The 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season

1999 Superbike World Championship season

The 1999 Superbike World Championship season was the 12th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 28 at Kyalami, and finished on October 10 at Sugo after 13 rounds....

. It took place on the weekend of 26-28 March 1999 at the 4.26km Kyalami Circuit

Kyalami

Kyalami is a motor racing circuit located in Midrand, Gauteng province, South Africa. The circuit has been used for Grand Prix and Formula One races and has hosted the South African Grand Prix many times. In recent years, the area surrounding the circuit has developed into a residential and...

 in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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Superbike Entry List

No	Rider	Team	Motorcycle
1	Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty is the most successful World Superbike racer of all time in terms of the number of championships and number of race wins...	Ducati Performance	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
4	Akira Yanagawa Akira Yanagawa is a motorcycle road racer from Japan. He won three World Superbike Championship races and finished on the podium on 20 further occasions....	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
5	Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Colin Edwards II nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in the 2011 season.-Early years:At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin...	Castrol Honda	Honda RC45
6	Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla born September 29, 1974 in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Tarragona, Spain is a professional motorcycle road racer. He has raced in MotoGP , the Superbike World Championship, and the British Superbike Championship, taking the British crown in 2005...	Kawasaki Racing Team	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
7	Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco 'Frankie' Chili, is a motorcycle racer who has raced in the Superbike World Championship and the 250cc and 500cc classes in Grand Prix. In World Superbike he had a record number of starts, as well as 10 poles and 17 wins. He retired at the end of the season...	Alstare Corona Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R750 The GSX-R750 is a 750 class sport bike motorcycle from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 1985 and can be considered to be the first of the modern racer-replicas with many race-derived technologies and the looks of a Suzuki Endurance racer at an affordable price.-Air-cooled...
9	Peter Goddard Peter Goddard (motorcycle racer) Peter Goddard was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He resides in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Riding motorcycles since the age of 5, Goddard started his racing career on dirt tracks before making his debut on road circuits at Oran Park Raceway in 1984.- Dirt Track Racing Career...	Aprilia Racing De Cecco	Aprilia RSV1000 Aprilia RSV Mille The Aprilia RSV Mille was a sport motorcycle manufactured by Aprilia from 1998 to 2003. It was offered in three versions, RSV Mille, RSV Mille R, and RSV Mille SP....
11	Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....	Ducati Performance	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
15	Igor Jerman	Team Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
16	Andreas Meklau	Ducati Deutschland Team Remus	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
18	Carlos Macias	Capill France Racing	Ducati 916 Ducati 916 The Ducati 916 is an Italian sports motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1994 to 1998. In contrast to Japanese inline four-cylinder competitors of the time, its V-twin engine produced less outright power, but a more even torque spread...
19	Lucio Pedercini Lucio Pedercini Lucio Pedercini is an Italian motorcyclist who raced his first Grand Prix in 1992. He was Italian Superbike Champion in 2001 and 2002, riding a Ducati. In 1996, he won an award naming him the best private superbike racer in the world, riding a Yamaha Roc "YZF 500 GP...	Team Pedercini	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
20	Doriano Romboni Doriano Romboni Doriano Romboni is an Italian retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.- Career :He raced in 125cc and 250cc World Championship races on Hondas. In 1996 he rode for the Aprilia factory in the 500cc class aboard a bike with a V-twin, 250cc engine that had been enlarged to 380cc...	R & D Bieffe Racing	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
21	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Alstare Corona Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R750 The GSX-R750 is a 750 class sport bike motorcycle from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 1985 and can be considered to be the first of the modern racer-replicas with many race-derived technologies and the looks of a Suzuki Endurance racer at an affordable price.-Air-cooled...
22	Vittoriano Guareschi Vittoriano Guareschi Vittoriano Guareschi is a former professional motorcycle road racer and current team manager for the Ducati Corse factory racing team in MotoGP....	Yamaha World Superbike Team	Yamaha R7 Yamaha YZF-R7 The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races....
23	Jiri Mrkyvka	JM Superbike Team	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
24	Vladimir Karban	Karban Racing	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R750 The GSX-R750 is a 750 class sport bike motorcycle from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 1985 and can be considered to be the first of the modern racer-replicas with many race-derived technologies and the looks of a Suzuki Endurance racer at an affordable price.-Air-cooled...
26	Jean-Pierre Jeandat	White Endurance Team	Honda RC45
33	Robert Ulm	Team Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
38	Lance Isaacs	Ducati NCR	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
39	Alessandro Gramigni Alessandro Gramigni Alessandro Gramigni is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1992 F.I.M. 125cc world champion....	Team Valli Moto	Yamaha R7 Yamaha YZF-R7 The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races....
40	Giuliano Sartoni	Ducati NCR	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...
41	Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga , is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. Haga has been runner-up in the Superbike World Championship three times, and has finished 3rd in the series four times....	Yamaha World Superbike Team	Yamaha R7 Yamaha YZF-R7 The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races....
111	Aaron Slight Aaron Slight Aaron Tony Slight is a former professional motorcycle road racer who has recently dabbled in car racing and now fronts the AA Torque Show....	Castrol Honda	Honda RC45

