2002 Superbike World Championship

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2002 Superbike World Championship
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The 2002 Superbike World Championship was the fifteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 2 March at Valencia and finished on 29 September at Imola after 13 rounds.

Colin Edwards won his second championship in what has been hailed as one of the most impressive comebacks in the history of motorcycle racing. The season started with Troy Bayliss winning the first six races and by the end of race 1 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca he had 14 wins and was leading the championship by 58 points. Race 2 at Laguna Seca was the start of Colin Edwards' comeback, he went on to win all nine remaining races and combined with a race 2 crash for Bayliss at Assen Edwards won the championship at the final race of the season at Imola. The final race of the season saw both riders fighting wheel to wheel for the entire race. The race is known to fans as the "Showdown at Imola".^[1]^[2]

The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Valencia	10 March	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
1	R2	Valencia	10 March	Troy Bayliss	Ben Bostrom	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
2	R1	Phillip Island	24 March	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
2	R2	Phillip Island	24 March	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
3	R1	Kyalami	7 April	Colin Edwards	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
3	R2	Kyalami	7 April	Colin Edwards	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
4	R1	Sportsland SUGO	21 April	Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
4	R2	Sportsland SUGO	21 April	Noriyuki Haga	Makoto Tamada	Makoto Tamada	Cabin Honda	Report
5	R1	Monza	12 May	Neil Hodgson	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
5	R2	Monza	12 May	Neil Hodgson	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
6	R1	Silverstone	26 May	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
6	R2	Silverstone	26 May	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
7	R1	Lausitzring	9 June	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
7	R2	Lausitzring	9 June	Troy Bayliss	Rubén Xaus	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
8	R1	Misano Adriatico	23 June	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
8	R2	Misano Adriatico	23 June	Troy Bayliss	Colin Edwards	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
9	R1	Laguna Seca	14 July	Colin Edwards	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
9	R2	Laguna Seca	14 July	Colin Edwards	Neil Hodgson	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
10	R1	Brands Hatch	28 July	Neil Hodgson	Troy Bayliss	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
10	R2	Brands Hatch	28 July	Neil Hodgson	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
11	R1	Oschersleben	1 September	Neil Hodgson	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
11	R2	Oschersleben	1 September	Neil Hodgson	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
12	R1	Assen	8 September	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
12	R2	Assen	8 September	Colin Edwards	Rubén Xaus	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
13	R1	Imola	29 September	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
13	R2	Imola	29 September	Colin Edwards	Troy Bayliss	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2002 final riders' standings^[3]
Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP		AUS		RSA		JPN		ITA		GBR		GER		SMR		USA		GBR		GER		NED		ITA		Pts
Pos.	Rider	Bike	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	Pts
1	Colin Edwards	Honda	4	3	2	2	2	3	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	552
2	Troy Bayliss	Ducati	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	4	1	1	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	Ret	2	2	541
3	Neil Hodgson	Ducati	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	2	4	3	6	Ret	8	3	4	5	3	2	3	3	3	Ret	4	4	5	326
4	Noriyuki Haga	Aprilia	2	2	Ret	6	Ret	6	3	5	Ret	3	2	10	4	5	4	3	Ret	Ret	4	5	7	4	3	6	5	4	278
5	Ben Bostrom	Ducati	3	4	4	5	4	5	7	7	Ret	9	7	8	5	4	5	5	8	5	7	4	4	6	8	5	10	9	261
6	Rubén Xaus	Ducati	5	Ret	3	3	3	2	Ret	9	6	Ret	8	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	19	5	6	Ret	5	4	Ret	3	3	249
