1991 Superbike World Championship

The 1991 Superbike World Championship was the fourth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 1 April at Donington Park and finished on 19 October at Phillip Island after 13 rounds.

1991 Superbike World Championship
Previous: 1990 Next: 1992

Doug Polen won the riders' championship with 17 victories and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

The third round of the championship at Mosport was boycotted by the regular riders on safety grounds.[1]

Race calendar and results
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 Donington 1 April Doug Polen Stéphane Mertens Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Doug Polen Stéphane Mertens Total Wanty Mertens Racing
2 R1 Jarama 28 April Doug Polen Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
3 R1 Mosport 2 June Tom Kipp Pascal Picotte Pascal Picotte Fast Yamaha/Sunoco
R2 Rueben McMurter Tom Kipp Wiseco Piston
4 R1 Brainerd 9 June Stéphane Mertens Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Stéphane Mertens Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
5 R1 Österreichring 30 June Doug Polen Doug Polen Stéphane Mertens Total Wanty Mertens Racing
R2 Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
6 R1 Misano 4 August Doug Polen Rob Phillis Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Raymond Roche Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
7 R1 Anderstorp 11 August Doug Polen Stéphane Mertens Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Raymond Roche Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
8 R1 Sugo 25 August Doug Polen Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
9 R1 Shah Alam 1 September Doug Polen Doug Polen Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
R2 Raymond Roche Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
10 R1 Hockenheim 15 September Doug Polen Raymond Roche Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Doug Polen Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
11 R1 Magny-Cours 29 September Rob Phillis Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
12 R1 Mugello 6 October Doug Polen Doug Polen Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci
R2 Giancarlo Falappa Raymond Roche Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
13 R1 Phillip Island 19 October Doug Polen Aaron Slight Kevin Magee Peter Jackson Yamaha Racing
R2 Aaron Slight Doug Polen Team Fast by Ferracci

