2012 Superbike World Championship

2012 Superbike World Championship
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Support series: Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship European Junior Cup

The 2012 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-fifth season of the Superbike World Championship. It began on 26 February at Phillip Island and ended on 7 October in Magny-Cours after 14 rounds.

The season saw the number of complete motorcycles in use limited to one per rider; this meant that the rules allowing bike changes during a race (flag-to-flag) were cancelled.^[1]^[2]

Aprilia rider Max Biaggi clinched his second SBK championship, pipping Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes by just half a point. Marco Melandri won more races than both Biaggi and Sykes this season but failing to score points in 5 of the last 6 races cost him the title.

Race calendar and results

The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 24 September 2011 with thirteen confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation.^[3] Russia appeared for the first time in the calendar with a round at the brand-new Moscow Raceway.^[4] The calendar was updated in October 2011 with the confirmation of the Imola round, for a total fourteen rounds.^[5] All races with the exception of Miller Motorsports Park – races held on Memorial Day Monday – were held on Sundays.

Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	26 February	Tom Sykes^{[N 1]}	Max Biaggi	Max Biaggi	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
1	R2	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	26 February	Tom Sykes^{[N 1]}	Carlos Checa	Carlos Checa	Althea Racing	Report
2	R1	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1 April	Tom Sykes	Carlos Checa	Carlos Checa	Althea Racing	Report
2	R2	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1 April	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Carlos Checa	Althea Racing	Report
3	R1	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	22 April	Tom Sykes	Sylvain Guintoli	Sylvain Guintoli	Team Effenbert Liberty Racing	Report
3	R2	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	22 April	Tom Sykes	Carlos Checa	Jonathan Rea	Honda World Superbike Team	Report
4	R1	Italy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	6 May	Sylvain Guintoli	Race cancelled^{[N 2]}			Report
4	R2	Italy	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	6 May	Sylvain Guintoli	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
5	R1	United Kingdom	Donington Park	13 May	Tom Sykes	Max Biaggi	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad Motorsport	Report
5	R2	United Kingdom	Donington Park	13 May	Tom Sykes	Max Biaggi	Jonathan Rea	Honda World Superbike Team	Report
6	R1	United States	Miller Motorsports Park	28 May	Jakub Smrž	Marco Melandri	Carlos Checa	Althea Racing	Report
6	R2	United States	Miller Motorsports Park	28 May	Jakub Smrž	Carlos Checa	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad Motorsport	Report
7	R1	San Marino	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	10 June	Tom Sykes	Carlos Checa	Max Biaggi	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
7	R2	San Marino	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	10 June	Tom Sykes	Max Biaggi	Max Biaggi	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
8	R1	Spain	Motorland Aragón	1 July	Tom Sykes	Marco Melandri	Max Biaggi	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
8	R2	Spain	Motorland Aragón	1 July	Tom Sykes	Marco Melandri	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad Motorsport	Report
9	R1	Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	22 July	Tom Sykes	Carlos Checa	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad Motorsport	Report
9	R2	Czech Republic	Masaryk Circuit	22 July	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad Motorsport	Report
10	R1	United Kingdom	Silverstone Circuit	5 August	Jakub Smrž	Ayrton Badovini	Loris Baz	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
10	R2	United Kingdom	Silverstone Circuit	5 August	Jakub Smrž	Loris Baz	Sylvain Guintoli	PATA Racing Team	Report
11	R1	Russia	Moscow Raceway	26 August	Carlos Checa	Leon Haslam	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
11	R2	Russia	Moscow Raceway	26 August	Carlos Checa	Marco Melandri	Marco Melandri	BMW Motorrad Motorsport	Report
12	R1	Germany	Nürburgring	9 September	Max Biaggi	Max Biaggi	Max Biaggi	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
12	R2	Germany	Nürburgring	9 September	Max Biaggi	Carlos Checa	Chaz Davies	ParkinGO MTC Racing	Report
13	R1	Portugal	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	23 September	Tom Sykes	Carlos Checa	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report
13	R2	Portugal	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	23 September	Tom Sykes	Eugene Laverty	Eugene Laverty	Aprilia Racing Team	Report
14	R1	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	7 October	Tom Sykes	Sylvain Guintoli	Sylvain Guintoli	PATA Racing Team	Report
14	R2	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	7 October	Tom Sykes	Davide Giugliano	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team	Report

