2002 Superbike World Championship

none April 2023 Superbike World Championship 2002 Support series:Supersport World ChampionshipSuperstock European Championship The 2002 Superbike World Championship was the fifteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 2 March at Valencia and finished on 29 September at Imola after 13 rounds. Colin Edwards won his second championship in what has been hailed as one of the most impressive comebacks in the history of motorcycle racing. The season started with Troy Bayliss winning the first six races and by the end of race 1 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca he had 14 wins and was leading the championship by 58 points. Race 2 at Laguna Seca was the start of Colin Edwards' comeback, he went on to win all nine remaining races and combined with a race 2 crash for Bayliss at Assen Edwards won the championship at the final race of the season at Imola. The final race of the season saw both riders fighting wheel to wheel for the entire race. The race is known to fans as the "Showdown at Imola".https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2016/TBT%20Imola%202002 WorldSBKhttps://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2018/WorldSBK+Rewind+A+showdown+for+the+ages WorldSBK Rewind: A showdown for the ages The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati. Race calendar and results 2002 Superbike World Championship Calendar https://motorsportstats.com/series/fim-superbike-world-championship/results/2002 Round Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report 1 R1 ESP Valencia 10 March AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 USA Ben Bostrom AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 2 R1 AUS Phillip Island 24 March USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 USA Colin Edwards AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 3 R1 ZAF Kyalami 7 April USA Colin Edwards JPN Noriyuki Haga AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 JPN Noriyuki Haga AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 4 R1 JPN Sportsland SUGO 21 April JPN Noriyuki Haga JPN Noriyuki Haga USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 JPN Makoto Tamada JPN Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda 5 R1 ITA Monza 12 May GBR Neil Hodgson AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 6 R1 GBR Silverstone 26 May AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 7 R1 DEU Lausitzring 9 June AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 ESP Rubén Xaus AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 8 R1 SMR Misano Adriatico 23 June AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 USA Colin Edwards AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada 9 R1 USA Laguna Seca 14 July USA Colin Edwards JPN Noriyuki Haga AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Report R2 GBR Neil Hodgson USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 10 R1 EUR Brands Hatch 28 July GBR Neil Hodgson AUS Troy Bayliss USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 11 R1 DEU Oschersleben 1 September GBR Neil Hodgson USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 12 R1 NLD Assen 8 September USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 ESP Rubén Xaus USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda 13 R1 ITA Imola 29 September USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Report R2 AUS Troy Bayliss USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Championship standings Riders' standings 2002 final riders' standingshttps://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2002/ITA2/SBK/002/STD/ChampionshipStandings.pdf Imola 27–28–29 September, 2002 – Superbike – Championship Standings & Ranking Progression resources.worldsbk.com Dorna WSBK 29 September 2002 22 June 2016 Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP AUSAUS RSAZAF JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA 