1999 Supersport World Championship

1999 Supersport World Championship
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Support series: Superbike World Championship Superstock European Championship

The 1999 Supersport World Championship was the first season of the Supersport World Championship, the third taking into account the previous two seasons, when the competition was known as Supersport World Series. For the first year, the series was recognised by the FIM as a World Championship^[1] instead of as an FIM Prize.^[2]

The season began on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 12 September at Hockenheimring after 11 rounds. South African rider Brett MacLeod had a fatal accident at the Kyalami race.^[3] Stéphane Chambon won the riders' championship^[4] and Yamaha won the manufacturers' championship.^[5]

Race calendar and results

Round	Country	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	South Africa	Kyalami	28 March	Rubén Xaus	Iain MacPherson	Iain MacPherson	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
2	United Kingdom	Donington Park	2 May	Paolo Casoli	James Whitham	James Whitham	Yamaha Belgarda	Report
3	Spain	Albacete	16 May	Iain MacPherson	Pere Riba	Jörg Teuchert	Yamaha Deutschland	Report
4	Italy	Monza	30 May	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Christian Kellner	Wilco Zeelenberg	Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha	Report
5	Germany	Nürburgring	13 June	Jörg Teuchert	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Yamaha Belgarda	Report
6	San Marino	Misano	27 June	Massimo Meregalli	Paolo Casoli	Rubén Xaus	Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha	Report
7	United States	Laguna Seca	11 July	Stéphane Chambon	Stéphane Chambon	Stéphane Chambon	Suzuki Alstare F.S.	Report
8	Europe	Brands Hatch	1 August	Stéphane Chambon	Stéphane Chambon	Stéphane Chambon	Suzuki Alstare F.S.	Report
9	Austria	A1-Ring	29 August	Rubén Xaus	Massimo Meregalli	Jörg Teuchert	Yamaha Deutschland	Report
10	Netherlands	Assen	5 September	Iain MacPherson	Iain MacPherson	Iain MacPherson	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
11	Germany	Hockenheimring	12 September	Stéphane Chambon	Iain MacPherson	Iain MacPherson	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos.	Rider	Bike	RSA	GBR	SPA	ITA	GER	SMR	USA	EUR	AUT	NED	GER	Pts^[4]
1	Stéphane Chambon	Suzuki	2	2	4	12	8	5	1	1	Ret	5	3	153
2	Iain MacPherson	Kawasaki	1	3	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	2	Ret	4	1	1	130
3	Piergiorgio Bontempi	Yamaha	14	6	2	3	1	7	6	4	5	Ret		116
4	Jörg Teuchert	Yamaha	3	4	1	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	1	8	5	108
5	Rubén Xaus	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	1	23	2	Ret	3	2	101
6	Christian Kellner	Yamaha	4	11	6	11	4	11	9	6	2	Ret	10	94
7	Fabrizio Pirovano	Suzuki	Ret	Ret	5	5	2	4	5	8	Ret		6	84
8	Cristiano Migliorati	Suzuki	Ret	7	10	7	Ret	14	7	3	15	2	7	81
9	Wilco Zeelenberg	Yamaha	8	Ret	Ret	1	14	10	8	15	3	10	9	79
10	William Costes	Honda	10	5	8	6	3	12	10	12	Ret	9	15	73
11	James Toseland	Honda	6	8	11	9	13	13	11	7	Ret	7	22	59
12	Massimo Meregalli	Yamaha	DNS			4	Ret	3	4	5	Ret	Ret	DNS	53
13	Pere Riba	Honda	15	Ret	3	10	Ret	Ret		DNQ	7	6	8	50
14	Paolo Casoli	Ducati	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	3				DNQ	45
15	Christophe Cogan	Yamaha	22	Ret	14	DNS	5	Ret	14	11	Ret	13	12	27
16	James Whitham	Yamaha		1										25
17	Yves Briguet	Suzuki	11	Ret	7	8	Ret	Ret			DNS			22
18	Vittorio Iannuzzo	Yamaha	18	15	9	13	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	16	19	14	21
19	Sébastien Charpentier	Honda	WD	24	23	DNQ	16	Ret	Ret	9	10	14	11	20
20	Karl Harris	Suzuki							21	Ret		11	4	18
21	Walter Tortoroglio	Suzuki	DNQ	DNQ	15	16	6	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	13	15
