1999 Supersport World Championship

May 2020 Supersport World Championship 1999 1998 Supersport World Series Support series:Superbike World ChampionshipSuperstock 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 Championshiphttp://www.fim-live.com/en/article/110th-fim-anniversary-flash-back-1996-1999/ 110th FIM anniversary – Flash Back 1996–1999 fim-live.com Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme 8 December 2014 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141224173938/http://www.fim-live.com/en/article/110th-fim-anniversary-flash-back-1996-1999/ 24 December 2014 instead of as an FIM Prize.http://www.fim.ch/pressreleases/CP_98.10.24.htm 1998 FIM Congress – Cape Town fim.ch Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme 26 October 1998 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/19991009144215/http://www.fim.ch/pressreleases/CP_98.10.24.htm 9 October 1999 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.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motorcycling-tragedy-tempers-fogartys-triumph-1083830.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motorcycling-tragedy-tempers-fogartys-triumph-1083830.html 1 May 2022 subscription Motorcycling: Tragedy tempers Fogarty's triumph The Independent Andrew Martin 29 March 1999 21 February 2015 Stéphane Chambon won the riders' championship and Yamaha won the manufacturers' championship. Race calendar and results Round Country Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report 1 South Africa South Africa Kyalami 28 March Spain Rubén Xaus United Kingdom Iain MacPherson United Kingdom Iain MacPherson Kawasaki Racing Team Report 2 United Kingdom United Kingdom Donington Park 2 May Italy Paolo Casoli United Kingdom James Whitham United Kingdom James Whitham Yamaha Belgarda Report 3 Spain Spain Albacete 16 May United Kingdom Iain MacPherson Spain Pere Riba Germany Jörg Teuchert Yamaha Deutschland Report 4 Italy Italy Monza 30 May Italy Piergiorgio Bontempi Germany Christian Kellner Netherlands Wilco Zeelenberg Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha Report 5 Germany Germany Nürburgring 13 June Germany Jörg Teuchert Italy Piergiorgio Bontempi Italy Piergiorgio Bontempi Yamaha Belgarda Report 6 San Marino San Marino Misano 27 June Italy Massimo Meregalli Italy Paolo Casoli Spain Rubén Xaus Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha Report 7 United States United States Laguna Seca 11 July France Stéphane Chambon France Stéphane Chambon France Stéphane Chambon Suzuki Alstare F.S. Report 8 Europe Europe Brands Hatch 1 August France Stéphane Chambon France Stéphane Chambon France Stéphane Chambon Suzuki Alstare F.S. Report 9 Austria Austria A1-Ring 29 August Spain Rubén Xaus Italy Massimo Meregalli Germany Jörg Teuchert Yamaha Deutschland Report 10 Netherlands Netherlands Assen 5 September United Kingdom Iain MacPherson United Kingdom Iain MacPherson United Kingdom Iain MacPherson Kawasaki Racing Team Report 11 Germany Germany Hockenheimring 12 September France