2015 Superbike World Championship

The 2015 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-eighth season of the Superbike World Championship. Jonathan Rea became 2015 World Superbike Champion.

2015 Superbike World Championship
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Support series: Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship European Junior Cup

Race calendar and results

2015 calendar[1][2]
Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	22 February	Jonathan Rea	Leon Haslam	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Chaz Davies	Leon Haslam	Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils
2	R1	Thailand	Chang International Circuit	22 March	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
3	R1	Spain	Motorland Aragón	12 April	Leon Haslam	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing–Ducati SBK Team
4	R1	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	19 April	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Chaz Davies	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
5	R1	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	10 May	Davide Giugliano	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
6	R1	United Kingdom	Donington Park	24 May	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
7	R1	Portugal	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	7 June	Davide Giugliano	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
8	R1	Italy	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	21 June	Tom Sykes	Davide Giugliano	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
9	R1	United States	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	19 July	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing–Ducati SBK Team
	R2					Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing–Ducati SBK Team
10	R1	Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit	2 August	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing–Ducati SBK Team
11	R1	Spain	Circuito de Jerez	20 September	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Tom Sykes	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing–Ducati SBK Team
12	R1	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	4 October	Leon Haslam	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team
13	R1	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	18 October	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Jordi Torres	Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils
	R2					Leon Haslam	Leon Haslam	Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils

