List of Superbike World champions
Riders Championship

Season
Champion
Motorcycle
Wins
2nd pl.
3rd pl.
Team
1988
United States Fred Merkel
Honda RC30
2
2
1
Rumi Honda
1989
United States Fred Merkel
Honda RC30
3
2
5
Rumi Honda
1990
France Raymond Roche
Ducati 851
8
7
2
Squadra Corse Ducati Lucchinelli
1991
United States Doug Polen
Ducati 888
17
4
0
Fast by Ferracci Ducati
1992
United States Doug Polen
Ducati 888
9
4
2
Team Police Ducati
1993
United States Scott Russell
Kawasaki ZXR-750
5
12
1
Team Muzzy Kawasaki
1994
United Kingdom Carl Fogarty
Ducati 916
10
4
0
Virginio Ferrari Ducati Corse
1995
United Kingdom Carl Fogarty
Ducati 916
13
6
0
Virginio Ferrari Ducati Corse
1996
Australia Troy Corser
Ducati 916
7
5
1
Promotor Racing Team
1997
United States John Kocinski
Honda RC45
9
4
4
Castrol Honda-HRC
1998
United Kingdom Carl Fogarty
Ducati 916
3
6
5
Ducati Performance
1999
United Kingdom Carl Fogarty
Ducati 996
11
6
2
Ducati Performance
2000
United States Colin Edwards
Honda VTR1000 SP/RC51
8
2
1
Castrol Honda-HRC
2001
Australia Troy Bayliss
Ducati 996R
6
6
3
Ducati Infostrada
2002
United States Colin Edwards
Honda VTR1000 SP-2/RC51
11
10
4
Castrol Honda-HRC
2003
United Kingdom Neil Hodgson
Ducati 999F03
13
7
0
Ducati FILA
2004
United Kingdom James Toseland
Ducati 999F04
3
9
2
Ducati FILA
2005
Australia Troy Corser
Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5
8
5
5
Alstare Suzuki Corona
2006
Australia Troy Bayliss
Ducati 999F06
12
3
1
Ducati Xerox
2007
United Kingdom James Toseland
Honda CBR1000RR
8
5
1
Hannspree Ten Kate Honda
2008
Australia Troy Bayliss
Ducati 1098 F08
13
6
5
Ducati Xerox Team
2009
United States Ben Spies
Yamaha YZF-R1
14
2
1
Yamaha World Superbike Team
2010
Italy Max Biaggi
Aprilia RSV4 1000
10
2
2
Aprilia Alitalia Racing
2011
Spain Carlos Checa
Ducati 1098R
15
0
6
Althea Racing
2012
Italy Max Biaggi
Aprilia RSV4 1000
5
2
4
Aprilia Racing Team
2013
United Kingdom Tom Sykes
Kawasaki ZX-10R
9
4
5
Kawasaki Racing Team
2014
France Sylvain Guintoli
Aprilia RSV4 1000
5
8
3
Aprilia Racing Team
2015
United Kingdom Jonathan Rea
Kawasaki ZX-10R
14
7
2
Kawasaki Racing Team
2016
United Kingdom Jonathan Rea
Kawasaki ZX-10R
9
9
5
Kawasaki Racing Team
2017
United Kingdom Jonathan Rea
Kawasaki ZX-10RR
16
7
1
Kawasaki Racing Team
2018
United Kingdom Jonathan Rea
Kawasaki ZX-10RR
17
4
1
Kawasaki Racing Team

Question: When has Kawasaki won the Superbike World Championship and with what champions?
Answer: Kawasaki won the rider's Superbike World Championship in 1993 with Scott Russell, two decades later in 2013 with Tom Sykes and four times again in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 with Jonathan Rea.