1988 Superbike World Championship season
Encyclopedia
The 1988 Superbike World Championship season was the inaugural F.I.M.
Superbike World Championship
season. The season started on April 3 at Donington Park
, and finished on October 3 at Manfeild Autocourse
after 9 rounds.
American Fred Merkel
won the rider's championship and Honda
won the manufacturer's championship.
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!colspan=2| AUT
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!colspan=2| FRA
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|align="left"| Honda
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|align="left"| Bimota
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|align="left"| Yamaha
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
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|align="left"| Kawasaki
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|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 25
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|align="left"| Ducati
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
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|align="left"| Suzuki
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
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|bgcolor="#ffffff"| C
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!colspan=2| GBR
!colspan=2| HUN
!colspan=2| GER
!colspan=2| AUT
!colspan=2| JPN
!colspan=2| FRA
!colspan=2| POR
!colspan=2| AUS
!colspan=2| NZL
!valign="middle"| Pts
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| Sweden Anders Andersson
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! 2
| France Christophe Bouheben
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! 3
| United Kingdom Roger Burnett
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! 4
| Australia Malcolm Campbell
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! 5
| France Eric Delcamp
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! 6
| Australia Michael Doohan
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! 7
| Canada Tommy Douglas
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! 8
| Australia Michael Dowson
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! 9
| Robert Dunlop
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! 10
| Joey Dunlop
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| Italy Marino Fabbri
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! 12
| Mark Farmer
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| Italy Virginio Ferrari
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! 14
| Canada Gary Goodfellow
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| Germany Ernst Gschwender
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| Japan Tadaaki Hanamura
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| Switzerland Andreas Hofmann
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| United Kingdom Paul Iddon
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! 19
| United Kingdom Kenny Irons
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| Japan Kenihiro Iwahashi
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| Italy Marco Lucchinelli
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! 22
| United Kingdom Roger Marshall
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| United Kingdom Andy McGladdery
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| United States Fred Merkel
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| Belgium Stéphane Mertens
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| France Adrien Morillas
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| Japan Yukia Oshima
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| Australia Rob Phillis
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| Italy Fabrizio Pirovano
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| Denmark Renè Rasmussen
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| Italy Mauro Ricci
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| France Raymond Roche
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| Germany Peter Rubatto
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| United Kingdom Terry Rymer
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| Australia Robert Scolyer
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| United States Bubba Shobert
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| Finland Jari Suhonen
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| Italy Davide Tardozzi
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| France Alex Vieira
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| Switzerland Edwin Weibel
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| United Kingdom Steve Williams
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| New Zealand Glenn Williams
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| Israel Sahar Zvik
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Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme is the governing body of motorcycle racing. It represents 103 national motorcycle federations that are divided into six regional continental unions....
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship
Superbike World Championship is the worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in . The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities...
season. The season started on April 3 at Donington Park
Donington Park
Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship...
, and finished on October 3 at Manfeild Autocourse
Manfeild Autocourse
The Manfeild Autocourse was built by the in 1973 as a purpose built course. In 1990 extra land was acquired and the circuit extension built, bringing Manfeild up to international standards...
after 9 rounds.
American Fred Merkel
Fred Merkel
Fred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion....
won the rider's championship and Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
won the manufacturer's championship.
