2009 Superbike World Championship

The 2009 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-second season of the Superbike World Championship. It was the second season in which HANNspree had been the title sponsor of the championship.[1] The South African round returned on 15–17 May at Kyalami for first time since the 2002 season that the Superbike World Championship had raced there; other changes in the calendar were the return of Imola after a two-season absence as the replacement for Vallelunga and the discontinuation of Brands Hatch as one of the British venues.[2]

2009 Superbike World Championship
Previous: 2008 Next: 2010
Support series:
Supersport World Championship
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
European Superstock 600 Championship
Series rookie Ben Spies held off veteran Noriyuki Haga to win the title by six points. Spies did not defend his title in 2010, as he replaced James Toseland at the Tech 3 team in MotoGP.

The season saw the revision of the Superpole system, as the single-lap format was replaced by a three-part knockout system: after two timed qualifying sessions, the twenty fastest riders were admitted to Superpole 1, then the first sixteen SP1 riders progressed to Superpole 2 and the first eight SP2 riders contested Superpole 3, which finally awarded the pole position.[3][4] In addition, changing bike during a race (also known as flag-to-flag) was allowed in order to avoid interruptions caused by variable weather conditions.[3][4]

Ben Spies won the championship in his rookie season, bettering Noriyuki Haga in a final round decider. Ducati were the winners of the manufacturers' championship, winning eleven races.

Race calendar and results
Round Country Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1  Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 1 March United States Ben Spies Australia Troy Corser Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Report
R2 Japan Noriyuki Haga United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
2 R1  Qatar Losail International Circuit 14 March United States Ben Spies Japan Noriyuki Haga United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
3 R1  Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 5 April United States Ben Spies Japan Noriyuki Haga Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Report
R2 Japan Noriyuki Haga Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team
4 R1  Netherlands TT Circuit Assen 26 April United States Ben Spies United Kingdom Leon Haslam United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 Japan Noriyuki Haga Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team
5 R1  Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 10 May United States Ben Spies Italy Michel Fabrizio Italy Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team Report
R2 United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
6 R1  South Africa Kyalami 17 May United States Ben Spies Italy Michel Fabrizio Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Report
R2 Japan Noriyuki Haga Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team
7 R1  United States Miller Motorsports Park 31 May United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
8 R1  Europe Misano World Circuit 21 June Czech Republic Jakub Smrž Czech Republic Jakub Smrž United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 Japan Noriyuki Haga United Kingdom Jonathan Rea HANNspree Ten Kate Honda
9 R1 United Kingdom Great Britain Donington Park 28 June United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 United States Ben Spies United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
10 R1  Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit 26 July United States Ben Spies Italy Michel Fabrizio Italy Max Biaggi Aprilia Racing Report
R2 Italy Max Biaggi United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB
11 R1  Germany Nürburgring 6 September Japan Noriyuki Haga Japan Noriyuki Haga United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea HANNspree Ten Kate Honda
12 R1  San Marino Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 27 September Italy Michel Fabrizio Italy Michel Fabrizio Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team Report
R2 Japan Noriyuki Haga Italy Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team
13 R1  France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 4 October United States Ben Spies Japan Noriyuki Haga United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Japan Noriyuki Haga Ducati Xerox Team
14 R1  Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 25 October United States Ben Spies Italy Michel Fabrizio United States Ben Spies Yamaha WSB Report
R2 Italy Michel Fabrizio Italy Michel Fabrizio Ducati Xerox Team