Footnotes

^ Superpole cancelled; grid for both races established from the two qualifying sessions.^[2]
^ After the first attempt to run the race was stopped as riders were completing the third lap, the race was abandoned after it was deemed unsafe for a restart.^[6]^[7]

Entry list

A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 18 January 2012.^[8]

2012 entry list
Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Crescent Fixi Suzuki^[9]	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	2	Leon Camier^[10]	All
			21	John Hopkins^[11]	2–4, 6–14
			25	Josh Brookes^[12]	1
			60	Peter Hickman^[13]	5
Aprilia Racing Team	Aprilia	Aprilia RSV4 Factory	3	Max Biaggi^[14]	All
Aprilia Racing Team	Aprilia	Aprilia RSV4 Factory	58	Eugene Laverty^[15]	All
Honda World Superbike Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	4	Hiroshi Aoyama^[16]	All
Honda World Superbike Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	65	Jonathan Rea^[17]	All
Team Pedercini	Kawasaki^[18]	Kawasaki ZX-10R	5	Alexander Lundh^[19]	11–14
			20	David Johnson^[20]	10
			36	Leandro Mercado^[21]	2–9
			44	David Salom^[21]	1–4, 6–13
			67	Bryan Staring^[22]	1
			69	David McFadden^[19]	11
			71	Claudio Corti^[23]	14
			101	Gary Mason^[13]	5
Althea Racing	Ducati	Ducati 1098R	7	Carlos Checa^[24]	All
Althea Racing	Ducati	Ducati 1098R	34	Davide Giugliano^[24]	All
Prop-tech ltd	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	13	Viktor Kispataki^[25]	9
Boulder Motor Sports	Ducati	Ducati 1098R	14	Shane Turpin^[26]	6
Team Pro Ride Real Game Honda	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	15	Lorenzo Alfonsi^[27]	2
Team Pro Ride Real Game Honda	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	35	Raffaele De Rosa^[8]	1
Grillini Progea Superbike Team	BMW	BMW S1000RR	16	Jake Holden^[28]	6
			18	Mark Aitchison^[29]	1–5
			23	Federico Sandi^[30]	7
			64	Norino Brignola^[31]	8–10, 12–14
Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10R	17	Joan Lascorz^[32]	1–2
			66	Tom Sykes^[32]	All
			76	Loris Baz^[33]	5–14
			199	Sergio Gadea^[34]	4
ParkinGO MTC Racing	Aprilia^[35]	Aprilia RSV4 Factory	19	Chaz Davies^[36]	All
Rossair AEP Racing	BMW	BMW S1000RR	20	David Johnson^[37]	1
BMW Motorrad Motorsport	BMW	BMW S1000RR	33	Marco Melandri^[38]	All
BMW Motorrad Motorsport	BMW	BMW S1000RR	91	Leon Haslam^[39]	All
Team Effenbert Liberty Racing	Ducati	Ducati 1098R	50	Sylvain Guintoli^[40]	1–8
			57	Lorenzo Lanzi^[41]	12–13
			68	Brett McCormick^[42]	2–3, 10, 12–13
			96	Jakub Smrž^[43]	1–10
			121	Maxime Berger^[43]	1–10, 12
PATA Racing Team	Ducati^[44]	Ducati 1098R	50	Sylvain Guintoli^[45]	10–14
PATA Racing Team	Ducati^[44]	Ducati 1098R	87	Lorenzo Zanetti^[44]	All
Red Devils Roma^[46]^[47]	Ducati	Ducati 1098R	53	Alex Polita^[48]	9
			59	Niccolò Canepa^[49]	1–8, 10–12
			121	Maxime Berger^[50]	14
			151	Matteo Baiocco^[51]	13
BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet	BMW	BMW S1000RR	84	Michel Fabrizio^[52]	All
BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet	BMW	BMW S1000RR	86	Ayrton Badovini^[52]	All
Barni Racing Team Italia	Ducati	Ducati 1098R	151	Matteo Baiocco^[53]	7