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 USA Colin Edwards Honda 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 552 2 AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 4 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 Ret 2 2 541 3 GBR Neil Hodgson Ducati 6 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 2 4 3 6 Ret 8 3 4 5 3 2 3 3 3 Ret 4 4 5 326 4 JPN Noriyuki Haga Aprilia 2 2 Ret 6 Ret 6 3 5 Ret 3 2 10 4 5 4 3 Ret Ret 4 5 7 4 3 6 5 4 278 5 USA Ben Bostrom Ducati 3 4 4 5 4 5 7 7 Ret 9 7 8 5 4 5 5 8 5 7 4 4 6 8 5 10 9 261 6 ESP Rubén Xaus Ducati 5 Ret 3 3 3 2 Ret 9 6 Ret 8 3 3 3 Ret Ret 2 19 5 6 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 3 249 7 GBR James Toseland Ducati 12 10 8 7 6 8 9 11 5 Ret 10 9 7 7 8 Ret 9 6 9 Ret 6 8 6 3 6 6 195 8 ITA Pierfrancesco Chili Ducati 9 Ret Ret Ret DNS DNS 4 Ret 4 11 6 6 6 7 12 7 8 7 5 7 5 2 7 Ret 167 9 GBR Chris Walker Kawasaki 10 7 9 9 8 9 11 13 Ret 10 14 4 Ret 9 7 8 11 10 6 8 9 15 Ret 7 11 12 152 10 ESP Gregorio Lavilla Suzuki 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 11 12 12 7 5 Ret 14 8 Ret 10 6 DNS DNS 15 12 8 9 7 Ret 8 7 130 11 AUS Broc Parkes Ducati 15 DNS Ret 13 11 14 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 12 11 Ret Ret 14 15 12 Ret 18 10 10 9 8 9 8 77 12 ESP Juan Borja Ducati 11 8 12 10 9 10 14 15 11 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 11 DNS DNS 10 Ret Ret 11 74 13 ITA Lucio Pedercini Ducati 14 11 10 Ret Ret 12 16 18 Ret 6 Ret Ret 10 10 9 9 17 16 Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 10 14 13 71 14 JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki 7 6 6 Ret 7 7 DNS DNS DNS DNS 13 17 11 Ret DNS DNS 15 10 62 15 ITA Marco Borciani Ducati 16 12 11 Ret 10 13 Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 12 11 10 Ret 18 16 15 Ret 11 11 9 16 Ret 55 16 AUS Steve Martin Ducati 17 9 13 Ret Ret Ret 17 20 10 11 Ret 19 9 11 13 12 14 11 19 16 DNS DNS Ret DNS 13 14 52 17 USA Eric Bostrom Kawasaki 13 14 9 7 11 16 6 4 DNS DNS 49 18 JPN Makoto Tamada Honda 2 1 45 19 ITA Mauro Sanchini Kawasaki 19 15 15 12 13 16 20 22 12 13 15 Ret 14 14 12 11 19 15 Ret 19 16 14 13 12 17 15 41 20 ITA Alessandro Antonello Ducati 13 Ret 14 11 Ret Ret Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret 13 13 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 12 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 38 21 GBR Shane Byrne Ducati 9 5 10 10 30 22 AUS Peter Goddard Benelli DNS DNS 14 17 13 15 Ret 15 15 Ret 16 14 18 Ret 12 Ret 12 11 Ret DNS 23 23 JPN Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki 6 6 20 24 USA Aaron Yates Suzuki 7 8 17 25 ITA Serafino Foti Ducati Ret 14 Ret Ret 12 15 Ret 12 Ret Ret 16 16 14 Ret Ret 17 14 Ret 14 16 Ret Ret 17 26 USA Nicky Hayden Honda 4 13 16 27 JPN Wataru Yoshikawa Yamaha 8 8 16 28 GBR Mark Heckles Honda 21 Ret 16 14 DNS DNS 21 Ret 15 18 6 Ret 17 17 19 Ret 20 20 17 20 15 16 17 15 20 Ret 15 29 JPN Takeshi Tsujimura Yamaha 10 10 12 30 GBR Michael Rutter Ducati 12 Ret Ret 9 11 31 ITA Ivan Clementi Kawasaki 18 13 Ret 15 DNQ DNQ 18 19 17 14 Ret 18 18 Ret 17 Ret Ret 21 Ret 21 Ret 13 Ret 14 18 16 11 32 USA Doug Chandler Ducati 13 9 10 33 AUS Mat Mladin Suzuki 10 Ret 6 34 DEU Alex Hofmann Kawasaki 15 13 4 35 ITA Alessandro Valia Ducati 13 15 18 Ret 19 17 4 36 ITA Michele Malatesta Ducati Ret 13 Ret Ret 3 37 FRA Bertrand Stey Honda Ret 17 Ret 16 14 17 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 20 15 22 23 Ret Ret 3 38 AUS Glen Richards Kawasaki Ret Ret 20 14 2 39 GBR Dean Ellison Ducati 16 Ret 14 Ret 2 40 ESP Jerónimo Vidal Honda 15 Ret Ret 18 1 41 JPN Yuichi Takeda Honda 15 16 1 Pos. Rider Bike ESPESP AUSAUS RSAZAF JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA PtsBold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Manufacturers' standings Pos. Manufacturer ESPESP AUSAUS RSAZAF JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA 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 ITA Ducati 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 575 2 JPN