List of AMA Superbike champions
Appearance
This is a complete list of AMA Superbike champions from 1976 to 2015.
Champions
By season
Season | Champion | Motorcycle | Wins | Team |
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1976 | Reg Pridmore | BMW | 2 | Butler & Smith – BMW NA |
1977 | Reg Pridmore | Kawasaki | 1 | Racecrafters |
1978 | Reg Pridmore | Kawasaki | 0 | Vetter |
1979 | Wes Cooley | Suzuki | 0 | Yoshimura |
1980 | Wes Cooley | Suzuki | 3 | Yoshimura |
1981 | Eddie Lawson | Kawasaki | 4 | Team Muzzy |
1982 | Eddie Lawson | Kawasaki | 5 | Team Muzzy |
1983 | Wayne Rainey | Kawasaki | 6 | Team Muzzy |
1984 | Fred Merkel | Honda | 10 | American Honda |
1985 | Fred Merkel | Honda | 6 | American Honda |
1986 | Fred Merkel | Honda | 2 | American Honda |
1987 | Wayne Rainey | Honda | 3 | American Honda |
1988 | Bubba Shobert | Honda | 3 | American Honda |
1989 | Jamie James | Suzuki | 1 | Yoshimura |
1990 | Doug Chandler | Kawasaki | 4 | Team Muzzy |
1991 | Thomas Stevens | Yamaha | 1 | Vance & Hines |
1992 | Scott Russell | Kawasaki | 3 | Team Muzzy |
1993 | Doug Polen | Ducati | 6 | Fast by Ferracci |
1994 | Troy Corser | Ducati | 3 | Fast by Ferracci |
1995 | Miguel Duhamel | Honda | 6 | Commonwealth Racing |
1996 | Doug Chandler | Kawasaki | 2 | Team Muzzy |
1997 | Doug Chandler | Kawasaki | 1 | Team Muzzy |
1998 | Ben Bostrom | Honda | 0 | American Honda |
1999 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 1 | Yoshimura |
2000 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 4 | Yoshimura |
2001 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 4 | Yoshimura |
2002 | Nicky Hayden | Honda | 9 | American Honda |
2003 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 10 | Yoshimura |
2004 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 8 | Yoshimura |
2005 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 11 | Yoshimura |
2006 | Ben Spies | Suzuki | 10 | Yoshimura |
2007 | Ben Spies | Suzuki | 7 | Yoshimura |
2008 | Ben Spies | Suzuki | 7 | Yoshimura |
2009 | Mat Mladin | Suzuki | 10 | Yoshimura |
2010 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha | 7 | Graves Motorsports |
2011 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha | 3 | Graves Motorsports |
2012 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha | 16 | Graves Motorsports |
2013 | Josh Herrin | Yamaha | 4 | Graves Motorsports |
2014 | Josh Hayes | Yamaha | 7 | Graves Motorsports |
2015 | Cameron Beaubier | Yamaha | 8 | Graves Motorsports |
2016 | Cameron Beaubier | Yamaha | 8 | Graves Motorsports |
By rider
Rider | Championships | Year(s) |
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Mat Mladin | 7 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 |
Josh Hayes | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 |
Reg Pridmore | 3 | 1976, 1977, 1978 |
Fred Merkel | 3 | 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Doug Chandler | 3 | 1990, 1996, 1997 |
Ben Spies | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Wes Cooley | 2 | 1979, 1980 |
Eddie Lawson | 2 | 1981, 1982 |
Wayne Rainey | 2 | 1983, 1987 |
Bubba Shobert | 1 | 1988 |
Jamie James | 1 | 1989 |
Thomas Stevens | 1 | 1991 |
Scott Russell | 1 | 1992 |
Doug Polen | 1 | 1993 |
Troy Corser | 1 | 1994 |
Miguel Duhamel | 1 | 1995 |
Ben Bostrom | 1 | 1998 |
Nicky Hayden | 1 | 2002 |
Josh Herrin | 1 | 2013 |
Cameron Beaubier | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
By nationality
Country | Championships | No. of Champions |
---|---|---|
United States | 29 | 16 |
Australia | 8 | 2 |
United Kingdom | 3 | 1 |
Canada | 1 | 1 |
By manufacturer
Manufacturer | Championships | Year(s) |
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Suzuki | 13 | 1979, 1980, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
Kawasaki | 9 | 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997 |
Honda | 8 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1998, 2002 |
Yamaha | 8 | 1991, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Ducati | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
BMW | 1 | 1976 |