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Pos.	Rider	Bike	AUS		ITA		NED		ITA		EUR		USA		SMR		SPA		CZE		GBR		RUS		GER		POR		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	R1	R2	Pts
1	Biaggi	Aprilia	1	2	4	4	4	8	C	5	5	2	3	3	1	1	1	4	6	4	Ret	11	3	Ret	1	13	4	3	Ret	5	358
2	Sykes	Kawasaki	4	3	2	2	Ret	6	C	1	3	3	8	5	4	7	Ret	8	2	2	8	12	1	2	4	5	1	Ret	3	1	357.5
3	Melandri	BMW	2	6	6	10	9	4	C	4	1	Ret	2	1	Ret	4	2	1	1	1	7	8	2	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	2	Ret	328.5
4	Checa	Ducati	Ret	1	1	1	3	17	C	7	6	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	3	7	4	3	5	6	Ret	4	12	6	2	5	Ret	7	287.5
5	Rea	Honda	7	4	9	5	Ret	1	C	6	4	1	4	2	5	2	16	5	Ret	12	4	9	Ret	7	Ret	4	6	2	13	2	278.5
6	Laverty	Aprilia	Ret	8	5	6	5	3	C	3	15	Ret	5	6	7	Ret	5	2	5	5	10	4	4	Ret	2	2	13	1	7	4	263.5
7	Guintoli	Ducati	3	Ret	Ret	11	1	2	C	DNS	8	5	12	10	8	Ret	12	13			16	1	Ret	11	6	10	3	4	1	3	213.5
8	Haslam	BMW	12	5	3	3	Ret	5	C	2	2	15	10	8	12	3	7	6	7	7	6	17	6	Ret	7	Ret	19	Ret	5	Ret	200
9	Davies	Aprilia	DNS	DNS	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	C	12	12	7	7	4	6	Ret	4	3	11	6	14	7	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	164.5
10	Giugliano	Ducati	9	13	Ret	Ret	2	9	C	8	7	Ret	11	7	3	Ret	8	10	Ret	11	9	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	NC	8	6	143
11	Fabrizio	BMW	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	10	C	DNS	10	13	9	12	14	6	6	11	8	10	2	13	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	8	12	Ret	137.5
12	Badovini	BMW	Ret	Ret	15	15	Ret	7	C	10	11	6	14	13	11	5	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	12	8	9	9	9	6	6	9	133
13	Baz	Kawasaki									16	8	15	14	Ret	8	Ret	20	3	8	1	2	11	9	Ret	8	7	7	10	Ret	122
14	Camier	Suzuki	17	12	Ret	8	Ret	14	C	15	9	4	13	11	10	15	9	Ret	14	9	Ret	Ret	15	5	5	3	11	Ret	Ret	10	115.5
15	Smrž	Ducati	5	11	11	7	7	Ret	C	9	14	Ret	6	9	9	9	Ret	DNS	10	13	17	3									92.5
16	Berger	Ducati	13	7	12	12	11	Ret	C	13	13	Ret	16	15	13	11	10	12	9	15	11	5			11	14			4	11	92
17	Zanetti	Ducati	11	14	8	13	14	Ret	C	14	18	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	14	16	16	12	16	8	10	8	11	16	12	Ret	13	68
18	Aoyama	Honda	8	9	18	Ret	12	13	C	11	17	10	17	DNS	16	12	14	15	Ret	Ret	13	14	13	Ret	10	15	8	Ret	Ret	14	61.5
19	Hopkins	Suzuki			13	Ret	Ret	11	C	DNS			Ret	16	17	14	15	Ret	15	14	Ret	10	9	12	13	12	12	11	DNS	DNS	44
20	Canepa	Ducati	20	10	10	Ret	8	Ret	C	17	19	11	Ret	Ret	18	13	11	17			Ret	15	7	Ret	DNS	DNS					42.5
21	Salom	Kawasaki	14	Ret	19	17	13	12	C	DNS			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	18	Ret	15	Ret	10	13	DNS	DNS	Ret	13			22
22	McCormick	Ducati			16	16	Ret	Ret													DNS	DNS			15	Ret	5	9			19
23	Lascorz	Kawasaki	15	Ret	7	9																									17
24	Corti	Kawasaki																											9	12	11
25	Brignola	BMW															17	19	13	17	DNS	DNS			17	17	17	15	11	15	10
26	Mercado	Kawasaki			14	Ret	10	15	C	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	19	16	Ret	18	Ret	DNS											9
27	Lanzi	Ducati																							14	16	18	10			8
28	Baiocco	Ducati													15	10											15	Ret			8
29	Lundh	Kawasaki																					14	14	16	Ret	14	14	DNS	DNS	8
30	Hickman	Suzuki									NC	9																			7
31	Staring	Kawasaki	10	16																											6
32	Polita	Ducati																	12	Ret											4
33	Aitchison	BMW	18	Ret	17	18	15	16	C	DNS	NC	14																			3
34	Brookes	Suzuki	16	15																											1
	McFadden	Kawasaki																					16	Ret							0
	Kispataki	Honda																	17	18											0
	Sandi	BMW													20	17															0
	De Rosa	Honda	Ret	17																											0
	Turpin	Ducati											18	19																	0
	Holden	BMW											19	18																	0
	Johnson	BMW	19	Ret																											0
	Johnson	Kawasaki																			DNS	DNS									0
	Alfonsi	Honda			Ret	Ret																									0
	Mason	Kawasaki									Ret	Ret																			0
	Gadea	Kawasaki							C	DNS																					0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	AUS		ITA		NED		ITA		EUR		USA		SMR		SPA		CZE		GBR		RUS		GER		POR		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)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Teams' championship

