2000 Superbike World Championship

Template:Short description Template:Motorsport championship The 2000 Superbike World Championship was the thirteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 2 April at Kyalami and finished on 15 October at Brands Hatch after 13 rounds.

Colin Edwards won the riders' championship on a Honda RC51 (also known as VTR1000) in its first production year with 8 victories and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Template:Flagicon Kyalami	2 April	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
	R2				Template:Flagicon Carl Fogarty	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha WSBK
2	R1	Template:Flagicon Phillip Island	23 April	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Carl Fogarty	Template:Flagicon Anthony Gobert	MVR Bimota Exp.
	R2				Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Aprilia Racing
3	R1	Template:Flagicon Sugo	30 April	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Akira Ryō	Template:Flagicon Hitoyasu Izutsu	Kawasaki Racing
	R2				Template:Flagicon Hitoyasu Izutsu	Template:Flagicon Hitoyasu Izutsu	Kawasaki Racing
4	R1	Template:Flagicon Donington Park	14 May	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
	R2				Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Neil Hodgson	INS GSE Racing
5	R1	Template:Flagicon Monza	21 May	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Alstare Suzuki
	R2				Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
6	R1	Template:Flagicon Hockenheimring	4 June	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
	R2				Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha WSBK
7	R1	Template:Flagicon Misano	18 June	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Aprilia Racing
	R2				Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Aprilia Racing
8	R1	Template:Flagicon Valencia	25 June	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Aprilia Racing
	R2				Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha WSBK
9	R1	Template:Flagicon Laguna Seca	9 July	Template:Flagicon Troy Bayliss	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha WSBK
	R2				Template:Flagicon Ben Bostrom	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Aprilia Racing
10	R1	Template:Flagicon Brands Hatch	6 August	Template:Flagicon Neil Hodgson	Template:Flagicon Neil Hodgson	Template:Flagicon Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
	R2				Template:Flagicon Neil Hodgson	Template:Flagicon Neil Hodgson	INS GSE Racing
11	R1	Template:Flagicon Assen	3 September	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
	R2				Template:Flagicon Juan Borja	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha WSBK
12	R1	Template:Flagicon Oschersleben	10 September	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
	R2				Template:Flagicon Troy Bayliss	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
13	R1	Template:Flagicon Brands Hatch	15 October	Template:Flagicon Neil Hodgson	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon John Reynolds	Reve Red Bull
	R2				Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2000 final riders' standings Pos. 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Manufacturers' standings

Pos. Manufacturer RSA Template:Flagicon AUS Template:Flagicon JPN Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon SMR Template:Flagicon ESP Template:Flagicon USA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon Pts 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 1 Template:Flagicon Ducati 3 4 2 10 11 11 3 1 4 4 1 4 2 2 2 2 4 3 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 439 2 Template:Flagicon Honda 1 1 5 5 5 3 1 7 2 1 4 2 18 9 5 4 2 4 7 6 1 4 1 1 8 1 415 3 Template:Flagicon Yamaha 2 14 3 2 2 2 4 4 12 5 3 1 7 15 3 1 1 2 5 4 3 1 9 5 12 11 368 4 Template:Flagicon Suzuki 5 2 13 3 3 8 2 2 1 2 18 3 3 4 8 9 5 6 3 3 10 8 6 6 3 2 342 5 Template:Flagicon Kawasaki 6 5 7 4 1 1 7 5 3 3 2 14 5 6 6 6 6 5 9 5 6 2 2 3 6 5 334 6 Template:Flagicon Aprilia 4 3 Ret 1 9 5 8 11 8 6 7 6 1 1 1 5 3 1 6 Ret 4 7 7 Ret 7 3 315 7 Template:Flagicon Bimota Ret 11 1 9 Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret Ret 37 Pos. Manufacturer RSA Template:Flagicon AUS Template:Flagicon JPN Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon SMR Template:Flagicon ESP Template:Flagicon USA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon Pts

