2007 Superbike World Championship

The 2007 World Superbike racing season is the 20th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on February 24 at Losail, and finished on October 7 at Magny-Cours after 13 rounds.

The main title contenders were 2004 champion James Toseland riding a Honda, 2006 champion Troy Bayliss once again riding a Ducati 999 (Even though production of the 999 ended in 2006 and the bike was replaced by the Ducati 1098, Ducati produced 150 limited edition 999s to satisfy homologation requirements), former MotoGP rider Max Biaggi riding a Suzuki, and Noriyuki Haga riding a Yamaha

The championship was won by James Toseland in the very last race of the season. His 415 points put him 2 points ahead of Haga with Biaggi following along with 397 points. The manufacturer's championship was won by Yamaha.

This was also the final season Corona Extra provided title sponsorship, having done so since 1998. From 2008 HANNspree took on this role in a deal up to and including the 2010 season.

Season Calendar

Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Rider	Winning Team	Report
1	R1	Qatar	Losail	February 24	Troy Corser	Max Biaggi	Max Biaggi	Alstare Suzuki	Report
1	R2	Qatar	Losail	February 24	Troy Corser	Max Biaggi	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
2	R1	Australia	Phillip Island	March 4	Troy Bayliss	Troy Corser	Troy Bayliss	Xerox Ducati	Report
2	R2	Australia	Phillip Island	March 4	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
3	R1	Europe	Donington Park	April 1	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
3	R2	Europe	Donington Park	April 1	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia	Report
4	R1	Spain	Valencia	April 15	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Rubén Xaus	Team Sterilgarda	Report
4	R2	Spain	Valencia	April 15	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
5	R1	Netherlands	Assen	April 29	James Toseland	Troy Bayliss	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
5	R2	Netherlands	Assen	April 29	James Toseland	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Bayliss	Xerox Ducati	Report
6	R1	Italy	Monza	May 13	Noriyuki Haga	Max Biaggi	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia	Report
6	R2	Italy	Monza	May 13	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia	Report
7	R1	Great Britain	Silverstone	May 27	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Bayliss	Xerox Ducati	Report
7	R2	Great Britain	Silverstone	May 27	Troy Bayliss	Race Cancelled¹			Report
8	R1	San Marino	Misano	June 17	Troy Corser	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Bayliss	Xerox Ducati	Report
8	R2	San Marino	Misano	June 17	Troy Corser	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Xerox Ducati	Report
9	R1	Czech Republic	Brno	July 22	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
9	R2	Czech Republic	Brno	July 22	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Corser	Max Biaggi	Alstare Suzuki	Report
10	R1	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	August 5	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
10	R2	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	August 5	Troy Bayliss	James Toseland	James Toseland	Ten Kate Honda	Report
11	R1	Germany	Lausitzring	September 9	Fonsi Nieto	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia	Report
11	R2	Germany	Lausitzring	September 9	Fonsi Nieto	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Bayliss	Xerox Ducati	Report
12	R1	Italy	Vallelunga	September 30	Troy Bayliss	Noriyuki Haga	Max Biaggi	Alstare Suzuki	Report
12	R2	Italy	Vallelunga	September 30	Troy Bayliss	Max Biaggi	Troy Bayliss	Xerox Ducati	Report
13	R1	France	Magny-Cours	October 7	James Toseland	Max Neukirchner	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia	Report
13	R2	France	Magny-Cours	October 7	James Toseland	Max Biaggi	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia	Report

1.^ – Second race at Silverstone was cancelled due to heavy rain. ^[1]

