1988 Alternate WSBK season
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| 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
|
TBA | Michael Galinski
|
1-4, 7-10 |
| TBA | Template:FRA Adrien Morillas | 1-4, 7-10 | ||
| Template:GBR BP Racing [?] | Yamaha TZR250
|
TBA | Template:GBR Rob McElnea | 1- |
| TBA | Template:GBR Carl Fogarty | 1- | ||
 Lucky Strike Fior [?]
|
Bimota YB4
|
TBA | Loris Reggiani
|
1-6, 9, 12 |
| Fausto Gresini
|
7-8, 10-11 | |||
| TBA | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | 1- | ||
| Bimota Corse [?]
|
Bimota YB4
|
TBA | Template:FRA Alex Vieira | 1- |
| TBA | Davide Tardozzi
|
1- | ||
| Yoshimura Suzuki [?]
|
Suzuki GSX-R 750
|
TBA | Template:BEL Stephane Mertens | 1- |
| TBA | Template:USA Doug Polen | 1- | ||
| Flor Bath Honda [?]
|
Honda CBR400R
|
81 |  Violetta Cacciatori
|
1- |
| 32 |  Zoè Ferrer
|
1- | ||
| Team Rumi RCM [?]
|
Honda CBR400R
|
TBA | Template:USA Fred Merkel | 1- |
| TBA | Template:GBR Joey Dunlop | 1-3, 6-9, 11-12 | ||
| Gianluigi Spinelli
|
4-5, 10 | |||
| De Kruiser De Ruyter [?]
|
Ducati 851 Strada
|
TBA | Karel Vandroogenbroeck
|
1- |
| TBA |  Gary Goodfellow
|
1- | ||
 Petronas Racing Group [?]
|
Yamaha TZR250
|
TBA | Template:FRA Dominique Sarron | 1- |
 Uponor Pennanen Suzuki [?]
|
Suzuki GSX-R 750
|
TBA | Jari Suhonen
|
1- |
| Template:SUI Römer Racing [?] | Bimota YB4
|
TBA | Template:SUI Bruno Kneubühler | 1- |
| TBA | Template:SUI Marco Gentile | 1- | ||
| Fast by Ferracci [?]
|
Ducati 851 Strada
|
TBA | Template:FRA Raymond Roche | 1- |
| TBA | Fabrizio Pirovano
|
1- | ||
| Template:AUS Hardwick Racing [?] | Yamaha TZR250
|
TBA | Template:AUS Malcom Campbell | 1- |
| TBA | Template:AUS Rob Phillis | 1- | ||
| Template:USA Rob Muzzy Racing [?] | Kawasaki ZXR750
|
TBA | Template:USA Doug Chandler | 1- |
| TBA | 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 | |||||
| 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 |