Championship standings

In each race, points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Riders' standings
1991 final riders' standings[2]
Pos. Rider Bike GBR
 SPA
 CAN
 USA
 AUT
 SMR
 SWE
 JPN
 MAL
 GER
 FRA
 ITA
 AUS
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Doug Polen Ducati 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 432
2 Raymond Roche Ducati Ret 2 Ret 3 DNS DNS 3 3 4 2 Ret 3 6 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 282
3 Rob Phillis Kawasaki 4 3 2 Ret 4 5 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 Ret 5 Ret 4 4 4 5 DNS DNS 4 3 267
4 Stéphane Mertens Ducati Ret 1 Ret 2 3 3 1 2 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 2 5 6 7 3 4 Ret 5 6 217
5 Fabrizio Pirovano Yamaha 3 8 5 5 5 6 Ret 5 5 4 3 Ret 7 7 2 3 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 6 195
6 Terry Rymer Yamaha 2 4 7 Ret DNS DNS 6 9 8 9 7 12 Ret 14 10 Ret 7 9 5 4 3 3 162
7 Carl Fogarty Honda Ret 9 9 8 11 11 7 8 4 4 11 8 8 7 9 10 6 7 7 Ret 146
8 Fred Merkel Honda Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 4 8 8 9 7 8 6 12 9 12 9 Ret Ret 3 10 8 Ret 124
9 Giancarlo Falappa Ducati 14 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 7 10 6 6 13 10 11 6 Ret 6 3 Ret 8 6 Ret 113
10 Davide Tardozzi Ducati 5 6 3 5 9 10 3 6 3 8 DNS DNS 108
11 Udo Mark Yamaha 8 7 7 10 11 Ret 10 10 18 Ret 8 5 68
12 Jeffrey de Vries Yamaha 9 10 15 Ret 10 10 11 12 16 16 12 Ret Ret 24 13 13 13 Ret 12 14 15 5 Ret Ret 66
13 Aaron Slight Kawasaki 3 4 7 4 3 Ret 65
14 Kevin Magee Yamaha 5 3 1 2 63
15 Jari Suhonen Yamaha DNS DNS Ret 9 9 11 Ret 15 5 7 Ret 17 14 12 9 12 17 12 61
16 Juan López Mella Honda 11 11 3 4 14 DNS 17 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 17 18 14 10 DNQ DNQ 16 18 13 15 57
17 Scott Russell Kawasaki 2 2 8 5 53
18 Daniel Amatriain Honda Ret 13 4 6 12 17 13 13 14 11 DNS DNS 15 21 20 13 47
19 Edwin Weibel Honda 13 14 Ret Ret 41
Ducati 18 Ret 10 11 14 9 9 7
20 Jean-Yves Mounier Yamaha DNS DNS 13 9 10 14 20 17 9 9 21 20 18 12 11 Ret DNS DNS 41
21 Rob McElnea Yamaha 5 5 11 8 Ret 16 35
22 Brian Morrison Yamaha 6 6 8 11 18 Ret 33
23 Niall Mackenzie Honda 7 7 Ret DNS 15 12 33
Yamaha Ret 6
24 Linnley Clarke Yamaha 4 2 30
25 Yves Brisson Honda 2 4 30
26 Baldassarre Monti Honda Ret Ret 6 Ret 8 7 DNS DNS DNS DNS 27
27 Steve Crevier Kawasaki 3 5 26
28 Malcolm Campbell Honda 19 21 6 4 23
29 Rueben McMurter Honda Ret 3 12 13 22
30 Scott Doohan Yamaha 17 14 7 5 22
31 Massimo Broccoli Kawasaki 21 14 DNQ DNQ 12 12 22 Ret 10 11 21
32 Tom Kipp Yamaha Ret 1 Ret Ret 22 22 20
33 Pascal Picotte Yamaha 1 Ret 20
34 Benoît Pilon Yamaha 6 6 20
35 Piergiorgio Bontempi Kawasaki NC Ret 16 Ret DNQ DNQ 11 DNS Ret 4 18
36 Steve Martin Suzuki 8 7 17
37 John Hopperstad Yamaha 8 7 18 DNS 17
38 Peter Rubatto Yamaha Ret 16 12 Ret 15 13 13 DNS Ret 13 23 DNS Ret 13 17
39 Jacques Guenette Kawasaki 9 8 15
40 Michael O'Connor Honda 10 8 14
Pos. Rider Bike GBR
 SPA
 CAN
 USA
 AUT
 SMR
 SWE
 JPN
 MAL
 GER
 FRA
 ITA
 AUS
 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings
1991 final manufacturers' standings[2]
Pos. Manufacturer GBR
 SPA
 CAN
 USA
 AUT
 SMR
 SWE
 JPN
 MAL
 GER
 FRA
 ITA
 AUS
 Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Ducati 1 1 1 1 7 13 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 489
2 Yamaha 2 4 5 5 1 1 5 6 6 5 5 4 3 5 4 3 2 3 7 5 5 4 3 3 1 2 355
3 Kawasaki 3 4 2 14 3 5 2 2 4 4 2 3 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 4 5 11 4 3 3 351
4 Honda 7 7 3 4 2 3 6 4 8 8 7 7 4 4 11 8 8 7 9 10 3 7 7 11 6 4 265
5 Suzuki 11 11 20 15 Ret Ret 21 Ret 15 15 21 Ret DNQ DNQ 8 7 30
6 Bimota 15 20 Ret 13 Ret 15 14 10 DNS DNS 13
Pos. Manufacturer GBR
 SPA
 CAN
 USA
 AUT
 SMR
 SWE
 JPN
 MAL
 GER
 FRA
 ITA
 AUS
 Pts

References
  1. "Kipp, Picotte win boycotted Mosport". cyclenews.uberflip.com. Cycle News. 12 June 1991. p. 2. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. "1991 Championship Standings". wsb-archives.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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