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

Entry list

Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Bimota Exp. D.N.R.	Bimota	Bimota SB6R	27	Roberto Panichi	All
Bimota Exp. D.N.R.	Bimota	Bimota SB6R	43	Norino Brignola	1–6, 8–10
Desenzano Corse	Ducati	Ducati 748R	18	Camillo Mariottini	10
			18	Camillo Mariottini	11
			57	Fabio Carpani	1–6, 8–10
DF Racing Carli D.			26	Roberto Teneggi	1–6, 8–11
Ducati France Racing			39	David Muscat	2, 4–5, 8
Ducati France Racing			83	Gérald Muteau	10–11
Ducati Performance			4	Paolo Casoli	1–7, 11
			91	Larry Pegram	9–10
			91	Larry Pegram	11
GIBI Team			66	Luca Pasini	6
Motorrad Ducati			58	Alex Sirera	3
Red Devils Romanelli			55	Michele Malatesta	1–4, 6–7
Team Ghelfi			29	Davide Bulega	1–5
			46	Mauro Sanchini	1–5
			49	Mario Innamorati	8–9
			69	Serafino Foti	6–11
Team Yes Ducati NCR			29	Davide Bulega	6
			42	David Checa	All
			49	Mario Innamorati	5
			55	Michele Malatesta	8–9
			62	Ivo Bellezza	4
			69	Serafino Foti	1–3
			77	Greg Dreyer	10
X racing			24	Francesco Monaco	1–6, 8–11
Autopage Cellular	Honda	Honda CBR600F	50	Greg Dreyer	1
Autopage Cellular			54	Graeme Van Breda	1
Castrol Honda			17	Pere Riba	1–6, 8–11
			52	James Toseland	All
			61	Jim Moodie	2
			62/77	Karl Muggeridge	2, 8
			77	James Ellison	7
D & E Racing			76	Paul Brown	8
Hartelman Motoren			64	Torleif Hartelman	10
Honda Austria			80	Christian Zaiser	9
Honda Portugal Garp			48	Felisberto Teixeira	3–11
Napa Valley Racing			61	Brian Parriott	7
Performance Bikes			63	Ian Simpson	2
Philippe Coulon			44	Claude–Alain Jaggi	1–5, 8, 10–11
Sanyo Honda			74	Steve Plater	8
Speedy Bike Racing			68	Alberto Conti	6
Superloans.com			59	Tony Doran	7
Team Garella – Rumi			58	Warwick Nowland	8
			86	Massimiliano Marchini	6
			87	Tripp Nobles	1–2, 4
Team Elf Honda France			16	Sébastien Charpentier	All
Team Elf Honda France			25	William Costes	All
Team Rumi			37	Marco Borciani	1–2, 4–11
Ten Kate Arbizu			32	José David de Gea	1–6, 8
Ten Kate Arbizu			76	Karl Muggeridge	10–11
Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-6R	12	Iain MacPherson	All
Kawasaki Team Italia			15	Marco Risitano	10–11
			18	Camillo Mariottini	1–9
			33	Luca Conforti	1–9
			79	Ferdinando Di Maso	10–11
MotoPort Druten			59	Mile Pajic	10
MotoPort Druten			94	Jarno Boesveld	10
Shell Kawasaki Speed			53	Brad Anassis	1
Team Hinterreiter			79	Thomas Hinterreiter	9
Alpha Technik Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	70	Jürgen Oelschläger	5
Alpha Technik Suzuki			71	Markus Barth	5
Alstare Suzuki			1	Fabrizio Pirovano	1–9, 11
			3	Stéphane Chambon	All
			93	Martin Craggil	10
Bike Suzuki			65	Kyro Verstraeten	10
Clarion Suzuki			60	John Crawford	2, 8
Dealer Elf Suzuki			56	Stewart MacLeod	1
Dealer Elf Suzuki			58	Brett MacLeod	1
Endoug Metalsistem			6	Cristiano Migliorati	All
			34	Yves Briguet	1–6, 9
			74	Karl Harris	7–8, 10–11
Frankovics Suzuki			72	Stefan Scheschowitsch	5
Gi Motor Sport			19	Walter Tortoroglio	3–11
			49	Mario Innamorati	1
			64	Guido Carnevale	4
Sacchi Corse			15	Marco Risitano	5
			19	Walter Tortoroglio	1–2
			46	Mauro Sanchini	6–11
			88	Scott Smart	4
Still Moto			59	Fernando Cristobal	3
Suzuki Motothek			73	Thomas Körner	5
Team Monza Corse			30	Giuseppe Fiorillo	2–6
			33	Luca Conforti	11
			38	Jan Hanson	1
			50	Andrea Giachino	8–10
Van Sommeren Suzuki			92	Luc Tijssen	10
2–Rad–Ginzinger	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R6	81	Fredrik Haslinger	9
BKM Racing Team			15	Marco Risitano	1–2
			35	Christophe Cogan	All
			50	Dean Thomas	3
			56	Fabien Foret	8–10
			88	Albert Aerts	6
			89	Rico Penzkofer	4–5
			95	Marc Fissette	11
BNT Racing			66	Igor Antonelli	4, 6, 9, 11
Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha			8	Wilco Zeelenberg	All
Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha			23	Rubén Xaus	All
Eac. Castro			56	Juan Enrique Maturana	3
First Nation Yamaha			78	Glen Richards	8
Karthin Rennsport			68	Harry Nickel	11
Lorenzini by Leoni			31	Vittorio Iannuzzo	All
Lozano Racing			28	Guilherme Roda	1
			28	David Vázquez	3–4
			40	Albert Aerts	2
			75	Wim Theunissen	10–11
			90	Iñigo Sánchez	7–8
			99	Edgar Mahe	9
Motorrad B&S			66	Maik Stief	11
Nashua Yamaha			51	Russell Wood	1
Start Team			67	Andrea Mazzali	6
Saveko Racing			62	Harry Van Beek	10
Team Folch			53	Javier Rodríguez	3
Team Folch			61	Eduard Ullastres	3
Tienne Racing			67	Maurizio Prattichizzo	4
Vitellaro Team			65	Antonio Vitellaro	4
Yamaha Austria			73	Horst Saiger	9
Yamaha Austria			82	Michael Wohner	9
Yamaha Belgarda			5	Massimo Meregalli	1, 4–11
			7	Piergiorgio Bontempi	1–10
			45	James Whitham	2
Yamaha Belgium			20	Werner Daemen	All
Yamaha Deutschland			21	Jörg Teuchert	All
Yamaha Deutschland			22	Christian Kellner	All

