Supersport World Championship

The Supersport World Championship, short WorldSSP, is a motorcycle racing competition on paved surfaces, based on mid-sized sports motorcycles. Competition machines are based on 600-750cc - depending on the number of cylinders - production-based motorcycles. The championship runs as a support class to the Superbike World Championship, which is similarly based on large production-based sports motorcycles. The championship, organized and promoted as its parent series by FGSport—renamed Infront Motor Sports in 2008[1]—until 2012 and by Dorna from the 2013 season onwards,[2] is sanctioned by the FIM.

Supersport World Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 Supersport World Championship
SportMotorcycle sport
Founded1997 (World Series)
1999 (World Championship)
CountryWorldwide
Most recent
champion(s)		Randy Krummenacher (rider)
Yamaha (manufacturer)
Gianluca Vizziello riding the RG Team Yamaha YZF-R6 at Phillip Island

Overview

Supersport was introduced as a support class to the Superbike World Championship in 1990 as a European Championship. The series allows four-cylinder engines up to 600 cubic centimetres (37 cu in), three-cylinder engines up to 675 cubic centimetres (41.2 cu in), and twin-cylinder power plants up to 750 cubic centimetres (46 cu in). In 1997 the championship became a "World Series" and the European title was given to the European Motorcycle Union's European Road Racing Championship. The full title Supersport World Championship was introduced in 1999.[3] Supersport racing has also been one of the most popular classes of national racing for many years.

Several riders who were successful in World Supersport have moved on to high-level competitions, notably, Cal Crutchlow, Chaz Davies, and Chris Vermeulen, though others such as Fabien Foret and Kenan Sofuoğlu have spent several years in this championship.

Competition in the championship is typically fierce, and season domination by a single competitor is unusual. The 2001 championship was particularly notable in this respect, the champion being Andrew Pitt who did not win a single race, but amassed a championship-winning total of points by finishing near the front of the field in almost every race.

Regulations

Technical regulations

In 2012, to be eligible for Supersport World Championship, a motorcycle must satisfy FIM's homologation requirements and have a four-stroke engine in one of the following configurations:[4]

  • Between 400 and 600 cubic centimetres (24 and 37 cu in) – 4 cylinders
  • Between 500 and 675 cubic centimetres (30.5 and 41.2 cu in) – 3 cylinders
  • Between 600 and 750 cubic centimetres (37 and 46 cu in) – 2 cylinders

As of 2015, the homologated motorcycles are Honda CBR600RR, Kawasaki ZX-6R, MV Agusta F3 675, Suzuki GSX-R600, Triumph Daytona 675 and Yamaha YZF-R6;[5] formerly homologated motorcycles include Bimota YB9, Ducati 748, Ducati 749, Honda CBR600F, Triumph Daytona 600 and Yamaha YZF600R.[6][7]

Supersport regulations are much tighter than in Superbikes. The chassis of a supersport machine must remain largely as standard, while engine tuning is possible but tightly regulated. For instance, the displacement capacity, bore and stroke must remain at the homologated size. Modifying the bore and stroke to reach class limits is not allowed.[4] As in World Superbike, a control tyre is used. From 2020 onwards, the tyres no longer have to be road legal and therefore slicks are allowed.

Sporting regulations

A Supersport World Championship race takes place at almost every Superbike World Championship round. Starting positions are decided by the riders' fastest laps from two 45-minute qualifying sessions. Each race is approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) long. Typically, the race takes place between the two Superbike races.

The points system is the same for the riders' championship and the manufacturers' championship, but only the highest-finishing motorcycle by a particular manufacturer is awarded the points for the latter championship.

Points scoring system
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Champions
Season Rider champion[8] Team Motorcycle Manufacturer champion[9]
World Series
1997 Paolo Casoli Gio.Ca.Moto Ducati 748 Ducati
1998 Fabrizio Pirovano Team Alstare Corona Suzuki GSX-R600 Suzuki
World Championship
1999 Stéphane Chambon Suzuki Alstare F.S. Suzuki GSX-R600 Yamaha
2000 Jörg Teuchert Alpha Technik Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha
2001 Andrew Pitt Fuchs Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R Yamaha
2002 Fabien Foret Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600F Suzuki
2003 Chris Vermeulen Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR Honda
2004 Karl Muggeridge Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR Honda
2005 Sébastien Charpentier Winston Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR Honda
2006 Sébastien Charpentier Winston Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR Honda
2007 Kenan Sofuoğlu Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR Honda
2008 Andrew Pitt Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR Honda
2009 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha World Supersport Yamaha YZF-R6 Honda
2010 Kenan Sofuoğlu Hannspree Ten Kate Honda Honda CBR600RR Honda
2011 Chaz Davies Yamaha ParkinGO Team Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha
2012 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki Lorenzini Kawasaki ZX-6R Honda
2013 Sam Lowes Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha YZF-R6 Kawasaki
2014 Michael van der Mark PATA Honda World Supersport Honda CBR600RR Honda
2015 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki
2016 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R Kawasaki
2017 Lucas Mahias GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha
2018 Sandro Cortese Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha
2019 Randy Krummenacher BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF-R6 Yamaha
By rider
Rider Championships Year
 Kenan Sofuoğlu 5 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016
 Sébastien Charpentier 2 2005, 2006
 Andrew Pitt 2 2001, 2008
 Paolo Casoli 1 1997
 Fabrizio Pirovano 1 1998
 Stéphane Chambon 1 1999
 Jörg Teuchert 1 2000
 Fabien Foret 1 2002
 Chris Vermeulen 1 2003
 Karl Muggeridge 1 2004
 Cal Crutchlow 1 2009
 Chaz Davies 1 2011
 Sam Lowes 1 2013
 Michael van der Mark 1 2014
 Lucas Mahias 1 2017
 Sandro Cortese 1 2018
 Randy Krummenacher 1 2019
By manufacturer
Manufacturer Championships Year
 Honda 10 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
 Yamaha 7 1999, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019
 Kawasaki 3 2013, 2015, 2016
 Suzuki 2 1998, 2002
 Ducati 1 1997
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See also

References
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  2. Sam Tremayne (2 October 2012). "Dorna to organise both World Superbikes and MotoGP from 2013". autosport.com. Haymarket Media Group. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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