Pos.	Team	Bike No.	AUS		ITA		NED		ITA		EUR		USA		SMR		SPA		CZE		GBR		RUS		GER		POR		FRA		Pts.
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	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	R1	R2	Pts.
1	Aprilia Racing Team	3	1	2	4	4	4	8	C	5	5	2	3	3	1	1	1	4	6	4	Ret	11	3	Ret	1	13	4	3	Ret	5	621.5
1	Aprilia Racing Team	58	Ret	8	5	6	5	3	C	3	15	Ret	5	6	7	Ret	5	2	5	5	10	4	4	Ret	2	2	13	1	7	4	621.5
2	BMW Motrrad Motorsport	33	2	6	6	10	9	4	C	4	1	Ret	2	1	Ret	4	2	1	1	1	7	8	2	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	2	Ret	528.5
2	BMW Motrrad Motorsport	91	12	5	3	3	Ret	5	C	2	2	15	10	8	12	3	7	6	7	7	6	17	6	Ret	7	Ret	19	Ret	5	Ret	528.5
3	Kawasaki Racing Team	66	4	3	2	2	Ret	6	C	1	3	3	8	5	4	7	Ret	8	2	2	8	12	1	2	4	5	1	Ret	3	1	496.5
		76									16	8	15	14	Ret	8	Ret	20	3	8	1	2	11	9	Ret	8	7	7	10	Ret
		17	15	Ret	7	9
		199							C	DNS
4	Althea Racing	7	Ret	1	1	1	3	17	C	7	6	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	3	7	4	3	5	6	Ret	4	12	6	2	5	Ret	7	430.5
4	Althea Racing	34	9	13	Ret	Ret	2	9	C	8	7	Ret	11	7	3	Ret	8	10	Ret	11	9	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	7	Ret	NC	8	6	430.5
5	Honda World Superbike Team	65	7	4	9	5	Ret	1	C	6	4	1	4	2	5	2	16	5	Ret	12	4	9	Ret	7	Ret	4	6	2	13	2	340
5	Honda World Superbike Team	4	8	9	18	Ret	12	13	C	11	17	10	17	DNS	16	12	14	15	Ret	Ret	13	14	13	Ret	10	15	8	Ret	Ret	14	340
6	Team Effenbert Liberty Racing	50	3	Ret	Ret	11	1	2	C	DNS	8	5	12	10	8	Ret	12	13													284.5
		96	5	11	11	7	7	Ret	C	9	14	Ret	6	9	9	9	Ret	DNS	10	13	17	3
		121	13	7	12	12	11	Ret	C	13	13	Ret	16	15	13	11	10	12	9	15	11	5			11	14
		68			16	16	Ret	Ret													DNS	DNS			15	Ret	5	9
		57																							14	16	18	10
7	BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet	84	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	10	C	DNS	10	13	9	12	14	6	6	11	8	10	2	13	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	8	12	Ret	270.5
7	BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet	86	Ret	Ret	15	15	Ret	7	C	10	11	6	14	13	11	5	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	12	8	9	9	9	6	6	9	270.5
8	PATA Racing Team	50																			16	1	Ret	11	6	10	3	4	1	3	171.5
8	PATA Racing Team	87	11	14	8	13	14	Ret	C	14	18	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	14	16	16	12	16	8	10	8	11	16	12	Ret	13	171.5
9	Crescent Fixi Suzuki	2	17	12	Ret	8	Ret	14	C	15	9	4	13	11	10	15	9	Ret	14	9	Ret	Ret	15	5	5	3	11	Ret	Ret	10	167.5
		21			13	Ret	Ret	11	C	DNS			Ret	16	17	14	15	Ret	15	14	Ret	10	9	12	13	12	12	11	DNS	DNS
		60									NC	9
		25	16	15
10	ParkinGO MTC Racing	19	DNS	DNS	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	C	12	12	7	7	4	6	Ret	4	3	11	6	14	7	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	164.5
11	Red Devils Roma	59	20	10	10	Ret	8	Ret	C	17	19	11	Ret	Ret	18	13	11	17			Ret	15	7	Ret	DNS	DNS					65.5
		121																											4	11
		53																	12	Ret
		151																									15	Ret
12	Team Pedercini	44	14	Ret	19	17	13	12	C	DNS			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	18	Ret	15	Ret	10	13	DNS	DNS	Ret	13			56
		71																											9	12
		36			14	Ret	10	15	C	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	19	16	Ret	18	Ret	DNS
		5																					14	14	16	Ret	14	14	DNS	DNS
		67	10	16
		101									Ret	Ret
		20																			DNS	DNS
13	Grillini Progea Superbike Team	64															17	19	13	17	DNS	DNS			17	17	17	15	11	15	13
		18	18	Ret	17	18	15	16	C	DNS	NC	14
		23													20	17
		16											19	18
	Team Pro Ride Real Game Honda	35	Ret	17																											0
	Team Pro Ride Real Game Honda	15			Ret	Ret																									0
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	AUS		ITA		NED		ITA		EUR		USA		SMR		SPA		CZE		GBR		RUS		GER		POR		FRA		Pts.