Honda 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 557 3 ITA Aprilia 2 2 Ret 6 Ret 6 3 5 Ret 3 2 10 4 5 4 3 Ret Ret 4 5 7 4 3 6 5 4 278 4 JPN Kawasaki 7 6 6 9 7 7 6 6 9 7 11 4 14 9 7 8 6 4 6 8 9 13 13 7 11 10 208 5 JPN Suzuki 8 Ret 7 8 Ret 11 12 12 7 5 Ret 14 8 Ret 10 6 7 8 15 12 8 9 7 Ret 8 7 147 6 ITA BenelliDNSDNS 14 17 13 15 Ret 15 15 Ret 16 14 18 Ret 12 Ret 12 11 RetDNS 23 7 JPN Yamaha 8 8DNQDNQDNSDNSDNQDNQ 22 19 16 Pos. Manufacturer ESPESP AUSAUS RSAZAF JPNJPN ITAITA GBRGBR GERDEU SMRSMR USAUSA EUREUR GERDEU NEDNLD ITAITA Pts Entry list NoRiderTeamMotorcycleTyre 1 AUS Troy Bayliss Ducati Infostrada Ducati 998 F02 2 USA Colin Edwards Castrol Honda Honda VTR1000SP2 5 GBR Mark Heckles Castrol Honda Rumi Honda VTR1000SP2 6 AUS Peter Goddard Benelli Sport Benelli Tornado Tre 900 LE 7 ITA Pierfrancesco Chili Ducati NCR Axo Ducati 998 RS 9 GBR Chris Walker Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR 10 ESP Gregorio Lavilla Alstare Suzuki Corona Suzuki GSX-R750 Y 11 ESP Ruben Xaus Ducati Infostrada Ducati 998 F02 12 AUS Broc Parkes Ducati NCR Parmalat Ducati 998 RS 14 JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR 17 AUS Alistair Maxwell Alistair Maxwell Kawasaki ZX-7RR 19 ITA Lucio Pedercini Pedercini Ducati 998 RS 20 ITA Marco Borciani Pedercini Ducati 998 RS 23 CZE Jiri Mrkyvka JM Racing Ducati 996 RS 28 ITA Serafino Foti Pedercini Ducati 996 RS 30 ITA Alessandro Antonello DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli Ducati 998 RS 32 USA Eric Bostrom Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR 33 ESP Juan Borja Spaziotel Racing Ducati 998 RS 36 ITA Ivan Clementi Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki ZX-7RR 40 ITA Giuliano Sartoni Vemar Giesse Ducati 996 RS 41 JPN Noriyuki Haga PlayStation 2-FGF Aprilia Aprilia RSV 1000 42 JPN Makoto Tamada Cabin Honda Honda VTR1000SP2 43 JPN Wataru Yoshikawa YSP Racing & PRESTO Yamaha YZF-R7 45 JPN Takeshi Tsujimura YSP Racing & PRESTO Yamaha YZF-R7 46 ITA Mauro Sanchini Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki ZX-7RR 47 JPN Kenichiro Nakamura Blue Helmet MSC Honda VTR1000SP2 48 JPN Yuichi Takeda Sakurai Honda Honda VTR1000SP2 49 JPN Akira Yanagawa Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR 50 ITA Alessandro Valia Ass. Sportiva Bassani Ducati 996 RS 52 GBR James Toseland HM Plant Ducati Ducati 998 F 01 53 GBR Steve Hislop Monster Mob Ducati Ducati 998 RS 54 GBR Michael Rutter Renegade Ducati Ducati 998 RS 55 GBR Shane Byrne Renegade Ducati Ducati 998 RS 56 GBR Dean Ellison D & B Racing Ducati 996 RS 57 AUS Glen Richards Hawk Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 60 ESP Jeronimo Vidal White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1 61 SVN Marjan Malec Magnat Auto Ducati 996 RS 66 DEU Alex Hofmann Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-7RR 68 FRA Bertrand Stey White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1 69 USA Nicky Hayden American Honda Honda RC51 69 FRA Thierry Mulot Pacific Ducati 996 SPS 70 CHE Yann Gyger White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1 72 USA Mark Miller White Endurance Honda VTR1000SP1 75 ITA Luca Pini Pedercini Ducati 996 RS 77 ITA Redamo Assirelli Pirelli Yamaha YZF-R7 93 ITA Cristian Caliumi Pedercini Ducati 996 RS 99 AUS Steve Martin DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli Ducati 998 RS 100 GBR Neil Hodgson HM Plant Ducati Ducati 998 F 01 101 AUS Mat Mladin Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 Y 110 USA Doug Chandler HMC Ducati Racing Ducati 998 R 113 ITA Paolo Blora Pacific Ducati 996 RS 120 USA Aaron Yates Yoshimura Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 Y 151 ITA Michele Malatesta Pro.Con. Ducati 996 RS 155 USA Ben Bostrom Ducati L & M Ducati 998 F02 References Michael Scott (2002) Motocourse 2002-2003: The World's Leading Grand Prix and Superbike Annual Hazelton Publishing 978-1903135136 Superbike World Championship Category:Superbike World Championship seasons World Championship