2004 Superbike World Championship

The 2004 Superbike World Championship was the seventeenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 29 February at Valencia and finished on 3 October at Magny-Cours after 11 rounds. The traditional Japanese round at Sugo was replaced with a new Canadian round which was scheduled for 4 July at the Mont-Tremblant, near Quebec. Though no explanation was given for the change, it was seen as some form of revenge after the refusal of the Japanese manufacturers to back the 2004 rules. The Canadian round was eventually canceled after a circuit inspection determined that the amount of work necessary to bring the venue up to WSBK standard could not be carried out in time for the proposed date.

2004 was the first season all bikes had to use control tyres, provided by Pirelli. Partly because of the control tyre rule, no factory bikes were entered by Japanese manufacturers.

James Toseland won the riders' championship and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Template:Flagicon Valencia	29 February	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy	Template:Flagicon James Toseland	Ducati Fila	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Renegade Ducati
2	R1	Template:Flagicon Phillip Island	28 March	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Ducati Fila	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy	Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy	XEROX - Ducati Nortel Net.
3	R1	Template:Flagicon Misano	18 April	Template:Flagicon Steve Martin	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Ducati Fila	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	PSG - 1 Corse
4	R1	Template:Flagicon Monza	16 May	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Ducati Fila	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Ducati Fila
5	R1	Template:Flagicon Oschersleben	30 May	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Renegade Ducati	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Ducati Fila
6	R1	Template:Flagicon Silverstone	13 June	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Renegade Ducati	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda
7	R1	Template:Flagicon Laguna Seca	11 July	Template:Flagicon Steve Martin	Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda
8	R1	Template:Flagicon Brands Hatch	1 August	Template:Flagicon Steve Martin	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Renegade Ducati Koji	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Renegade Ducati Koji
9	R1	Template:Flagicon Assen	5 September	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon James Toseland	Ducati Fila	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda
10	R1	Template:Flagicon Imola	26 September	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Ducati Fila	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	Ducati Fila
11	R1	Template:Flagicon Magny-Cours	3 October	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	Template:Flagicon Steve Martin	Template:Flagicon James Toseland	Ducati Fila	Report
	R2				Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	Renegade Ducati Koji

