The 2020 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship season was the 44th season of the premier class of circuit-based motorcycle racing in the United States and the 6th since its renaming to MotoAmerica. Cameron Beaubier entered the season as the defending champion, after taking his fourth title in 2019.
Round | Circuit | Date | Race 1 Winner | Race 2 Winner | Race 3 Winner |
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1 | Road America | May 29-31 | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | |
2 | Road America | June 26-28 | Cameron Beaubier | Bobby Fong | |
3 | Road Atlanta | July 31-August 2 | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | |
4 | Pittsburgh | August 7-9 | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | |
5 | The Ridge | August 28-30 | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | |
6 | New Jersey | September 11-13 | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | |
7 | Alabama | September 18-20 | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | |
8 | Indianapolis | October 9-11 | Bobby Fong | Lorenzo Zanetti | Bobby Fong |
9 | Monterey | October 23-25 | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Beaubier |
2020 Entry List | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
Monster Energy Attack Performance Yamaha [2] | Yamaha | 1 | Cameron Beaubier | All |
32 | Jake Gagne | All | ||
Scheibe Racing | BMW | 2 | Josh Herrin [3] | All |
85 | Jake Lewis [4] | 1 | ||
Travis Wyman Racing | BMW | 10 | Travis Wyman [5] | All |
Westby Racing | Yamaha | 11 | Mathew Scholtz | 1–8 |
59 | Niccolo Canepa [6] | 9 | ||
AP Racing 62/Mustang CAT Rental Store | Kawasaki | 12 | Alan Phillips | 7 |
FLY Racing ADR Motorsports [7] | Suzuki | 14 | Andrew Lee [8] | 7 |
25 | David Anthony | All | ||
55 | Michael Gilbert [9] | 8–9 | ||
Yamaha | 17 | Sam Verderico | 1–2, 4–6, 8–9 | |
Kawasaki | 57 | Bradley Ward | 1–6 | |
Superbike Unlimited Franklin Armory Racing | Kawasaki | 14 | Andrew Lee | 8 |
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki | Suzuki | 16 | Alex Dumas [10] | 4–5, 8–9 |
24 | Toni Elias [11] | All | ||
50 | Bobby Fong [12] | All | ||
Hunter Dunham Racing | Yamaha | 19 | Hunter Dunham | 4–5, 7 |
Yates Racing | Honda | 22 | Ashton Yates | 1–4, 6–8 |
Ride HVMC Racing | Kawasaki | 23 | Corey Alexander [13] | All |
Legacy Dental | Yamaha | 31 | Jeffrey Purk | 3–4, 7–8 |
KWR Ducati Team | Ducati | 33 | Kyle Wyman | All |
Rock and Sons Racing | Honda | 36 | Jayson Uribe | 5, 9 |
MESA37 Racing | Kawasaki | 37 | Stefano Mesa | 3–4, 7 |
Superbike Underground | BMW | 42 | Jeremy Coffey | All |
Altus Motorsports | Suzuki | 45 | Cameron Petersen | All |
Limitless Racing | Kawasaki | 48 | Joseph Giannotto | 1–3, 6–8 |
Zlock Racing | Kawasaki | 49 | Brian Pinkstaff | 5 |
91 | Kevin Pinkstaff | 5 | ||
Disrupt Racing | Kawasaki | 54 | Geoff May | 3 |
79 | Tony Storniolo | 2 | ||
Michael Gilbert Racing | Kawasaki | 55 | Michael Gilbert | 2, 4–7 |
EDR Performance/DiBrino Racing | Kawasaki | 62 | Andy DiBrino | 5, 9 |
Suzuki Canada | Suzuki | 66 | Trevor Daley | 8 |
MonkeyMoto AGVSport | Yamaha | 72 | Steven Shakespeare | 6 |
Montego Racing | Suzuki | 73 | Sebastiao Ferreira | 9 |
Celtic HSBK Racing | Ducati | 85 | Jake Lewis | 4 |
99 | PJ Jacobsen | 1–2 | ||
Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York | Ducati | 87 | Lorenzo Zanetti [14] | 5, 8–9 |
Thrashed Bike Racing LLC | Yamaha | 88 | Max Flinders | All |
Procomps Racing Team | BMW | 94 | Danilo Lewis | 1–3, 5–9 |
Tango Racing | Kawasaki | 141 | Maximiliano Gerardo | 8 |
Walt Sipp Racing | Yamaha | 221 | Walt Sipp | 7 |
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Rider | Bike | RAM | RAM | RAT | PIT | RID | NJE | ALA | BRI | MON | Pts | |||||||||||
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1 | Cameron Beaubier | Yamaha | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 436 |
2 | Jake Gagne | Yamaha | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 301 |
3 | Bobby Fong | Suzuki | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 253 |
4 | Toni Elias | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | DNS | 2 | 3 | 2 | 222 |
5 | Mathew Scholtz | Yamaha | 2 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 221 | |||
6 | Josh Herrin | BMW | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 176 |
7 | Kyle Wyman | Ducati | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | DNS | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 174 |
8 | Cameron Petersen | Suzuki | 15 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 133 |
9 | Lorenzo Zanetti | Ducati | 7 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 118 | ||||||||||||
10 | David Anthony | Suzuki | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | DNS | 8 | DNS | 11 | 9 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 108 |
11 | Travis Wyman | BMW | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | DNS | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 12 | 16 | 95 |
12 | Corey Alexander | Kawasaki | 12 | 8 | Ret | 9 | DNS | 10 | DNS | 12 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 8 | DNS | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 86 |
13 | Max Flinders | Yamaha | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | DNS | Ret | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 64 |