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS		ITA		NED		ITA		EUR		USA		SMR		SPA		CZE		GBR		RUS		GER		POR		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	R1	R2	Pts
1	Aprilia	1	2	4	4	4	3	C	3	5	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	5	4	10	4	3	3	1	1	4	1	7	4	444.5
2	BMW	2	5	3	3	6	4	C	2	1	6	2	1	11	3	2	1	1	1	2	8	2	1	7	9	9	6	2	9	421
3	Ducati	3	1	1	1	1	2	C	7	6	5	1	7	2	9	3	7	4	3	5	1	7	4	6	6	2	4	1	3	416
4	Kawasaki	4	3	2	2	10	6	C	1	3	3	8	5	4	7	Ret	8	2	2	1	2	1	2	4	5	1	7	3	1	397.5
5	Honda	7	4	9	5	12	1	C	6	4	1	4	2	5	2	14	5	17	12	4	9	13	7	10	4	6	2	13	2	293.5
6	Suzuki	16	12	13	8	Ret	11	C	15	9	4	13	11	10	14	9	Ret	14	9	Ret	10	9	5	5	3	11	11	Ret	10	136.5
Pos.	Manufacturer	AUS		ITA		NED		ITA		EUR		USA		SMR		SPA		CZE		GBR		RUS		GER		POR		FRA		Pts

