2009 Supersport World Championship

The 2009 Supersport World Championship was the eleventh FIM Supersport World Championship season—the thirteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 1 March at Phillip Island and finished on 25 October at Portimão after 14 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round.

2009 Supersport World Championship
Previous: 2008 Next: 2010
Support series:
Superbike World Championship
FIM Superstock 1000 Cup
European Superstock 600 Championship

Despite a win at the final round for Eugene Laverty, a fourth-place finish by Cal Crutchlow won him the championship by seven points over the Irish rider.

Race calendar and results

The provisional race schedule was circulated among the teams in October 2008, and was made official by FIM at the following General Assembly.[1]

Round Country Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1  Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 1 March Kenan Sofuoğlu Andrew Pitt Kenan Sofuoğlu HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Report
2  Qatar Losail International Circuit 14 March Cal Crutchlow Andrew Pitt Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Honda Report
3  Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 5 April Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Yamaha World Supersport Report
4  Netherlands TT Circuit Assen 26 April Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Honda Report
5  Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 10 May Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Yamaha World Supersport Report
6  South Africa Kyalami 17 May Cal Crutchlow Eugene Laverty Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Honda Report
7  United States Miller Motorsports Park 31 May Joan Lascorz Kenan Sofuoğlu Kenan Sofuoğlu HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Report
8  San Marino Misano World Circuit 21 June Michele Pirro Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Yamaha World Supersport Report
9 Great Britain Donington Park 28 June Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Yamaha World Supersport Report
10  Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit 26 July Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Fabien Foret Yamaha World Supersport Report
11  Germany Nürburgring 6 September Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Yamaha World Supersport Report
12  Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 27 September Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Kenan Sofuoğlu HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Report
13  France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 4 October Cal Crutchlow Cal Crutchlow Joan Lascorz Kawasaki Motocard.com Report
14  Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 25 October Eugene Laverty Joan Lascorz Eugene Laverty Parkalgar Honda Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings
2009 final riders' standings[2]
Pos. Rider Bike AUS
 QAT
 SPA
 NED
 ITA
 RSA
 USA
 SMR
 GBR
 CZE
 GER
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
 Pts
1 Cal Crutchlow Yamaha 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 4 243
2 Eugene Laverty Honda 5 1 9 1 5 1 2 2 5 5 2 2 13 1 236
3 Kenan Sofuoğlu Honda 1 4 3 5 9 5 1 Ret 4 9 Ret 1 3 2 189
4 Joan Lascorz Kawasaki 8 13 19 3 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 Ret 1 Ret 163
5 Fabien Foret Yamaha 7 Ret 10 4 3 Ret 5 8 Ret 1 5 3 Ret 8 123
6 Andrew Pitt Honda 2 2 13 Ret 5 6 7 Ret 10 10 7 6 6 11 119
7 Anthony West Honda 3 9 2 7 Ret 8 10 7 Ret 2 15 8 4 117
8 Garry McCoy Triumph 14 7 Ret 15 8 7 6 Ret 3 8 8 5 Ret 3 98
9 Mark Aitchison Honda 6 15 4 6 Ret 3 Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 Ret 5 5 93
10 Katsuaki Fujiwara Kawasaki 17 Ret 5 14 6 13 13 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 7 13 73
11 Massimo Roccoli Honda 9 8 14 13 Ret 12 23 3 Ret 7 4 Ret 8 Ret 70
12 Michele Pirro Yamaha 12 11 7 10 7 9 8 Ret 15 Ret Ret 11 10 6 70
13 Barry Veneman Suzuki 13 10 8 8 13 Ret 14 58
Honda Ret 6 11 12 14 Ret 9
14 Matthieu Lagrive Honda 11 6 6 Ret 16 10 9 9 45
15 Miguel Praia Honda Ret 12 18 Ret 17 14 11 10 Ret Ret 11 9 12 10 40
16 Gianluca Nannelli Triumph 10 19 Ret 12 10 Ret 16 9 8 Ret Ret 31
17 Robbin Harms Honda 15 5 12 9 WD Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 DNS 30
18 Gianluca Vizziello Honda Ret 14 11 Ret 14 17 15 11 7 14 13 29
19 Danilo Dell'Omo Honda 21 16 Ret 18 19 15 13 9 12 10 10 NC 17 27
20 Chaz Davies Triumph 4 Ret 7 22
21 Sheridan Morais Yamaha 6 10
22 Michael Laverty Honda 11 Ret 20 13 18 Ret Ret 14 10
Yamaha 17
23 Patrik Vostárek Honda 18 Ret 16 11 WD DNS Ret Ret 12 Ret 9
24 Olivier Four Honda 13 11 20 8
25 Doni Tata Pradita Yamaha Ret 20 15 Ret 17 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 8
26 Kev Coghlan Yamaha Ret 13 20 14 15 6
27 James Westmoreland Triumph 11 5
28 Franco Battaini Yamaha 11 5
29 Flavio Gentile Honda 12 17 15 17 5
30 Martín Cárdenas Honda 12 4
31 Cristiano Migliorati Kawasaki 12 4
32 Arie Vos Honda 22 17 17 16 20 19 18 14 16 17 21 16 15 Ret 3
33 Kevin Wahr Triumph 14 2
34 Hudson Kennaugh Yamaha 14 2
35 Jesco Günther Honda 20 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 19 Ret Ret 15 19 DNS Ret 1
36 Yannick Guerra Yamaha 25 21 20 22 Ret 22 22 15 19 19 22 DNQ NC 18 1
37 Alessandro Polita Suzuki Ret 15 Ret 20 1
Pos. Rider Bike AUS
 QAT
 SPA
 NED
 ITA
 RSA
 USA
 SMR
 GBR
 CZE
 GER
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
 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
2009 final manufacturers' standings[3]
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
 QAT
 SPA
 NED
 ITA
 RSA
 USA
 SMR
 GBR
 CZE
 GER
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
 Pts
1 Honda 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 3 1 297
2 Yamaha 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 284
3 Kawasaki 8 13 5 3 2 4 4 4 2 3 3 7 1 13 186
4 Triumph 10 7 Ret 12 8 7 6 9 3 8 8 4 16 3 114
5 Suzuki 13 10 8 8 13 Ret 14 30
Pos. Manufacturer AUS
 QAT
 SPA
 NED
 ITA
 RSA
 USA
 SMR
 GBR
 CZE
 GER
 ITA
 FRA
 POR
 Pts