14 | Danilo Lewis | BMW | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | DNS | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 12 | 53 | ||
15 | Bradley Ward | Kawasaki | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | DNS | 49 | ||||||||
16 | Michael Gilbert | Kawasaki | Ret | 11 | DNS | DNS | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 46 | ||||||||||
Suzuki | 7 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Jeremy Coffey | BMW | 16 | 13 | DNS | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | DNS | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | Ret | DNS | 31 |
18 | Niccolo Canepa | Yamaha | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
19 | PJ Jacobsen | Ducati | 7 | 5 | 9 | DNS | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Alex Dumas | Suzuki | DNS | 9 | DNS | DNS | 8 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 26 | ||||||||||
21 | Jayson Uribe | Honda | 8 | 8 | 9 | DNS | Ret | 23 | |||||||||||||||
22 | Jake Lewis | BMW | 9 | Ret | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ducati | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Joseph Giannotto | Kawasaki | 17 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 13 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 19 | |||||||
24 | Ashton Yates | Honda | DNS | 14 | Ret | 16 | 12 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | DNS | 18 | |||||
25 | Stefano Mesa | Kawasaki | DNS | 11 | 11 | DNS | DNS | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||
26 | Sam Verderico | Yamaha | 18 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | ||||
27 | Andrew Lee | Suzuki | 9 | 11 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Geoff May | Kawasaki | 7 | DNS | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Andy DiBrino | Kawasaki | 11 | DNS | 15 | 15 | DNS | 7 | |||||||||||||||
30 | Maximiliano Gerardo | Kawasaki | DNS | 14 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Hunter Dunham | Yamaha | DNS | 13 | 15 | DNS | Ret | DNS | 4 | ||||||||||||||
32 | Jeffrey Purk | Yamaha | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | DNS | 20 | 19 | 3 | |||||||||||
33 | Brian Pinkstaff | Kawasaki | 18 | 14 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
34 | Steven Shakespeare | Yamaha | 17 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alan Phillips | Kawasaki | 16 | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Trevor Daley | Suzuki | DNS | 16 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kevin Pinkstaff | Kawasaki | 16 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tony Storniolo | Kawasaki | DNS | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Walt Sipp | Yamaha | DNS | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sebastiao Ferreira | Suzuki | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | RAM | RAM | RAT | PIT | RID | NJE | ALA | BRI | MON | Pts | |||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | RAM | RAM | RAT | PIT | RID | NJE | ALA | BRI | MON | Pts | |||||||||||
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1 | Cameron Petersen | Suzuki | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 396 |
2 | Travis Wyman | BMW | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | DNS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 5 | 312 |
3 | Corey Alexander | Kawasaki | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | DNS | 2 | DNS | 4 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 2 | DNS | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 250 |
4 | Danilo Lewis | BMW | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | DNS | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 3 | 211 | ||
5 | Joseph Giannotto | Kawasaki | 6 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 108 | |||||||
6 | Alex Dumas | Suzuki | DNS | 2 | DNS | DNS | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 91 | ||||||||||
7 | Ashton Yates | Kawasaki | DNS | 6 | Ret | 6 | 4 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | DNS | 85 | |||||
8 | Jeffrey Purk | Yamaha | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | DNS | 8 | 7 | 78 | |||||||||||
9 | PJ Jacobsen | Ducati | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNS | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Stefano Mesa | Kawasaki | DNS | 3 | 2 | DNS | DNS | 4 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
11 | Andy DiBrino | Kawasaki | 2 | DNS | 5 | 6 | DNS | 41 | |||||||||||||||
12 | Michael Gilbert | Kawasaki | Ret | 3 | DNS | DNS | 3 | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 32 | ||||||||||
13 | Geoff May | Kawasaki | 1 | DNS | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Maximiliano Gerardo | Kawasaki | DNS | 5 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | Hunter Dunham | Yamaha | DNS | 5 | 5 | DNS | Ret | DNS | 22 | ||||||||||||||
16 | Steven Shakespeare | Yamaha | 6 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | Alan Phillips | Kawasaki | 6 | 8 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Tony Storniolo | Kawasaki | DNS | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | Walt Sipp | Yamaha | DNS | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
20 | Sebastiao Ferreira | Suzuki | DNS | DNS | DNS | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Pos | Rider | Bike | RAM | RAM | RAT | PIT | RID | NJE | ALA | BRI | MON | Pts |
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