Superbike Race 1 Summary

Carl Fogarty got the holeshot from pole position and led Corser and Haga into the first corner. Doriano Romboni made a strong start, but dropped back due to the pain of his injured hand. Aprilia's World Superbike debut lasted less than 3 laps, after Peter Goddard dropped it at the chicane. The field became spread out by lap 5, with Fogarty 3 seconds ahead of team-mate Corser, who was battling with Slight for second. Ducati riders Lucio Pedercini and Carlos Macias both crashed out on lap 16. After 25 laps, Carl Fogarty won his 49th World Superbike race, ahead of Corser, Slight, Haga and Edwards. The Kawasakis of Yanagawa and Lavilla suffered tyre, suspension and power difficulties but managed sixth and eighth respectively, with Chili between them in seventh.

Superbike Race 1 Classification

Pos	No	Rider	Bike	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	1	Carl Fogarty Carl Fogarty Carl 'Foggy' Fogarty is the most successful World Superbike racer of all time in terms of the number of championships and number of race wins...	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	25	43:35.637	25
2	11	Troy Corser Troy Corser Troy Gordon Corser is a professional motorcycle road racer, the and Superbike World champion....	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	25	+5.257	20
3	111	Aaron Slight Aaron Slight Aaron Tony Slight is a former professional motorcycle road racer who has recently dabbled in car racing and now fronts the AA Torque Show....	Honda RC45	25	+9.779	16
4	41	Noriyuki Haga Noriyuki Haga , is a Japanese professional motorcycle racer. Haga has been runner-up in the Superbike World Championship three times, and has finished 3rd in the series four times....	Yamaha R7 Yamaha YZF-R7 The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races....	25	+13.181	13
5	5	Colin Edwards Colin Edwards Colin Edwards II nicknamed the Texas Tornado is an American professional motorcycle racer. He is a two time World Superbike champion and has competed in MotoGP since 2003, now riding for the Yamaha Tech 3 team in the 2011 season.-Early years:At the age of three, his Australian father, Colin...	Honda RC45	25	+14.535	11
6	4	Akira Yanagawa Akira Yanagawa is a motorcycle road racer from Japan. He won three World Superbike Championship races and finished on the podium on 20 further occasions....	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	25	+16.547	10
7	7	Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco Chili Pierfrancesco 'Frankie' Chili, is a motorcycle racer who has raced in the Superbike World Championship and the 250cc and 500cc classes in Grand Prix. In World Superbike he had a record number of starts, as well as 10 poles and 17 wins. He retired at the end of the season...	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R750 The GSX-R750 is a 750 class sport bike motorcycle from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 1985 and can be considered to be the first of the modern racer-replicas with many race-derived technologies and the looks of a Suzuki Endurance racer at an affordable price.-Air-cooled...	25	+32.957	9
8	6	Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla Gregorio Lavilla born September 29, 1974 in Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant, Tarragona, Spain is a professional motorcycle road racer. He has raced in MotoGP , the Superbike World Championship, and the British Superbike Championship, taking the British crown in 2005...	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	25	+37.099	8
