2000 Superbike World Championship

2000 Superbike World Championship
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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

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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

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Riders' standings

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2000 final riders' standings
Pos. Rider Bike RSA
 
AUS
 
JPN
 
GBR
 
ITA
 
GER
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
USA
 
GBR
 
NED
 
GER
 
GBR
 
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 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   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   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   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   Yanagawa 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   Bayliss Ducati Ret Ret 4 4 1 4 2 2 4 3 Ret 7 1 2 Ret Ret 3 2 2 Ret 243
7   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   Slight Honda 9 7 5 7 5 5 Ret 9 7 7 8 9 7 Ret 5 4 5 Ret 13 8 153
9   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   Lavilla Kawasaki 6 5 7 4 10 10 11 Ret 6 Ret 12 8 Ret Ret 2 4 9 5 133
11   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   Hodgson Ducati 3 1 2 1 4 Ret 99
13   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   Walker Suzuki 5 2 3 7 3 6 82
15   Antonello Aprilia 18 9 17 11 9 11 9 7 10 7 9 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 17 Ret 72
16   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   Reynolds Ducati 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 1 4 57
18   Aoki Ducati 7 4 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret DNS 9 11 Ret 11 11 Ret DNS DNS 56
19   Izutsu Kawasaki 1 1 50
20   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   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   Goddard Kawasaki 8 8 6 6 16 10 17 Ret 42
23   Gramigni Yamaha 17 14 16 15 16 Ret 16 19 12 15 19 14 16 11 14 6 11 11 Ret 11 42
24   Yoshikawa Yamaha 8 2 12 9 39
25   Gobert Bimota Ret 11 1 9 Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret Ret 37
Yamaha Ret Ret
26   Fogarty Ducati 3 Ret 2 Ret 36
27   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   Haydon Ducati 6 6 12 Ret DNS DNS Ret Ret 24
29   Ryō Suzuki 4 9 20
30   Crafar Honda 14 13 Ret 8 20
Kawasaki 11 14
31   Kitagawa Suzuki 6 8 18
32   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   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   Barth Yamaha 18 16 15 12 15 15 17 Ret 15 21 20 13 DNS DNS 15 13 15 17 16
35   Romboni Ducati 7 11 Ret DNS 14
36   Oelschläger Yamaha 22 Ret 18 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 9 12 Ret 19 Ret 19 14
37   Serizawa Kawasaki Ret 7 9
38   Tamada Honda 7 Ret 9
39   Plater Kawasaki 14 Ret 14 13 7
40   Maxwell Kawasaki 11 Ret 5
41   Crawford Suzuki Ret 12 4
42   Hislop Yamaha 12 Ret DNS DNS 4
43   Jerman Kawasaki 15 16 23 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4
44   Pegram Ducati 17 13 3
45   Takeda Honda 13 16 3
46   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   Blora Ducati Ret DNS 19 15 22 20 Ret 17 14 19 Ret DNS 3
48   Protat Ducati 17 Ret 14 Ret 16 18 21 Ret 2
49   Muteau Honda 18 15 25 22 Ret Ret 1
50   Kamada Honda 16 15 1
51   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
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 RSA
 
AUS
 
JPN
 
GBR
 
ITA
 
GER
 
SMR
 
ESP
 
USA
 
GBR
 
NED
 
GER
 
GBR
 
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 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

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2000 entry list
Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
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 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 Clar. Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 42   John Crawford 4
49   Chris Walker 4, 10, 13
Virgin Mobile Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha 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 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 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 72   Redamo Assirelli 7
Comp. Acc. Ducati Ducati Ducati 73   Larry Pegram 9
Pro Honda Oils Chem. Honda Honda 74   Brian Parriott 9
Duyzers Suzuki Suzuki 77   Maarten Duyzers 11
Image Trading S100 Suzuki Suzuki 79   Robert van der Molen 11
Hans v Wijk Motoren Suzuki Suzuki 81   Andre Coers 11
Yamaha Denmark Yamaha Yamaha 84   Rene Prang 12
Yamaha Norway Yamaha Yamaha 85   Oddgeir Havnen 12
MVR Bimota Exp. Bimota Bimota SB8R 501   Anthony Gobert 1–3, 5–6
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider