European Superstock 600 Championship

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European Superstock 600 Championship
Category Motorcycle sport
CountryEurope
Inaugural season 2005
Folded 2015
Last Riders' champion Flag of Turkey.svg Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
Official website worldsbk.com

The European Superstock 600 Championship was a support class to the Superbike World Championship at the European rounds. The championship used 600 cc production motorcycles and was reserved for riders between 15 and 24 years of age. Same rules as FIM Superstock 1000 Cup applied, but the series was organized by FIM Europe. In November 2015 the championship was discontinued as a result of the creation of a new European sub-series to be held within the Supersport World Championship and changes in the Supersport technical regulations. [1]

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Champions

SeasonRider champion [2] Bike
2005 Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Corti Yamaha YZF-R6
2006 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon Suzuki GSX-R600
2007 Flag of France.svg Maxime Berger Yamaha YZF-R6
2008 Flag of France.svg Loris Baz Yamaha YZF-R6
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gino Rea Honda CBR600RR
2010 Flag of France.svg Jérémy Guarnoni Yamaha YZF-R6
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jed Metcher Yamaha YZF-R6
2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael van der Mark Honda CBR600RR
2013 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Kawasaki ZX-6R
2014 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Faccani Kawasaki ZX-6R
2015 Flag of Turkey.svg Toprak Razgatlıoğlu Kawasaki ZX-6R

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