Season calendar
Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest Lap | Winning Rider | Winning Team | Report | |
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1 | R1 | Great Britain | Donington Park Donington Park Donington Park is a motorsport circuit near Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England.Originally part of the Donington Hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the pre-war period when the German Silver Arrows were battling for the European Championship... |
3 April | Roger Burnett | Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981 he won the FIM 500cc World Championship.Lucchinelli began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance racing... |
Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Bimota SpA | Report |
R2 | Bubba Shobert Bubba Shobert Don Wayne "Bubba" Shobert was a three-time A.M.A. Grand National Champion from 1985 to 1987 and was AMA Superbike Champion in 1988 while riding for American Honda.... |
Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981 he won the FIM 500cc World Championship.Lucchinelli began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance racing... |
Cagiva | ||||||
2 | R1 | Hungary | Hungaroring Hungaroring The Hungaroring is a racing circuit in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary where the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix is held. In 1986, it became the location of the first Formula One Grand Prix behind the Iron Curtain. Bernie Ecclestone wanted a race in the USSR, but a Hungarian friend of his... |
30 April | Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Fred Merkel Fred Merkel Fred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion.... |
Fred Merkel Fred Merkel Fred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion.... |
Rumi | Report |
R2 | Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981 he won the FIM 500cc World Championship.Lucchinelli began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance racing... |
Adrien Morillas Adrien Morillas Adrien Morillas is a former Superbike and Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. He competed in the inaugural Superbike World Championship season in 1988, winning one race. His best year in Grand Prix competition was in 1991 when he finished in eleventh place in the 500cc world championship... |
Kawasaki France | ||||||
3 | R1 | Germany | Hockenheimring Hockenheimring The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix... |
8 May | Alex Vieira | Christophe Bouheben | Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Bimota SpA | Report |
R2 | Virginio Ferrari Virginio Ferrari Virginio Ferrari is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in the 1979 500cc world championship, when he finished second to Kenny Roberts.... |
Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Bimota SpA | ||||||
4 | R1 | Austria | Zeltweg Österreichring The Red Bull Ring is an Austrian race circuit in Spielberg, Styria.The race circuit was founded as Österreichring and hosted the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from to . It was later shortened, rebuilt and renamed the A1-Ring, it hosted the Austrian Grand Prix again from... |
3 July | Malcom Campbell | Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981 he won the FIM 500cc World Championship.Lucchinelli began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance racing... |
Cagiva | Report |
R2 | Christophe Bouheben | Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Bimota SpA | ||||||
5 | R1 | Japan | Sugo Sportsland SUGO is a motorsports facility located in the town of Murata, Shibata District, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It opened in 1975 and is one of the largest motorsports facilities in Japan, with a total area of 2.1 million m²... |
27 August | Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981 he won the FIM 500cc World Championship.Lucchinelli began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance racing... |
Gary Goodfellow | Gary Goodfellow | Don Knit Sugano Yoshimura | Report |
R2 | Kenihiro Iwahashi | Michael Doohan Michael Doohan Michael "Mick" Doohan AM is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion, who won five consecutive 500 cc World Championships. Only Giacomo Agostini with eight and Valentino Rossi with seven have won more.-Biography:Originally from the Gold Coast, near Brisbane, Doohan attended St... |
Marlboro Dealer Team Yamaha | ||||||
6 | R1 | France | Le Mans | 4 September | Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli Marco Lucchinelli is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981 he won the FIM 500cc World Championship.Lucchinelli began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance racing... |
Fabrizio Pirovano Fabrizio Pirovano Fabrizio Pirovano is a former motorcycle road racer from Biassono.When the Superbike World Championship began in , he was one of its first entrants, finishing as championship runner-up in and , and in the top five four other times. He won 10 races and took 37 further podium finishes. He is in the... |
Fabrizio Pirovano Fabrizio Pirovano Fabrizio Pirovano is a former motorcycle road racer from Biassono.When the Superbike World Championship began in , he was one of its first entrants, finishing as championship runner-up in and , and in the top five four other times. He won 10 races and took 37 further podium finishes. He is in the... |
Report | |
R2 | Race Cancelled | ||||||||
7 | R1 | Portugal | Estoril Autódromo do Estoril The Autódromo do Estoril is a race course in Portugal, owned by state-run holding management company Parpública. Its length is . It was the home of the Formula One Portuguese Grand Prix from 1984 to 1996.... |
11 September | Stephane Mertens Stéphane Mertens Stéphane Mertens is a Belgian motorcycle road racer.He made his Grand Prix debut in 1984, racing in the 250cc class. He also won the 1984 250cc Belgian Road Racing National Championship. He continued racing in the 250cc Grands Prix in 1985, 1986 and 1987... |
Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Bimota SpA | Report |