9	20	Doriano Romboni Doriano Romboni Doriano Romboni is an Italian retired Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.- Career :He raced in 125cc and 250cc World Championship races on Hondas. In 1996 he rode for the Aprilia factory in the 500cc class aboard a bike with a V-twin, 250cc engine that had been enlarged to 380cc...	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	25	+45.691	7
10	33	Robert Ulm	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	25	+54.185	6
11	21	Katsuaki Fujiwara	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R750 The GSX-R750 is a 750 class sport bike motorcycle from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 1985 and can be considered to be the first of the modern racer-replicas with many race-derived technologies and the looks of a Suzuki Endurance racer at an affordable price.-Air-cooled...	25	+54.424	5
12	22	Vittoriano Guareschi Vittoriano Guareschi Vittoriano Guareschi is a former professional motorcycle road racer and current team manager for the Ducati Corse factory racing team in MotoGP....	Yamaha R7 Yamaha YZF-R7 The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races....	25	+1:09.588	4
13	16	Andreas Meklau	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	25	+1:09.938	3
14	38	Lance Isaacs	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	25	+1:11.106	2
15	39	Alessandro Gramigni Alessandro Gramigni Alessandro Gramigni is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the 1992 F.I.M. 125cc world champion....	Yamaha R7 Yamaha YZF-R7 The Yamaha YZF-R7 OW02 is a race homologation motorcycle of limited production run of only 500 units. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races....	25	+1:26.836	1
16	15	Igor Jerman	Kawasaki ZX-7RR	25	+1:30.328
17	26	Jean-Pierre Jeandat	Honda RC45	25	+1:44.035
18	23	Jiri Mrkyvka	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	24	+1 lap
19	24	Vladimir Karban	Suzuki GSX-R750 Suzuki GSX-R750 The GSX-R750 is a 750 class sport bike motorcycle from Suzuki's GSX-R series of motorcycles. It was introduced in 1985 and can be considered to be the first of the modern racer-replicas with many race-derived technologies and the looks of a Suzuki Endurance racer at an affordable price.-Air-cooled...	24	+1 lap
Ret	19	Lucio Pedercini Lucio Pedercini Lucio Pedercini is an Italian motorcyclist who raced his first Grand Prix in 1992. He was Italian Superbike Champion in 2001 and 2002, riding a Ducati. In 1996, he won an award naming him the best private superbike racer in the world, riding a Yamaha Roc "YZF 500 GP...	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	15	Crash
Ret	18	Carlos Macias	Ducati 916 Ducati 916 The Ducati 916 is an Italian sports motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1994 to 1998. In contrast to Japanese inline four-cylinder competitors of the time, its V-twin engine produced less outright power, but a more even torque spread...	15	Crash
Ret	40	Giuliano Sartoni	Ducati 996 Ducati 996 The Ducati 996 is an Italian street motorcycle manufactured by Ducati from 1999 to 2002. It was based upon the earlier 916.-Model history:...	3	Technical
Ret	9	Peter Goddard Peter Goddard (motorcycle racer) Peter Goddard was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He resides in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Riding motorcycles since the age of 5, Goddard started his racing career on dirt tracks before making his debut on road circuits at Oran Park Raceway in 1984.- Dirt Track Racing Career...	Aprilia RSV1000 Aprilia RSV Mille The Aprilia RSV Mille was a sport motorcycle manufactured by Aprilia from 1998 to 2003. It was offered in three versions, RSV Mille, RSV Mille R, and RSV Mille SP....	2	Crash