2016 Supersport World Championship

2016 Supersport World Championship
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Support series: Superbike World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Junior Cup

The 2016 Supersport World Championship is the eighteenth season of the Supersport World Championship or WorldSSP, a racing competition on production-based motorcycles of 600 to 750 cm³ displacement.

Race calendar and results

2016 calendar[1][2][3]
Round	Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	28 February	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Lorenzo Zanetti	Randy Krummenacher	Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
2	Thailand	Chang International Circuit	13 March	Jules Cluzel	Kyle Smith	Jules Cluzel	MV Agusta Reparto Corse
3	Spain	Motorland Aragón	3 April	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
4	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	17 April	Randy Krummenacher	Kyle Smith	Kyle Smith	CIA Landlord Insurance Honda
5	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1 May	Jules Cluzel	Jules Cluzel	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
6	Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit	15 May
7	United Kingdom	Donington Park	29 May
8	Italy	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	19 June
9	Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	18 September
10	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	2 October
11	Spain	Circuito de Jerez[N 1]	16 October
12	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	30 October

Entry list

2016 entry list[4] Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 1 Kenan Sofuoğlu[5] 1–5 17 Hiromichi Kunikawa[6] 3 21 Randy Krummenacher[5] 1–5 Honda World Supersport Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 2 P. J. Jacobsen[4] 1–5 GRT Racing Team MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 4 Gino Rea[7] 1–5 41 Aiden Wagner[7] 1–5 Landbridge Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 5 Mitch Levy[8] 1 Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 10 Nacho Calero[4] 1–5 63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin[9] 1–5 Team GoEleven Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 11 Christian Gamarino[10] 1–5 69 Ondřej Ježek[10] 1–5 Tribeca Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 13 Anthony West[8] 1 West EAB Yamaha 4 MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 16 Jules Cluzel[11] 1–5 87 Lorenzo Zanetti[11] 1–5 Gemar Balloons – Team Lorini Honda Honda CBR600RR 19 Kevin Wahr[4] 1–5 68 Glenn Scott[12] 1–3 86 Ayrton Badovini[13] 4–5 Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 24 Decha Kraisart[14] 2 Race Department ATK#25 MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 25 Alex Baldolini[4] 1–5 Burns Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 30 Kane Burns[8] 1 CIA Landlord Insurance Honda CIA Landlord Insurance Profile Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 35 Stefan Hill[15] 1–5 71 Christoffer Bergman[13] 4–5 78 Hikari Okubo[15] 1–5 81 Luke Stapleford[15] 1–2 111 Kyle Smith[15] 1–5 Team Factory Vamag MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 44 Roberto Rolfo[16] 1–5 AARK Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 48 Alex Phillis[8] 1 A.P.Honda Racing Thailand Honda Honda CBR600RR 59 Ratthapong Wilairot[14] 2 MVR-Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 51 Bryan Schouten[13] 4 Team Rosso e Nero Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 53 Nicola Jr. Morrentino[17] 5 Bardahl Evan Bros. Honda Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 64 Federico Caricasulo[18] 1–5 Green Speed Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 65 Michael Canducci[17] 5 Start Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 74 Jaimie van Sikkelerus[13] 4 Ranieri Med – SC Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 77 Kyle Ryde[4] 1–5 Profile Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 81 Luke Stapleford[19] 4–5 Response RE Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 83 Lachlan Epis[4] 1–5 Schmidt Racing MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 88 Nicolás Terol[20] 1–5 DMC Panavto–Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 161 Alexey Ivanov[6] 3 FIM Europe Supersport Cup entries Scuderia Maranga Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 6 Davide Stirpe[4] 3–5 R2 MotorRacing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 7 Angelo Licciardi[4] 3–5 WILSport Racedays Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 9 Jed Metcher[17] 5 50 Braeden Ortt[4] 3–5 96 Javier Orellana[4] 3–4 VFT Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 12 Christopher Gobbi[4] 3–5 Team Yohann Moto Sport Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 23 Cédric Tangre[4] 3–5 San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 47 Axel Bassani[4] 3–5 61 Alessandro Zaccone[4] 3–5 DS Junior Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 55 Ilya Mikhalchik[4] 3–5 MTM / HS Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 84 Loris Cresson[4] 3–5 Schmidt Racing MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 119 János Chrobák[4] 3–5

