2006 Supersport World Championship

The 2006 Supersport World Championship was the eighth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the tenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 25 February at Losail and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 races.

The riders' championship was won by Sébastien Charpentier with a total of 6 race wins. It was Charpentier's 2nd World Supersport Championship. The manufacturers' championship was won by Honda.

Race calendar and results

Round	Date	Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Report
1	25 February	Qatar	Losail	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
2	5 March	Australia	Phillip Island	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
3	23 April	Spain	Valencia	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
4	7 May	Italy	Monza	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Yoann Tiberio	Report
5	28 May	Europe	Silverstone	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
6	25 June	San Marino	Misano	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes	Massimo Roccoli	Report
7	23 July	Czech Republic	Brno	Kevin Curtain	Yoann Tiberio	Kevin Curtain	Report
8	6 August	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Broc Parkes	Kevin Curtain	Broc Parkes	Report
9	3 September	Netherlands	Assen	Sébastien Charpentier	Kevin Curtain	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
10	10 September	Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	Kevin Curtain	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
11	1 October	Italy	Imola	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
12	8 October	France	Magny-Cours	Sébastien Charpentier	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Sébastien Charpentier	Report

Entry List

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Ducati SC - Caracchi Team Manila Grace SC Ducati Ducati 749R 57 Luka Nedog All 69 Gianluca Nannelli 8–12 72 Stuart Easton 4–12 75 Josh Brookes 1–3 LBR Ducati Racing 73 Christian Zaiser All Angel Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 52 Steven Neate 5 BRC Racing 29 Vactav Bittman 7 CRS Grand Prix 65 Joan Lascorz 11 66 Jesco Günther 12 91 Javier Hidalgo 7–8 121 Alessio Aldrovandi 3–6, 9–10 Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports 25 Tatu Lauslehto All 116 Johan Stigefelt All 127 Robin Harms All Duntep Racing Team 30 Joan Veijer 9 Hardinge Ice Valley M. 27 Tom Tunstall All Honda BQR 33 Victor Carrasco 3 Intermoto Czech Klaffi 18 Mathieu Lagrive 5–11 28 Arie Vos 12 37 William De Angelis All 58 Tomas Miksovsky 1–4 J&E Sport Ten Kate Honda 28 Arie Vos 9 Legrelle - Honda Belgium 145 Sebastien Le Grelle 1–11 Megabike Honda Team 3 Katsuaki Fujiwara 1, 3–5, 9–12 32 Yoann Tiberio 2–12 61 Simone Sanna 6–8 Northpoint Eckerold Honda 53 Cal Crutchlow 8 56 Leon Camier 8 Passione Moto 24 Stefano Cruciani 4, 11 Team Parkalgar 17 Miguel Praia 3–12 61 Simone Sanna 12 Vazy Racing Team 38 Grégory Leblanc All Winston Ten Kate Honda 16 Sébastien Charpentier 1–5, 7–11 28 Arie Vos 6 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu All Gil Motor Sport Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 7 Stéphane Chambon 3–12 8 Maxime Berger 1–11 10 Fabien Foret 12 19 Dean Thomas 1–2 Kawasaki Bertocchi 26 Alessandro Antonello 6 MSS Discovery Racing 51 Pere Riba 5 Scratch Moto Racing 39 David Perret 12 Hoegee Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 22 Kai Børre Andersen 1–5, 7–12 77 Barry Veneman All 80 Kurtis Roberts 6 Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 6 Mauro Sanchini 6–12 9 Alessio Corradi 4–7 21 Chris Peris 1–5, 8–12 34 Didier Van Keymeulen 1–3 Edo Racing 69 Gianluca Nannelli 1–2 76 Bernat Martinez 3, 5–7 RG Team 6 Mauro Sanchini 1–5 9 Alessio Corradi 11–12 63 Lorenzo Alfonsi 9–10 99 Sebastiano Zerbo 6–8 San Marino Bike Service 20 Diego Giugovaz 6 SLM Racing 12 Javier Forés 1–8 15 Andrea Berta 1–11 31 Vesa Kallio 9–12 34 Didier Van Keymeulen 12 Speed Moto 35 Jordi Torres 3, 11 Tati Team Beaujolais Racing 68 David Forner 1–4, 6–7 71 Sam Owens 5 88 Julien Enjolras All 93 Stephane Duterne 8–9, 11–12 Umbria Bike 5 Alessio Velini 1–10, 12 Vector Racing 60 Vladimir Ivanov All Yamaha - GMT 94 41 Kenny Noyes 3 49 Anthony Gobert 1–2 94 David Checa 4–12 Yamaha Motor Germany 10 Fabien Foret 10 11 Kevin Curtain All 23 Broc Parkes 1–9, 11–12 Yamaha Racing Support 31 Vesa Kallio 4, 7 Yamaha Sebring 67 Gunter Knobloch 10 Yamaha Team Italia 45 Gianluca Vizziello All 55 Massimo Roccoli All Yamaha Moto Vitesse Reunion 40 Thomas Metro 12

