2000 Superbike World Championship
# 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

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

## Championship standings

### Riders' standings

2000 final riders' standings :

| Pos. | Rider | Bike | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | ESP | ESP | USA | USA | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | GBR | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | 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 | Pts |
| 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 |
| 25 | Gobert | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 37 |
| 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 |
| 30 | Crafar | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 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 | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | ESP | ESP | USA | USA | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | GBR | GBR | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Manufacturers' standings

| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | ESP | ESP | USA | USA | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | GBR | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | 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 | Pts |
| 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 | RSA | AUS | AUS | JPN | JPN | GBR | GBR | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | ESP | ESP | USA | USA | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | GBR | GBR | Pts |

## Entry list

2000 entry list :

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 996 | 1 | Carl Fogarty | 1–2 |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 996 | 19 | Juan Borja | 6–13 |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 996 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | 3, 5–13 |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 996 | 22 | Luca Cadalora | 4 |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 996 | 155 | Ben Bostrom | 1–5 |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 2 | Colin Edwards | All |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 5 | Simon Crafar | 1–2 |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 36 | Manabu Kamada | 3 |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 111 | Aaron Slight | 4–13 |
| Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 1000 | 3 | Troy Corser | All |
| Aprilia Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 1000 | 30 | Alessandro Antonello | 1, 4–8, 10–13 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 4 | Akira Yanagawa | All |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 5 | Simon Crafar | 6 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 6 | Gregorio Lavilla | 1–5, 10–13 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 14 | Peter Goddard | 7–9 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 14 | Peter Goddard | 12 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 62 | Tamaki Serizawa | 3 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 64 | Hitoyasu Izutsu | 3 |
| Suzuki Alstare | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | All |
| Suzuki Alstare | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 9 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | All |
| Yamaha WSBK | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R7 | 10 | Vittoriano Guareschi | All |
| Yamaha WSBK | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R7 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | 1–12 |
| Yamaha WSBK | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R7 | 57 | Wataru Yoshikawa | 3, 12 |
| Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 11 | Lucio Pedercini | 2–13 |
| Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 20 | Marco Borciani | 1–7, 9–13 |
| Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 31 | Marco Gerbaudo | 8 |
| Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 46 | Mauro Sanchini | All |
| R & D Bieffe | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 12 | Haruchika Aoki | 1–5, 7–10 |
| R & D Bieffe | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 82 | Doriano Romboni | 11–12 |
| Gerin WSBK | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS2000 | 13 | Andy Meklau | All |
| Gerin WSBK | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS2000 | 33 | Robert Ulm | All |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 15 | Igor Antonelli | 1–8 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 32 | Massimo De Silvestro | 1, 4–8, 10–13 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 35 | Giovanni Bussei | All |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-7RR | 76 | Igor Jerman | 9–13 |
| Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 18 | Markus Barth | 4–8, 10–13 |
| Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha R7 | 28 | Jürgen Oelschläger | 4–8, 10–13 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 19 | Juan Borja | 1–5 |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 38 | Lance Isaacs | All |
| Ducati NCR | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 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 |
| FP Racing | Ducati | Ducati | 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 |
| National Tyres Clar. | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 49 | Chris Walker | 4, 10, 13 |
| Virgin Mobile Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha | 43 | Steve Hislop | 4, 10 |
| Virgin Mobile Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha | 501 | Anthony Gobert | 13 |
| Philippe Coulon | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 44 | Claude-Alain Jaggi | 2–6, 8, 10 |
| Philippe Coulon | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 83 | Gerald Muteau | 11–13 |
| Reve Red Bull | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 45 | James Haydon | 4, 6, 10, 13 |
| Reve Red Bull | Ducati | Ducati RS 996 | 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 |
| Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 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 |
| Pacific | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS2000 | 91 | Daniele Morigi | 10–12 |
| Pacific | Ducati | Ducati 996 RS2000 | 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 |
| White Endurance | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 78 | Bertrand Stey | 10–13 |
| White Endurance | Honda | Honda VTR1000 | 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
