The 2006 AMA Superbike Championship is the 31st season of the AMA Superbike Championship
No | Date | Round/Circuit | Superstock Race Winner | FX Race Winner | Supersport Race Winner |
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1 | March 8–11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | April 21–23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | April 28–30 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | May 19–21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | - |
5 | June 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | June 16–18 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | July 21–23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | August 4–6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | August 18–20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | September 1–3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
11 | Sept 29-Oct 1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
No | Round/Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | |
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1 | R1 | ![]() | March 8–11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | R1 | ![]() | April 21–23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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3 | R1 | ![]() | April 28–30 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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4 | R1 | ![]() | May 19–21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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5 | R1 | ![]() | June 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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6 | R1 | ![]() | June 16–18 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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7 | R1 | ![]() | July 21–23 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | R1 | ![]() | August 4–6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
R2 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
9 | R1 | ![]() | August 18–20 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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10 | R1 | ![]() | September 2–4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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11 | R1 | ![]() | Sept 29-Oct 1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY![]() | BAR![]() | FON![]() | INF![]() | RAM![]() | MIL![]() | LAG![]() | M-O![]() | VIR![]() | RAT![]() | M-O![]() | Pts |
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ||||
1 | ![]() | Yamaha | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 363 |
2 | ![]() | Suzuki | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 338 |
3 | ![]() | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 319 |
4 | ![]() | Suzuki | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 292 |
5 | ![]() | Honda | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 271 |
6 | ![]() | Yamaha | Ret | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 262 |
7 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 4 | 227 |
8 | ![]() | Suzuki | 10 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 216 |
9 | ![]() | Suzuki | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 204 |
10 | ![]() | Honda | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 8 | DNS | 194 |
11 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 191 |
12 | ![]() | Suzuki | 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 5 | DNS | 6 | DNS | 184 |
13 | ![]() | Suzuki | 16 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 11 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 182 |
14 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 6 | 14 | Ret | 13 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 172 |
15 | ![]() | Suzuki | 7 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 166 |
16 | ![]() | Suzuki | 15 | 12 | Ret | 15 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 157 |
17 | ![]() | Suzuki | 9 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 20 | 145 | ||
18 | ![]() | Suzuki | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 111 | |||
19 | ![]() | Suzuki | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 110 | |||||
20 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 19 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 96 | |
21 | ![]() | Suzuki | 19 | Ret | 19 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 21 | 14 | 74 | |||
22 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 26 | 26 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | 16 | 23 | 74 | ||
23 | ![]() | Suzuki | 14 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 41 | |||||||
24 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 22 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 37 | ||||||
25 | ![]() | Suzuki | 21 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 21 | Ret | 36 | |||||
26 | ![]() | Suzuki | 15 | 13 | 34 | |||||||||
27 | ![]() | Suzuki | 28 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 34 | |||||||
28 | ![]() | Suzuki | 17 | 24 | 19 | 33 | ||||||||
29 | ![]() | Suzuki | 19 | 21 | 22 | 31 | ||||||||
30 | ![]() | Honda | Ret | 26 | 25 | Ret | 19 | 24 | 30 | |||||
31 | ![]() | Suzuki | 20 | 24 | 23 | 26 | ||||||||
32 | ![]() | Suzuki | 23 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||
33 | ![]() | Suzuki | 22 | 18 | 22 | |||||||||
34 | ![]() | Suzuki | 24 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 22 | |||||||
35 | ![]() | Suzuki | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | |||||||
36 | ![]() | Yamaha | 23 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||
37 | ![]() | Suzuki | 12 | 19 | ||||||||||
38 | ![]() | Yamaha | 22 | 21 | 19 | |||||||||
39 | ![]() | Suzuki | 23 | 24 | 27 | 19 | ||||||||
40 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY![]() | BAR![]() | FON![]() | INF![]() | RAM![]() | MIL![]() | LAG![]() | M-O![]() | VIR![]() | RAT![]() | M-O![]() | Pts |
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ||||
1 | ![]() | Honda | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 358 |
2 | ![]() | Yamaha | 4 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 351 |
3 | ![]() | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 342 |
4 | ![]() | Honda | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 264 |
5 | ![]() | Honda | Ret | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 250 |
6 | ![]() | Suzuki | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 208 | |||
