2006 Supersport World Championship

The 2006 Supersport World Championship was the eighth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the tenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 25 February at Losail and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 races.

The riders' championship was won by Sébastien Charpentier with a total of 6 race wins. It was Charpentier's 2nd World Supersport Championship. The manufacturers' championship was won by Honda.

Race calendar and results

Round	Date	Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Report
1	25 February	Qatar	Losail	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
2	5 March	Australia	Phillip Island	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
3	23 April	Spain	Valencia	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
4	7 May	Italy	Monza	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Yoann Tiberio	Report
5	28 May	Europe	Silverstone	Sébastien Charpentier	Broc Parkes	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
6	25 June	San Marino	Misano	Broc Parkes	Broc Parkes	Massimo Roccoli	Report
7	23 July	Czech Republic	Brno	Kevin Curtain	Yoann Tiberio	Kevin Curtain	Report
8	6 August	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	Broc Parkes	Kevin Curtain	Broc Parkes	Report
9	3 September	Netherlands	Assen	Sébastien Charpentier	Kevin Curtain	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
10	10 September	Germany	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	Kevin Curtain	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Report
11	1 October	Italy	Imola	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Sébastien Charpentier	Report
12	8 October	France	Magny-Cours	Sébastien Charpentier	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Sébastien Charpentier	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Pos. Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts 1 Sébastien Charpentier Honda 1 1 1 3 1 11 6 4 Ret 1 1 194 2 Kevin Curtain Yamaha 2 2 2 Ret 3 6 1 2 2 2 3 Ret 187 3 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda 3 Ret Ret 5 20 8 3 3 1 1 2 2 157 4 Broc Parkes Yamaha Ret 3 4 7 2 3 2 1 Ret 6 3 145 5 Robbin Harms Honda 6 5 5 2 5 5 Ret 4 9 4 Ret 6 117 6 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha 7 10 8 4 6 1 Ret 9 8 12 10 Ret 96 7 Yoann Tiberio Honda 4 6 1 14 Ret 4 12 Ret Ret 9 10 80 8 Johan Stigefelt Honda 5 7 Ret 8 9 9 6 11 Ret Ret 11 8 70 9 Gianluca Vizziello Yamaha 9 13 9 Ret Ret 7 5 Ret 7 6 4 Ret 69 10 Javier Forés Yamaha 4 15 7 9 7 10 12 Ret 49 11 David Checa Yamaha 13 11 4 8 21 Ret Ret 12 5 44 12 Gianluca Nannelli Yamaha 15 Ret 43 Ducati 8 15 5 7 4 13 Katsuaki Fujiwara Honda Ret 3 Ret 10 17 22 8 7 39 14 Simone Sanna Honda 2 9 Ret 11 32 15 Stéphane Chambon Kawasaki Ret 10 17 DNS 13 7 Ret 10 16 9 31 16 Christian Zaiser Ducati 8 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 7 17 Ret 30 17 Kai Børre Andersen Suzuki Ret Ret Ret 15 13 15 16 3 8 Ret Ret 29 18 Stuart Easton Ducati 6 15 Ret Ret 10 11 14 14 26 19 Mauro Sanchini Yamaha 19 12 Ret 17 19 15 7 14 Ret 13 Ret 12 23 20 William De Angelis Honda 13 16 12 DNS DNS 12 Ret 18 Ret Ret 5 Ret 22 21 Josh Brookes Ducati 10 6 11 21 22 Barry Veneman Suzuki 25 Ret 10 Ret 18 16 Ret 15 6 DNS 13 Ret 20 23 Matthieu Lagrive Honda 8 13 Ret 19 Ret 9 Ret 18 24 Maxime Berger Kawasaki Ret Ret 17 16 12 11 Ret 13 11 Ret Ret 17 25 Fabien Foret Yamaha 3 16 Kawasaki Ret 26 Sébastien Le Grelle Honda 11 11 14 Ret Ret 21 Ret 12 Ret 16 27 Pere Riba Kawasaki 4 13 28 Arie Vos Honda 14 5 19 13 29 Cal Crutchlow Honda 5 11 30 Tatu Lauslehto Honda 24 Ret 13 11 16 20 14 17 20 15 18 Ret 11 31 Dean Thomas Kawasaki Ret 8 8 32 Leon Camier Honda 10 6 33 Vesa Kallio Yamaha 14 Ret 14 17 22 15 5 34 Stefano Cruciani Honda 12 23 4 35 Anthony Gobert Yamaha 12 Ret 4 36 Grégory Leblanc Honda Ret 17 16 23 26 18 Ret DNS Ret 19 13 3 37 Alessio Velini Yamaha 21 Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 26 13 Ret 17 3 38 Chris Peris Yamaha 18 20 21 20 22 Ret 14 15 Ret 3 39 Tom Tunstall Honda 14 18 15 Ret 22 22 18 20 16 23 21 18 3 40 Didier van Keymeulen Yamaha 16 14 27 Ret 2 Pos Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	277
2	Yamaha	2	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	240
3	Ducati	8	6	11	6	15	Ret	10	8	10	5	7	4	87
4	Kawasaki	Ret	8	17	10	4	11	13	7	11	10	16	9	62
5	Suzuki	25	Ret	10	15	13	16	15	15	3	8	13	Ret	39
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AUS	ESP	ITA	EUR	SMR	CZE	GBR	NED	GER	ITA	FRA	Pts