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Pos. Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts 1 Sébastien Charpentier Honda 1 1 1 3 1 11 6 4 Ret 1 1 194 2 Kevin Curtain Yamaha 2 2 2 Ret 3 6 1 2 2 2 3 Ret 187 3 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda 3 Ret Ret 5 20 8 3 3 1 1 2 2 157 4 Broc Parkes Yamaha Ret 3 4 7 2 3 2 1 Ret 6 3 145 5 Robbin Harms Honda 6 5 5 2 5 5 Ret 4 9 4 Ret 6 117 6 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha 7 10 8 4 6 1 Ret 9 8 12 10 Ret 96 7 Yoann Tiberio Honda 4 6 1 14 Ret 4 12 Ret Ret 9 10 80 8 Johan Stigefelt Honda 5 7 Ret 8 9 9 6 11 Ret Ret 11 8 70 9 Gianluca Vizziello Yamaha 9 13 9 Ret Ret 7 5 Ret 7 6 4 Ret 69 10 Javier Forés Yamaha 4 15 7 9 7 10 12 Ret 49 11 David Checa Yamaha 13 11 4 8 21 Ret Ret 12 5 44 12 Gianluca Nannelli Yamaha 15 Ret 43 Ducati 8 15 5 7 4 13 Katsuaki Fujiwara Honda Ret 3 Ret 10 17 22 8 7 39 14 Simone Sanna Honda 2 9 Ret 11 32 15 Stéphane Chambon Kawasaki Ret 10 17 DNS 13 7 Ret 10 16 9 31 16 Christian Zaiser Ducati 8 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 7 17 Ret 30 17 Kai Børre Andersen Suzuki Ret Ret Ret 15 13 15 16 3 8 Ret Ret 29 18 Stuart Easton Ducati 6 15 DNS Ret Ret 10 11 14 14 26 19 Mauro Sanchini Yamaha 19 12 Ret 17 19 15 7 14 Ret 13 Ret 12 23 20 William De Angelis Honda 13 16 12 DNS DNS 12 Ret 18 Ret Ret 5 Ret 22 21 Josh Brookes Ducati 10 6 11 21 22 Barry Veneman Suzuki 25 Ret 10 Ret 18 16 Ret 15 6 DNS 13 Ret 20 23 Matthieu Lagrive Honda 8 13 Ret 19 Ret 9 Ret 18 24 Maxime Berger Kawasaki Ret Ret 17 16 12 11 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 17 25 Fabien Foret Yamaha 3 16 Kawasaki Ret 26 Sébastien Le Grelle Honda 11 11 14 Ret Ret 21 Ret 12 Ret 16 27 Pere Riba Kawasaki 4 13 28 Arie Vos Honda 14 5 19 13 29 Cal Crutchlow Honda 5 11 30 Tatu Lauslehto Honda 24 Ret 13 11 16 20 14 17 20 15 18 Ret 11 31 Dean Thomas Kawasaki Ret 8 8 32 Leon Camier Honda 10 6 33 Vesa Kallio Yamaha 14 Ret 14 17 22 15 5 34 Stefano Cruciani Honda 12 23 4 35 Anthony Gobert Yamaha 12 Ret 4 36 Grégory Leblanc Honda Ret 17 16 23 26 18 Ret DNS Ret 19 13 3 37 Alessio Velini Yamaha 21 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 26 13 Ret 17 3 38 Chris Peris Yamaha 18 20 21 20 WD 22 Ret 14 15 Ret 3 39 Tom Tunstall Honda 14 18 15 Ret 22 22 18 20 16 23 21 18 3 40 Didier van Keymeulen Yamaha 16 14 DNS Ret 2 Javier Hidalgo Honda 16 25 0 Vladimir Ivanov Yamaha 20 19 23 22 25 Ret Ret 24 19 16 25 Ret 0 Miguel Praia Honda 20 19 23 19 Ret 27 18 18 Ret 16 0 Tomas Miksovsky Honda 17 Ret 22 18 0 Bernat Martinez Yamaha DNS 21 17 Ret 0 Julien Enjolras Yamaha 23 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 17 23 Ret Ret Ret WD 0 Alessio Aldrovandi Honda 18 DNS Ret DNS 21 Ret 0 Alessio Corradi Yamaha WD Ret 19 Ret 19 Ret 0 Vactav Bittman Honda 19 0 David Forner Yamaha 22 21 Ret Ret Ret 20 0 Lorenzo Alfonsi Yamaha Ret 20 0 Joan Lascorz Honda 20 0 Thomas Metro Yamaha 20 0 Andrea Berta Yamaha Ret Ret Ret 21 DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 Gunter Knobloch Yamaha 21 0 Luka Nedog Ducati Ret Ret 24 Ret DNQ Ret Ret 29 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 Sam Owens Yamaha 24 0 Jordi Torres Yamaha DSQ 24 0 Stephane Duterne Yamaha 28 Ret 26 DNS 0 Kenny Noyes Yamaha Ret 0 Victor Carrasco Honda Ret 0 Steven Neate Honda Ret 0 Alessandro Antonello Kawasaki Ret 0 Sebastiano Zerbo Yamaha Ret Ret Ret 0 Joan Veijer Honda Ret 0 David Perret Kawasaki Ret 0 Jesco Günther Honda Ret 0 Diego Giugovaz Yamaha DNS Kurtis Roberts Suzuki WD Pos Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	277
2	Yamaha	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	240
3	Ducati	8	6	11	6	15	Ret	10	8	10	5	7	4	87
4	Kawasaki	Ret	8	17	10	4	11	13	7	11	10	16	9	62
5	Suzuki	25	Ret	10	15	13	16	15	15	3	8	13	Ret	39
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts