2002 Superbike World Championship

2002 Superbike World Championship
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The 2002 Superbike World Championship was the fifteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 2 March at Valencia and finished on 29 September at Imola after 13 rounds.

Colin Edwards won his second championship in what has been hailed as one of the most impressive comebacks in the history of motorcycle racing. The season started with Troy Bayliss winning the first six races and by the end of race 1 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca he had 14 wins and was leading the championship by 58 points. Race 2 at Laguna Seca was the start of Colin Edwards' comeback, he went on to win all nine remaining races and combined with a race 2 crash for Bayliss at Assen Edwards won the championship at the final race of the season at Imola. The final race of the season saw both riders fighting wheel to wheel for the entire race. The race is known to fans as the "Showdown at Imola".[1][2]

The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1   Valencia 10 March   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2   Ben Bostrom   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
2 R1   Phillip Island 24 March   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2   Colin Edwards   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
3 R1   Kyalami 7 April   Colin Edwards   Noriyuki Haga   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2   Noriyuki Haga   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
4 R1   Sportsland SUGO 21 April   Noriyuki Haga   Noriyuki Haga   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2   Makoto Tamada   Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda
5 R1   Monza 12 May   Neil Hodgson   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
6 R1   Silverstone 26 May   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
7 R1   Lausitzring 9 June   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2   Rubén Xaus   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
8 R1   Misano Adriatico 23 June   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2   Colin Edwards   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada
9 R1   Laguna Seca 14 July   Colin Edwards   Noriyuki Haga   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report
R2   Neil Hodgson   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda
10 R1   Brands Hatch 28 July   Neil Hodgson   Troy Bayliss   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda
11 R1   Oschersleben 1 September   Neil Hodgson   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda
12 R1   Assen 8 September   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2   Rubén Xaus   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda
13 R1   Imola 29 September   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report
R2   Troy Bayliss   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda

Championship standings

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Riders' standings

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2002 final riders' standings[3]
Pos. Rider Bike ESP
 
AUS
 
RSA
 
JPN
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
SMR
 
USA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
NED
 
ITA
 
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   Edwards Honda 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 552
2   Bayliss Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 Ret 2 2 541
3   Hodgson Ducati 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 2 4 3 6 Ret 8 3 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 Ret 4 4 5 326
4   Haga Aprilia 2 2 Ret 6 Ret 6 3 5 Ret 3 2 10 4 5 4 3 Ret Ret 4 5 7 4 3 6 5 4 278
5   B. Bostrom Ducati 3 4 4 5 4 5 7 7 Ret 9 7 8 5 4 5 5 8 5 7 4 4 6 8 5 10 9 261
6   Xaus Ducati 5 Ret 3 3 3 2 Ret 9 6 Ret 8 3 3 3 Ret Ret 2 19 5 6 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 3 249
7   Toseland Ducati 12 10 8 7 6 8 9 11 5 Ret 10 9 7 7 8 Ret 9 6 9 Ret 6 8 6 3 6 6 195
8   Chili Ducati 9 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 4 Ret 4 11 6 6 6 7 12 7 8 7 5 7 5 2 7 Ret 167
9   Walker Kawasaki 10 7 9 9 8 9 11 13 Ret 10 14 4 Ret 9 7 8 11 10 6 8 9 15 Ret 7 11 12 152
10   Lavilla Suzuki 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 11 12 12 7 5 Ret 14 8 Ret 10 6 DNS DNS 15 12 8 9 7 Ret 8 7 130
11   Parkes Ducati 15 DNS Ret 13 11 14 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 12 11 Ret Ret 14 15 12 Ret 18 10 10 9 8 9 8 77
12   Borja Ducati 11 8 12 10 9 10 14 15 11 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 11 DNS DNS 10 Ret Ret 11 74
13   Pedercini Ducati 14 11 10 Ret Ret 12 16 18 Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 10 9 9 17 16 Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 10 14 13 71
14   Izutsu Kawasaki 7 6 6 Ret 7 7 DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 17 11 Ret DNS DNS 15 10 62
15   Borciani Ducati 16 12 11 Ret 10 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 12 11 10 Ret 18 16 15 Ret 11 11 9 16 Ret 55
16   Martin Ducati 17 9 13 Ret Ret Ret 17 20 10 11 Ret 19 9 11 13 12 14 11 19 16 DNS DNS Ret DNS 13 14 52
17   E. Bostrom Kawasaki 13 14 9 7 11 16 6 4 DNS DNS 49
18   Tamada Honda 2 1 45
19   Sanchini Kawasaki 19 15 15 12 13 16 20 22 12 13 15 Ret 14 14 12 11 19 15 Ret 19 16 14 13 12 17 15 41
20   Antonello Ducati 13 Ret 14 11 Ret Ret Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 12 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 38
21   Byrne Ducati 9 5 10 10 30
22   Goddard Benelli DNS DNS 14 17 13 15 Ret 15 15 Ret 16 14 18 Ret 12 Ret 12 11 Ret DNS 23
23   Yanagawa Kawasaki 6 6 20
24   Yates Suzuki 7 8 17
25   Foti Ducati Ret 14 Ret Ret 12 15 Ret 12 Ret Ret 16 16 14 Ret Ret 17 14 Ret 14 16 Ret Ret 17
26   Hayden Honda 4 13 16
27   Yoshikawa Yamaha 8 8 16
28   Heckles Honda 21 Ret 16 14 DNS DNS 21 Ret 15 18 6 Ret 17 17 19 Ret 20 20 17 20 15 16 17 15 20 Ret 15
29   Tsujimura Yamaha 10 10 12
30   Rutter Ducati 12 Ret Ret 9 11
31   Clementi Kawasaki 18 13 Ret 15 DNQ DNQ 18 19 17 14 Ret 18 18 Ret 17 Ret Ret 21 Ret 21 Ret 13 Ret 14 18 16 11
32   Chandler Ducati 13 9 10
33   Mladin Suzuki 10 Ret 6
34   Hofmann Kawasaki 15 13 4
35   Valia Ducati 13 15 18 Ret 19 17 4
36   Malatesta Ducati Ret 13 Ret Ret 3
37   Stey Honda Ret 17 Ret 16 14 17 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 20 15 22 23 Ret Ret 3
38   Richards Kawasaki Ret Ret 20 14 2
39   Ellison Ducati 16 Ret 14 Ret 2
40   Vidal Honda 15 Ret Ret 18 1
41   Takeda Honda 15 16 1
Pos. Rider Bike ESP
 
