1988 Alternate WSBK season
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 | Template:GBR Round of Britain |
End date | 11th September 1988 |
End Event | Template:AUS Round of Australia |
Awards | |
Driver's Champion | Template:AUS Mick Doohan |
Constructor's Champion | ![]() |
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.
Despite american Honda rider Fred Merkel's 9 wins, Australian Bimota Rider Mick Doohan was crowned the first ever world superbike champion, narrowly beating the american by 2 points thanks to slightly better consistency. The Surfers Paradise native impressed so much that, shortly after the season's end, He signed a long-term contract with Honda Racing Corporation to ride a factory NSR500 in the 500cc world championship the following year.
Teams and riders
All teams and riders used Michelin tyres
Team | Bike | # | Rider | Rounds |
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28 | ![]() |
1-4, 7-10 |
20 | Template:FRA Adrien Morillas | 1-4, 7-10 | ||
Template:GBR BP Racing [?] | ![]() |
14 | Template:GBR Rob McElnea | All |
5 | Template:GBR Carl Fogarty | All | ||
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7 | ![]() |
1-6, 9, 12 |
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7-8, 10-11 | |||
27 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | All | ||
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4 | Template:FRA Alex Vieira | 1-7, 9-12 |
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8 | |||
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6 | Template:BEL Stephane Mertens | All |
23 | Template:USA Doug Polen | All | ||
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81 | ![]() |
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32 | ![]() |
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12 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | All |
3 | Template:GBR Joey Dunlop | 1-3, 6-9, 12 | ||
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4-5, 10-11 | |||
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78 | ![]() |
All |
15 | ![]() |
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55 | Template:FRA Dominique Sarron | All |
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11 | ![]() |
All |
Template:SUI Römer Racing [?] | ![]() |
24 | Template:SUI Bruno Kneubühler | All |
32 | Template:SUI Marco Gentile | All | ||
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21 | Template:FRA Raymond Roche | All |
10 | ![]() |
All | ||
Template:AUS Hardwick Racing [?] | ![]() |
19 | Template:AUS Malcom Campbell | All |
30 | Template:AUS Rob Phillis | All | ||
Template:USA Rob Muzzy Racing [?] | ![]() |
8 | Template:USA Doug Chandler | All |
18 | Template:USA Mike Baldwin | All |
Calendar
Championship Grands Prix
Event | Track | Date | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Team | Manufacturer | |
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1 | Template:GBR Round of Donington | Donington Park | 3 April | 1 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | Template:USA Fred Merkel 1:14.653 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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2 | Template:GBR Joey Dunlop | ![]() |
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Hungaroring | 30 April | 3 | ![]() |
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Template:AUS Mick Doohan | ![]() |
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4 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:USA Fred Merkel 1:57.885 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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Hockenheimring | 8 May | 5 | Template:GBR Joey Dunlop | Template:USA Fred Merkel 2:12.986 | Template:USA Doug Chandler | Template:USA Rob Muzzy Racing | ![]() |
6 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | Template:FRA Raymond Roche 2:12.990 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | ![]() |
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4 | Template:AUT Round of Austria | Österreichring | 14 May | 7 | ![]() |
Template:AUS Mick Doohan 1:57.411 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | ![]() |
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8 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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Mosport Park | 5 June | 9 | ![]() |
Template:FRA Raymond Roche | ![]() |
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10 | ![]() |
Template:FRA Raymond Roche 1:27.936 | Template:BEL Stéphane Mertens | ![]() |
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6 | Template:USA Round of America | Road America | 19 June | 11 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | Template:GBR Joey Dunlop 1:41.832 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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12 | Template:FRA Raymond Roche | Template:GBR Joey Dunlop | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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Misano | 3 July | 13 | ![]() |
Template:FRA Raymond Roche | ![]() |
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14 | ![]() |
Template:GBR Joey Dunlop 1:18.217 | Template:FRA Raymond Roche | ![]() |
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8 | Template:FRA Round of France | Le Mans | 17 July | 15 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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16 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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Jarama | 31 July | 17 | ![]() |
Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:FRA Raymond Roche | ![]() |
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18 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | ![]() |
Template:AUS Mick Doohan | ![]() |
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Estoril | 7 August | 19 | ![]() |
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Template:AUS Mick Doohan | ![]() |
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20 | ![]() |
Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | ![]() |
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Sugo | 28 August | 21 | Template:AUS Mick Doohan | Template:FRA Raymond Roche | ![]() |
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12 | Template:AUS Round of Australia | Oran Park | 11 September | 23 | Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:USA Fred Merkel | Template:USA Fred Merkel | ![]() |
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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' Championship6. Template:USA Rob Muzzy Racing 185 pts 7. Template:GBR BP Racing 148 pts 8. Template:AUS Hardwick Racing 112 pts 9. 10. 11. 12. Template:SUI Römer Racing 12 pts 13. 14. Template:AUS Hardwick Racing feat Team Roberts 12 pts 17. 20. Manufacturers' Championship
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