1993 Superbike World Championship

1993 Superbike World Championship
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The 1993 Superbike World Championship was the sixth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 9 April at Brands Hatch; the fourteenth and last round, which was due to be held on the weekend of 7 November in Mexico City, was cancelled on Saturday as a result of track safety issues.[1]

Scott Russell won the riders' championship with 5 victories and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

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1993 calendar[2]
Round Country Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Report
1 R1   Ireland[N 1] Brands Hatch 9 April   Scott Russell   Giancarlo Falappa   Giancarlo Falappa Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Giancarlo Falappa   Giancarlo Falappa Team Raymond Roche Ducati
2 R1   Germany Hockenheim 9 May   Scott Russell   Giancarlo Falappa   Giancarlo Falappa Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Aaron Slight   Scott Russell Team Kawasaki Muzzy
3 R1   Spain Albacete 29 May   Aaron Slight   Aaron Slight   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati
4 R1   San Marino[N 2] Misano 27 June   Giancarlo Falappa   Giancarlo Falappa   Giancarlo Falappa Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Giancarlo Falappa   Giancarlo Falappa Team Raymond Roche Ducati
5 R1   Austria Österreichring 11 July   Scott Russell   Andreas Meklau   Andreas Meklau Team Ducati Schnyder Report
R2   Giancarlo Falappa   Giancarlo Falappa Team Raymond Roche Ducati
6 R1   Czech Republic Brno 18 July   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Carl Fogarty   Scott Russell Team Kawasaki Muzzy
7 R1   Sweden Anderstorp 8 August   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati
8 R1   Malaysia Johor 22 August   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Scott Russell   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati
9 R1   Japan Sugo 28 August   Carl Fogarty   Keiichi Kitagawa   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Carl Fogarty   Scott Russell Team Kawasaki Muzzy
10 R1   Netherlands Assen 12 September   Carl Fogarty   Scott Russell   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati Report
R2   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati
11 R1   Italy Monza 26 September   Scott Russell   Giancarlo Falappa   Aaron Slight Team Kawasaki Muzzy Report
R2   Fabrizio Pirovano   Giancarlo Falappa Team Raymond Roche Ducati
12 R1   United Kingdom Donington 3 October   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty   Scott Russell Team Kawasaki Muzzy Report
R2   Scott Russell   Scott Russell Team Kawasaki Muzzy
13 R1   Portugal Estoril 17 October   Aaron Slight   Simon Crafar   Fabrizio Pirovano Team Yamaha BYRD Report
R2   Carl Fogarty   Carl Fogarty Team Raymond Roche Ducati
14 R1   Mexico Hermanos Rodríguez 7 November Cancelled due to safety concerns Report
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Footnotes
  1. ^ Event labelled as Irish Round but held in the United Kingdom.
  2. ^ Event labelled as San Marino Round but held in Italy.

Championship standings

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In each race, points were awarded as follows:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th 
Points 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Riders' standings

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1993 final riders' standings[3]
Pos. Rider Bike IRL
 
