The European Superstock 1000 Championship, formerly FIM Superstock 1000 Cup or Superstock 1000 FIM Cup, was a supporting class to the Superbike World Championship.
Overview The series was introduced in 1999 as a European championship and in October 2004 became the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup. It was classified as a FIM Prize. For 2017, the FIM CEV European Superbike Championship was discontinued and the FIM Cup was renamed European Superstock 1000 Championship, with its status changed back to European championship. The series was closed at the end of the 2018 season.
The championship was organized and promoted as its parent series by FGSport (renamed Infront Motor Sports in 2008) until 2012, and by Dorna since 2013 season to its closure.
Regulations Technical regulations Much the same as the Superbike World Championship but all the bikes were much closer stock to spec and there was an age restriction on riders. FIM Superstock 1000 motorcycles were allowed modifications more aimed at safety and crash survivability/repairability than outright performance such as fiberglass silhouette bodywork with fluid retention capabilities and improved hand and foot controls. FIM Superstock 1000 motorcycles were allowed performance modifications such as brake pads and discs, chaindrive systems, exhaust systems, fork internals and rear shock absorbers.
Sporting regulations At its inception, the series was restricted to riders aged from 16 to 24; the upper limit was raised to 26 in 2011, and to 28 in 2015.
The points system was the same for the riders' championship and the manufacturers' championship, but only the highest-finishing motorcycle by a particular manufacturer was awarded the points for the latter championship. + Points scoring system Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Champions Season Rider champion Motorcycle Team Manufacturer champion Karl Harris Suzuki GSX 750 R GR Motosport Not awarded James Ellison Honda 900 CBR Ten Kate Young Guns James Ellison Suzuki GSX 1000R Hi-Peak Crescent Suzuki Vittorio Iannuzzo Suzuki GSX 1000R Alstare System Suzuki Italia Michel Fabrizio Suzuki GSX 1000R Alstare Suzuki Italia Lorenzo Alfonsi Yamaha YZF-R1 Italia Lorenzini by Leoni Didier van Keymeulen Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Motor Germany Yamaha Alessandro Polita Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 Celani Suzuki Italia Suzuki Niccolò Canepa Ducati 1098S Ducati Xerox Junior Team Yamaha Brendan Roberts Ducati 1098R Ducati Xerox Junior Team Ducati Xavier Siméon Ducati 1098R Ducati Xerox Junior Team Ducati Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000RR BMW Motorrad Italia STK BMW Davide Giugliano Ducati 1098R Althea Racing Ducati Sylvain Barrier BMW S1000RR BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet Kawasaki Sylvain Barrier BMW S1000RR BMW Motorrad GoldBet STK BMW Leandro Mercado Ducati 1199 Panigale R Barni Racing Team Kawasaki Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia RSV4 RF Nuova M2 Racing Aprilia Raffaele De Rosa BMW S1000RR Althea BMW Racing Team Ducati Michael Ruben Rinaldi Ducati 1199 Panigale R Aruba.it Racing – Junior Team Kawasaki Markus Reiterberger BMW S1000RR alpha Racing–Van Zon–BMW BMW
See also Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship Supersport 300 World Championship European Superstock 600 Championship Grand Prix motorcycle racing Isle of Man TT
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