Stéphane Chambon United Kingdom Iain MacPherson United Kingdom Iain MacPherson Kawasaki Racing Team Report Entry list Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Bike number Rider Rounds Bimota Exp. D.N.R. Bimota Bimota SB6R 27 ITA Roberto Panichi All 43 ITA Norino Brignola 1–6, 8–10 Desenzano Corse Ducati Ducati 748R 18ITA Camillo Mariottini 10 18ITA Camillo Mariottini 11 57 ITA Fabio Carpani 1–6, 8–10 DF Racing Carli D. 26 ITA Roberto Teneggi 1–6, 8–11 Ducati France Racing 39FRA David Muscat 2, 4–5, 8 83FRA Gérald Muteau 10–11 Ducati Performance 4 ITA Paolo Casoli 1–7, 11 91USA Larry Pegram 9–10 91USA Larry Pegram 11 GIBI Team 66ITA Luca Pasini 6 Motorrad Ducati 58ESP Alex Sirera 3 Red Devils Romanelli 55 ITA Michele Malatesta 1–4, 6–7 Team Ghelfi 29 ITA Davide Bulega 1–5 46 ITA Mauro Sanchini 1–5 49ITA Mario Innamorati 8–9 69ITA Serafino Foti 6–11 Team Yes Ducati NCR 29ITA Davide Bulega 6 42 ESP David Checa All 49ITA Mario Innamorati 5 55ITA Michele Malatesta 8–9 62ITA Ivo Bellezza 4 69 ITA Serafino Foti 1–3 77RSA Greg Dreyer 10 X racing 24 ITA Francesco Monaco 1–6, 8–11 Autopage Cellular Honda Honda CBR600F 50RSA Greg Dreyer 1 54RSA Graeme Van Breda 1 Castrol Honda 17 ESP Pere Riba 1–6, 8–11 52 GBR James Toseland All 61GBR Jim Moodie 2 62/77AUS Karl Muggeridge 2, 8 77GBR James Ellison 7 D & E Racing 76GBR Paul Brown 8 Hartelman Motoren 64NED Torleif Hartelman 10 Honda Austria 80AUT Christian Zaiser 9 Honda Portugal Garp 48 POR Felisberto Teixeira 3–11 Napa Valley Racing 61USA Brian Parriott 7 Performance Bikes 63GBR Ian Simpson 2 Philippe Coulon 44 SUI Claude–Alain Jaggi 1–5, 8, 10–11 Sanyo Honda 74GBR Steve Plater 8 Speedy Bike Racing 68ITA Alberto Conti 6 Superloans.com 59USA Tony Doran 7 Team Garella – Rumi 58AUS Warwick Nowland 8 86ITA Massimiliano Marchini 6 87 USA Tripp Nobles 1–2, 4 Team Elf Honda France 16 FRA Sébastien Charpentier All 25 FRA William Costes All Team Rumi 37 ITA Marco Borciani 1–2, 4–11 Ten Kate Arbizu 32 ESP José David de Gea 1–6, 8 76AUS Karl Muggeridge 10–11 Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 12 GBR Iain MacPherson All Kawasaki Team Italia 15ITA Marco Risitano 10–11 18 ITA Camillo Mariottini 1–9 33 ITA Luca Conforti 1–9 79ITA Ferdinando Di Maso 10–11 MotoPort Druten 59NED Mile Pajic 10 94NED Jarno Boesveld 10 Shell Kawasaki Speed 53RSA Brad Anassis 1 Team Hinterreiter 79AUT Thomas Hinterreiter 9 Alpha Technik Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 70GER Jürgen Oelschläger 5 71GER Markus Barth 5 Alstare Suzuki 1 ITA Fabrizio Pirovano 1–9, 11 3 FRA Stéphane Chambon All 93AUS Martin Craggil 10 Bike Suzuki 65NED Kyro Verstraeten 10 Clarion Suzuki 60GBR John Crawford 2, 8 Dealer Elf Suzuki 56RSA Stewart MacLeod 1 58RSA Brett MacLeod 1 Endoug Metalsistem 6 ITA Cristiano Migliorati All 34 SUI Yves Briguet 1–6, 9 74GBR Karl Harris 7–8, 10–11 Frankovics Suzuki 72GER Stefan Scheschowitsch 5 Gi Motor Sport 19ITA Walter Tortoroglio 3–11 49 ITA Mario Innamorati 1 64ITA Guido Carnevale 4 Sacchi Corse 15ITA Marco Risitano 5 19 ITA Walter