1988 Superbike World Championship

1988 Superbike World Championship
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The 1988 Superbike World Championship was the inaugural FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 3 April at Donington Park and finished on 3 October at Manfeild Autocourse after 9 rounds.

American Fred Merkel won the riders' championship and Honda won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

The second Le Mans race was not held due to schedule issues.^[1]

Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Great Britain	Donington Park	3 April	Roger Burnett	Marco Lucchinelli	Davide Tardozzi	Bimota SpA	Report
1	R2	Great Britain	Donington Park	3 April	Roger Burnett	Bubba Shobert	Marco Lucchinelli	Ducati Team Lucky	Report
2	R1	Hungary	Hungaroring	30 April	Davide Tardozzi	Fred Merkel	Fred Merkel	RCM	Report
2	R2	Hungary	Hungaroring	30 April	Davide Tardozzi	Marco Lucchinelli	Adrien Morillas	Team Kawasaki France	Report
3	R1	West Germany	Hockenheimring	8 May	Alex Vieira	Christophe Bouheben	Davide Tardozzi	Bimota SpA	Report
3	R2	West Germany	Hockenheimring	8 May	Alex Vieira	Virginio Ferrari	Davide Tardozzi	Bimota SpA	Report
4	R1	Austria	Zeltweg	3 July	Malcolm Campbell	Davide Tardozzi	Marco Lucchinelli	Ducati Team Lucky	Report
4	R2	Austria	Zeltweg	3 July	Malcolm Campbell	Christophe Bouheben	Davide Tardozzi	Bimota SpA	Report
5	R1	Japan	Sugo	28 August	Marco Lucchinelli	Gary Goodfellow	Gary Goodfellow	Don Knit Sugano Racing Team	Report
5	R2	Japan	Sugo	28 August	Marco Lucchinelli	Kenichiro Iwahashi	Mick Doohan	Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team	Report
6	R1	France	Le Mans	4 September	Marco Lucchinelli	Fabrizio Pirovano	Fabrizio Pirovano	Moto Club Carate Brianza	Report
6	R2	France	Le Mans	4 September	Marco Lucchinelli	Race cancelled			Report
7	R1	Portugal	Estoril	11 September	Stéphane Mertens	Davide Tardozzi	Davide Tardozzi	Bimota SpA	Report
7	R2	Portugal	Estoril	11 September	Stéphane Mertens	Raymond Roche	Stéphane Mertens	Bimota SpA	Report
8	R1	Australia	Oran Park	25 September	Mick Doohan	Fred Merkel	Mick Doohan	Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team	Report
8	R2	Australia	Oran Park	25 September	Mick Doohan	Mick Doohan	Mick Doohan	Marlboro Yamaha Dealer Team	Report
9	R1	New Zealand	Manfeild	2 October	Davide Tardozzi	Fred Merkel	Fred Merkel	RCM	Report
9	R2	New Zealand	Manfeild	2 October	Davide Tardozzi	Stéphane Mertens	Stéphane Mertens	Bimota SpA	Report

Championship standings

In each race, points were awarded as follows:^[1]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	10	8.5	7.5	6.5	5.5	5	4.5	4	3.5	3	2.5	2	1.5	1	0.5

For the first ever Superbike World Championship round at Donington Park, and for the only time in the championship's history, the race results were combined to determine an overall winner;^[2] double points were awarded on that occasion, as well as in the only race held in Le Mans.^[1]