Championship standings

Riders' standings
2009 final riders' standings[5]
Pos. Rider Bike AUS
Australia		 QAT
Qatar		 SPA
Spain		 NED
Netherlands		 ITA
Italy		 RSA
South Africa		 USA
United States		 SMR
San Marino		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CZE
Czech Republic		 GER
Germany		 ITA
Italy		 FRA
France		 POR
Portugal		 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 R1 R2
1 United States Spies Yamaha 16 1 1 1 Ret 2 1 Ret 15 1 3 Ret 1 1 1 9 1 1 Ret 1 1 2 4 5 1 4 1 5 462
2 Japan Haga Ducati 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 Ret 1 1 9 8 5 3 3 Ret 8 6 2 Ret 1 2 2 1 Ret 2 456
3 Italy Fabrizio Ducati 4 5 Ret Ret 2 3 9 4 1 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 12 3 Ret 3 7 9 3 1 4 13 5 1 382
4 Italy Biaggi Aprilia 11 15 3 3 8 8 5 Ret 11 5 5 5 6 4 13 10 2 21 1 2 5 4 2 4 3 2 3 6 319
5 United Kingdom Rea Honda 5 9 12 8 Ret 13 7 5 5 4 4 3 5 3 7 1 7 15 3 4 4 1 7 6 Ret 3 2 3 315
6 United Kingdom Haslam Honda 6 3 11 11 5 5 3 2 Ret 7 Ret 4 10 Ret 12 8 4 2 7 12 6 5 6 8 5 5 Ret Ret 241
7 Spain Checa Honda 12 13 5 13 Ret 6 Ret 7 9 10 6 6 2 Ret 11 5 11 Ret 2 5 3 3 Ret 10 6 9 7 Ret 209
8 United Kingdom Byrne Ducati Ret Ret 6 12 9 11 11 8 14 18 9 Ret 11 10 2 6 5 4 4 8 10 Ret Ret 7 8 7 4 4 192
9 United Kingdom Sykes Yamaha 10 10 7 5 7 10 4 6 6 6 10 9 13 9 8 7 Ret 5 Ret 7 9 8 9 12 Ret Ret DNS DNS 176
10 Czech Republic Smrž Ducati 9 7 Ret 17 Ret 14 6 3 12 8 14 10 8 6 4 4 9 Ret 6 9 13 11 8 9 10 Ret Ret 8 169
11 Japan Kiyonari Honda Ret 23 8 4 12 9 15 Ret 3 3 12 13 4 5 Ret 14 10 7 13 13 14 7 5 17 Ret DNS DNS DNS 141
12 Japan Kagayama Suzuki 3 8 22 15 6 Ret Ret 12 4 17 8 8 12 12 6 11 17 13 14 Ret 15 10 15 Ret 7 6 Ret 11 128
13 Australia Corser BMW 8 22 9 9 Ret 15 10 10 Ret DNS 15 17 Ret 19 Ret 20 5 10 8 6 11 Ret 9 10 Ret 9 96
14 Japan Nakano Aprilia 15 12 4 7 DNS DNS Ret DNS 13 12 7 7 Ret 7 9 13 6 Ret Ret 11 Ret DNS 86
15 France Laconi Ducati 7 4 10 14 4 4 8 16 8 11 WD WD 77
16 Germany Neukirchner Suzuki 2 6 Ret 6 3 7 13 9 DNS DNS 75
17 Spain Xaus BMW 19 11 13 10 13 16 14 11 7 9 Ret Ret 21 16 14 16 15 9 Ret DNS 12 13 11 12 8 Ret 74
18 Australia Parkes Kawasaki Ret 18 14 16 10 17 10 13 15 14 Ret 11 17 17 18 14 12 16 Ret 13 10 15 Ret 15 11 12 51
19 France Lagrive Honda 10 21 16 12 9 14 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 13 34
20 United Kingdom Camier Yamaha 13 6 32
Aprilia Ret Ret 6 7
21 Spain Nieto Suzuki 16 15 16 13 18 12 22
Ducati 11 17 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret
22 Australia Muggeridge Suzuki Ret 21 16 18 16 19 12 Ret 16 Ret 18 Ret Ret DNS 12 Ret 13 14 Ret 8 21
23 United States Hopkins Honda 11 12 WD WD DNS DNS 8 DNS Ret Ret DNS DNS 17
24 Italy Baiocco Kawasaki Ret 24 19 22 20 Ret Ret 14 17 15 Ret Ret 17
Ducati Ret 16 14 16 12 14 10 Ret
25 Italy Simoncelli Aprilia Ret 3 16
26 Italy Lanzi Ducati 17 14 19 18 14 11 Ret 15 Ret 11 15
27 Japan Tamada Kawasaki 18 17 DNS DNS 14 Ret 17 Ret DNS DNS 10 Ret DNS DNS Ret DNS 12 16 12
28 Spain Lavilla Ducati 11 12 14 Ret 22 15 Ret 18 12
