9 14 Peter Goddard 12 62 Tamaki Serizawa 3 64 Hitoyasu Izutsu 3 Suzuki Alstare Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 7 Pierfrancesco Chili All 9 Katsuaki Fujiwara All Yamaha WSBK Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 10 Vittoriano Guareschi All 41 Noriyuki Haga 1–12 57 Wataru Yoshikawa 3, 12 Pedercini Ducati Ducati RS 996 11 Lucio Pedercini 2–13 20 Marco Borciani 1–7, 9–13 31 Marco Gerbaudo 8 46 Mauro Sanchini All R & D Bieffe Ducati Ducati RS 996 12 Haruchika Aoki 1–5, 7–10 82 Doriano Romboni 11–12 Gerin WSBK Ducati Ducati 996 RS2000 13 Andy Meklau All 33 Robert Ulm All Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 15 Igor Antonelli 1–8 32 Massimo De Silvestro 1, 4–8, 10–13 35 Giovanni Bussei All 76 Igor Jerman 9–13 Alpha Technik Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 18 Markus Barth 4–8, 10–13 28 Jürgen Oelschläger 4–8, 10–13 Ducati NCR Ducati Ducati RS 996 19 Juan Borja 1–5 38 Lance Isaacs All 155 Ben Bostrom 6–13 JM SBK Ducati Ducati 996R 23 Jiří Mrkývka 1–3, 5–8, 10–13 Karban Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 24 Vladimír Karban 1–2, 4–6 FP Racing Ducati Ducati RS 996 27 Frédéric Protat 5, 7–8, 10 68 Thierry Mulot 7–8 Valli Racing 391 Yamaha Yamaha R7 39 Alessandro Gramigni 1, 4–8, 10–13 Kawasaki UK Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 40 Steve Plater 6, 13 National Tyres - Clarion Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 42 John Crawford 4 49 Chris Walker 4, 10, 13 Virgin Mobile Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 43 Steve Hislop 4, 10 501 Anthony Gobert 13 Philippe Coulon Honda Honda VTR1000 44 Claude-Alain Jaggi 2–6, 8, 10 83 Gerald Muteau 11–13 Reve Red Bull Ducati Ducati RS 996 45 James Haydon 4, 6, 10, 13 47 John Reynolds 4, 6, 10, 13 INS - GSE Racing Ducati Ducati RS 996 48 Neil Hodgson 4, 10, 13 SRT Shell Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 50 Alistair Maxwell 2 Stevens Motorcycles Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 51 David Simpson 2 Sean McKay Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 53 Sean McKay 2 Steven R. Monza Imp. Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 54 Greg Smith 2 Ferrari Dental Cl. Ducati Ducati RS 996 55 Mark Ferrari 2 Webster Honda Honda VTR1000 56 Scott Webster 2 Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 58 Akira Ryō 3 59 Keiichi Kitagawa 3 Cabin Honda Honda Honda VTR1000 60 Shinichi Ito 3 Kotake RSC Honda Honda RC45 61 Makoto Tamada 3 Sakurai Honda Honda Honda VTR1000 63 Yuichi Takeda 3 Pacific Ducati Ducati 996 RS2000 65 Giuliano Sartoni 7–8, 12 91 Daniele Morigi 10–12 113 Paolo Blora 4–9 Kawasaki France Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 67 Ludovic Holon 7 White Endurance Honda Honda VTR1000 69 Jonnie Ekerold 1–7 78 Bertrand Stey 10–13 80 Oriol Fernández 8 Ghelfi Art Racing Honda Honda VTR1000 70 Javier Rodríguez 8, 11–13 Procurde RPM Expert Ducati Ducati 996 SPS 71 Guim Roda 8 Pirelli Moto 2000 Yamaha Yamaha R7 72 Redamo Assirelli 7 Comp. Acc. Ducati Ducati Ducati 996 73 Larry Pegram 9 Pro Honda Oils Chem. Honda Honda VTR1000 74 Brian Parriott 9 Duyzers Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 77 Maarten Duyzers 11 Image Trading S100 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 79 Robert van der Molen 11 Hans v Wijk Motoren Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 81 Andre Coers 11 Yamaha Denmark Yamaha Yamaha R7 84 Rene Prang 12 Yamaha Norway Yamaha Yamaha R7 85 Oddgeir Havnen 12 MVR Bimota Exp. Bimota Bimota SB8R 501 Anthony Gobert 1–3, 5–6Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

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