The second races at Monza and Silverstone were stopped early and half points were awarded.

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^ "Moscow Raceway confirmed for Russia WSBK debut". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "2012 WSBK calendar update". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
^ "Weather conditions cause cancellation of race one". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ "Rain stops Superbikes at Monza". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b "2012 Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Official Crescent Suzuki to WSBK". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
^ "Crescent Suzuki sign Camier for WSB campaign". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^ "Hopkins to WSBK with Crescent Suzuki". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
^ "Josh Brookes to substitute for John Hopkins". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
^ ^a ^b Guy, Michael (10 May 2012). "Gary Mason and Peter Hickman to race at Donington WSB". Motor Cycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
^ "Biaggi to 'stay with Aprilia until 2012'". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
^ "Laverty signs with Aprilia for 2012". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
^ "Hiroshi Aoyama with Honda WSB for 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "Rea and Honda together in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "The Pedercini Team concludes two-day Valencia test". teampedercini.com. Team Pedercini. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Moscow Superbike Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports.
^ "David Johnson to ride Pedercini Kawasaki". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Pedercini confirms Salom and Mercado for 2012 season". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
^ "Mercado injured, Staring steps in at Phillip Island". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
^ "Moto2 exile Corti lands WSBK ride". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Althea confirms Checa, Giugliano for 2012". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
^ "2012 Brno Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2012 Miller Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Alfonsi in, de Rosa out at Pro Ride Honda". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ "Grillini BMW assign local rider for Miller round". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
^ "Team Grillini return to SBK with Aitchison and BMW". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
^ "Grillini BMW signs Sandi for Misano". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "2012 Aragon Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Sykes aboard Kawasaki's ZX-10R again for 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
^ "Baz gets nod for vacant Kawasaki seat". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
^ "2012 Monza Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
^ "Aprilia, BMW and Suzuki testing in the sun at Portimao". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
^ Guy, Michael (16 October 2011). "Davies confirmed to ride ParkinGO Ducati in 2012". Motor Cycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "David Johnson to join Superbike grid at Phillip Island". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Melandri lines up alongside Haslam for BMW in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "Haslam will line up for BMW Motorrad in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "Effenbert-Liberty Racing confirm Sylvain Guintoli". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ "2012 Nürburgring Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
^ "Canada's Brett McCormick steps up to SBK". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Berger joins expanded Effenbert line-up". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Zanetti, Ducati confirmed for Pata Racing". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
^ "Guintoli excited by PATA Ducati opportunity". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ "Red Devils name returns for Petricca's Superbike team". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Ducati Roma team to make WSB debut in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "Illness sidelines Canepa, Polita to substitute". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "Motorcycle racing 2012 – who is going where so far…". Bikesportnews.com. Bikesportnews. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "2012 Magny-Cours Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 29 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2012 Portimão Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Fabrizio joins Badovini at BMW Italia". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
^ "2012 Misano Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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[6] Superpole cancelled; grid for both races established from the two qualifying sessions.^[2]

[9] After the first attempt to run the race was stopped as riders were completing the third lap, the race was abandoned after it was deemed unsafe for a restart.^[6]^[7]

[CDM-1] "Superbike: tutte le novità della stagione 2012". corsedimoto.com (in Italian). Editoriale L'Incontro. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.