29 Italy Scassa Kawasaki 20 20 17 20 18 24 Ret 15 23 14 17 Ret 19 Ret Ret 20 19 16 16 Ret 16 14 16 18 13 Ret 15 14 11
30 United States Hacking Kawasaki 7 19 16 22 21 Ret 9
31 United Kingdom Ellison Yamaha Ret 8 8
32 South Africa Morais Kawasaki 13 11 Ret 19 8
33 France Guintoli Suzuki Ret 10 6
34 United Kingdom Andrews Kawasaki 20 10 6
35 United Kingdom Hill Honda 14 14 15 Ret 15 22 Ret Ret 20 16 19 17 DNS DNS 6
36 Spain Salom Kawasaki 21 25 18 Ret 19 21 20 Ret 19 21 20 16 20 18 23 Ret 23 19 17 Ret 17 17 18 Ret 14 16 13 17 5
37 Spain D. Checa Yamaha Ret 20 19 Ret 22 19 21 Ret 24 Ret 18 19 Ret 18 17 Ret 15 17 14 15 4
38 Australia Roberts Ducati 17 19 21 19 Ret 18 16 13 DNS DNS 3
39 Italy Rolfo Honda 13 16 Ret Ret 3
40 Italy Iannuzzo Honda Ret Ret 20 21 Ret 23 Ret Ret 21 DSQ 20 24 Ret Ret 15 18 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2
41 Italy Polita Suzuki 15 23 22 Ret Ret Ret 1
42 United States Zemke Honda 18 20 18 15 1
Austria Resch Suzuki Ret 25 21 17 24 Ret NC 25 Ret Ret 19 20 18 Ret 16 18 Ret DNS 0
United States Young Suzuki 25 17 0
Italy Badovini Kawasaki DNS DNS Ret Ret 17 Ret 0
Italy Gentile Honda 17 DNS 0
Australia Martin BMW 22 18 0
United Kingdom Easton Kawasaki 18 Ret 0
South Africa Whyte Yamaha 21 19 0
Czech Republic Čihák Suzuki 20 Ret 0
France Nigon Yamaha 22 Ret 0
United Kingdom Cooper BMW Ret Ret 0
Italy Conforti Ducati Ret DNS 0
Pos. Rider Bike AUS
Australia		 QAT
Qatar		 SPA
Spain		 NED
Netherlands		 ITA
Italy		 RSA
South Africa		 USA
United States		 SMR
San Marino		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CZE
Czech Republic		 GER
Germany		 ITA
Italy		 FRA
France		 POR
Portugal		 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid 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
2009 final manufacturers' standings[6]
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
Australia		 QAT
Qatar		 SPA
Spain		 NED
Netherlands		 ITA
Italy		 RSA
South Africa		 USA
United States		 SMR
San Marino		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CZE
Czech Republic		 GER
Germany		 ITA
Italy		 FRA
France		 POR
Portugal		 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 R1 R2
1 Italy Ducati 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 4 3 2 9 1 1 2 1 4 1 572
2 Japan Yamaha 10 1 1 1 7 2 1 6 6 1 3 9 1 1 1 7 1 1 18 1 1 2 4 5 1 4 1 5 505
3 Japan Honda 5 3 5 4 5 5 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 3 7 1 4 2 2 4 3 1 5 6 5 3 2 3 431
4 Italy Aprilia 11 12 3 3 8 8 5 Ret 11 5 5 5 6 4 9 10 2 21 1 2 5 4 2 3 3 2 3 6 329
5 Japan Suzuki 2 6 16 6 3 7 12 9 4 17 8 8 12 12 6 11 17 13 14 20 12 10 13 14 7 6 Ret 10 173
6 Germany BMW 8 11 9 9 13 15 10 10 7 9 22 18 15 16 14 16 15 9 5 10 8 6 11 13 9 10 8 9 141
7 Japan Kawasaki 18 17 14 16 10 17 17 14 10 13 13 11 7 11 16 17 18 10 10 16 16 13 10 15 13 15 11 12 76
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
Australia		 QAT
Qatar		 SPA
Spain		 NED
Netherlands		 ITA
Italy		 RSA
South Africa		 USA
United States		 SMR
San Marino		 GBR
United Kingdom		 CZE
Czech Republic		 GER
Germany		 ITA
Italy		 FRA
France		 POR
Portugal		 Pts