Tortoroglio 1–2 46ITA Mauro Sanchini 6–11 88GBR Scott Smart 4 Still Moto 59ESP Fernando Cristobal 3 Suzuki Motothek 73GER Thomas Körner 5 Team Monza Corse 30ITA Giuseppe Fiorillo 2–6 33ITA Luca Conforti 11 38 SWE Jan Hanson 1 50ITA Andrea Giachino 8–10 Van Sommeren Suzuki 92NED Luc Tijssen 10 2–Rad–Ginzinger Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 81AUT Fredrik Haslinger 9 BKM Racing Team 15 ITA Marco Risitano 1–2 35 FRA Christophe Cogan All 50AUS Dean Thomas 3 56FRA Fabien Foret 8–10 88BEL Albert Aerts 6 89GER Rico Penzkofer 4–5 95BEL Marc Fissette 11 BNT Racing 66ITA Igor Antonelli 4, 6, 9, 11 Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha 8 NED Wilco Zeelenberg All 23 ESP Rubén Xaus All Eac. Castro 56ESP Juan Enrique Maturana 3 First Nation Yamaha 78AUS Glen Richards 8 Karthin Rennsport 68GER Harry Nickel 11 Lorenzini by Leoni 31 ITA Vittorio Iannuzzo All Lozano Racing 28 ESP Guilherme Roda 1ESP David Vázquez 3–4 40BEL Albert Aerts 2 75NED Wim Theunissen 10–11 90ESP Iñigo Sánchez 7–8 99FRA Edgar Mahe 9 Motorrad B&S 66GER Maik Stief 11 Nashua Yamaha 51RSA Russell Wood 1 Start Team 67ITA Andrea Mazzali 6 Saveko Racing 62NED Harry Van Beek 10 Team Folch 53ESP Javier Rodríguez 3 61ESP Eduard Ullastres 3 Tienne Racing 67ITA Maurizio Prattichizzo 4 Vitellaro Team 65ITA Antonio Vitellaro 4 Yamaha Austria 73AUT Horst Saiger 9 82AUT Michael Wohner 9 Yamaha Belgarda 5 ITA Massimo Meregalli 1, 4–11 7 ITA Piergiorgio Bontempi 1–10 45GBR James Whitham 2 Yamaha Belgium 20 BEL Werner Daemen All Yamaha Deutschland 21 GER Jörg Teuchert All 22 GER Christian Kellner All Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider Championship standings Riders' championship Pos. Rider Bike RSASouth Africa GBRUnited Kingdom SPASpain ITAItaly GERGermany SMRSan Marino USAUnited States EUREurope AUTAustria NEDNetherlands GERGermany Ptshttp://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=1999&p_Manifestazione=12&p_Gara=02&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD Championship standings sbk.perugiatiming.com Perugia Timing 12 September 1999 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140410200454/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=1999&p_Manifestazione=12&p_Gara=02&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=STD 10 April 2014 1 France Stéphane Chambon Suzuki 2 2 4 12 8 5 1 1 Ret 5 3 153 2 United Kingdom Iain MacPherson Kawasaki 1 3 Ret Ret 10 Ret 2 Ret 4 1 1 130 3 Italy Piergiorgio Bontempi Yamaha 14 6 2 3 1 7 6 4 5 Ret 116 4 Germany Jörg Teuchert Yamaha 3 4 1 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 1 8 5 108 5 Spain Rubén Xaus Yamaha Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 23 2 Ret 3 2 101 6 Germany Christian Kellner Yamaha 4 11 6 11 4 11 9 6 2 Ret 10 94 7 Italy Fabrizio Pirovano Suzuki Ret Ret 5 5 2 4 5 8 Ret 6 84 8 Italy Cristiano Migliorati Suzuki Ret 7 10 7 Ret 14 7 3 15 2 7 81 9 Netherlands Wilco Zeelenberg Yamaha 8 Ret Ret 1 14 10 8 15 3 10 9 79 10 France William Costes Honda 10 5 8 6 3 12 10 12 Ret 9 15 73 