1988 Alternate WSBK season
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1988 World Superbike Championship season | |
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The 1988 season was the first season of the World Superbike Championship | |
Season | |
Races | |
Start date | 3rd April 1988 |
Start Event | Round of Britain |
End date | 11th September 1988 |
End Event | Round of Australia |
Awards | |
Driver's Champion | TBD |
Constructor's Champion | TBD |
Seasons | |
Previous season | Next season |
None | 1989 |
The 1988 World Superbike Championship season was the inaugural season of the World Superbike Championship, a new series sanctioned by the FIM to showcase adapted production motorbikes.
Contents
Teams and riders
All teams and riders used Michelin tyres
Team | Bike | # | Rider | Rounds |
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Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland [?] | Kawasaki ZXR750 | 28 | Michael Galinski | 1-4, 7-10 |
20 | Adrien Morillas | 1-4, 7-10 | ||
BP Racing [?] | Yamaha YZF750 | 14 | Rob McElnea | 1- |
5 | Carl Fogarty | 1- | ||
Lucky Strike Fior [?] | Bimota YB4 | 7 | Loris Reggiani | 1-6, 9, 12 |
Fausto Gresini | 7-8, 10-11 | |||
27 | Mick Doohan | 1- | ||
Bimota Corse [?] | Bimota YB4 | 4 | Alex Vieira | 1- |
2 | Davide Tardozzi | 1- | ||
Yoshimura Suzuki [?] | Suzuki GSX-R 750 | 6 | Stephane Mertens | 1- |
23 | Doug Polen | 1- | ||
Flor Bath Honda [?] | Honda VFR750R | 81 | Violetta Cacciatori | 1- |
32 | Zoè Ferrer | 1- | ||
Team Rumi RCM [?] | Honda VFR750R | 12 | Fred Merkel | 1- |
3 | Joey Dunlop | 1-3, 6-9, 11-12 | ||
Gianluigi Spinelli | 4-5, 10 | |||
De Kruiser De Ruyter [?] | Ducati 851 Strada | 78 | Karel Vandroogenbroeck | 1- |
15 | Gary Goodfellow | 1- | ||
Petronas Racing Group [?] | Yamaha YZF750 | 55 | Dominique Sarron | 1- |
Uponor Pennanen Suzuki [?] | Suzuki GSX-R 750 | 11 | Jari Suhonen | 1- |
Römer Racing [?] | Bimota YB4 | 24 | Bruno Kneubühler | 1- |
32 | Marco Gentile | 1- | ||
Fast by Ferracci [?] | Ducati 851 Strada | 21 | Raymond Roche | 1- |
10 | Fabrizio Pirovano | 1- | ||
Hardwick Racing [?] | Yamaha YZF750 | 19 | Malcom Campbell | 1- |
30 | Rob Phillis | 1- | ||
Rob Muzzy Racing [?] | Kawasaki ZXR750 | 8 | Doug Chandler | 1- |
18 | Mike Baldwin | 1- |
Calendar
Championship Grands Prix
Event | Track | Date | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Team | Manufacturer | |
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1 | Round of Donington | Donington Park | 3 April | 1 | Mick Doohan | 1.14.653 | Fred Merkel | Team Rumi RCM | Honda |
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2 | Round of Hungary | Hungaroring | 30 April | 3 | |||||
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3 | Round of Germany | Hockenheimring | 8 May | 5 | |||||
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4 | Round of Austria | Österreichring | 14 May | 7 | |||||
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5 | Round of Canada | Mosport Park | 5 June | 9 | |||||
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6 | Round of America | Road America | 19 June | 11 | |||||
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7 | Round of Italy | Misano | 3 July | 13 | |||||
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8 | Round of France | Le Mans | 17 July | 15 | |||||
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9 | Round of Spain | Jarama | 31 July | 17 | |||||
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10 | Round of Portugal | Estoril | 7 August | 19 | |||||
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11 | Round of Japan | Sugo | 28 August | 21 | |||||
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12 | Round of Australia | Oran Park | 11 September | 23 | |||||
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Standings
Riders' Championship
1. Fred Merkel 20 pts 2. Fabrizio Pirovano 16 pts 3. Davide Tardozzi 14 pts 4. Mick Doohan 12 pts 5. Carl Fogarty 10 pts 6. Doug Polen 8 pts 7. Joey Dunlop 6 pts 8. Mike Baldwin 5 pts 9. Stéphane Mertens 4 pts 10. {{FRA} Alex Vieira 3 pts 11. Raymond Roche 2 pts 12. Doug Chandler 1 pt