# 2020 Superbike World Championship

The 2020 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship was the 33rd season of the Superbike World Championship.

## Race calendar and results

The 2020 season calendar was announced on 21 November 2019, with 13 rounds scheduled. The championship visited Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya (on 19 and 20 September) for the first time, and a round was due to be staged at Oschersleben – on 1 and 2 August – for the first time since 2004. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Losail round was postponed to an unannounced date and the Jerez, Assen, Aragon and Misano rounds were rescheduled to a later date, while the Imola and Oschersleben rounds were cancelled. As a result of updates made to the MotoGP calendar for the same reason, the French round date was also affected. Despite having already been rescheduled, the Assen round was later postponed to a to-be-determined date, along with the Donington round.
On 19 June, an updated calendar was published; for the restart, Jerez and Portimão were brought forward from their respective dates and a second round at Aragon was added to the schedule. Other five rounds—the first at Aragon, as well as Barcelona, Magny-Cours, San Juan and Misano—either kept their original or revised dates, although the latter two events were labelled as 'to be confirmed'. Three rounds—Losail, Donington and Assen—were included without a confirmed date and were subsequently cancelled on 24 July. The San Juan round was cancelled on the 13 August whilst the Misano round was cancelled and replaced by a round in Estoril on 18 August. It was the first time since 1993 that the championship raced at Estoril.
2020 calendar :
| Round | Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Yamaha Financial Services Australian Round | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 29 February | Tom Sykes | Jonathan Rea | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team |
| 1 | SR | Yamaha Financial Services Australian Round | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 1 March | Tom Sykes | Scott Redding | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 1 | R2 | Yamaha Financial Services Australian Round | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 1 March | | Scott Redding | Alex Lowes | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 2 | R1 | Pirelli Spanish Round | Circuito de Jerez | 1 August | Scott Redding | Jonathan Rea | Scott Redding | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 2 | SR | Pirelli Spanish Round | Circuito de Jerez | 2 August | Scott Redding | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 2 | R2 | Pirelli Spanish Round | Circuito de Jerez | 2 August | | Scott Redding | Scott Redding | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 3 | R1 | Motul Portuguese Round | Algarve International Circuit | 8 August | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 3 | SR | Motul Portuguese Round | Algarve International Circuit | 9 August | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 3 | R2 | Motul Portuguese Round | Algarve International Circuit | 9 August | | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 4 | R1 | Aragón Round | MotorLand Aragón | 29 August | Jonathan Rea | Chaz Davies | Scott Redding | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 4 | SR | Aragón Round | MotorLand Aragón | 30 August | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 4 | R2 | Aragón Round | MotorLand Aragón | 30 August | | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 5 | R1 | Teruel Round | MotorLand Aragón | 5 September | Jonathan Rea | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Team GoEleven |
| 5 | SR | Teruel Round | MotorLand Aragón | 6 September | Jonathan Rea | Alex Lowes | Scott Redding | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 5 | R2 | Teruel Round | MotorLand Aragón | 6 September | | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 6 | R1 | Acerbis Catalunya Round | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 19 September | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 6 | SR | Acerbis Catalunya Round | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 20 September | Jonathan Rea | Álvaro Bautista | Michael van der Mark | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team |
| 6 | R2 | Acerbis Catalunya Round | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 20 September | | Chaz Davies | Chaz Davies | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 7 | R1 | Pirelli French | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 3 October | Eugene Laverty | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 7 | SR | Pirelli French | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 4 October | Eugene Laverty | Jonathan Rea | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK |
| 7 | R2 | Pirelli French | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 4 October | | Loris Baz | Scott Redding | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| 8 | R1 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | 17 October | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Michael van der Mark | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team |
| 8 | SR | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | 18 October | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team |
| 8 | R2 | Estoril Round | Circuito do Estoril | 18 October | | Chaz Davies | Chaz Davies | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
| Races under contract to run in 2020, but cancelled: |||||||||
| — | R1 | Qatar | Losail International Circuit | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | SR | Qatar | Losail International Circuit | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R2 | Qatar | Losail International Circuit | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R1 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | SR | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R2 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R1 | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | SR | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R2 | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R1 | United Kingdom | Donington Park | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | SR | United Kingdom | Donington Park | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R2 | United Kingdom | Donington Park | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R1 | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | SR | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R2 | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R1 | Argentina | Circuito San Juan Villicum | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | SR | Argentina | Circuito San Juan Villicum | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R2 | Argentina | Circuito San Juan Villicum | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R1 | Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | SR | Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | N/A | — | — | — | — |
| — | R2 | Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | N/A | — | — | — | — |