Participants

No	Rider	Team	Motorcycle	Tyre
3	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
5	Alessio Velini	Umbria Bike	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
6	Mauro Sanchini	Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
7	Stéphane Chambon	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
8	Maxime Berger	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
9	Alessio Corradi	RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
10	Fabien Foret	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
11	Kevin Curtain	Yamaha Motor Germany	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
12	Javier Forés	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
15	Andrea Berta	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
16	Sébastien Charpentier	Winston Ten Kate Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
17	Miguel Praia	Team Parkalgar	Honda CBR600RR	P
18	Matthieu Lagrive	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
19	Dean Thomas	Gil Motor Sport	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
21	Chris Peris	Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
22	Kai Borre Andersen	Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	P
23	Broc Parkes	Yamaha Motor Germany	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
24	Stefano Cruciani	Passione Moto	Honda CBR600RR	P
25	Tatu Lauslehto	Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
26	Alessandro Antonello	Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
27	Tom Tunstall	Hardinge Ice Valley M.	Honda CBR600RR	P
28	Arie Vos	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
29	Vactav Bittman	BRC Racing	Honda CBR600RR	P
30	Joan Veijer	Duntep Racing Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
31	Vesa Kallio	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
32	Yoann Tiberio	Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
33	Victor Carrasco	Honda BQR	Honda CBR600RR	P
34	Didier van Keymeulen	SLM Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
35	Jordi Torres	Speed Moto	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
37	William De Angelis	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
38	Gregory Leblanc	Vazy Racing Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
39	David Perret	Scratch Moto Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
40	Thomas Metro	Team Moto Vitesse Réunion	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
41	Kenny Noyes	Yamaha - GMT 94	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
45	Gianluca Vizziello	Yamaha Team Italia	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
49	Anthony Gobert	Yamaha - GMT 94	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
51	Pere Riba	MSS Discovery Racing	Kawasaki ZX-6RR	P
52	Steven Neate	Angel Racing	Honda CBR600RR	P
53	Cal Crutchlow	Northpoint Eckerold Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
54	Kenan Sofuoğlu	Winston Ten Kate Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
55	Massimo Roccoli	Yamaha Team Italia	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
56	Leon Camier	Northpoint Eckerold Honda	Honda CBR600RR	P
57	Luka Nedog	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
58	Tomas Miksovsky	Intermoto Czech Klaffi	Honda CBR600RR	P
60	Vladimir Ivanov	Vector Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
61	Simone Sanna	Megabike Honda Team	Honda CBR600RR	P
63	Lorenzo Alfonsi	RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
65	Joan Lascorz	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
66	Jesco Günther	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
67	Günter Knobloch	Yamaha Sebring	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
68	David Forner	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
69	Gianluca Nannelli	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
71	Sam Owens	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
72	Stuart Easton	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
73	Christian Zaiser	LBR Ducati Racing	Ducati 749R	P
75	Joshua Brookes	Team Manila Grace SC	Ducati 749R	P
76	Bernat Martínez	Edo Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
77	Barry Veneman	Hoegee Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R600	P
88	Julien Enjolras	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
91	Javier Hidalgo	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
93	Stephane Duterne	Tati Team Beaujolais Racing	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
94	David Checa	Yamaha - GMT 94	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
99	Sebastiano Zerbo	RG Team	Yamaha YZF-R6	P
116	Johan Stigefelt	Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
121	Alessio Aldrovandi	CRS Grand Prix	Honda CBR600RR	P
127	Robbin Harms	Stiggy Motorsports	Honda CBR600RR	P
145	Sébastien Le Grelle	Legrelle - Honda Belgium	Honda CBR600RR	P

Wildcard Rider