Entry list

2000 entry list Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Ducati Infostrada Ducati Ducati 996 1 Template:Flagicon Carl Fogarty 1–2 19 Template:Flagicon Juan Borja 6–13 21 Template:Flagicon Troy Bayliss 3, 5–13 22 Template:Flagicon Luca Cadalora 4 155 Template:Flagicon Ben Bostrom 1–5 Castrol Honda Honda Honda VTR1000 2 Template:Flagicon Colin Edwards All 5 Template:Flagicon Simon Crafar 1–2 36 Template:Flagicon Manabu Kamada 3 111 Template:Flagicon Aaron Slight 4–13 Aprilia Racing Aprilia Aprilia RSV 1000 3 Template:Flagicon Troy Corser All 30 Template:Flagicon Alessandro Antonello 1, 4–8, 10–13 Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 4 Template:Flagicon Akira Yanagawa All 5 Template:Flagicon Simon Crafar 6 6 Template:Flagicon Gregorio Lavilla 1–5, 10–13 14 Template:Flagicon Peter Goddard 7–9 14 Template:Flagicon Peter Goddard 12 62 Template:Flagicon Tamaki Serizawa 3 64 Template:Flagicon Hitoyasu Izutsu 3 Suzuki Alstare Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 7 Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili All 9 Template:Flagicon Katsuaki Fujiwara All Yamaha WSBK Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 10 Template:Flagicon Vittoriano Guareschi All 41 Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga 1–12 57 Template:Flagicon Wataru Yoshikawa 3, 12 Pedercini Ducati Ducati RS 996 11 Template:Flagicon Lucio Pedercini 2–13 20 Template:Flagicon Marco Borciani 1–7, 9–13 31 Template:Flagicon Marco Gerbaudo 8 46 Template:Flagicon Mauro Sanchini All R & D Bieffe Ducati Ducati RS 996 12 Template:Flagicon Haruchika Aoki 1–5, 7–10 82 Template:Flagicon Doriano Romboni 11–12 Gerin WSBK Ducati Ducati 996 RS2000 13 Template:Flagicon Andy Meklau All 33 Template:Flagicon Robert Ulm All Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 15 Template:Flagicon Igor Antonelli 1–8 32 Template:Flagicon Massimo De Silvestro 1, 4–8, 10–13 35 Template:Flagicon Giovanni Bussei All 76 Template:Flagicon Igor Jerman 9–13 Alpha Technik Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 18 Template:Flagicon Markus Barth 4–8, 10–13 28 Template:Flagicon Jürgen Oelschläger 4–8, 10–13 Ducati NCR Ducati Ducati RS 996 19 Template:Flagicon Juan Borja 1–5 38 Template:Flagicon Lance Isaacs All 155 Template:Flagicon Ben Bostrom 6–13 JM SBK Ducati Ducati 996R 23 Template:Flagicon Jiří Mrkývka 1–3, 5–8, 10–13 Karban Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 24 Template:Flagicon Vladimír Karban 1–2, 4–6 FP Racing Ducati Ducati RS 996 27 Template:Flagicon Frédéric Protat 5, 7–8, 10 68 Template:Flagicon Thierry Mulot 7–8 Valli Racing 391 Yamaha Yamaha R7 39 Template:Flagicon Alessandro Gramigni 1, 4–8, 10–13 Kawasaki UK Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 40 Template:Flagicon Steve Plater 6, 13 National Tyres - Clarion Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 42 Template:Flagicon John Crawford 4 49 Template:Flagicon Chris Walker 4, 10, 13 Virgin Mobile Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha R7 43 Template:Flagicon Steve Hislop 4, 10 501 Template:Flagicon Anthony Gobert 13 Philippe Coulon Honda Honda VTR1000 44 Template:Flagicon Claude-Alain Jaggi 2–6, 8, 10 83 Template:Flagicon Gerald Muteau 11–13 Reve Red Bull Ducati Ducati RS 996 45 Template:Flagicon James Haydon 4, 6, 10, 13 47 Template:Flagicon John Reynolds 4, 6, 10, 13 INS - GSE Racing Ducati Ducati RS 996 48 Template:Flagicon Neil Hodgson 4, 10, 13 SRT Shell Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 50 Template:Flagicon Alistair Maxwell 2 Stevens Motorcycles Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 51 Template:Flagicon David Simpson 2 Sean McKay Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 53 Template:Flagicon Sean McKay 2 Steven R. Monza Imp. Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 54 Template:Flagicon Greg Smith 2 Ferrari Dental Cl. Ducati Ducati RS 996 55 Template:Flagicon Mark Ferrari 2 Webster Honda Honda VTR1000 56 Template:Flagicon Scott Webster 2 Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 58 Template:Flagicon Akira Ryō 3 59 Template:Flagicon Keiichi Kitagawa 3 Cabin Honda Honda Honda VTR1000 60 Template:Flagicon Shinichi Ito 3 Kotake RSC Honda Honda RC45 61 Template:Flagicon Makoto Tamada 3 Sakurai Honda Honda Honda VTR1000 63 Template:Flagicon Yuichi Takeda 3 Pacific Ducati Ducati 996 RS2000 65 Template:Flagicon Giuliano Sartoni 7–8, 12 91 Template:Flagicon Daniele Morigi 10–12 113 Template:Flagicon Paolo Blora 4–9 Kawasaki France Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-7RR 67 Template:Flagicon Ludovic Holon 7 White Endurance Honda Honda VTR1000 69 Template:Flagicon Jonnie Ekerold 1–7 78 Template:Flagicon Bertrand Stey 10–13 80 Template:Flagicon Oriol Fernández 8 Ghelfi Art Racing Honda Honda VTR1000 70 Template:Flagicon Javier Rodríguez 8, 11–13 Procurde RPM Expert Ducati Ducati 996 SPS 71 Template:Flagicon Guim Roda 8 Pirelli Moto 2000 Yamaha Yamaha R7 72 Template:Flagicon Redamo Assirelli 7 Comp. Acc. Ducati Ducati Ducati 996 73 Template:Flagicon Larry Pegram 9 Pro Honda Oils Chem. Honda Honda VTR1000 74 Template:Flagicon Brian Parriott 9 Duyzers Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 77 Template:Flagicon Maarten Duyzers 11 Image Trading S100 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 79 Template:Flagicon Robert van der Molen 11 Hans v Wijk Motoren Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R750 81 Template:Flagicon Andre Coers 11 Yamaha Denmark Yamaha Yamaha R7 84 Template:Flagicon Rene Prang 12 Yamaha Norway Yamaha Yamaha R7 85 Template:Flagicon Oddgeir Havnen 12 MVR Bimota Exp. Bimota Bimota SB8R 501 Template:Flagicon Anthony Gobert 1–3, 5–6

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