European Superstock 1000 Championship
# European Superstock 1000 Championship

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 his 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Karl Harris | Suzuki GSX 750 R | GR Motosport | Not awarded |
| 2000 | James Ellison | Honda 900 CBR | Ten Kate Young Guns | Not awarded |
| 2001 | James Ellison | Suzuki GSX 1000R | Hi-Peak Crescent Suzuki | Not awarded |
| 2002 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki GSX 1000R | Alstare System Suzuki Italia | Not awarded |
| 2003 | Michel Fabrizio | Suzuki GSX 1000R | Alstare Suzuki Italia | Not awarded |
| 2004 | Lorenzo Alfonsi | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Italia Lorenzini by Leoni | Not awarded |
| 2005 | Didier van Keymeulen | Yamaha YZF-R1 | Yamaha Motor Germany | Yamaha |
| 2006 | Alessandro Polita | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | Celani Suzuki Italia | Suzuki |
| 2007 | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati 1098S | Ducati Xerox Junior Team | Yamaha |
| 2008 | Brendan Roberts | Ducati 1098R | Ducati Xerox Junior Team | Ducati |
| 2009 | Xavier Siméon | Ducati 1098R | Ducati Xerox Junior Team | Ducati |
| 2010 | Ayrton Badovini | BMW S1000RR | BMW Motorrad Italia STK | BMW |
| 2011 | Davide Giugliano | Ducati 1098R | Althea Racing | Ducati |
| 2012 | Sylvain Barrier | BMW S1000RR | BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet | Kawasaki |
| 2013 | Sylvain Barrier | BMW S1000RR | BMW Motorrad GoldBet STK | BMW |
| 2014 | Leandro Mercado | Ducati 1199 Panigale R | Barni Racing Team | Kawasaki |
| 2015 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia RSV4 RF | Nuova M2 Racing | Aprilia |
| 2016 | Raffaele De Rosa | BMW S1000RR | Althea BMW Racing Team | Ducati |
| 2017 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Ducati 1199 Panigale R | Aruba.it Racing – Junior Team | Kawasaki |
| 2018 | Markus Reiterberger | BMW S1000RR | alpha Racing–Van Zon–BMW | BMW |