Entry list

The entry list was made official on 15 January 2009.[4]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No Rider Rounds
HANNspree Ten Kate Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 1 Andrew Pitt All
54 Kenan Sofuoğlu All
JW Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 4 James Westmoreland 9
YZF Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 5 Doni Tata Pradita 1–8, 11–14
132 Sheridan Morais 10
Linxcel-Seton Tuning Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 6 Hudson Kennaugh 9
Intermoto Czech Honda Honda CBR600RR 7 Patrik Vostárek 1–10
55 Massimo Roccoli All
66 Jiří Brož 10
199 Olivier Four 12–14
HANNspree Honda Althea
Honda Althea Racing		 Honda Honda CBR600RR 8 Mark Aitchison All
14 Matthieu Lagrive 1–7, 13
15 Jason O'Halloran 10
40 Flavio Gentile 8–9, 12, 14
Kuja Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 9 Danilo Dell'Omo 1–6, 8–14
Echo CRS Grand Prix Honda Honda CBR600RR 11 Fabrizio Perotti 7
16 Sam Lowes 10–14
25 Michael Laverty 8–14
32 Fabrizio Lai 1–6
83 Russell Holland 1–7
TNT Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 12 Franco Battaini 5
Stiggy Racing Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 13 Anthony West 1–13
105 Gianluca Vizziello 1–11
MS Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 19 Paweł Szkopek 1–2
22 Robert Mureșan 12–14
96 Matej Smrž 1–5, 8–11
Kawasaki Motocard.com Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 21 Katsuaki Fujiwara All
26 Joan Lascorz All
MS Romania Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 22 Robert Mureșan 8–11
ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 23 Chaz Davies 12–14
24 Garry McCoy All
47 Luca Pedersoli 12
69 Gianluca Nannelli 1–11
82 Julien Enjolras 13
Veidec Racing RES Software Honda Honda CBR600RR 25 Michael Laverty 6
28 Arie Vos All
36 Martín Cárdenas 14
127 Robbin Harms 1–4, 7–12
Holiday Gym Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 25 Michael Laverty 7
27 Twan van Poppel 4
34 Emanuele Russo 12
71 José Morillas 1–2, 5–6
88 Yannick Guerra All
101 Kev Coghlan 8–9, 11, 13–14
Markbilt Racebikes Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 29 Melissa Paris 7
RES Software Veidec Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 30 Jesco Günther 1–13
Puccetti Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 33 Cristiano Migliorati 12
Yamaha World Supersport Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 35 Cal Crutchlow All
99 Fabien Foret All
Boucher Racing Team Honda Honda CBR1000RR 38 Marie-Josée Boucher 7
WCR Byke Service Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 44 Alessandro Brannetti 8
Node 4 Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 45 Dan Linfoot 13
Parkalgar Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 50 Eugene Laverty All
117 Miguel Praia All
Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 51 Michele Pirro All
Hoegee Suzuki Team Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 53 Alessandro Polita 4–7
77 Barry Veneman 1–7
78 Shaun Geronimi 1–3
VD Sleen/VD Heyden Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 57 Kervin Bos 4
Marne Motor Sport Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 61 Fabrice Auger 13
Direct CCTV Racedays Honda Honda CBR1000RR 74 Glenn Irwin 12
Apex Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 75 Oleg Pianykh 7
Bazza Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 77 Barry Veneman 8
George White Ten Kate Racing 9–14
EmTek Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 86 Robert Portman 6
SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 89 Chip Yates 7
G-LAB Racing Sport Evolution Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 91 Kevin Wahr 11
Sterken Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 94 Marcel van Nieuwenhuizen 4
Taylor Racing Honda Honda CBR1000RR 111 Ryan Taylor 7
LW Bogdanka Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 122 Marcin Walkowiak 14
Nelson Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 126 Andrew Nelson 7

References
  1. "FIM announce 2009 calendars". worldsbk.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  2. "Portimao, 23–24–25 October 2009 – Supersport – Championship Standings" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. "Portimao, 23–24–25 October 2009 – Supersport – Manufacturers Standings" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. "Record numbers of entries in World Superbike and Supersport". worldsbk.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
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