Riders' standings

Pos.	Rider	Bike	GBR		HUN		FRG		AUT		JPN		FRA		POR		AUS		NZL		Pts
Pos.	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Merkel	Honda	4	2	1	5	17	Ret	Ret	8	2	11	6	C	4	5	4	3	1	5	99
2	Pirovano	Yamaha	8	4	5	6	11	8	2	7	Ret	10	1	C	6	6	6	7	2	13	93.5
3	Tardozzi	Bimota	1	Ret	2	3	1	1	5	1	Ret	4	12	C	1	2	11	10	5	DNS	91.5
4	Mertens	Bimota	Ret	Ret	3	2	13	2			4	16	3	C	2	1	7	6	6	1	90.5
5	Lucchinelli	Ducati	2	1	9	Ret	6	11	1	Ret	12	Ret	10	C	3	4					63
6	Vieira	Honda					3	3	4	3			4	C							42
7	Phillis	Kawasaki							8	Ret	6	6					3	4	4	3	42
8	Goodfellow	Suzuki	Ret	DNS							1	3									39.5
8	Goodfellow	Honda															8	5	3	6	39.5
9	Campbell	Honda							3	6	17	15					5	8	11	2	33.5
10	Rymer	Honda											8	C	5	3	14	11	9	7	32.5
11	Burnett	Honda	Ret	3	8	4	5	4	Ret	DNS			7	C							31.5
12	Doohan	Yamaha									NC	1					1	1			30
13	J. Dunlop	Honda	3	5	6	Ret	7	5													30
14	Delcamp	Kawasaki			11	13	9	6					2	C							29.5
15	Bouheben	Honda					2	Ret	Ret	2			5	C							28
16	Morillas	Kawasaki			4	1	19	16	7	5			Ret	C							26.5
17	Weibel	Honda					4	Ret	6	4	Ret	5	16	C			Ret	DNS			23.5
18	Suhonen	Yamaha	7	10	14	10	Ret	DNS	17	13	16	27	11	C	Ret	13					21
19	McGladdery	Suzuki	9	7	15	Ret	DNQ	DNQ													18.5
19	McGladdery	Honda											19	C	15	12	12	13	14	10	18.5
20	Andersson	Suzuki	25	12	18	12	20	23	9	12	15	19	13	C	8	9					18.5
21	Scolyer	Honda															9	9	8	4	17.5
22	Dowson	Yamaha									Ret	Ret					2	2			17
23	Iddon	Bimota	Ret	DNS	12	8	12	13	32	Ret					9	8					17
24	Ferrari	Honda	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	11	10	9	Ret	Ret	10	8	Ret	C							16
25	Irons	Honda	6	8			14	7													15.5
26	Gschwender	Suzuki			10	9	18	27	10	10			Ret	C	12	Ret					14.5
27	Marshall	Suzuki	5	6							20	18									13
28	Fabbri	Bimota					28	Ret	Ret	9			9	C	16	11					13
29	R. Dunlop	Honda	Ret	DNS	26	17	29	21			21	23	18	C	10	7	13	14	15	12	12.5
30	Douglas	Yamaha	16	15													17	Ret	7	11	11
31	Oshima	Suzuki									3	13									9
32	Rasmussen	Suzuki			7	7	21	Ret	Ret	DNS			DNQ	C	21	Ret					9
33	Iwahashi	Honda									Ret	2									8.5
34	Hanamura	Honda									8	9									7.5
35	S. Williams	Bimota	11	9	19	16	31	Ret													7
36	Rubatto	Bimota	Ret	Ret	21	14	15	14	16	Ret			23	C	7	17					7
37	Hofmann	Honda					8	10													7
38	G. Williams	Ducati																	10	8	7
39	Farmer	Suzuki	14	11																	6
40	Ricci	Ducati							15	Ret			21	C	11	10					6
41	Watanabe	Yamaha									5	24									5.5
42	Slight	Bimota									7	14									5.5
43	Kobayashi	Honda									9	12									5.5
44	Stroud	Bimota																	13	9	5
45	Gallagher	Honda															10	12			5
46	Leach	Yamaha	15	13	24	18	DNQ	DNQ					22	C							5
47	Morrison	Honda									26	7									4.5
48	Lofthouse	Suzuki	17	14																	3
49	Riegl	Bimota			DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	11	18			25	C	18	19					2.5
50	Ramon	Honda							Ret	11			DNS	C							2.5
51	Kaneko	Yamaha									11	25									2.5
52	Kemter	Honda							12	15											2.5
53	King	Ducati																	12	15	2.5
54	Mark	Bimota					22	17	13	14			27	C	17	16					2.5
55	Gruschka	Honda					24	24					Ret	C	13	14					2.5
56	Moyce	Kawasaki	19	16	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ													2
57	Schmidt	Bimota					Ret	12	Ret	Ret											2
58	Mounier	Yamaha											14	C							2
59	Galinski	Bimota	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	Ret	15													2
60	Guignabodet	Honda			20	15	25	Ret	18	17			17	C	14	15					2
61	Nakamura	Suzuki									13	17									1.5
62	Kuparinen	Kawasaki	20	17	25	23	DNQ	DNQ													1
63	Heinen	Honda							14	16			DNS	C							1
64	Endoh	Honda									14	22									1
65	Linscott	Honda											15	C							1
66	Warren	Honda																	NC	14	1
67	Pero	Suzuki															15	Ret			0.5
68	Willing	Yamaha															Ret	15			0.5
Pos.	Rider	Bike	GBR		HUN		FRG		AUT		JPN		FRA		POR		AUS		NZL		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd 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 participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap
Source:^[3]

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	GBR		HUN		FRG		AUT		JPN		FRA		POR		AUS		NZL		Pts
Pos.	Manufacturer	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Honda	3	2	1	4	2	3	3	2	2	2	4	C	4	3	4	3	1	2	142
2	Bimota	1	9	2	2	1	1	5	1	4	4	3	C	1	1	7	6	5	1	132.5
3	Yamaha	7	4	5	6	11	8	2	7	5	1	1	C	6	6	1	1	2	11	117.5
4	Kawasaki	19	16	4	1	9	6	7	5	6	6	2	C	25	24	3	4	4	3	92
5	Ducati	2	1	9	Ret	6	11	1	21	12	Ret	10	C	3	4	20	19	10	8	70
6	Suzuki	5	6	7	7	18	20	9	10	1	3	13	C	8	9	15	16	16	16	57
Pos.	Manufacturer	GBR		HUN		FRG		AUT		JPN		FRA		POR		AUS		NZL		Pts

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1988 Superbike World Championship

Contents

Race calendar and results

Championship standings

Riders' standings

Manufacturers' standings

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