R2 | Raymond Roche Raymond Roche Raymond Roche is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981, he teamed up with Jean Lafond to win the Endurance World Championship. His best year in Grand Prix racing was in 1984 when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Eddie Lawson and Randy Mamola... |
Stephane Mertens Stéphane Mertens Stéphane Mertens is a Belgian motorcycle road racer.He made his Grand Prix debut in 1984, racing in the 250cc class. He also won the 1984 250cc Belgian Road Racing National Championship. He continued racing in the 250cc Grands Prix in 1985, 1986 and 1987... |
Bimota SpA | ||||||
8 | R1 | Australia | Oran Park Oran Park Raceway Oran Park Raceway was a motor racing circuit at Narellan in southwestern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia which was operational from 1962 to 2010.... |
25 September | Mick Doohan | Fred Merkel Fred Merkel Fred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion.... |
Mick Doohan | Marlboro Dealer Team Yamaha | Report |
R2 | Mick Doohan | Mick Doohan | Marlboro Dealer Team Yamaha | ||||||
9 | R1 | New Zealand | Manfeild | 2 October | Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing... |
Fred Merkel Fred Merkel Fred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion.... |
Fred Merkel Fred Merkel Fred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion.... |
Rumi | Report |
R2 | Stephane Mertens Stéphane Mertens Stéphane Mertens is a Belgian motorcycle road racer.He made his Grand Prix debut in 1984, racing in the 250cc class. He also won the 1984 250cc Belgian Road Racing National Championship. He continued racing in the 250cc Grands Prix in 1985, 1986 and 1987... |
Stephane Mertens Stéphane Mertens Stéphane Mertens is a Belgian motorcycle road racer.He made his Grand Prix debut in 1984, racing in the 250cc class. He also won the 1984 250cc Belgian Road Racing National Championship. He continued racing in the 250cc Grands Prix in 1985, 1986 and 1987... |
Bimota SpA |
Riders' standings
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Manufacturers' standings
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!colspan=2| JPN
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! 1
|align="left"| Honda
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles.Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than...
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| C
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
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! 2
|align="left"| Bimota
Bimota
Bimota is a small, Italian manufacturer of custom and production motorcycles. It was founded in 1973 in Rimini, Italy by Bianchi, Morri and Tamburini. The company name is a portmanteau derived from the first two letters of each of the three founders' surnames, i.e...
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| C
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
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! 132,5
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! 3
|align="left"| Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| C
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
! 114,5
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! 4
|align="left"| Kawasaki
Kawasaki
-Places:*Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japanese city**Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa***Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium***Kawasaki Station, a train station***Keikyū Kawasaki Station, a train station*Kawasaki, Fukuoka, Japanese town...
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|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| C
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 25
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 24
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
! 91,5
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! 5
|align="left"| Ducati
|bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11
|bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 21
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12
|bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| C
|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 19
|bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 20
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
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! 6
|align="left"| Suzuki
Suzuki
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines...
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
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|bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13
|bgcolor="#ffffff"| C
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8
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|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14
|bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10
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|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Manufacturer
!colspan=2| GBR
!colspan=2| HUN
!colspan=2| GER
!colspan=2| AUT
!colspan=2| JPN
!colspan=2| FRA
!colspan=2| POR
!colspan=2| AUS
!colspan=2| NZL
!valign="middle"| Pts
|}
Participants
{| class="wikitable"|-
! 1
| Sweden Anders Andersson
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! 2
| France Christophe Bouheben
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! 3
| United Kingdom Roger Burnett
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! 4
| Australia Malcolm Campbell
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! 5
| France Eric Delcamp
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! 6
| Australia Michael Doohan
Michael Doohan
Michael "Mick" Doohan AM is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing World Champion, who won five consecutive 500 cc World Championships. Only Giacomo Agostini with eight and Valentino Rossi with seven have won more.-Biography:Originally from the Gold Coast, near Brisbane, Doohan attended St...
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! 7
| Canada Tommy Douglas
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! 8
| Australia Michael Dowson
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! 9
| Robert Dunlop
Robert Dunlop
Robert Dunlop was a Northern Irish motorcycle racer, the younger brother of fellow road racer, the late Joey Dunlop, and like Joey he died after a crash while racing.-Biography:...
