2006 Superbike World Championship
# 2006 Superbike World Championship

The 2006 Superbike World Championship was the nineteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 25 February at Losail, and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 24 races. The original season calendar issued by the FIM included a 13th round scheduled in South Africa on 22 October but the round was cancelled at the request of the series' promoter FGSport.

2006 saw the return of Australian Troy Bayliss in Superbike World Championship after 3 years in MotoGP. The combination of Bayliss and Ducati proved unstoppable and they dominated the season winning 12 races, 8 of them consecutive. Honda's James Toseland and Yamaha's Noriyuki Haga battled for second with the British rider coming on top. Defending champion Troy Corser on a Suzuki was fourth. The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | R1 | Losail | 25 February | Troy Bayliss | Lorenzo Lanzi | James Toseland | Winston Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 1 | R2 | Losail | 25 February | Troy Bayliss | Noriyuki Haga | Troy Corser | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Phillip Island | 5 March | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Corser | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Phillip Island | 5 March | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Valencia | 23 April | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Valencia | 23 April | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Monza | 7 May | Troy Corser | Alex Barros | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Monza | 7 May | Troy Corser | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Silverstone | 28 May | Tommy Hill | Rubén Xaus | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Silverstone | 28 May | Tommy Hill | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Misano | 25 June | James Toseland | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Misano | 25 June | James Toseland | Andrew Pitt | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 7 | R1 | Brno | 23 July | Noriyuki Haga | Yukio Kagayama | Yukio Kagayama | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
| 7 | R2 | Brno | 23 July | Noriyuki Haga | Noriyuki Haga | Yukio Kagayama | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
| 8 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 6 August | Troy Bayliss | James Toseland | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 8 | R2 | Brands Hatch | 6 August | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Assen | 3 September | Troy Corser | Rubén Xaus | Chris Walker | PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Assen | 3 September | Troy Corser | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 10 | R1 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 10 September | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Yukio Kagayama | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Report |
| 10 | R2 | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 10 September | Troy Bayliss | Yukio Kagayama | James Toseland | Winston Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 11 | R1 | Imola | 1 October | Troy Bayliss | Alex Barros | Alex Barros | Klaffi Honda | Report |
| 11 | R2 | Imola | 1 October | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |
| 12 | R1 | Magny-Cours | 8 October | Troy Corser | Noriyuki Haga | James Toseland | Winston Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 12 | R2 | Magny-Cours | 8 October | Troy Corser | Troy Bayliss | Troy Bayliss | Ducati Xerox | Report |

## Championship standings

### Riders' standings

2006 final riders' standings :

| Pos. | Rider | Bike | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | ITA | ITA | EUR | EUR | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | 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 | Pts |
| 1 | Bayliss | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 431 |
| 2 | Toseland | Honda | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 336 |
| 3 | Haga | Yamaha | Ret | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 326 |
| 4 | Corser | Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 2 | 254 |
| 5 | Pitt | Yamaha | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 250 |
| 6 | Barros | Honda | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 246 |
| 7 | Kagayama | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | 12 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 9 | 211 |
| 8 | Lanzi | Ducati | Ret | 6 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 169 |
| 9 | Walker | Kawasaki | Ret | 16 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 158 |
| 10 | Nieto | Kawasaki | Ret | 12 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 139 |
| 11 | Fabrizio | Honda | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 12 | 3 | 10 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 13 | 125 |
| 12 | Muggeridge | Honda | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | | | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 123 |
| 13 | Abe | Yamaha | 11 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 112 |
| 14 | Xaus | Ducati | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 5 | 15 | 9 | Ret | Ret | WD | WD | 103 |
| 15 | Laconi | Kawasaki | 13 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 6 | 19 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 103 |
| 16 | Rolfo | Ducati | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 69 |
| 17 | Nakatomi | Yamaha | 16 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 18 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 48 |
| 18 | Neukirchner | Ducati | 10 | Ret | 18 | 13 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 |
| 18 | Neukirchner | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 19 | Gimbert | Yamaha | 14 | 15 | Ret | 20 | | | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 23 |
| 20 | Foret | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 21 | Martin | Petronas | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 19 |
| 22 | Chili | Honda | 8 | Ret | 16 | 14 | | | | | | | 20 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 17 |
| 23 | Hill | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | | | | | 11 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 24 | Clementi | Ducati | Ret | 19 | 19 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 20 | 15 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 11 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 |
| 25 | Borciani | Ducati | 9 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 17 | Ret | 21 | DNS | DNS | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | | | 9 |
| 26 | Iannuzzo | Suzuki | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 26 | Ret | 17 | 18 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | | | 6 |
| 26 | Iannuzzo | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 6 |
| 27 | Jones | Petronas | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | 22 | 25 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 3 |
| 28 | Brookes | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 18 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| 29 | van Beek | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 |
| 30 | Alfonsi | Yamaha | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 30 | Alfonsi | Ducati | | | | | | | 14 | 19 | | | 22 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 31 | de Gea | Honda | | | | | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 32 | Nannelli | Honda | | | | | Ret | 23 | Ret | 25 | 15 | 17 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | ITA | ITA | EUR | EUR | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | 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

