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.

2000 Superbike World Championship
Previous:	1999	Next:	2001
Support series: Supersport World Championship Superstock European Championship

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		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		AUS		JPN		GBR		ITA		GER		SMR		ESP		USA		GBR		NED		GER		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		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
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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

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

Entry list

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
Aprilia Racing	Aprilia	Aprilia RSV 1000	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
Suzuki Alstare	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750	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
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
			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
Alpha Technik Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha R7	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
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
			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

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