Entry list

2015 entry list[3] Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Pata Honda World Superbike Team Honda Honda CBR1000RR SP 1 Sylvain Guintoli[4] All 60 Michael van der Mark[5] All MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta MV Agusta 1000 F4 2 Leon Camier[6] All Aprilia Racing Team Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF 3 Max Biaggi[7] 8, 10 BMW Team Tóth BMW BMW S1000RR 5 Ireneusz Sikora[8] 2 10 Imre Tóth[9] All 75 Gábor Rizmayer[3] 1, 3–13 Aruba.it Racing–Ducati SBK Team[10] Ducati Ducati Panigale R 7 Chaz Davies[11] All 21 Troy Bayliss[12] 1–2 34 Davide Giugliano[11] 5–9 55 Michele Pirro[13] 8 55 Michele Pirro[14] 11 99 Luca Scassa[15] [N 1] 99 Luca Scassa[16] 12 112 Javier Forés[17] 3–4, 13 YSS TS Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 9 Anucha Nakcharoensri[8] 2 VanZon Remeha BMW BMW BMW S1000RR 11 Markus Reiterberger[15] 8, 12 Team Pedercini Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 12 Matthew Walters[18] 1 23 Christophe Ponsson[19] 5–13 43 Greg Gildenhuys[8] 2 44 David Salom[20] All 90 Javier Alviz[17] 3–4 Voltcom Crescent Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 14 Randy de Puniet[21] All 22 Alex Lowes[21] All Althea Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale R 15 Matteo Baiocco[22] All 18 Nicolás Terol[23] 1–4, 6–7 59 Niccolò Canepa[15] 8–13 84 Michel Fabrizio[19] 5 Szkopek POLand Position Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 19 Paweł Szkopek[16] 12 BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team BMW BMW S1000RR 20 Sylvain Barrier[9] 1–2 86 Ayrton Badovini[17] 3–13 Grillini SBK Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 23 Christophe Ponsson[24] 1–4 45 Gianluca Vizziello[15] 8–13 48 Alex Phillis[25] 10–13 51 Santiago Barragán[26] 1–9 59 Niccolò Canepa[19] 5–7 Barni Racing Team Ducati Ducati Panigale R 36 Leandro Mercado[27] All Team Go Eleven Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 40 Román Ramos[28] All RAC Oil Racing Team BMW BMW S1000RR 53 Chanon Chumjai[8] 2 Team Hero EBR EBR EBR 1190RX 59 Niccolò Canepa[29] 1–4 72 Larry Pegram[29] 1–4 Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 65 Jonathan Rea[30] All 66 Tom Sykes[31] All Race Center – Demolition Plus Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 77 Jed Metcher[18] 1 Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils Aprilia Aprilia RSV4 RF 81 Jordi Torres[32] All 91 Leon Haslam[33] All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos. Rider Bike PHI CHA ARA ASS IMO DON POR MIS LAG SEP JER MAG LOS 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 1 Rea Kawasaki 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 Ret 548 2 Davies Ducati 3 3 11 15 2 1 2 2 Ret Ret 3 3 3 4 3 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 6 2 4 2 416 3 Sykes Kawasaki 6 4 3 5 3 Ret 5 5 2 2 1 1 2 8 1 5 2 2 5 14 1 5 2 3 3 3 399 4 Haslam Aprilia 2 1 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 Ret 4 4 12 3 5 3 13 5 7 6 5 3 16 5 6 1 332 5 Torres Aprilia 4 Ret 4 4 5 4 6 6 Ret 3 7 7 11 7 Ret 7 5 4 10 3 12 2 12 8 1 Ret 247 6 Guintoli Honda 7 5 5 6 9 Ret 8 7 5 Ret 8 8 5 6 9 9 7 Ret 4 4 10 9 3 6 10 5 218 7 van der Mark Honda 5 Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 3 3 9 Ret DSQ Ret 9 5 10 10 8 7 Ret 5 3 13 4 4 5 4 194 8 Mercado Ducati 12 11 10 10 8 7 11 14 7 8 11 13 8 9 11 Ret 9 9 15 15 14 10 9 12 9 6 142 9 Baiocco Ducati 11 9 6 8 12 11 12 11 8 6 Ret 10 6 10 15 Ret Ret 13 8 9 8 6 7 11 DNS DNS 139 10 Lowes Suzuki 9 Ret 7 3 NC 14 Ret 9 12 10 6 6 10 13 12 Ret 6 Ret 6 8 7 18 8 10 Ret Ret 135 11 Giugliano Ducati 3 4 17 5 4 2 4 2 4 Ret 119 12 Badovini BMW Ret 9 Ret 12 6 5 5 9 7 12 7 11 Ret 6 DNS DNS 15 14 14 Ret 11 10 103 13 Camier MV Agusta 10 8 Ret Ret 10 15 10 10 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 13 16 10 10 13 12 9 8 5 15 Ret Ret 89 14 Salom Kawasaki DNS DNS 8 9 Ret 6 14 13 Ret DNS 10 12 14 Ret 17 15 Ret Ret 11 7 11 12 Ret 14 8 9 83 15 Ramos Kawasaki 16 10 15 14 13 12 13 15 11 7 13 11 16 11 14 14 12 12 14 10 13 Ret 15 16 Ret Ret 71 16 Canepa EBR Ret DNS Ret DNS 15 18 15 Ret 55 Kawasaki DNS DNS 15 Ret 17 17 Ducati Ret 12 Ret 8 9 11 17 11 10 7 Ret 8 17 Terol Ducati 8 6 12 12 7 10 9 Ret 12 Ret 15 15 54 18 de Puniet Suzuki 17 7 13 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 14 13 16 Ret 17 11 11 12 13 16 Ret Ret 18 12 7 52 19 Forés Ducati 6 5 7 8 7 DNS 47 20 Biaggi Aprilia 6 6 3 Ret 36 21 Pirro Ducati 8 8 6 7 35 22 Ponsson Kawasaki Ret 15 Ret Ret 14 16 16 16 14 Ret 16 Ret 18 14 18 18 14 15 16 16 21 15 18 19 14 11 18 23 Barragán Kawasaki 19 13 17 Ret 11 17 17 Ret 13 11 Ret 15 Ret Ret 19 20 Ret 18 17 24 Bayliss Ducati 13 16 9 11 15 25 Fabrizio Ducati 10 9 13 26 Vizziello Kawasaki 20 19 15 14 Ret 17 22 17 11 17 15 12 13 27 Scassa Ducati WD WD 13 9 10 28 Barrier BMW 15 12 14 13 10 29 Rizmayer BMW DNS DNS 19 Ret 18 18 16 13 18 16 19 18 21 21 Ret 16 17 18 18 16 17 20 13 13 9 30 Tóth BMW 20 17 18 18 18 20 Ret Ret 15 12 19 17 20 19 22 22 16 17 19 20 20 20 20 21 17 14 7 31 Reiterberger BMW 16 13 21 13 6 32 Pegram EBR 18 14 Ret DNS 17 19 Ret Ret 2 33 Metcher Kawasaki 14 Ret 2 34 Phillis Kawasaki 18 19 19 19 19 22 16 15 1 Gildenhuys Kawasaki 16 16 0 Alviz Kawasaki 16 Ret Ret 17 0 Nakcharoensri Honda Ret 17 0 Sikora BMW 19 19 0 Chumjai BMW Ret 20 0 Szkopek Yamaha Ret Ret 0 Walters Kawasaki DNS DNS 0 Pos. Rider Bike PHI CHA ARA ASS IMO DON POR MIS LAG SEP JER MAG LOS Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		DON		POR		MIS		LAG		SEP		JER		MAG		LOS		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
1	Kawasaki	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	4	1	1	2	3	599
2	Ducati	3	3	6	8	2	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	6	2	4	2	471
3	Aprilia	2	1	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	11	3	5	3	5	4	3	3	5	2	12	5	1	1	395
4	Honda	5	5	5	6	9	8	3	3	5	Ret	8	8	5	5	9	9	7	7	4	4	3	9	3	4	5	4	273
5	Suzuki	9	7	7	3	NC	13	Ret	9	12	10	6	6	10	13	12	17	6	11	6	8	7	18	8	10	12	7	163
6	BMW	15	12	14	13	18	9	18	12	6	5	5	9	7	12	7	11	16	6	17	18	15	14	14	13	11	10	116
7	MV Agusta	10	8	Ret	Ret	10	15	10	10	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	16	10	10	13	12	9	8	5	15	Ret	Ret	89
8	EBR	18	14	Ret	DNS	15	18	15	Ret																			4
	Yamaha																							Ret	Ret			0
Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		DON		POR		MIS		LAG		SEP		JER		MAG		LOS		Pts

Notes

1. Luca Scassa was entered into the Misano round but was replaced by Michele Pirro after two practice sessions due to injury.[13]

References

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20. "David Salom returns to Team Pedercini". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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23. "Terol to join Althea Racing in 2015". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
24. "Christophe Ponsson in WSBK with the Grillini Racing Team". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
25. "Sepang, 31 July – 2 August 2015 – Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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29. "Team Hero EBR to contest the 2015 World Superbike Championship". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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External links

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