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos. Rider Bike PHI CHA ARA ASS IMO SEP DON MIS LAU MAG JER LOS Pts 1 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki Ret 2 1 3 1 86 2 Randy Krummenacher Kawasaki 1 4 2 4 DNS 71 3 Jules Cluzel MV Agusta 17 1 4 18 2 58 4 Kyle Smith Honda Ret 5 11 1 11 46 5 Alex Baldolini MV Agusta 6 6 Ret 5 4 44 6 P. J. Jacobsen Honda 5 3 Ret Ret 3 43 7 Federico Caricasulo Honda 2 17 7 11 8 42 8 Gino Rea MV Agusta 7 9 Ret 2 Ret 36 9 Ondřej Ježek Kawasaki 8 10 14 9 7 32 10 Nicolás Terol MV Agusta 11 Ret 3 13 10 30 11 Christian Gamarino Kawasaki 4 16 10 10 17 25 12 Alessandro Zaccone Kawasaki 5 19 5 22 13 Axel Bassani Kawasaki 6 8 14 20 14 Zulfahmi Khairuddin Kawasaki 13 7 8 20 26 20 15 Lorenzo Zanetti MV Agusta Ret 8 Ret 29 6 18 16 Anthony West Yamaha 3 DNS 16 17 Ilya Mikhalchik Kawasaki 13 6 13 16 18 Ayrton Badovini Honda 7 9 16 19 Kevin Wahr Honda DNS 12 9 16 12 15 20 Roberto Rolfo MV Agusta 9 18 Ret 22 15 8 21 Aiden Wagner MV Agusta 10 15 Ret DNQ 18 7 22 Glenn Scott Honda 12 13 DNS 7 23 Luke Stapleford Honda 16 14 6 Triumph 12 19 24 Kyle Ryde Yamaha 19 Ret 12 14 16 6 25 Decha Kraisart Yamaha 11 5 26 Alex Phillis Honda 14 2 27 Cédric Tangre Suzuki Ret 15 27 1 28 Nacho Calero Kawasaki 18 19 15 26 23 1 29 Mitch Levy Yamaha 15 1 Hikari Okubo Honda Ret 20 16 24 20 0 Bryan Schouten Yamaha 17 0 János Chrobák MV Agusta 17 21 Ret 0 Loris Cresson Kawasaki 18 27 28 0 Davide Stirpe Kawasaki 19 23 22 0 Christopher Gobbi Yamaha 20 28 29 0 Stefan Hill Honda 20 21 Ret 30 Ret 0 Lachlan Epis Kawasaki 21 22 21 DNQ 30 0 Nicola Jr. Morrentino Yamaha 21 0 Braeden Ortt Honda 22 DNQ 31 0 Jed Metcher Honda 24 0 Christoffer Bergman Honda 25 25 0 Angelo Licciardi Kawasaki Ret DNQ Ret 0 Javier Orellana Honda Ret DNS 0 Michael Canducci Kawasaki Ret 0 Jaimie van Sikkelerus Yamaha Ret 0 Hiromichi Kunikawa Kawasaki Ret 0 Alexey Ivanov Yamaha Ret 0 Ratthapong Wilairot Honda Ret 0 Kane Burns Suzuki Ret 0 Pos. Rider Bike PHI CHA ARA ASS IMO SEP DON MIS LAU MAG JER 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	SEP	DON	MIS	LAU	MAG	JER	LOS	Pts
1	Kawasaki	1	2	1	3	1								111
2	MV Agusta	6	1	3	2	2								91
3	Honda	2	3	7	1	3								86
4	Yamaha	3	11	12	14	16								27
5	Triumph				12	19								4
6	Suzuki	Ret		Ret	15	27								1
Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI	CHA	ARA	ASS	IMO	SEP	DON	MIS	LAU	MAG	JER	LOS	Pts

Notes

1. Subject to contract.

References

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2. "2016 Calendar Update". worldsbk.com (Dorna WSBK). 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016. Confirmation of both the location and date of the replacement will be provided before the 1st of May, [...]
3. "No replacement found for Monza sees round scraped". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
4. "FIM Supersport World Championship – 2016 Provisional permanent Entry Lists, 03 February" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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6. "Aragón Round, 1–2–3 April 2016 – World Supersport – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
7. "Gino Rea, Wagner join new MV Agusta team". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 24 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
8. "Australian Round, 26–27–28 February 2016 – World Supersport – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
9. "Khairuddin ready for fresh start in WSS". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
10. "Jezek signs WorldSSP deal with Team Go Eleven". worldsbk.com (Dorna WSBK). 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015. Jezek replaces Dominic Schmitter to become team-mate to Italian rider Christian Gamarino.
11. "Terol: 'I want to stay in World Supersport'". worldsbk.com (Dorna WSBK). 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015. However, with MV Agusta Reparto Corse having already re-signed Cluzel alongside Lorenzo Zanetti for 2016, Terol is now looking for a ride.
12. "Lorini Honda signs Aussie Scott". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 11 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
13. "Dutch Round, 15–16–17 April 2016 – World Supersport – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
14. "Thai Round, 11-12-13 March 2016 – World Supersport – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
15. "Okubo joins CIA Landlord Insurance Honda". worldsbk.com (Dorna WSBK). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
16. "Rolfo with Factory Vamag in WorldSSP". worldsbk.com (Dorna WSBK). 4 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
17. "Italian Round, 29–30 April 1 May 2016 – World Supersport – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
18. "Bardahl Evan Bros with Caricasulo in World Supersport". worldsbk.com (Dorna WSBK). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
19. "Stapleford to resume WSS bid with Profile Triumph". Crash.net (Crash Media Group). 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
20. "Nicolas Terol a Schmidt Racingnél folytatja!". formula.hu (in Hungarian) (Schmidt Racing Média). 5 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

External links

• Official website