## Entry list

2020 entry list :
| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 1 | Jonathan Rea | All |
| Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 22 | Alex Lowes | All |
| Barni Racing Team | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 2 | Leon Camier | 1 |
| Barni Racing Team | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 33 | Marco Melandri | 2–5 |
| Barni Racing Team | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 71 | Matteo Ferrari | 8 |
| Barni Racing Team | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 97 | Samuele Cavalieri | 6–7 |
| Aruba.it Racing – Ducati | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 7 | Chaz Davies | All |
| Aruba.it Racing – Ducati | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 45 | Scott Redding | All |
| Outdo Kawasaki TPR | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 11 | Sandro Cortese | 1–3 |
| Outdo Kawasaki TPR | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 40 | Román Ramos | 4–5 |
| Outdo Kawasaki TPR | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 53 | Valentin Debise | 6–7 |
| Outdo Kawasaki TPR | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 84 | Loris Cresson | 8 |
| Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 12 | Javier Forés | All |
| MIE Racing Althea Honda Team MIE Racing Honda Team | Honda | CBR1000RR-R | 13 | Takumi Takahashi | All |
| MIE Racing Althea Honda Team MIE Racing Honda Team | Honda | CBR1000RR-R | 51 | Eric Granado | 8 |
| MIE Racing Althea Honda Team MIE Racing Honda Team | Honda | CBR1000RR-R | 63 | Lorenzo Gabellini | 2–4 |
| Team HRC | Honda | CBR1000RR-R | 19 | Álvaro Bautista | All |
| Team HRC | Honda | CBR1000RR-R | 91 | Leon Haslam | All |
| Brixx Performance | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 20 | Sylvain Barrier | 2–8 |
| Team GoEleven | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 21 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | All |
| Nuova M2 Racing | Aprilia | RSV4 1000 | 23 | Christophe Ponsson | 2–4 |
| GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team | Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 31 | Garrett Gerloff | All |
| GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team | Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 64 | Federico Caricasulo | All |
| Orelac Racing VerdNatura | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 32 | Sheridan Morais | 8 |
| Orelac Racing VerdNatura | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 34 | Xavier Pinsach | 7 |
| Orelac Racing VerdNatura | Kawasaki | Ninja ZX-10RR | 77 | Maximilian Scheib | 1–6 |
| Motocorsa Racing | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 36 | Leandro Mercado | 2–4, 6–8 |
| Motocorsa Racing | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 71 | Matteo Ferrari | 5 |
| Motocorsa Racing | Ducati | Panigale V4 R | 87 | Lorenzo Zanetti | 6 |
| BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW | S1000RR | 50 | Eugene Laverty | All |
| BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW | S1000RR | 66 | Tom Sykes | All |
| Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team | Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 54 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | All |
| Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team | Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 60 | Michael van der Mark | All |
| Ten Kate Racing Yamaha | Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 76 | Loris Baz | All |
| Bonovo Action by MGM Racing | Yamaha | YZF-R1 | 94 | Jonas Folger | 6, 8 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.

## Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

### Race 1 and Race 2

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Superpole Race

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
| Points | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Riders' championship

| Pos. | Rider | Bike | PHI | PHI | PHI | JER | JER | JER | POR | POR | POR | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | BAR | BAR | BAR | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Pts. |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | Pts. |
| 1 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 360 |
| 2 | Scott Redding | Ducati | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 305 |
| 3 | Chaz Davies | Ducati | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 273 |
| 4 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Yamaha | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 228 |
| 5 | Michael van der Mark | Yamaha | 4 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 223 |
| 6 | Alex Lowes | Kawasaki | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 189 |
| 7 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Ducati | 10 | 9 | NC | 6 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 186 |
| 8 | Loris Baz | Yamaha | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 142 |
| 9 | Álvaro Bautista | Honda | 6 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 113 |
| 10 | Leon Haslam | Honda | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 113 |
| 11 | Garrett Gerloff | Yamaha | 14 | DNS | DNS | 11 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 103 |
| 12 | Tom Sykes | BMW | 9 | 6 | 10 | NC | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | Ret | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 88 |
| 13 | Javier Forés | Kawasaki | Ret | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 8 | 61 |
| 14 | Federico Caricasulo | Yamaha | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 9 | 58 |
| 15 | Eugene Laverty | BMW | 11 | DNS | DNS | 15 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 55 |
| 16 | Leandro Mercado | Ducati | | | | Ret | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | Ret | DNS | | | | WD | WD | WD | 10 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 13 | 24 |
| 17 | Marco Melandri | Ducati | | | | 8 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 18 | Jonas Folger | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | 11 | | | | 11 | 13 | 11 | 19 |
| 19 | Sandro Cortese | Kawasaki | 13 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 20 | Sylvain Barrier | Ducati | | | | 16 | 21 | Ret | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 18 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | DNS | DNS | DNS | 12 |
| 21 | Maximilian Scheib | Kawasaki | 15 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 18 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | Ret | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | 11 |
| 22 | Takumi Takahashi | Honda | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 6 |
| 23 | Matteo Ferrari | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | 14 | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 24 | Christophe Ponsson | Aprilia | | | | 12 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | Ret | NC | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 25 | Román Ramos | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 26 | Lorenzo Zanetti | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 27 | Valentin Debise | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 17 | | | | 2 |
| 28 | Eric Granado | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 18 | 16 | 1 |
| 29 | Xavier Pinsach | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 18 | Ret | | | | 1 |
| | Samuele Cavalieri | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 16 | | | | 0 |
| | Sheridan Morais | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| | Lorenzo Gabellini | Honda | | | | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Loris Cresson | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| | Leon Camier | Ducati | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | PHI | PHI | PHI | JER | JER | JER | POR | POR | POR | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | BAR | BAR | BAR | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Pts. |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | PHI | PHI | PHI | JER | JER | JER | POR | POR | POR | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | BAR | BAR | BAR | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Pts. |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | R1 | SR | R2 | Pts. |
| 1 | Kawasaki | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 392 |
| 2 | Ducati | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 391 |
| 3 | Yamaha | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 330 |
| 4 | Honda | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 166 |
| 5 | BMW | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 101 |
| 6 | Aprilia | | | | 12 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | Ret | NC | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | PHI | PHI | PHI | JER | JER | JER | POR | POR | POR | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | ARA | BAR | BAR | BAR | MAG | MAG | MAG | EST | EST | EST | Pts. |