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2004 final riders' standings Pos. Rider Bike ESP Template:Flagicon AUS Template:Flagicon SMR Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon USA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon FRA 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 1 Template:Flagicon James Toseland Ducati 1 2 3 Ret 10 6 2 2 2 2 Ret 5 4 2 7 Ret 1 2 3 2 1 2 336 2 Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi Ducati Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 1 1 6 1 Ret 3 5 3 2 Ret 3 5 1 1 3 3 327 3 Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga Ducati Ret 1 8 6 4 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 2 6 4 1 1 4 3 4 Ret 2 1 299 4 Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen Honda 12 5 2 2 5 12 4 DSQ 15 8 2 1 1 1 4 3 5 1 2 6 Ret Ret 282 5 Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili Ducati 2 4 9 3 3 1 Ret Ret 3 Ret 3 Ret 2 5 Ret 2 2 4 7 Ret 6 5 243 6 Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy Ducati 7 6 5 1 Ret 17 3 3 9 4 4 8 7 7 Ret 7 8 Ret 5 5 9 9 199 7 Template:Flagicon Steve Martin Ducati Ret 3 4 Ret 7 3 Ret 8 5 Ret 6 6 3 6 3 Ret 7 Ret 6 3 5 Ret 181 8 Template:Flagicon Leon Haslam Ducati 5 9 Ret 10 11 5 5 4 7 3 5 4 9 Ret Ret Ret 6 6 10 12 7 6 169 9 Template:Flagicon Troy Corser Petronas Ret 11 13 5 2 7 9 5 4 Ret 7 9 10 Ret 5 Ret 10 7 12 10 Ret 7 146 10 Template:Flagicon Marco Borciani Ducati 4 8 7 4 21 10 7 6 Ret Ret 8 11 11 8 11 Ret 9 8 8 8 Ret Ret 130 11 Template:Flagicon Chris Walker Petronas 3 7 10 8 6 13 8 7 Ret 7 Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 4 12 10 Ret 16 8 8 128 12 Template:Flagicon Ivan Clementi Kawasaki Ret 14 11 9 12 Ret 11 10 11 9 10 10 Ret 10 14 11 Ret 9 11 9 Ret Ret 85 13 Template:Flagicon Mauro Sanchini Kawasaki 14 10 6 7 Ret 11 Ret 9 10 6 Ret 13 8 9 Ret 10 Ret DNS WD WD 79 14 Template:Flagicon Gianluca Nannelli Ducati 6 Ret 12 12 8 Ret Ret Ret 12 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 11 Ret 9 4 Ret Ret 72 15 Template:Flagicon Piergiorgio Bontempi Suzuki 15 16 NC 11 9 15 10 11 14 11 9 14 13 12 15 12 13 12 13 Ret 11 Ret 68 16 Template:Flagicon Lucio Pedercini Ducati Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 15 12 11 13 Ret Ret DNS Ret 7 12 DNS 41 17 Template:Flagicon Sergio Fuertes Suzuki 8 12 Ret Ret Ret 18 6 Ret DNS DNS 13 Ret Ret 13 15 14 Ret Ret Ret 12 35 18 Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert Yamaha Ret 9 4 4 33 19 Template:Flagicon James Ellison Yamaha Ret 7 6 5 30 20 Template:Flagicon Warwick Nowland Suzuki 11 17 15 14 18 Ret DNS DNS DNS DNS 11 Ret Ret 13 16 Ret 14 13 17 18 16 10 27 21 Template:Flagicon Giovanni Bussei Ducati 12 6 Ret 11 Ret 11 Ret DNS 24 22 Template:Flagicon Alessio Velini Yamaha Ret 18 14 13 13 Ret Ret 13 16 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 14 Ret Ret 20 Ducati Ret 15 14 Ret 23 Template:Flagicon Horst Saiger Yamaha 9 15 13 14 14 14 17 24 Template:Flagicon Craig Coxhell Honda 8 8 16 25 Template:Flagicon Jiří Mrkývka Ducati 10 Ret DNS DNS 19 16 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 16 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret 19 19 Ret Ret 13 26 Template:Flagicon Luca Pini Suzuki Ret 9 14 13 12 27 Template:Flagicon Stéphane Duterne Kawasaki Ret 24 10 11 11 28 Template:Flagicon Andreas Meklau Suzuki 13 10 9 29 Template:Flagicon Jürgen Oelschläger Honda 8 Ret 8 30 Template:Flagicon Miguel Praia Ducati 13 19 16 Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 17 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret 15 Ret 16 Ret 21 18 14 8 31 Template:Flagicon Giancarlo De Matteis Ducati 16 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 21 DNS 4 32 Template:Flagicon Paweł Szkopek Suzuki Ret 23 15 13 4 33 Template:Flagicon Ivan Sala Suzuki 14 20 14 Ret 4 34 Template:Flagicon Stefano Cruciani Kawasaki 13 Ret 3 35 Template:Flagicon Doriano Romboni Yamaha DNS DNS 15 14 3 36 Template:Flagicon Gianmaria Liverani Ducati 15 14 3 37 Template:Flagicon Carl Berthelsen Suzuki 18 14 19 Ret 2 38 Template:Flagicon Berto Camlek Yamaha 20 Ret 17 15 1 39 Template:Flagicon Robert Menzen Suzuki 16 15 1 Pos. Rider Bike ESP Template:Flagicon AUS Template:Flagicon SMR Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon GER Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon USA Template:Flagicon GBR Template:Flagicon NED Template:Flagicon ITA Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Flagicon Pts

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Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP Template:Flagicon		AUS Template:Flagicon		SMR Template:Flagicon		ITA Template:Flagicon		GER Template:Flagicon		GBR Template:Flagicon		USA Template:Flagicon		GBR Template:Flagicon		NED Template:Flagicon		ITA Template:Flagicon		FRA 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
1	Template:Flagicon Ducati	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	530
2	Template:Flagicon Honda	12	5	2	2	5	12	4	Ret	8	8	2	1	1	1	4	3	5	1	2	6	Ret	Ret	289
3	Template:Flagicon Petronas	3	7	10	5	2	7	8	5	4	7	7	9	10	Ret	5	4	10	7	12	10	8	7	200
4	Template:Flagicon Kawasaki	14	10	6	7	12	11	11	9	10	6	10	10	8	9	14	10	Ret	9	11	9	10	11	129
5	Template:Flagicon Suzuki	8	12	15	11	9	9	6	11	13	10	9	14	13	12	15	12	13	12	13	13	11	10	101
6	Template:Flagicon Yamaha	9	15	14	13	13	Ret	13	13	16	12	Ret	7	14	14	6	5	Ret	Ret	15	14	4	4	89
NC	Template:Flagicon MV Agusta																			16	17			0
Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP Template:Flagicon		AUS Template:Flagicon		SMR Template:Flagicon		ITA Template:Flagicon		GER Template:Flagicon		GBR Template:Flagicon		USA Template:Flagicon		GBR Template:Flagicon		NED Template:Flagicon		ITA Template:Flagicon		FRA Template:Flagicon		Pts

