2012 Supersport World Championship
The 2012 Supersport World Championship was the fourteenth season of the Supersport World Championship—the sixteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. It began on 26 February at Phillip Island and ended on 7 October in Magny-Cours after 13 rounds.
2012 Supersport World Championship | |||
Previous: | 2011 | Next: | 2013 |
Support series: Superbike World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship European Junior Cup |
Kenan Sofuoğlu won his third championship after having returned from Moto2.
Race calendar and results
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 24 September 2011 with thirteen confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation.[1] Russia appeared for the first time in the calendar with a round at the brand-new Moscow Raceway.[2] The calendar was updated in October 2011 with the confirmation of the Imola round, for a total of thirteen rounds,[3] supporting the Superbike World Championship at every meeting except Miller Motorsports Park.
Championship standings
Riders' standings
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Bold – Pole position |
Manufacturers' standings
Pos. | Manufacturer | AUS |
ITA |
NED |
ITA |
EUR |
SMR |
SPA |
CZE |
GBR |
RUS |
GER |
POR |
FRA |
Pts |
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1 | Honda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 287 |
2 | Kawasaki | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 273 |
3 | Triumph | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 125 |
4 | Yamaha | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 110 |
5 | Suzuki | 10 | Ret | 20 | 6 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer | AUS |
ITA |
NED |
ITA |
EUR |
SMR |
SPA |
CZE |
GBR |
RUS |
GER |
POR |
FRA |
Pts |
Entry list
- A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 18 January 2012.[4]
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- All entries used Pirelli tyres.
References
- "FIM reveals 15-round WSBK calendar". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 24 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- "Moscow Raceway confirmed for Russia WSBK debut". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- "2012 WSBK calendar update". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- "2012 Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- "Supersport Nürburgring Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- "RivaMoto Team presented during Moscow Fashion Week". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- "Supersport Moscow Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- "Supersport Silverstone Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- "Supersport Brno Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- "Supersport Portimão Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "Supersport Assen Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- "Buckmaster 'puts record straight' on PTR line-up". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "Supersport Monza Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- "Misano – Free practice times (1)". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 8 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- "Misano Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
- "Superbike ambitions for new WTR Ten 10 Supersport team". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
- "Supersport Imola Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- "Pata by Martini head for World Supersport". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-09. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- "Kuja signs Caiani for WSS campaign". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- "Baldolini in Supersport with Power Team by Suriano". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "Power Team by Suriano in WSS with Iannuzzo and Triumph". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- "Donington Park Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "New-look Kawasaki team present Sofuoglu, Morais". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 15 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- "Sofuoglu returns to WSS with Kawasaki Lorenzini". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- "Supersport Magny-Cours Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- "Luca Marconi in Supersport with VFT Racing". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- "US youngsters sign-up for 2012". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.