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

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						Ret				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
	Jim Moodie	Honda		16										0
	Fredrik Haslinger	Yamaha									17			0
	Marco Risitano	Kawasaki										17	23	0
		Suzuki					DNQ
		Yamaha	Ret	DNQ
	Fabien Foret	Yamaha								18	Ret	18		0
	Jürgen Oelschläger	Suzuki					18							0
	Luca Conforti	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	18	DNQ	DNQ			0
	Luca Conforti	Suzuki											25	0
	Andrea Mazzali	Yamaha						19						0
	Juan Enrique Maturana	Yamaha			19									0
	David Muscat	Ducati		19		Ret	Ret			Ret				0
	Rico Penzkofer	Yamaha				DNQ	19							0
	Mile Pajic	Kawasaki										20		0
	Alex Sirera	Ducati			20									0
	Felibesto Teixeira	Honda			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	20	21	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
	Marc Fissette	Yamaha											21	0
	Torleif Hartelman	Honda										21		0
	Dean Thomas	Yamaha			21									0
	Fabio Carpani	Ducati	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	21	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		0
	Harry Van Beek	Yamaha										22		0
	Tony Doran	Honda							22					0
	Alberto Conti	Honda						22						0
	Luca Pasini	Ducati						23						0
	Tripp Nobles	Honda	DNQ	Ret		23								0
	Jarno Boesveld	Kawasaki										25		0
	Davide Bulega	Ducati	DNS	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNS	26						0
	Maik Stief	Yamaha											28	0
	Brad Anassis	Kawasaki	DSQ											0
	Serafino Foti	Ducati	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
	Wim Theunissen	Yamaha										Ret	Ret	0
	Ferdinando Di Maso	Kawasaki										DNQ	Ret	0
	Gérald Muteau	Ducati										DNQ	Ret	0
	Christian Zaiser	Honda									Ret			0
	Horst Saiger	Yamaha									Ret			0
	Thomas Hinterreiter	Kawasaki									Ret			0
	Iñigo Sánchez	Yamaha							Ret	DNQ				0
	Paul Brown	Honda								Ret				0
	Steve Plater	Honda								Ret				0
	James Ellison	Honda							Ret					0
	Thomas Körner	Suzuki					Ret							0
	Maurizio Prattichizzo	Yamaha				Ret								0
	Eduard Ullastres	Yamaha			Ret									0
	Greg Dreyer	Ducati										DNQ		0
	Greg Dreyer	Honda	Ret											0
	Edgar Mahe	Yamaha									DNS
	Brett MacLeod†	Suzuki	DNS
	Stewart MacLeod	Suzuki	DNS
	Claude–Alain Jaggi	Honda	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ			DNQ		DNQ	DNQ
	Harry Nickel	Yamaha											DNQ
	Kyro Verstraeten	Suzuki										DNQ
	Luc Tijssen	Suzuki										DNQ
	Martin Craggil	Suzuki										DNQ
	Mario Innamorati	Ducati					DNQ			DNQ	DNQ
	Mario Innamorati	Suzuki	DNQ
	Warwick Nowland	Honda								DNQ
	Albert Aerts	Yamaha		DNQ				DNQ
	Massimiliano Marchini	Honda						DNQ
	David Vázquez	Yamaha			DNQ	DNQ
	Antonio Vitellaro	Yamaha				DNQ
	Guido Carnevale	Suzuki				DNQ
	Ivo Bellezza	Ducati				DNQ
	Scott Smart	Suzuki				DNQ
	Fernando Cristobal	Suzuki			DNQ
	Guim Roda	Yamaha	DNQ
	Jan Hanson	Suzuki	DNQ
Pos.	Rider	Bike	RSA	GBR	SPA	ITA	GER	SMR	USA	EUR	AUT	NED	GER	Pts

Legend
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (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.
1 2 "Championship standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 12 September 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
1 2 "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] 1 2 "Championship standings". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 12 September 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

[manufacturers-5] 1 2 "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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