22	Werner Daemen	Yamaha	Ret	18	Ret	17	Ret	21	12	16	6	Ret	19	14
23	Karl Muggeridge	Honda		17						Ret		4	Ret	13
24	Roberto Panichi	Bimota	19	10	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	13
25	Russell Wood	Yamaha	5											11
26	José David de Gea	Honda	9	Ret	Ret	15	20	17		14				10
27	Camillo Mariottini	Kawasaki	16	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	16	DNS	Ret			10
27	Camillo Mariottini	Ducati										Ret	26	10
28	Giuseppe Fiorillo	Suzuki		23	22	19	7	16						9
29	Andrea Giachino	Suzuki								19	8	DNS		8
30	Mauro Sanchini	Ducati	20	DNQ	DNQ	20	DNQ							7
30	Mauro Sanchini	Suzuki						27	17	Ret	9	24	20	7
31	Stefan Scheschowitsch	Suzuki					9							7
32	John Crawford	Suzuki		9										7
33	Larry Pegram	Ducati									13	12	Ret	7
34	Glen Richards	Yamaha								10				6
35	Michael Wohner	Yamaha									11			5
36	Francesco Monaco	Ducati	21	21	17	Ret	11	18		17	Ret	23	24	5
37	Michele Malatesta	Ducati	DNQ	22	16	Ret		24	15	Ret	12			5
38	Roberto Teneggi	Ducati	13	14	Ret	18	DNS	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	16	5
39	Markus Barth	Suzuki					12							4
40	Ian Simpson	Honda		12										4
41	Graeme van Breda	Honda	12											4
42	Brian Parriott	Honda							13					3
43	Javier Rodríguez	Yamaha			13									3
44	Igor Antonelli	Yamaha				22		20			14		18	2
45	Norino Brignola	Bimota	23	DNQ	Ret	14	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret		2
46	David Checa	Ducati	17	20	18	Ret	17	25	19	Ret	DNQ	15	17	1
47	Marco Borciani	Honda	DNQ	DNQ		24	15	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	27	1
Pos.	Rider	Bike	RSA	GBR	SPA	ITA	GER	SMR	USA	EUR	AUT	NED	GER	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' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	GBR	SPA	ITA	GER	SMR	USA	EUR	AUT	NED	GER	Pts^[5]
1	Yamaha	3	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	1	3	2	235
2	Suzuki	2	2	4	5	2	4	1	1	8	2	3	191
3	Kawasaki	1	3	Ret	Ret	10	9	2	20	4	1	1	137
4	Honda	6	5	3	6	3	12	10	7	7	4	8	112
5	Ducati	7	14	16	18	11	2	3	17	12	12	16	60
6	Bimota	19	10	12	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	15
Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	GBR	SPA	ITA	GER	SMR	USA	EUR	AUT	NED	GER	Pts

References

^ "110th FIM anniversary – Flash Back 1996–1999". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
^ "1998 FIM Congress – Cape Town". fim.ch. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 26 October 1998. Archived from the original on 9 October 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
^ Andrew Martin (29 March 1999). "Motorcycling: Tragedy tempers Fogarty's triumph". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Championship standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 12 September 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Manufacturer standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 12 September 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

External links

Official website

[1] "110th FIM anniversary – Flash Back 1996–1999". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

[2] "1998 FIM Congress – Cape Town". fim.ch. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 26 October 1998. Archived from the original on 9 October 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

[3] Andrew Martin (29 March 1999). "Motorcycling: Tragedy tempers Fogarty's triumph". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

[riders-4] "Championship standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 12 September 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

[manufacturers-5] "Manufacturer standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 12 September 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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