1999 Superbike World Championship

1999 Superbike World Championship
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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

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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

Championship standings

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Riders' standings

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1999 final riders' standings[1]
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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   Meklau Ducati 13 Ret 10 11 12 11 10 8 8 10 11 12 Ret 7 8 9 Ret 6 21 Ret 94
12   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   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   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   Ryō Suzuki 1 2 45
16   B. Bostrom Ducati 2 1 45
17   Romboni Ducati 9 9 7 8 11 8 DNS DNS Ret DNS 44
18   Reynolds Ducati 7 7 4 8 39
19   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   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   Walker Kawasaki 4 Ret 10 Ret 10 10 31
22   Kitagawa Suzuki 4 3 29
23   Mackenzie Yamaha 12 10 8 7 27
24   Gobert Ducati 1 Ret 25
25   Lucchiari Yamaha 17 Ret Ret 17 16 15 17 18 13 11 16 Ret 16 17 7 9 Ret Ret 18 18 25
26   Yoshikawa Yamaha 5 6 21
27   Serizawa Kawasaki 6 8 18
28   Emmett Ducati 9 Ret Ret 6 17
29   Morrison Yamaha 19 Ret 6 10 16
30   Protat Ducati 15 15 Ret Ret 15 19 Ret 14 Ret 19 9 13 Ret DNS 15 16 16
31   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   E. Bostrom Honda 10 7 15
33   Hislop Kawasaki 8 9 15
34   Connell Ducati 8 9 15
35   Bussei Suzuki Ret Ret 13 22 Ret 6 DNS DNS 13
Kawasaki 20 20
36   Malatesta Ducati 16 13 11 11 13
37   Haydon Suzuki Ret Ret 9 11 12
38   Tamada Honda 10 10 12
39   Kellenberger Yamaha Ret 5 21 Ret DNS DNS 11
40   Hacking Yamaha 8 13 11
41   Martin Ducati Ret 7 9
42   Lindholm Yamaha 9 14 9
43   Schmid Kawasaki 10 16 19 16 16 13 9
44   Giles Suzuki 11 12 9
45   Tsujimura Yamaha 13 12 7
46   Mrkývka Ducati 18 Ret 15 17 Ret 17 21 Ret 22 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 Ret Ret 6
47   Takeishi Kawasaki Ret 11 5
48   Ito Honda 11 Ret 5
49   Rechberger Suzuki 12 16 4
50   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   Antonello Aprilia Ret 13 3
52   Craggill Suzuki Ret 13 Ret Ret 3
53   Karban Suzuki 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 18 DNS DNS 20 23 Ret Ret 23 22 Ret 14 24 22 Ret 20 Ret Ret 2
54   Ekerold Kawasaki 14 Ret Ret DNS 2
55   Izutsu Kawasaki 17 15 1
56   Takeda Honda 15 17 1
Pos. Rider Bike RSA
 
AUS
 
GBR
 
SPA
 
ITA
 
GER
 
RSM
 
USA
 
EUR
 
AUT
 
NED
 
GER
 
JAP
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

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1999 final manufacturers' standings[2]
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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  • "1999 FIM Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.

References

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  1. ^ "Championship standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 10 October 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Manufacturer standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 10 October 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.