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 | Fred Merkel 1:14.653 | Fred Merkel | Team Rumi RCM | Honda |
2 | Joey Dunlop | Davide Tardozzi 1:14.620 | Davide Tardozzi | Bimota Corse | Bimota | ||||
2 | Round of Hungary | Hungaroring | 30 April | 3 | Davide Tardozzi | Davide Tardozzi 1:58.186 | Mick Doohan | Lucky Strike Fior | Bimota |
4 | Fred Merkel | Fred Merkel 1:57.885 | Fred Merkel | {{ITA} Team Rumi RCM | Honda | ||||
3 | Round of Germany | Hockenheimring | 8 May | 5 | |||||
6 | |||||||||
4 | Round of Austria | Österreichring | 14 May | 7 | |||||
8 | |||||||||
5 | Round of Canada | Mosport Park | 5 June | 9 | |||||
10 | |||||||||
6 | Round of America | Road America | 19 June | 11 | |||||
12 | |||||||||
7 | Round of Italy | Misano | 3 July | 13 | |||||
14 | |||||||||
8 | Round of France | Le Mans | 17 July | 15 | |||||
16 | |||||||||
9 | Round of Spain | Jarama | 31 July | 17 | |||||
18 | |||||||||
10 | Round of Portugal | Estoril | 7 August | 19 | |||||
20 | |||||||||
11 | Round of Japan | Sugo | 28 August | 21 | |||||
22 | |||||||||
12 | Round of Australia | Oran Park | 11 September | 23 | |||||
24 |
Standings
Riders' Championship
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
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Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Teams' Championship9. Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland 5 pts 10. Petronas Racing Group 4 pts Manufacturers' Championship |