11 United Kingdom James Toseland Honda 6 8 11 9 13 13 11 7 Ret 7 22 59 12 Italy Massimo Meregalli Yamaha DNS 4 Ret 3 4 5 Ret Ret DNS 53 13 Spain Pere Riba Honda 15 Ret 3 10 Ret Ret DNQ 7 6 8 50 14 Italy Paolo Casoli Ducati 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 3 DNQ 45 15 France Christophe Cogan Yamaha 22 Ret 14 DNS 5 Ret 14 11 Ret 13 12 27 16 United Kingdom James Whitham Yamaha 1 25 17 Switzerland Yves Briguet Suzuki 11 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret DNS 22 18 Italy Vittorio Iannuzzo Yamaha 18 15 9 13 Ret 8 Ret Ret 16 19 14 21 19 France Sébastien Charpentier Honda WD 24 23 DNQ 16 Ret Ret 9 10 14 11 20 20 United Kingdom Karl Harris Suzuki 21 Ret 11 4 18 21 Italy Walter Tortoroglio Suzuki DNQ DNQ 15 16 6 15 Ret Ret Ret 16 13 15 22 Belgium Werner Daemen Yamaha Ret 18 Ret 17 Ret 21 12 16 6 Ret 19 14 23 Australia Karl Muggeridge Honda 17 Ret 4 Ret 13 24 Italy Roberto Panichi Bimota 19 10 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 25 South Africa Russell Wood Yamaha 5 11 26 Spain José David de Gea Honda 9 Ret Ret 15 20 17 14 1027 Italy Camillo Mariottini Kawasaki 16 13 Ret Ret Ret 9 16 DNS Ret10 Ducati Ret 26 28 Italy Giuseppe Fiorillo Suzuki 23 22 19 7 16 9 29 Italy Andrea Giachino Suzuki 19 8 DNS 830 Italy Mauro Sanchini Ducati 20 DNQ DNQ 20 DNQ7 Suzuki 27 17 Ret 9 24 20 31 Germany Stefan Scheschowitsch Suzuki 9 7 32 United Kingdom John Crawford Suzuki 9 Ret 7 33 United States Larry Pegram Ducati 13 12 Ret 7 34 Australia Glen Richards Yamaha 10 6 35 Austria Michael Wohner Yamaha 11 5 36 Italy Francesco Monaco Ducati 21 21 17 Ret 11 18 17 Ret 23 24 5 37 Italy Michele Malatesta Ducati DNQ 22 16 Ret 24 15 Ret 12 5 38 Italy Roberto Teneggi Ducati 13 14 Ret 18 DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 5 39 Germany Markus Barth Suzuki 12 4 40 United Kingdom Ian Simpson Honda 12 4 41 South Africa Graeme van Breda Honda 12 4 42 United States Brian Parriott Honda 13 3 43 Spain Javier Rodríguez Yamaha 13 3 44 Italy Igor Antonelli Yamaha 22 20 14 18 2 45 Italy Norino Brignola Bimota 23 DNQ Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 46 Spain David Checa Ducati 17 20 18 Ret 17 25 19 Ret DNQ 15 17 1 47 Italy Marco Borciani Honda DNQ DNQ 24 15 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 27 1 GBR Jim Moodie Honda 16 0 AUT Fredrik Haslinger Yamaha 17 0 ITA Marco Risitano Kawasaki 17 23 0 Suzuki DNQ Yamaha Ret DNQ FRA Fabien Foret Yamaha 18 Ret 18 0 GER Jürgen Oelschläger Suzuki 18 0 ITA Luca Conforti Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 0 Suzuki 25 ITA Andrea Mazzali Yamaha 19 0 ESP Juan Enrique Maturana Yamaha 19 0 FRA David Muscat Ducati 19 Ret Ret Ret 0 GER Rico Penzkofer Yamaha DNQ 19 0 NED Mile Pajic Kawasaki 20 0 ESP Alex Sirera Ducati 20 0 POR Felibesto Teixeira Honda DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 20 21 DNQ DNQ Ret 0 BEL Marc Fissette Yamaha 21 0 NED Torleif Hartelman Honda 21 0 AUS Dean Thomas Yamaha 21 0 ITA Fabio Carpani Ducati DNQ DNQ Ret 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 