7	James Toseland	Ducati	12	10	8	7	6	8	9	11	5	Ret	10	9	7	7	8	Ret	9	6	9	Ret	6	8	6	3	6	6	195
8	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS			4	Ret	4	11	6	6	6	7	12	7	8	7	5	7	5	2	7	Ret	167
9	Chris Walker	Kawasaki	10	7	9	9	8	9	11	13	Ret	10	14	4	Ret	9	7	8	11	10	6	8	9	15	Ret	7	11	12	152
10	Gregorio Lavilla	Suzuki	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	11	12	12	7	5	Ret	14	8	Ret	10	6	DNS	DNS	15	12	8	9	7	Ret	8	7	130
11	Broc Parkes	Ducati	15	DNS	Ret	13	11	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12	11	Ret	Ret	14	15	12	Ret	18	10	10	9	8	9	8	77
12	Juan Borja	Ducati	11	8	12	10	9	10	14	15	11	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			11	11	DNS	DNS	10	Ret	Ret	11	74
13	Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	14	11	10	Ret	Ret	12	16	18	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	10	10	9	9	17	16	Ret	Ret	13	12	Ret	10	14	13	71
14	Hitoyasu Izutsu	Kawasaki	7	6	6	Ret	7	7	DNS	DNS							DNS	DNS			13	17	11	Ret	DNS	DNS	15	10	62
15	Marco Borciani	Ducati	16	12	11	Ret	10	13	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	12	11	10	Ret	18	16	15	Ret	11	11	9	16	Ret	55
16	Steve Martin	Ducati	17	9	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	20	10	11	Ret	19	9	11	13	12	14	11	19	16	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	13	14	52
17	Eric Bostrom	Kawasaki							13	14	9	7	11	16					6	4			DNS	DNS					49
18	Makoto Tamada	Honda							2	1																			45
19	Mauro Sanchini	Kawasaki	19	15	15	12	13	16	20	22	12	13	15	Ret	14	14	12	11	19	15	Ret	19	16	14	13	12	17	15	41
20	Alessandro Antonello	Ducati	13	Ret	14	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	8	Ret	Ret	13	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	12	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	12	Ret	38
21	Shane Byrne	Ducati											9	5							10	10							30
22	Peter Goddard	Benelli	DNS	DNS							14	17	13	15	Ret	15	15	Ret	16	14	18	Ret	12	Ret	12	11	Ret	DNS	23
23	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki							6	6																			20
24	Aaron Yates	Suzuki																	7	8									17
25	Serafino Foti	Ducati	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	15			Ret	12	Ret	Ret	16	16	14	Ret	Ret	17			14	Ret	14	16	Ret	Ret	17
26	Nicky Hayden	Honda																	4	13									16
27	Wataru Yoshikawa	Yamaha							8	8																			16
28	Mark Heckles	Honda	21	Ret	16	14	DNS	DNS	21	Ret	15	18	6	Ret	17	17	19	Ret	20	20	17	20	15	16	17	15	20	Ret	15
29	Takeshi Tsujimura	Yamaha							10	10																			12
30	Michael Rutter	Ducati											12	Ret							Ret	9							11
31	Ivan Clementi	Kawasaki	18	13	Ret	15	DNQ	DNQ	18	19	17	14	Ret	18	18	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	21	Ret	13	Ret	14	18	16	11
32	Doug Chandler	Ducati																	13	9									10
33	Mat Mladin	Suzuki																	10	Ret									6
34	Alex Hofmann	Kawasaki													15	13													4
35	Alessandro Valia	Ducati									13	15					18	Ret									19	17	4
36	Michele Malatesta	Ducati															Ret	13									Ret	Ret	3
37	Bertrand Stey	Honda	Ret	17	Ret	16	14	17			Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ			20	15	22	23	Ret	Ret							3
38	Glen Richards	Kawasaki											Ret	Ret							20	14							2
39	Dean Ellison	Ducati											16	Ret							14	Ret							2
40	Jerónimo Vidal	Honda																							15	Ret	Ret	18	1
41	Yuichi Takeda	Honda							15	16																			1
Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP		AUS		RSA		JPN		ITA		GBR		GER		SMR		USA		GBR		GER		NED		ITA		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP		AUS		RSA		JPN		ITA		GBR		GER		SMR		USA		GBR		GER		NED		ITA		Pts
Pos.	Manufacturer	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	Pts
1	Ducati	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	575
2	Honda	4	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	557
3	Aprilia	2	2	Ret	6	Ret	6	3	5	Ret	3	2	10	4	5	4	3	Ret	Ret	4	5	7	4	3	6	5	4	278
4	Kawasaki	7	6	6	9	7	7	6	6	9	7	11	4	14	9	7	8	6	4	6	8	9	13	13	7	11	10	208
5	Suzuki	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	11	12	12	7	5	Ret	14	8	Ret	10	6	7	8	15	12	8	9	7	Ret	8	7	147
6	Benelli	DNS	DNS							14	17	13	15	Ret	15	15	Ret	16	14	18	Ret	12	Ret	12	11	Ret	DNS	23
7	Yamaha							8	8									DNS	DNS							22	19	16
Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP		AUS		RSA		JPN		ITA		GBR		GER		SMR		USA		GBR		GER		NED		ITA		Pts