[regs-2] "Road Racing FIM Superbike & Supersport World Championships & FIM Superstock Cup Regulations" (PDF). fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012. 1.17.3: Grid positions will be based...for the Superbike, on the Superpole results and the qualifying practice results. In the case where the Superpole has been cancelled, the grid position will be based on the qualifying practice results.

[3] "FIM reveals 15-round WSBK calendar". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 24 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[4] "Moscow Raceway confirmed for Russia WSBK debut". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[5] "2012 WSBK calendar update". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.

[7] "Weather conditions cause cancellation of race one". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

[8] "Rain stops Superbikes at Monza". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

[FIM-10] "2012 Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] "Official Crescent Suzuki to WSBK". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.

[12] "Crescent Suzuki sign Camier for WSB campaign". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.

[13] "Hopkins to WSBK with Crescent Suzuki". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.

[14] "Josh Brookes to substitute for John Hopkins". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2012.

[MSN-15] Guy, Michael (10 May 2012). "Gary Mason and Peter Hickman to race at Donington WSB". Motor Cycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

[16] "Biaggi to 'stay with Aprilia until 2012'". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.

[17] "Laverty signs with Aprilia for 2012". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.

[18] "Hiroshi Aoyama with Honda WSB for 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[19] "Rea and Honda together in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[20] "The Pedercini Team concludes two-day Valencia test". teampedercini.com. Team Pedercini. 1 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

[MoscowEntry-21] "Moscow Superbike Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports.

[22] "David Johnson to ride Pedercini Kawasaki". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

[Pedercini-23] "Pedercini confirms Salom and Mercado for 2012 season". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2012.

[24] "Mercado injured, Staring steps in at Phillip Island". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.

[25] "Moto2 exile Corti lands WSBK ride". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.

[Althea-26] "Althea confirms Checa, Giugliano for 2012". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

[27] "2012 Brno Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[28] "2012 Miller Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 16 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[29] "Alfonsi in, de Rosa out at Pro Ride Honda". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.

[30] "Grillini BMW assign local rider for Miller round". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 23 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.

[31] "Team Grillini return to SBK with Aitchison and BMW". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.

[32] "Grillini BMW signs Sandi for Misano". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

[33] "2012 Aragon Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 21 June 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[Kawa-34] "Sykes aboard Kawasaki's ZX-10R again for 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

[35] "Baz gets nod for vacant Kawasaki seat". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

[36] "2012 Monza Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

[37] "Aprilia, BMW and Suzuki testing in the sun at Portimao". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.

[38] Guy, Michael (16 October 2011). "Davies confirmed to ride ParkinGO Ducati in 2012". Motor Cycle News. Bauer Media Group. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[39] "David Johnson to join Superbike grid at Phillip Island". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[40] "Melandri lines up alongside Haslam for BMW in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[41] "Haslam will line up for BMW Motorrad in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[42] "Effenbert-Liberty Racing confirm Sylvain Guintoli". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.

[43] "2012 Nürburgring Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2012.

[44] "Canada's Brett McCormick steps up to SBK". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.

[EffenbertLineUp-45] "Berger joins expanded Effenbert line-up". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.

[PATA-46] "Zanetti, Ducati confirmed for Pata Racing". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2012.

[47] "Guintoli excited by PATA Ducati opportunity". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[48] "Red Devils name returns for Petricca's Superbike team". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[49] "Ducati Roma team to make WSB debut in 2012". Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[50] "Illness sidelines Canepa, Polita to substitute". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 16 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[51] "Motorcycle racing 2012 – who is going where so far…". Bikesportnews.com. Bikesportnews. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[52] "2012 Magny-Cours Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 29 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[53] "2012 Portimão Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Retrieved 14 September 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[BMW_Italia-54] "Fabrizio joins Badovini at BMW Italia". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.

[55] "2012 Misano Superbike – Provisional Entry List" (PDF). Superbike World Championship. Infront Motor Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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