Season standings

Rider Standings

2007 Final Riders Standings ^[2]
Pos	Rider	Bike	QAT		AUS		EUR		ESP		NED		ITA		GBR		SMR		CZE		GBR		GER		ITA		FRA		Pts
Pos	Rider	Bike	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	Pts
1	Toseland	Honda	2	1	2	1	1	Ret	5	1	1	2	4	2	8	C	4	6	1	2	1	1	9	4	3	11	7	6	415
2	Haga	Yamaha	8	4	4	3	4	1	2	3	2	Ret	1	1	2	C	Ret	2	4	4	7	2	1	2	4	3	1	1	413
3	Biaggi	Suzuki	1	2	3	4	3	2	8	2	6	3	3	5	6	C	Ret	3	2	1	3	8	2	3	1	2	6	2	397
4	Bayliss	Ducati	5	8	1	2	Ret	Inj	3	6	4	1	2	3	1	C	1	1	Ret	6	Ret	7	4	1	2	1	2	5	372
5	Corser	Yamaha	9	3	5	5	2	3	4	9	17	4	5	6	3	C	2	5	7	Ret	2	3	3	5	Ret	4	3	4	296
6	Xaus	Ducati	10	9	7	6	Ret	4	1	4	3	Ret	12	13	9	C	8	7	12	10	4	6	12	6	Ret	6	8	10	201
7	Lanzi	Ducati	3	7	6	7	5	5	6	5	5	Ret	7	Ret	7	C	6	9	8	7	9	12	8	12	6	7	Ret	DNS	192
8	Rolfo	Honda	7	Ret	11	10	9	7	10	12	9	5	Ret	4	4	C	5	8	5	5	6	11	5	7	Ret	5	10	7	192
9	Neukirchner	Suzuki	6	10	8	8	8	10	12	10	10	7	10	12	10	C	9	10	9	12	10	10	Ret	10	Ret	10	4	Ret	149
10	Laconi	Kawasaki	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	7	6	11	8	16	10	Ret	8	5	C	7	11	11	14	8	9	6	11	7	Ret	9	8	137
11	Fabrizio	Honda	Ret	12	Ret	9	13	12	7	11	12	6	8	11	Ret	C	Ret	Ret	6	3	5	4	Ret	13	5	Ret	14	9	132
12	Nieto	Kawasaki	Ret	5	9	14	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	C	Ret	12	Ret	8	12	13	7	8	8	8	5	3	125
13	Kagayama	Suzuki	4	6					15	13	7	11	6	7	Ret	C	3	4	3	Ret	Ret	5	DNS	DNS					116
14	Smrž	Ducati	14	16	14	11	10	8	14	17	11	9	15	10	Ret	C	10	13	Ret	13	14	Ret	13	16	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	66
15	Nakatomi	Yamaha	12	17	13	13	17	14	Ret	16	13	12			13	C	Ret	14	10	9	13	15	11	15	9	9	11	Ret	66
16	Muggeridge	Honda	Ret	14	DNS	DNS	11	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	9	Ret	C	DNS	DNS	Ret	11	Ret	14	10	10	13	13	12	11	62
17	Brookes	Honda	Ret	13	12	12	12	15	9	7	Ret	13	11	Ret	Ret	C													40
18	Martin	Honda	11	18	10	Ret	19	13	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	16	Ret															23
		Yamaha																			11	16
		Suzuki																					14	14	14	14	16	Ret
19	Iannuzzo	Kawasaki													11	C			13	15					10	12			19
20	Borciani	Ducati											13	Ret	C		11	Ret							12	18			12
21	Bussei	Ducati					14	11	13	15																			11
22	Morelli	Ducati					16	17	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	DNS	12	C	13	18	Ret	16	17	18	Ret	Ret	16	17	Ret	14	11
23	Tiberio	Honda																					15	18	15	15	13	12	10
24	Polita	Suzuki	13	15	15	15	Ret	DNS					14	Ret	Ret	C	Ret	17											8
25	Ellison	Ducati	15	19	17	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	16	Ret	15	Ret	C	14	19	Ret	Ret	18	17	Ret	Ret	17	19	Ret	15	8
26	Sanchini	Kawasaki											17	Ret			12	15											5
27	Dietrich	Suzuki																									13	15	4
28	Drazdak	Yamaha	Ret	Ret	18	Ret													14	Ret			16	19					2
29	Pietri	Yamaha											Ret	14															2
30	Morales	Yamaha							Ret	14																			2
31	Svoboda	Yamaha									15	15	Ret	Ret															2
32	Nutt	Yamaha																			15	DNS							1
33	Cruciani	Suzuki																	15	18	16	Ret							1
34	Zaiser	MV Agusta	16	Ret	16	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret						15	Ret	Ret	Ret									1
Pos	Rider	Bike	QAT		AUS		EUR		ESP		NED		ITA		GBR		SMR		CZE		GBR		GER		ITA		FRA		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)