GER
 
ESP
 
SMR
 
AUT
 
CZE
 
SWE
 
MAL
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
POR
 
MEX
 
Pts
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 R1 R2
1   Scott Russell Kawasaki 2 2 6 1 Ret 2 4 2 3 7 2 1 4 2 2 2 8 1 2 2 2 5 1 1 Ret 2 C C 378.5
2   Carl Fogarty Ducati Ret DNS 3 7 1 1 5 3 4 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 1 4 4 2 Ret Ret 1 C C 349.5
3   Aaron Slight Kawasaki 5 6 4 4 2 3 6 6 2 Ret 3 Ret 8 5 4 6 6 4 3 6 1 2 3 2 3 5 C C 316
4   Fabrizio Pirovano Yamaha 17 3 2 5 4 7 3 11 Ret 18 4 4 3 4 3 3 7 5 Ret 4 3 3 4 6 1 3 C C 290
5   Giancarlo Falappa Ducati 1 1 1 3 Ret Ret 1 1 6 1 5 Ret 2 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 7 Ret 1 Ret 5 4 4 C C 255
6   Piergiorgio Bontempi Kawasaki Ret Ret 30 9 3 6 Ret 7 5 15 7 6 7 8 6 4 9 Ret 6 10 Ret 8 5 8 2 10 C C 184.5
7   Stéphane Mertens Ducati 6 4 Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 10 9 Ret 10 3 6 6 5 5 4 Ret 4 3 Ret 7 DNQ DNQ C C 172
8   Terry Rymer Yamaha Ret 5 8 Ret 7 9 9 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 10 7 7 9 DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 5 6 C C 116
9   Christer Lindholm Yamaha Ret Ret 9 13 13 18 19 DNS 12 16 Ret 7 9 Ret 8 10 14 12 9 8 6 9 9 10 Ret 12 C C 102
10   Mauro Lucchiari Ducati 13 12 16 Ret 12 10 2 4 Ret 5 6 Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret C C 94.5
11   Fred Merkel Yamaha 7 7 Ret 12 9 12 91.5
Ducati 10 Ret 11 2 Ret 5 12 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 11 9 C C
12   Juan Garriga Ducati 11 8 Ret 2 6 5 7 5 C C 71
13   Brian Morrison Kawasaki 3 Ret 21 20 Ret 10 Ret 16 8 12 6 9 8 8 C C 66
14   Jeffrey de Vries Yamaha Ret Ret 11 Ret 16 15 11 12 7 9 14 8 13 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret 12 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret C C 64.5
15   Andreas Meklau Ducati 1 3 7 7 7 7 C C 63.5
16   James Whitham Yamaha Ret Ret 11 11 5 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 C C 58
17   Fabrizio Furlan Kawasaki 17 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 10 20 17 16 10 7 10 Ret 16 11 13 13 9 14 Ret 19 Ret 19 C C 49
18   Adrien Morillas Kawasaki 4 11 5 8 Ret 13 13 Ret Ret Ret C C 43
19   Andreas Hofmann Kawasaki 7 Ret 11 10 8 12 8 Ret C C 40
20   Keiichi Kitagawa Kawasaki 2 2 C C 34
21   Simon Crafar Ducati Ret 10 8 8 6 Ret C C 32
22   Tripp Nobles Honda 10 Ret 19 21 Ret 24 15 18 17 8 21 13 16 Ret Ret 23 5 10 22 18 C C 31
23   Jean-Marc Delétang Yamaha 14 15 13 10 Ret 12 11 Ret 12 13 Ret 16 DNQ DNQ 19 16 13 13 C C 31
24   Shoichi Tsukamoto Kawasaki 3 3 C C 30
25   Baldassarre Monti Ducati Ret 13 Ret 24 23
Yamaha 8 8 16 Ret 12 Ret Ret DNS DNS DNS C C
26   Ernst Gschwender Kawasaki Ret 10 25 Ret 8 6 15 14 15 Ret C C 23
27   Dominique Sarron Yamaha 13 16 Ret 16 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 11 C C 20
28   Hervé Moineau Suzuki 14 Ret 18 22 Ret 22 17 19 22 12 17 11 Ret 11 19 Ret 14 13 C C 19
29   Aldeo Presciutti Ducati 18 Ret 24 26 15 17 12 17 Ret Ret 13 9 21 Ret Ret 16 13 Ret 21 Ret 19 Ret Ret 22 17 16 C C 18
30   Edwin Weibel Ducati 12 11 8 Ret C C 17
31   Daniel Amatriain Ducati Ret 15 Ret 15 5 Ret Ret 13 C C 16
32   Toshiyuki Arakaki Ducati 11 6 C C 15
33   Marcel Ernst Kawasaki 14 13 Ret 24 10 11 21 Ret C C 14.5
34   Niall Mackenzie Ducati Ret 4 C C 13
35   Alex Vieira Yamaha Ret 15 7 DNS 16 15 Ret Ret C C 11
36   Valerio Destefanis Yamaha 12 9 20 23 19 19 C C 11
37   Denis Bonoris Kawasaki 15 22 18 14 10 14 C C 11
38   Christian Lavieille Ducati 18 Ret 14 Ret DNQ DNQ 11 13 16 15 C C 11
39   Rob Phillis Kawasaki Ret 7 C C 9
40   David Jefferies Yamaha 9 14 DNQ DNQ C C 9
41   Shoji Miyazaki Kawasaki Ret 8 C C 8
42   Mark Farmer Kawasaki 8 Ret Ret DNS C C 8
43   Makoto Suzuki Ducati 15 9 C C 8
44   Rob McElnea Yamaha Ret Ret 10 14 C C 8
45   Roger Kellenberger Yamaha 10 14 23 19 C C 8
46   Árpád Harmati Yamaha 31 19 13 16 19 Ret Ret DNS DNS 12 16 21 C C 7
47   Jeremy McWilliams Ducati 10 Ret C C 6
48   Shinichiro Imai Kawasaki 20 10 C C 6
49   Benn Archibald Yamaha 11 15 C C 6
50   Bernhard Schick Ducati 15 18 16 11 DNS DNS C C 6
51   Matt Llewellyn Kawasaki Ret 16 18 21 DNQ DNQ Ret 11 C C 5
52   Michael Liedl Kawasaki 15 12 C C 5
53   Udo Mark Yamaha 19 Ret 14 17 16 14 20 14 Ret DNS 18 17 C C 5
54   Steve Hislop Ducati 12 DNS C C 4
55   Mauro Mastrelli Yamaha 24 26 18 20 22 Ret 24 20 12 17 C C 4
56   Katsuyoshi Takahashi Yamaha 12 Ret C C 4
57   Jean-Yves Mounier Yamaha 15 13 19 22 17 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret C C 4
58   Thierry Rogier Ducati 15 11 18 Ret C C 3.5
59   Michael Rutter Kawasaki Ret Ret 13 17 C C 3
60   Masao Nakata Yamaha 18 13 C C 3
61   Ken Watson Kawasaki 13 18 C C 3
62   Trevor Jordan Kawasaki 15 14 C C 3
63   Michel Graziano Suzuki 14 17 C C 2
64   Ray Stringer Kawasaki Ret Ret 14 Ret C C 2
65   Mile Pajic Kawasaki 17 14 C C 2
66   Masato Mogi Kawasaki 17 14 C C 2
67   Cletus Adi Haslam Kawasaki 14 17 C C 2
68   Rolf Kåre Valderhaug Yamaha 19 14 C C 2
69   Philippe Mouchet Ducati Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret DNS Ret Ret C C 2
70   Telmo Pereira Suzuki 15 18 C C 1
71   Hugues Blanc Kawasaki Ret 15 C C 1
72   Hideo Senmyo Honda 27 15 C C 1
73   Christy Rebuttini Ducati 18 Ret 20 17 Ret 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ C C 1
74   Marcel Kellenberger Kawasaki 19 15 20 18 C C 1
75   Beni Metzger Yamaha 15 Ret DNS DNS 1
Ducati Ret DNS C C
Pos. Rider Bike IRL
 