Entry list

No	Rider	Team	Motorcycle
1	Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Ducati 998 F02
2	Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Honda VTR1000SP2
5	Mark Heckles	Castrol Honda Rumi	Honda VTR1000SP2
6	Peter Goddard	Benelli Sport	Benelli Tornado Tre 900 LE
7	Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati NCR Axo	Ducati 998 RS
9	Chris Walker	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
10	Gregorio Lavilla	Alstare Suzuki Corona	Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
11	Ruben Xaus	Ducati Infostrada	Ducati 998 F02
12	Broc Parkes	Ducati NCR Parmalat	Ducati 998 RS
14	Hitoyasu Izutsu	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
17	Alistair Maxwell	Alistair Maxwell	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
19	Lucio Pedercini	Pedercini	Ducati 998 RS
20	Marco Borciani	Pedercini	Ducati 998 RS
23	Jiri Mrkyvka	JM Racing	Ducati 996 RS
28	Serafino Foti	Pedercini	Ducati 996 RS
30	Alessandro Antonello	DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli	Ducati 998 RS
32	Eric Bostrom	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
33	Juan Borja	Spaziotel Racing	Ducati 998 RS
36	Ivan Clementi	Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
40	Giuliano Sartoni	Vemar Giesse	Ducati 996 RS
41	Noriyuki Haga	PlayStation 2-FGF Aprilia	Aprilia RSV 1000
42	Makoto Tamada	Cabin Honda	Honda VTR1000SP2
43	Wataru Yoshikawa	YSP Racing & PRESTO	Yamaha YZF-R7
45	Takeshi Tsujimura	YSP Racing & PRESTO	Yamaha YZF-R7
46	Mauro Sanchini	Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
47	Kenichiro Nakamura	Blue Helmet MSC	Honda VTR1000SP2
48	Yuichi Takeda	Sakurai Honda	Honda VTR1000SP2
49	Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
50	Alessandro Valia	Ass. Sportiva Bassani	Ducati 996 RS
52	James Toseland	HM Plant Ducati	Ducati 998 F 01
53	Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	Ducati 998 RS
54	Michael Rutter	Renegade Ducati	Ducati 998 RS
55	Shane Byrne	Renegade Ducati	Ducati 998 RS
56	Dean Ellison	D & B Racing	Ducati 996 RS
57	Glen Richards	Hawk Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
60	Jeronimo Vidal	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
61	Marjan Malec	Magnat Auto	Ducati 996 RS
66	Alex Hofmann	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
68	Bertrand Stey	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
69	Nicky Hayden	American Honda	Honda RC51
69	Thierry Mulot	Pacific	Ducati 996 SPS
70	Yann Gyger	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
72	Mark Miller	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
75	Luca Pini	Pedercini	Ducati 996 RS
77	Redamo Assirelli	Pirelli	Yamaha YZF-R7
93	Cristian Caliumi	Pedercini	Ducati 996 RS
99	Steve Martin	DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli	Ducati 998 RS
100	Neil Hodgson	HM Plant Ducati	Ducati 998 F 01
101	Mat Mladin	Yoshimura Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
110	Doug Chandler	HMC Ducati Racing	Ducati 998 R
113	Paolo Blora	Pacific	Ducati 996 RS
120	Aaron Yates	Yoshimura Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
151	Michele Malatesta	Pro.Con.	Ducati 996 RS
155	Ben Bostrom	Ducati L & M	Ducati 998 F02

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[1] "WorldSBK".

[2] "WorldSBK Rewind: A showdown for the ages".

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