2006 final manufacturers' standings :

| Pos. | Manufacturer | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | ITA | ITA | EUR | EUR | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | 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 | Pts |
| 1 | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 450 |
| 2 | Honda | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 414 |
| 3 | Yamaha | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 401 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 372 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 229 |
| 6 | Petronas | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 19 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | QAT | QAT | AUS | AUS | ESP | ESP | ITA | ITA | EUR | EUR | SMR | SMR | CZE | CZE | GBR | GBR | NED | NED | GER | GER | ITA | ITA | FRA | FRA | Pts |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 1 | Troy Corser | All |
| Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 71 | Yukio Kagayama | All |
| Yamaha Motor France–Ipone | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 3 | Norifumi Abe | All |
| Yamaha Motor France–Ipone | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 16 | Sébastien Gimbert | 1–2, 4–9, 11–12 |
| Yamaha Motor France–Ipone | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 61 | Lorenzo Alfonsi | 3 |
| Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 4 | Alex Barros | All |
| D.F.X. Treme | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | 1–2, 6–12 |
| D.F.X. Treme | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | 3–6 |
| D.F.X. Treme | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | All |
| Team Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 8 | Ivan Clementi | All |
| Team Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 19 | Lucio Pedercini | 1–3 |
| Team Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 76 | Max Neukirchner | 1–6 |
| Team Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 80 | Kurtis Roberts | 8–12 |
| Team Pedercini | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 91 | Paweł Szkopek | 7 |
| PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX10R | 9 | Chris Walker | All |
| PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX10R | 55 | Régis Laconi | All |
| PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse 2 | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX10R | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | All |
| Sterilgarda – Berik | Ducati | Ducati 999 F05 | 11 | Rubén Xaus | All |
| Sterilgarda – Berik | Ducati | Ducati 999 F05 | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | 12 |
| Sterilgarda – Berik | Ducati | Ducati 999 F05 | 20 | Marco Borciani | 1–11 |
| Emmebi Team | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 12 | Ivan Goi | 11–12 |
| Celani Team Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | 1–11 |
| Alstare Eng. Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 15 | Fabien Foret | 1–7 |
| Alstare Eng. Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 76 | Max Neukirchner | 9–12 |
| Foggy Petronas Racing | Petronas | Petronas FP1 | 18 | Craig Jones | All |
| Foggy Petronas Racing | Petronas | Petronas FP1 | 99 | Steve Martin | All |
| Ducati Xerox | Ducati | Ducati 999 F06 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | All |
| Ducati Xerox | Ducati | Ducati 999 F06 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | All |
| Prorace | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 22 | Miloš Čihák | 7 |
| SBK Team JM | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 23 | Jiří Mrkývka | 7 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX10R | 25 | Josh Brookes | 5–12 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX10R | 116 | Franco Battaini | 1–4 |
| Kawasaki Docshop Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX10R | 26 | Stefan Nebel | 10 |
| Coronas Suzuki Motorrad | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 27 | Anthony Gobert | 3 |
| Coronas Suzuki Motorrad | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K6 | 35 | Sergio Fuertes | 3 |
| Spring Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 28 | Lorenzo Mauri | 4 |
| Winston Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | 1–2, 4–12 |
| Winston Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 52 | James Toseland | All |
| Winston Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 200 | Giovanni Bussei | 3 |
| Honda BQR | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 32 | Javier del Amor | 3 |
| Honda BQR | Honda | Honda CBR1000RR | 33 | José David de Gea | 3 |
| Yamaha Factory | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 34 | Josep Monge | 3 |
| Pro-SBK Racing Yamaha Junior Pro-SBK Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 36 | Jiří Dražďák | 7, 10, 12 |
| Jafferson Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 37 | Marek Svoboda | 7 |
| Yamaha Motor France–Ipone 2 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | All |
| Berten Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 39 | Berto Camlek | 7 |
| Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | All |
| Yamaha Motor Italia WSB | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | All |
| Ducati SC – Caracchi | Ducati | Ducati 999 F05 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | All |
| Team Guandalini | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 66 | Norino Brignola | 3–4, 6, 11 |
| Virgin Mobile Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 81 | Tommy Hill | 5, 8 |
| MGM – TTSL Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 83 | Didier Van Keymeulen | 10 |
| PN Corse | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 85 | Valter Bartolini | 11 |
| PN Corse | Ducati | Ducati 999 RS | 105 | Lorenzo Alfonsi | 4, 6 |
| D'Antin MotoGP | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 95 | Talal Al Naimi | 1 |
| Motoport Den Bosch – Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSXR1000 K2 | 96 | Harry van Beek | 9 |

Key :

* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