Entry list
2009 entry list[7]
Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Kawasaki World Superbike R.T. Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 2 United States Jamie Hacking[8] 7–9
23 Australia Broc Parkes 1–3, 5–14
32 United Kingdom Stuart Easton[9] 4
100 Japan Makoto Tamada 1–5, 10–12, 14
132 South Africa Sheridan Morais[10] 6, 13
Aprilia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 Factory 3 Italy Max Biaggi All
56 Japan Shinya Nakano 1–11
58 Italy Marco Simoncelli[11] 12
22 United Kingdom Leon Camier[12] 13–14
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 7 Spain Carlos Checa All
65 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea All
Ten Kate Honda Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 9 Japan Ryuichi Kiyonari All
DFX Corse Ducati Ducati 1098R 10 Spain Fonsi Nieto[13] 10–14
55 France Régis Laconi 1–6
57 Italy Lorenzo Lanzi[14] 7–10, 12
Suzuki Alstare BRUX
Team Suzuki Alstare		 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 10 Spain Fonsi Nieto[15] 6–8
31 Australia Karl Muggeridge 11–13
50 France Sylvain Guintoli[16] 14
71 Japan Yukio Kagayama All
76 Germany Max Neukirchner 1–5
79 United States Blake Young[17] 9
BMW Motorrad Motorsport BMW BMW S1000RR 11 Australia Troy Corser 1–5, 7–14
17 Australia Steve Martin[18] 6
47 United Kingdom Richard Cooper[19] 11
111 Spain Rubén Xaus 1–10, 12–14
HANNspree Honda Althea
Honda Althea Racing		 Honda Honda CBR1000RR 14 France Matthieu Lagrive[20] 8–12, 14
33 United Kingdom Tommy Hill 1–7
40 Italy Flavio Gentile 13
PSG-1 Corse Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 15 Italy Matteo Baiocco 1–5, 8
86 Italy Ayrton Badovini 1–3
Guandalini Racing Ducati Ducati 1098R 15 Italy Matteo Baiocco[21] 11–14
24 Australia Brendan Roberts 1–5
36 Spain Gregorio Lavilla[22] 6–9
96 Czech Republic Jakub Smrž All
Yamaha WSB Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 19 United States Ben Spies All
66 United Kingdom Tom Sykes All
Airwaves Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 22 United Kingdom Leon Camier[23] 9
27 United Kingdom James Ellison[23] 9
Team Pedercini Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 25 Spain David Salom All
99 Italy Luca Scassa All
Celani Race Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 31 Australia Karl Muggeridge 1–7
53 Italy Alessandro Polita[24] 8–10
Ducati Xerox Team Ducati Ducati 1098R 41 Japan Noriyuki Haga All
84 Italy Michel Fabrizio All
Stiggy Racing Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 44 Italy Roberto Rolfo 1–2
91 United Kingdom Leon Haslam All
98 United States Jake Zemke[25] 5, 7
121 United States John Hopkins[26] 3–4, 8–11
Yamaha France GMT 94 IPONE Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 49 South Africa Shaun Whyte[27] 6
64 France Erwan Nigon[27] 7
94 Spain David Checa 3–5, 8–14
ProRace Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 51 Czech Republic Miloš Čihák 10
Sterilgarda Ducati Ducati 1098R 67 United Kingdom Shane Byrne All
Squadra Corse Italia Honda Honda CBR1000RR 77 Italy Vittorio Iannuzzo 1–5, 8–14
TKR Suzuki Switzerland Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 88 Austria Roland Resch 3–5, 8–11, 13–14
MSS Colchester Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 117 United Kingdom Simon Andrews[28] 9
Barni Racing Team Ducati Ducati 1098R 124 Italy Luca Conforti 12
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
  • All entries utilized Pirelli tyres.

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