7 | ![]() | Suzuki | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 198 |
8 | ![]() | Honda | Ret | 13 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 6 | 193 |
9 | ![]() | Suzuki | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 11 | 180 |
10 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 156 |
11 | ![]() | Suzuki | 23 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 133 | |||
12 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 121 | |
13 | ![]() | Honda | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 116 | ||||||
14 | ![]() | Honda | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 22 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 110 | |||
15 | ![]() | Kawasaki | Ret | 18 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 98 |
16 | ![]() | Yamaha | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 97 | ||||||
17 | ![]() | Yamaha | 24 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 82 | |||||
18 | ![]() | Suzuki | 25 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 17 | ||||||
19 | ![]() | Yamaha | 21 | Ret | 23 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 70 | |||
20 | ![]() | Yamaha | Ret | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 64 | ||||||
21 | ![]() | Yamaha | Ret | 26 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 63 | ||||||
22 | ![]() | Yamaha | 11 | 9 | 14 | 59 | ||||||||
23 | ![]() | Suzuki | 12 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 58 | |||||||
24 | ![]() | Honda | 24 | 19 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 23 | 27 | 57 | ||||
25 | ![]() | Suzuki | 3 | 10 | 50 | |||||||||
26 | ![]() | Buell | Ret | 23 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 50 | ||||||
27 | ![]() | Suzuki | 19 | 12 | 13 | 49 | ||||||||
28 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 16 | 15 | 13 | 49 | |||||||
29 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 25 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 44 | ||||||
30 | ![]() | Yamaha | 11 | 9 | 42 | |||||||||
31 | ![]() | Buell | Ret | 27 | 8 | 18 | Ret | 40 | ||||||
32 | ![]() | Suzuki | 14 | 17 | 22 | 40 | ||||||||
33 | ![]() | Honda | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
34 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 23 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 36 | ||||||
35 | ![]() | Suzuki | 17 | 12 | 19 | 31 | ||||||||
36 | ![]() | Buell | 28 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 30 | |||||||
37 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 18 | 16 | 28 | |||||||||
38 | ![]() | Yamaha | 28 | 21 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 28 | ||||||
39 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 21 | 20 | 24 | 28 | ||||||||
40 | ![]() | Honda | 5 | 27 | ||||||||||
41 | ![]() | Suzuki | 14 | 21 | 27 | |||||||||
42 | ![]() | Yamaha | 16 | 20 | 26 | |||||||||
43 | ![]() | Suzuki | 7 | 24 | ||||||||||
44 | ![]() | Suzuki | 15 | 23 | 24 | |||||||||
45 | ![]() | Yamaha | 8 | 23 |
Pos | Rider | Bike | DAY![]() | BAR![]() | FON![]() | INF![]() | RAM![]() | MIL![]() | LAG![]() | M-O![]() | VIR![]() | RAT![]() | M-O![]() | Pts |
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R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ||||
1 | ![]() | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 1 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 360 |
2 | ![]() | Suzuki | 7 | 3 | 5 | C | 2 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 262 |
3 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 7 | 2 | C | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 252 |
4 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 10 | 4 | 4 | C | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 250 |
5 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 1 | 1 | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 28 | 1 | 237 | |
6 | ![]() | Suzuki | 5 | 6 | 3 | C | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 231 |
7 | ![]() | Suzuki | 13 | 9 | 7 | C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 227 |
8 | ![]() | Suzuki | 19 | 13 | 8 | C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 197 |
9 | ![]() | Yamaha | 21 | 12 | 6 | C | 12 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 177 |
10 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 6 | 5 | Ret | C | 7 | 7 | Ret | 27 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 152 |
11 | ![]() | Yamaha | C | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 9 | Ret | 121 | |||
12 | ![]() | Yamaha | 17 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 112 | ||||
13 | ![]() | Suzuki | 24 | 11 | 10 | C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 107 | |||
14 | ![]() | Suzuki | 4 | C | 5 | 3 | 7 | 106 | ||||||
15 | ![]() | Honda | 15 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 98 | ||||||
16 | ![]() | Honda | 12 | Ret | 9 | C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 97 | ||||
17 | ![]() | Yamaha | 9 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 90 | ||||||
18 | ![]() | Yamaha | 16 | 23 | 14 | C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 88 | ||||
19 | ![]() | Suzuki | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 86 | ||||
20 | ![]() | Yamaha | 11 | 19 | C | 20 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 74 | ||||
21 | ![]() | Kawasaki | Ret | 24 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 68 | ||||
22 | ![]() | Suzuki | 17 | 12 | 10 | 54 | ||||||||
23 | ![]() | Yamaha | 29 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 49 | ||
24 | ![]() | Suzuki | 21 | DNS | 13 | 15 | 44 | |||||||
25 | ![]() | Suzuki | 19 | 17 | 14 | 43 | ||||||||
26 | ![]() | Suzuki | 20 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 43 | |||||||
27 | ![]() | Suzuki | 9 | 11 | 42 | |||||||||
28 | ![]() | Suzuki | 29 | 27 | Ret | 18 | 23 | 16 | 42 | |||||
29 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 20 | 15 | 19 | 39 | |||||||
30 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 15 | 19 | 21 | 38 | ||||||||
31 | ![]() | Suzuki | 14 | 12 | 36 | |||||||||
32 | ![]() | Yamaha | 17 | 21 | 20 | 35 | ||||||||
33 | ![]() | Yamaha | Ret | 20 | 25 | 15 | 33 | |||||||
34 | ![]() | Suzuki | 11 | 19 | 32 | |||||||||
35 | ![]() | Kawasaki | 3 | 29 | ||||||||||
36 | ![]() | Suzuki | Ret | 16 | 18 | 28 | ||||||||
37 | ![]() | Yamaha | Ret | 4 | 27 | |||||||||
38 | ![]() | Honda | 22 | 13 | 27 | |||||||||
39 | ![]() | Honda | 18 | 17 | 27 | |||||||||
40 | ![]() | Yamaha | 5 | 26 |
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