AUS
 
RSA
 
JPN
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
SMR
 
USA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
NED
 
ITA
 
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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Pos. Manufacturer ESP
 
AUS
 
RSA
 
JPN
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
SMR
 
USA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
NED
 
ITA
 
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 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 575
2   Honda 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 557
3   Aprilia 2 2 Ret 6 Ret 6 3 5 Ret 3 2 10 4 5 4 3 Ret Ret 4 5 7 4 3 6 5 4 278
4   Kawasaki 7 6 6 9 7 7 6 6 9 7 11 4 14 9 7 8 6 4 6 8 9 13 13 7 11 10 208
5   Suzuki 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 11 12 12 7 5 Ret 14 8 Ret 10 6 7 8 15 12 8 9 7 Ret 8 7 147
6   Benelli DNS DNS 14 17 13 15 Ret 15 15 Ret 16 14 18 Ret 12 Ret 12 11 Ret DNS 23
7   Yamaha 8 8 DNS DNS 22 19 16
Pos. Manufacturer ESP
 
AUS
 
RSA
 
JPN
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
SMR
 
USA
 
GBR
 
GER
 
NED
 
ITA
 
Pts

Entry list

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No Rider Team Motorcycle Tyre
1   Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Ducati 998 F02
2   Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Honda VTR1000SP2
5   Mark Heckles Castrol Honda Rumi Honda VTR1000SP2
6   Peter Goddard Benelli Sport Benelli Tornado Tre 900 LE
7   Pierfrancesco Chili Ducati NCR Axo Ducati 998 RS
9   Chris Walker Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR
10   Gregorio Lavilla Alstare Suzuki Corona Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
11   Ruben Xaus Ducati Infostrada Ducati 998 F02
12   Broc Parkes Ducati NCR Parmalat Ducati 998 RS
14   Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR
17   Alistair Maxwell Alistair Maxwell Kawasaki ZX-7RR
19   Lucio Pedercini Pedercini Ducati 998 RS
20   Marco Borciani Pedercini Ducati 998 RS
23   Jiri Mrkyvka JM Racing Ducati 996 RS
28   Serafino Foti Pedercini Ducati 996 RS
30   Alessandro Antonello DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli Ducati 998 RS
32   Eric Bostrom Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR
33   Juan Borja Spaziotel Racing Ducati 998 RS
36   Ivan Clementi Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki ZX-7RR
40   Giuliano Sartoni Vemar Giesse Ducati 996 RS
41   Noriyuki Haga PlayStation 2-FGF Aprilia Aprilia RSV 1000
42   Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda Honda VTR1000SP2
43   Wataru Yoshikawa YSP Racing & PRESTO Yamaha YZF-R7
45   Takeshi Tsujimura YSP Racing & PRESTO Yamaha YZF-R7
46   Mauro Sanchini Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki ZX-7RR
47   Kenichiro Nakamura Blue Helmet MSC Honda VTR1000SP2
48   Yuichi Takeda Sakurai Honda Honda VTR1000SP2
49   Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR
50   Alessandro Valia Ass. Sportiva Bassani Ducati 996 RS
52   James Toseland HM Plant Ducati Ducati 998 F 01
53   Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati Ducati 998 RS
54   Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati Ducati 998 RS
55   Shane Byrne Renegade Ducati Ducati 998 RS
56   Dean Ellison D & B Racing Ducati 996 RS
57   Glen Richards Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR
60   Jeronimo Vidal White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1
61   Marjan Malec Magnat Auto Ducati 996 RS
66   Alex Hofmann Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR
68   Bertrand Stey White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1
69   Nicky Hayden American Honda Honda RC51
69   Thierry Mulot Pacific Ducati 996 SPS
70   Yann Gyger White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1
72   Mark Miller White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1
75   Luca Pini Pedercini Ducati 996 RS
77   Redamo Assirelli Pirelli Yamaha YZF-R7
93   Cristian Caliumi Pedercini Ducati 996 RS
99   Steve Martin DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli Ducati 998 RS
100   Neil Hodgson HM Plant Ducati Ducati 998 F 01
101   Mat Mladin Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
110   Doug Chandler HMC Ducati Racing Ducati 998 R
113   Paolo Blora Pacific Ducati 996 RS
120   Aaron Yates Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
151   Michele Malatesta Pro.Con. Ducati 996 RS
155   Ben Bostrom Ducati L & M Ducati 998 F02

References

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  1. ^ "WorldSBK".
  2. ^ "WorldSBK Rewind: A showdown for the ages".
  3. ^ "Imola 27–28–29 September, 2002 – Superbike – Championship Standings & Ranking Progression" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 29 September 2002. Retrieved 22 June 2016.