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! 10
| Joey Dunlop
Joey Dunlop
William Joseph "Joey" Dunlop, OBE , was a world champion motorcyclist from Ballymoney in Northern Ireland, best known for road racing. Referred to throughout the sport as "Joey", in 2005 he was voted the fifth greatest motorcycling icon ever by Motorcycle News...
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! 11
| Italy Marino Fabbri
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! 12
| Mark Farmer
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! 13
| Italy Virginio Ferrari
Virginio Ferrari
Virginio Ferrari is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best season was in the 1979 500cc world championship, when he finished second to Kenny Roberts....
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! 14
| Canada Gary Goodfellow
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! 15
| Germany Ernst Gschwender
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! 16
| Japan Tadaaki Hanamura
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! 17
| Switzerland Andreas Hofmann
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! 18
| United Kingdom Paul Iddon
|-
! 19
| United Kingdom Kenny Irons
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! 20
| Japan Kenihiro Iwahashi
|-
! 21
| Italy Marco Lucchinelli
Marco Lucchinelli
Marco Lucchinelli is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981 he won the FIM 500cc World Championship.Lucchinelli began his road racing career in 1975 on a Laverda in endurance racing...
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! 22
| United Kingdom Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall
Roger Marshall is an English Writer. Born during March 1934 in Leicester in the UK he was educated at Cambridge before embarking on a writing career that included The Avengers, The Sweeney, Public Eye, The Gentle Touch, The Professionals, Lovejoy and London's Burning as well as many other...
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| United Kingdom Andy McGladdery
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| United States Fred Merkel
Fred Merkel
Fred Merkel is an American former motorcycle road racer and two-time Superbike world champion....
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| Belgium Stéphane Mertens
Stéphane Mertens
Stéphane Mertens is a Belgian motorcycle road racer.He made his Grand Prix debut in 1984, racing in the 250cc class. He also won the 1984 250cc Belgian Road Racing National Championship. He continued racing in the 250cc Grands Prix in 1985, 1986 and 1987...
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| France Adrien Morillas
Adrien Morillas
Adrien Morillas is a former Superbike and Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from France. He competed in the inaugural Superbike World Championship season in 1988, winning one race. His best year in Grand Prix competition was in 1991 when he finished in eleventh place in the 500cc world championship...
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| Japan Yukia Oshima
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| Australia Rob Phillis
Rob Phillis
Rob Phillis is a retired motorcycle road racer from Australia. He began his motorcycling career competing in dirt bike and motocross events before crossing over to road racing in 1974. He won the Australian Superbike title several times...
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| Italy Fabrizio Pirovano
Fabrizio Pirovano
Fabrizio Pirovano is a former motorcycle road racer from Biassono.When the Superbike World Championship began in , he was one of its first entrants, finishing as championship runner-up in and , and in the top five four other times. He won 10 races and took 37 further podium finishes. He is in the...
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| Denmark Renè Rasmussen
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| Italy Mauro Ricci
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| France Raymond Roche
Raymond Roche
Raymond Roche is a French former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. In 1981, he teamed up with Jean Lafond to win the Endurance World Championship. His best year in Grand Prix racing was in 1984 when he finished third in the 500cc world championship behind Eddie Lawson and Randy Mamola...
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| Germany Peter Rubatto
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| United Kingdom Terry Rymer
Terry Rymer
Originally born Terance William Rymer Jr, Terry Rymer is a retired motorcycle road racer turned car and truck racer....
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| Australia Robert Scolyer
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| United States Bubba Shobert
Bubba Shobert
Don Wayne "Bubba" Shobert was a three-time A.M.A. Grand National Champion from 1985 to 1987 and was AMA Superbike Champion in 1988 while riding for American Honda....
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| Finland Jari Suhonen
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| Italy Davide Tardozzi
Davide Tardozzi
Davide Tardozzi is a former Italian Superbike racer and current race team manager.After an unsuccessful attempt at competing in the 250cc Grand Prix world championships in 1984 and 1985, Tardozzi turned his attentions to superbike racing...
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| France Alex Vieira
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| Switzerland Edwin Weibel
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| United Kingdom Steve Williams
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| New Zealand Glenn Williams
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| Israel Sahar Zvik
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