Entry list

2004 entry list
Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Template:Flagicon Foggy Petronas Racing	Petronas	Petronas FP1	4	Template:Flagicon Troy Corser	All
			9	Template:Flagicon Chris Walker	All
Template:Flagicon Zongshen	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	5	Template:Flagicon Piergiorgio Bontempi	All
			12	Template:Flagicon Warwick Nowland	All
	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX 10	39	Template:Flagicon Stéphane Duterne	10–11
Template:Flagicon Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX 10	6	Template:Flagicon Mauro Sanchini	1–10
			8	Template:Flagicon Ivan Clementi	All
			15	Template:Flagicon Stefano Cruciani	11
Template:Flagicon PSG - 1 Corse	Ducati	Ducati 998 RS Ducati 999 RS	7	Template:Flagicon Pierfrancesco Chili	All
			27	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo De Matteis	8, 10
Template:Flagicon Carbon Dream	Ducati	Ducati 998 RS	11	Template:Flagicon Gianmaria Liverani	3
Template:Flagicon MIR Racing	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	16	Template:Flagicon Sergio Fuertes	1–6, 8–11
Template:Flagicon Ten Kate Honda	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	17	Template:Flagicon Chris Vermeulen	All
Template:Flagicon Pedercini	Ducati	Ducati 998 RS	19	Template:Flagicon Lucio Pedercini	All
			25	Template:Flagicon Alessio Velini	10–11
			69	Template:Flagicon Gianluca Nannelli	1–9
Template:Flagicon D.F.Xtreme Sterilgarda	Ducati	Ducati 999 RS	20	Template:Flagicon Marco Borciani	All
			99	Template:Flagicon Steve Martin	All
Template:Flagicon Life Haus RT	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	22	Template:Flagicon Horst Saiger	1, 4, 7
Template:Flagicon JM SBK	Ducati	Ducati 998 RS	23	Template:Flagicon Jiří Mrkývka	All
Template:Flagicon XEROX – Ducati Nortel Net.	Ducati	Ducati 999 RS	24	Template:Flagicon Garry McCoy	All
			27	Template:Flagicon Giancarlo De Matteis	3–4
			48	Template:Flagicon David García	5–6
			50	Template:Flagicon Miguel Praia	All
			69	Template:Flagicon Gianluca Nannelli	10–11
Template:Flagicon UnionBike GiMotorsport	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	25	Template:Flagicon Alessio Velini	1–9
			78	Template:Flagicon Teodor Myszkowski	11
			113	Template:Flagicon Paolo Blora	10
Template:Flagicon Giesse Racing Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	28	Template:Flagicon Doriano Romboni	3, 10
Template:Flagicon Boselli Racing	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	29	Template:Flagicon Luca Pini	3, 10
Template:Flagicon Penta Race	Ducati	Ducati 998 RS	31	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Zannini	3, 10
Template:Flagicon Yamaha France	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	32	Template:Flagicon Sébastien Gimbert	8, 11
Template:Flagicon Suzuki Netthandelen Template:Flagicon Suzuki Nederland	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	33	Template:Flagicon Carl Berthelsen	5, 11
Template:Flagicon Yoshimura Schäfer Motorsport	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	34	Template:Flagicon Andreas Meklau	5
Template:Flagicon Vitrans Honda	Honda	Honda	35	Template:Flagicon Craig Coxhell	8
Template:Flagicon Robert Menzen Racing	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	36	Template:Flagicon Robert Menzen	9
Template:Flagicon Pajic-Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX 10	38	Template:Flagicon Arno Visscher	9
Template:Flagicon Renegade Ducati Template:Flagicon Renegade Ducati Koji	Ducati	Ducati 999 RS	41	Template:Flagicon Noriyuki Haga	All
			91	Template:Flagicon Leon Haslam	All
Template:Flagicon Team Anyway Fidoweb	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	45	Template:Flagicon Ivan Sala	3–4
Template:Flagicon Ducati Fila	Ducati	Ducati 999 F04	52	Template:Flagicon James Toseland	All
			55	Template:Flagicon Régis Laconi	All
Template:Flagicon Alpha Technik	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	71	Template:Flagicon Michael Schulten	5
			72	Template:Flagicon Jürgen Oelschläger	5
Template:Flagicon Mazzali Racing Team	MV Agusta	MV Agusta	74	Template:Flagicon Andrea Mazzali	10
Template:Flagicon Inoterm Racing Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	77	Template:Flagicon Berto Camlek	3, 11
Template:Flagicon Szkopek Agip RT	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	94	Template:Flagicon Paweł Szkopek	10–11
Template:Flagicon Yamaha Castrol Poland	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	95	Template:Flagicon Andrzej Pawelec	11
Template:Flagicon Jentin Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	100	Template:Flagicon James Ellison	6, 8
Template:Flagicon Guandalini	Ducati	Ducati 999 RS	113	Template:Flagicon Paolo Blora	4
Template:Flagicon DeCecco Racing	Ducati	Ducati 998 RS	200	Template:Flagicon Giovanni Bussei	8–11

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.