NED Harry Van Beek Yamaha 22 0 USA Tony Doran Honda 22 0 ITA Alberto Conti Honda 22 0 ITA Luca Pasini Ducati 23 0 USA Tripp Nobles Honda DNQ Ret 23 0 NED Jarno Boesveld Kawasaki 25 0 ITA Davide Bulega Ducati DNS Ret DNQ Ret DNS 26 0 GER Maik Stief Yamaha 28 0 RSA Brad Anassis Kawasaki DSQ 0 ITA Serafino Foti Ducati Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 0 NED Wim Theunissen Yamaha Ret Ret 0 ITA Ferdinando Di Maso Kawasaki DNQ Ret 0 FRA Gérald Muteau Ducati DNQ Ret 0 AUT Christian Zaiser Honda Ret 0 AUT Horst Saiger Yamaha Ret 0 AUT Thomas Hinterreiter Kawasaki Ret 0 ESP Iñigo Sánchez Yamaha Ret DNQ 0 GBR Paul Brown Honda Ret 0 GBR Steve Plater Honda Ret 0 GBR James Ellison Honda Ret 0 GER Thomas Körner Suzuki Ret 0 ITA Maurizio Prattichizzo Yamaha Ret 0 ESP Eduard Ullastres Yamaha Ret 0 RSA Greg Dreyer Ducati DNQ 0 Honda Ret FRA Edgar Mahe Yamaha DNS RSA Brett MacLeod† Suzuki DNS RSA Stewart MacLeod Suzuki DNS SUI Claude–Alain Jaggi Honda DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ GER Harry Nickel Yamaha DNQ NED Kyro Verstraeten Suzuki DNQ NED Luc Tijssen Suzuki DNQ AUS Martin Craggil Suzuki DNQ ITA Mario Innamorati Ducati DNQ DNQ DNQ Suzuki DNQ AUS Warwick Nowland Honda DNQ BEL Albert Aerts Yamaha DNQ DNQ ITA Massimiliano Marchini Honda DNQ ESP David Vázquez Yamaha DNQ DNQ ITA Antonio Vitellaro Yamaha DNQ ITA Guido Carnevale Suzuki DNQ ITA Ivo Bellezza Ducati DNQ GBR Scott Smart Suzuki DNQ ESP Fernando Cristobal Suzuki DNQ ESP Guim Roda Yamaha DNQ SWE Jan Hanson Suzuki DNQ Pos. Rider Bike RSASouth Africa GBRUnited Kingdom SPASpain ITAItaly GERGermany SMRSan Marino USAUnited States EUREurope AUTAustria NEDNetherlands GERGermany Pts Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Manufacturers' championship Pos. Manufacturer RSASouth Africa GBRUnited Kingdom SPASpain ITAItaly GERGermany SMRSan Marino USAUnited States EUREurope AUTAustria NEDNetherlands GERGermany Ptshttp://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=1999&p_Manifestazione=12&p_Gara=02&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=MAK Manufacturer standings sbk.perugiatiming.com Perugia Timing 12 September 1999 24 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140410200501/http://sbk.perugiatiming.com/pdf_results/pdf_frame.asp?p_Round=ROUND&p_Anno=1999&p_Manifestazione=12&p_Gara=02&p_Sessione=001&p_Stampa=MAK 10 April 2014 1 Japan Yamaha 3 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 3 2 235 2 Japan Suzuki 2 2 4 5 2 4 1 1 8 2 3 191 3 Japan Kawasaki 1 3 Ret Ret 10 9 2 20 4 1 1 137 4 Japan Honda 6 5 3 6 3 12 10 7 7 4 8 112 5 Italy Ducati 7 14 16 18 11 2 3 17 12 12 16 60 6 Italy Bimota 19 10 12 14 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 15 Pos. Manufacturer RSASouth Africa GBRUnited Kingdom SPASpain ITAItaly GERGermany SMRSan Marino USAUnited States EUREurope AUTAustria NEDNetherlands GERGermany Pts References External links http://www.worldsbk.com/ Supersport Category:Supersport World Championship seasons Category:1999 in Supersport racing