2017 Superbike World Championship

The 2017 Superbike World Championship was the 30th season of the Superbike World Championship. The season was contested over 26 races at 13 locations, starting on 25 February at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Australia and ending on 4 November at Losail International Circuit in Qatar.

2017 Superbike World Championship
Previous: 2016 Next: 2018
Support series:
Supersport World Championship
Supersport 300 World Championship
European Superstock 1000 Championship
Jonathan Rea won his third Superbike world title, by winning the Magny-Cours Race 1. His victory gave him an unassailable lead with five races remaining.

The season saw the revision of the starting grid format for the second race, which was previously based on qualifying results for both races: riders placed from fourth to ninth in Race 1 were promoted to the first two rows for Race 2; then the third, the second and the winner followed on the third row; the remaining riders were sorted from the tenth grid slot onwards according to Superpole results.[1][2]

The season was marred by the death of Honda rider and former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a pedal-cycling accident near Rimini, Italy, on 22 May.[3]

Race calendar and results
2017 calendar[4]
Round Country Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 Australia Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 25 February Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 26 February Marco Melandri Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
2 R1 Thailand Chang International Circuit 11 March Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 12 March Marco Melandri Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
3 R1 Spain Motorland Aragón 1 April Chaz Davies Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 2 April Chaz Davies Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
4 R1 Netherlands TT Circuit Assen 29 April Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 30 April Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
5 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 13 May Chaz Davies Chaz Davies Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
R2 14 May Chaz Davies Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
6 R1 United Kingdom Donington Park 27 May Tom Sykes Jonathan Rea Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 28 May Tom Sykes Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
7 R1 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 17 June Tom Sykes Michael van der Mark Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 18 June Jonathan Rea Marco Melandri Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
8 R1 United States Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 8 July Tom Sykes Jonathan Rea Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
R2 9 July Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
9 R1 Germany EuroSpeedway Lausitz 19 August Tom Sykes Tom Sykes Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
R2 20 August Chaz Davies Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
10 R1 Portugal Algarve International Circuit 16 September Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 17 September Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
11 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 30 September Jonathan Rea Marco Melandri Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 1 October Chaz Davies Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
12 R1 Spain Circuito de Jerez 21 October Marco Melandri Marco Melandri Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 22 October Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
13 R1 Qatar Losail International Circuit 3 November Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 4 November Jonathan Rea Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team

Entry list

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Manufacturers' championship
Pos. Manufacturer PHI
 CHA
 ARA
 ASS
 IMO
 DON
 MIS
 LAG
 LAU
 POR
 MAG
 JER
 LOS
 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 Kawasaki 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 599
2 Ducati 2 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 1 4 3 5 1 1 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 520
3 Yamaha 4 4 5 4 4 5 Ret 4 7 6 3 4 2 4 8 9 6 5 5 2 5 2 4 4 Ret 3 308
4 Aprilia 8 9 13 15 7 8 5 8 12 7 7 Ret 6 5 9 6 7 7 7 4 6 6 7 9 4 7 213
5 BMW 7 13 7 5 6 7 13 7 14 8 9 10 4 7 7 Ret 9 8 6 5 13 8 13 10 7 11 187
6 MV Agusta 5 8 8 Ret 11 10 10 6 6 Ret 6 6 11 Ret 6 Ret 5 6 4 Ret 4 Ret 12 12 9 9 168
7 Honda 11 15 9 7 9 12 6 9 10 12 Ret 11 NC 10 11 11 Ret 13 15 10 8 11 16 15 12 12 113
Suzuki Ret Ret 0
Pos. Manufacturer PHI
 CHA
 ARA
 ASS
 IMO
 DON
 MIS
 LAG
 LAU
 POR
 MAG
 JER
 LOS
 Pts

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