GER
 
ESP
 
SMR
 
AUT
 
CZE
 
SWE
 
MAL
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
POR
 
MEX
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
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

The second race in Zeltweg was stopped early due to rain; half points were awarded.[4]

Manufacturers' standings

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1993 final manufacturers' standings[5]
Pos. Manufacturer IRL
 
GER
 
ESP
 
SMR
 
AUT
 
CZE
 
SWE
 
MAL
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
POR
 
Pts
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
1   Ducati 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 4 1 2 4 4 1 470
2   Kawasaki 2 2 4 1 2 2 4 2 2 6 2 1 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 436
3   Yamaha 7 3 2 5 4 7 3 8 7 9 4 4 3 4 3 3 7 5 5 4 3 3 4 3 1 3 330.5
4   Honda 10 Ret 19 21 Ret 24 15 18 17 8 21 13 16 18 22 15 Ret 23 5 10 22 18 32
5   Suzuki 14 Ret 18 22 Ret 22 17 19 22 12 DNQ DNQ 17 11 Ret 11 19 Ret 14 13 DNQ DNQ 14 17 21
Pos. Manufacturer IRL
 
GER
 
ESP
 
SMR
 
AUT
 
CZE
 
SWE
 
MAL
 
JPN
 
NED
 
ITA
 
GBR
 
POR
 
Pts

The second race in Zeltweg was stopped early due to rain; half points were awarded.[4]

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  • "1993 FIM Victors Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.

References

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  1. ^ "Flashback Friday: 1993 Mexico City World Superbike". cyclenews.com. Cycle News. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. ^ "1993 FIM Victors Superbike World Championship". superbike-archives.net.
  3. ^ "1993 World Superbike - Riders Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sporting Digest: Motorcycling". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 12 July 1993. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  5. ^ "1993 World Superbike - Manufacturers Championship - Points Standings". superbike-archives.net. Retrieved 2 February 2023.