1988 Alternate WSBK season

1988 World Superbike Championship season
The 1988 season was the first season of the World Superbike Championship
Season
Races
Start date	3rd April 1988
Start Event	Template:GBR Round of Britain
End date	11th September 1988
End Event	Template:AUS 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.

Teams and riders

All teams and riders used Michelin tyres

Team	Bike	#	Rider	Rounds
Team Green Kawasaki Deutschland [?]	Kawasaki ZXR750	28	Michael Galinski	1-4, 7-10
		20	Template:FRA Adrien Morillas	1-4, 7-10
Template:GBR BP Racing [?]	Yamaha YZF750	14	Template:GBR Rob McElnea	1-
		5	Template:GBR Carl Fogarty	1-
Lucky Strike Fior [?]	Bimota YB4	7	Loris Reggiani	1-6, 9, 12
			Fausto Gresini	7-8, 10-11
		27	Template:AUS Mick Doohan	1-
Bimota Corse [?]	Bimota YB4	4	Template:FRA Alex Vieira	1-
		2	Davide Tardozzi	1-
Yoshimura Suzuki [?]	Suzuki GSX-R 750	6	Template:BEL Stephane Mertens	1-
		23	Template:USA Doug Polen	1-
Flor Bath Honda [?]	Honda VFR750R	81	Violetta Cacciatori	1-
		32	Zoè Ferrer	1-
Team Rumi RCM [?]	Honda VFR750R	12	Template:USA Fred Merkel	1-
		3	Template:GBR 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	Template:FRA Dominique Sarron	1-
Uponor Pennanen Suzuki [?]	Suzuki GSX-R 750	11	Jari Suhonen	1-
Template:SUI Römer Racing [?]	Bimota YB4	24	Template:SUI Bruno Kneubühler	1-
		32	Template:SUI Marco Gentile	1-
Fast by Ferracci [?]	Ducati 851 Strada	21	Template:FRA Raymond Roche	1-
		10	Fabrizio Pirovano	1-
Template:AUS Hardwick Racing [?]	Yamaha YZF750	19	Template:AUS Malcom Campbell	1-
		30	Template:AUS Rob Phillis	1-
Template:USA Rob Muzzy Racing [?]	Kawasaki ZXR750	8	Template:USA Doug Chandler	1-
		18	Template:USA Mike Baldwin	1-

Calendar

Championship Grands Prix

	Event	Track	Date	Race	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Team	Manufacturer
1	Template:GBR Round of Donington	Donington Park	3 April	1	Template:AUS Mick Doohan	1.14.653	Template:USA Fred Merkel	Team Rumi RCM	Honda
				2
2	Round of Hungary	Hungaroring	30 April	3
				4
3	Round of Germany	Hockenheimring	8 May	5
				6
4	Template:AUT Round of Austria	Österreichring	14 May	7
				8
5	Round of Canada	Mosport Park	5 June	9
				10
6	Template:USA Round of America	Road America	19 June	11
				12
7	Round of Italy	Misano	3 July	13
				14
8	Template:FRA 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	Template:AUS Round of Australia	Oran Park	11 September	23
				24

Standings

Riders' Championship

1. Template:USA Fred Merkel 20 pts 2. Fabrizio Pirovano 16 pts 3. Davide Tardozzi 14 pts 4. Template:AUS Mick Doohan 12 pts 5. Template:GBR Carl Fogarty 10 pts 6. Template:USA Doug Polen 8 pts 7. Template:GBR Joey Dunlop 6 pts 8. Template:USA Mike Baldwin 5 pts 9. Template:BEL Stéphane Mertens 4 pts 10. {{FRA} Alex Vieira 3 pts 11. Template:FRA Raymond Roche 2 pts 12. Template:USA Doug Chandler 1 pt