Manufacturers Standings

2008 Final Manufacturers Standings ^[3]
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT		AUS		EUR		ESP		NED		ITA		GBR		SMR		CZE		GBR		GER		ITA		FRA		Pts
Pos	Manufacturer	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	Pts
1	Yamaha	8	3	4	3	2	1	2	3	2	4	1	1	2		2	2	4	4	2	2	1	2	4	3	1	1	467
2	Honda	2	1	2	1	1	7	5	1	1	2	4	2	8		4	6	1	2	1	1	5	4	3	5	7	6	439
3	Ducati	3	7	1	2	5	4	1	4	3	2	2	3	1		1	1	8	6	4	6	4	1	2	1	2	5	439
4	Suzuki	1	2	3	4	3	2	8	2	6	3	3	5	6		3	3	2	1	3	5	2	3	1	2	4	2	419
5	Kawasaki	17	5	9	14	6	6	11	8	8	8	17	8	5		7	11	11	8	8	9	6	8	7	8	5	3	192
6	MV Agusta	16	Ret	16	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret						15	Ret	Ret	Ret									1
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT		AUS		EUR		ESP		NED		ITA		GBR		SMR		CZE		GBR		GER		ITA		FRA		Pts

Entry list

2007 Entry List ^[4]
Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No	Rider	Rounds
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7	3	Max Biaggi	1-13
Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7	71	Yukio Kagayama	1, 4-10
Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	10	Fonsi Nieto	1-13
			13	Vittorio Iannuzzo	7,9,12
			55	Régis Laconi	1-13
			92	Mauro Sanchini	6,8
Yamaha Motor Italia	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	11	Troy Corser	1-13
Yamaha Motor Italia	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	41	Noriyuki Haga	1-13
Prorace	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6	15	Milos Cihak
Team Sterilgarda	Ducati	Ducati 999 F06	20	Marco Borciani	6,8,12
			111	Ruben Xaus	1-13
			200	Giovanni Bussei	3-4
Ducati Xerox Team	Ducati	Ducati 999 F07	21	Troy Bayliss	1-13
Ducati Xerox Team	Ducati	Ducati 999 F07	57	Lorenzo Lanzi	1-13
D.F.X. Corse	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	22	Luca Morelli	3-13
			84	Michel Fabrizio	1-13
			99	Steve Martin	1-6
Alto Evolution Honda	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	25	Joshua Brookes	1-7
			31	Karl Muggeridge	1-13
			32	Yoann Tiberio	11-13
Emmebi Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	34	Luca Conforti
Yamaha Jr. Pro SBK Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	36	Jiri Drazdak	1-2, 9,11
Yamaha Jr. Pro SBK Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	85	Marek Svoboda	5-6
Yamaha YZF	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	38	Shinichi Nakatomi	1-13
Yamaha YZF	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	99	Steve Martin	10
Team Giesse	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	40	Robertino Pietri	6
Team Pedercini	Ducati	Ducati 999RS	42	Dean Ellison	1-13
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	44	Roberto Rolfo	1-13
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	52	James Toseland	1-13
Holzhauer Racing Promotion	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	45	Martin Bauer
Celani Team Suzuki Italia	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6	53	Alessandro Polita	1-3, 6-8
			99	Steve Martin	11-13
			112	Stefano Cruciani	9-10
SMT Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	64	Aaron Zanotti
LBR Racing Team	MV Agusta	MV Agusta F4 312 R	73	Christian Zaiser	1-5, 8-9
Suzuki Germany	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6	76	Max Neukirchner	1-13
Nuttravel.com	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	77	Marty Nutt	10
D'Antin MotoGP	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	95	Mashel Al Naimi	1
Team Caracchi Ducati SC	Ducati	Ducati 999 F05	96	Jakub Smrz	1-13
Team Guandalini	Ducati	Ducati 999 FO5	117	Norino Brignola
Team Laglisse	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	131	Carmelo Morales

Key
Regular Rider
Wildcard Rider
Replacement Rider

All entries utilize Pirelli tyres.

On 20 March DFX Honda dropped Steve Martin from their rider lineup due to a lack of funds.^[5] On March 27 DFX Honda and Steve Martin reached an agreement which will see the rider on track at Donington and from there, on a race by race basis for the next three races.^[6]

References

[1] ttp://www.motorbikestoday.com/news/Articles/sbk_07_silverstone.htm

[2] ttp://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2007&p_PilotiCostruttori=P

[3] ttp://www.worldsbk.com/season/standings?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2007&p_PilotiCostruttori=C

[4] ttp://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st111512.htm

[5] DFX drop Martin Eurosport.com

[6] Steve Martin To Race At Donington motocorse.com

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