# 1999 Superbike World Championship

The 1999 Superbike World Championship was the twelfth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 10 October at Sugo after 13 rounds.
Carl Fogarty won the riders' championship, his fourth and final, and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Superpole | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | R1 | South Africa | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | 28 March | Troy Corser | Colin Edwards | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 1 | R2 | South Africa | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | 28 March | Troy Corser | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 2 | R1 | Australia | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 18 April | Troy Corser | Carl Fogarty | Troy Corser | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 2 | R2 | Australia | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 18 April | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 3 | R1 | Great Britain | Donington Park | 2 May | Pierfrancesco Chili | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 3 | R2 | Great Britain | Donington Park | 2 May | Pierfrancesco Chili | Colin Edwards | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 4 | R1 | Spain | Circuito de Albacete | 16 May | Carl Fogarty | Akira Yanagawa | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha WSBK Team | Report |
| 4 | R2 | Spain | Circuito de Albacete | 16 May | Carl Fogarty | Colin Edwards | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 5 | R1 | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 30 May | Colin Edwards | Troy Corser | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 5 | R2 | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 30 May | Colin Edwards | Pierfrancesco Chili | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 6 | R1 | Germany | Nürburgring | 13 June | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 6 | R2 | Germany | Nürburgring | 13 June | Carl Fogarty | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 7 | R1 | San Marino | Misano World Circuit | 27 June | Carl Fogarty | Aaron Slight | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 7 | R2 | San Marino | Misano World Circuit | 27 June | Carl Fogarty | Troy Corser | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 8 | R1 | United States | Laguna Seca Raceway | 11 July | Troy Corser | Anthony Gobert | Anthony Gobert | Vance & Hines Ducati | Report |
| 8 | R2 | United States | Laguna Seca Raceway | 11 July | Troy Corser | Troy Corser | Ben Bostrom | Vance & Hines Ducati | Report |
| 9 | R1 | Europe | Brands Hatch | 1 August | Carl Fogarty | Troy Corser | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 9 | R2 | Europe | Brands Hatch | 1 August | Carl Fogarty | Aaron Slight | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 10 | R1 | Austria | A1-Ring | 29 August | Colin Edwards | Pierfrancesco Chili | Colin Edwards | Castrol Honda | Report |
| 10 | R2 | Austria | A1-Ring | 29 August | Colin Edwards | Pierfrancesco Chili | Pierfrancesco Chili | Alstare Suzuki | Report |
| 11 | R1 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | 5 September | Troy Corser | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 11 | R2 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | 5 September | Troy Corser | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 12 | R1 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 12 September | Aaron Slight | Carl Fogarty | Carl Fogarty | Ducati Performance | Report |
| 12 | R2 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 12 September | Aaron Slight | Akira Yanagawa | Pierfrancesco Chili | Alstare Suzuki | Report |
| 13 | R1 | Japan | Sugo | 10 October | Troy Corser | Akira Ryō | Akira Ryō | Suzuki | Report |
| 13 | R2 | Japan | Sugo | 10 October | Troy Corser | Akira Ryō | Akira Yanagawa | Kawasaki Racing Team | Report |

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

1999 final riders' standings :
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | SPA | SPA | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | SMR | SMR | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | GER | GER | JPN | JPN | Pts |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | 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 | Pts |
| 1 | Carl Fogarty | Ducati | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 489 |
| 2 | Colin Edwards | Honda | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 361 |
| 3 | Troy Corser | Ducati | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 14 | 361 |
| 4 | Aaron Slight | Honda | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 323 |
| 5 | Akira Yanagawa | Kawasaki | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | DNS | DNS | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 308 |
| 6 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Suzuki | 7 | 8 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 1 | 7 | 7 | 251 |
| 7 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha | 4 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 196 |
| 8 | Gregorio Lavilla | Kawasaki | 8 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 156 |
| 9 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 119 |
| 10 | Vittoriano Guareschi | Yamaha | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 10 | 12 | | | 99 |
| 11 | Andy Meklau | Ducati | 13 | Ret | 10 | 11 | | | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | | | | | 11 | 12 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 21 | Ret | 94 |
| 12 | Peter Goddard | Aprilia | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 8 | DNS | Ret | 19 | 84 |
| 13 | Robert Ulm | Kawasaki | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 59 |
| 14 | Igor Jerman | Kawasaki | 16 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | DNS | | | 56 |
| 15 | Akira Ryō | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 45 |
| 16 | Ben Bostrom | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 17 | Doriano Romboni | Ducati | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | DNS | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44 |
| 18 | John Reynolds | Ducati | | | | | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 19 | Alessandro Gramigni | Yamaha | 15 | 17 | | | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | | | 37 |
| 20 | Lucio Pedercini | Ducati | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 14 | Ret | | | 35 |
| 21 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki | | | | | 4 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | 10 | 10 | | | | | 31 |
| 22 | Keiichi Kitagawa | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 23 | Niall Mackenzie | Yamaha | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 27 |
| 24 | Anthony Gobert | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 25 | Mauro Lucchiari | Yamaha | | | 17 | Ret | Ret | 17 | | | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 7 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 18 | | | 25 |
| 26 | Wataru Yoshikawa | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 27 | Tamaki Serizawa | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 28 | Sean Emmett | Ducati | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 29 | Brian Morrison | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 30 | Frédéric Protat | Ducati | | | | | 15 | 15 | | | Ret | Ret | 15 | 19 | | | Ret | 14 | Ret | 19 | 9 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 16 | | | 16 |
| 31 | Lance Isaacs | Ducati | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | NC | 16 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 14 | Ret | 24 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 15 | 23 | 21 | 16 |
| 32 | Eric Bostrom | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 33 | Steve Hislop | Kawasaki | | | | | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 34 | Craig Connell | Ducati | | | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 35 | Giovanni Bussei | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 13 | 22 | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | | | DNS | DNS | | | 13 |
| 35 | Giovanni Bussei | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 20 | 13 |
| 36 | Michele Malatesta | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | 13 |
| 37 | James Haydon | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 38 | Makoto Tamada | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 39 | Roger Kellenberger | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | 21 | Ret | DNS | DNS | | | 11 |
| 40 | Jamie Hacking | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 41 | Steve Martin | Ducati | | | Ret | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 42 | Christer Lindholm | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 43 | Jochen Schmid | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 16 | | | | | | | | | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | | | 9 |
| 44 | Shawn Giles | Suzuki | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 45 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | 7 |
| 46 | Jiří Mrkývka | Ducati | 18 | Ret | 15 | 17 | | | Ret | 17 | 21 | Ret | | | | | | | 22 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| 47 | Shinya Takeishi | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 11 | 5 |
| 48 | Shinichi Ito | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Ret | 5 |
| 49 | Anton Rechberger | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 16 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 50 | Carlos Macias | Ducati | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 17 | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 24 | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | 25 | Ret | 22 | Ret | | | 3 |
| 51 | Alessandro Antonello | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 52 | Martin Craggill | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 53 | Vladimír Karban | Suzuki | 19 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | 18 | 18 | DNS | DNS | 20 | 23 | | | Ret | Ret | 23 | 22 | Ret | 14 | 24 | 22 | Ret | 20 | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| 54 | Jonnie Ekerold | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Ret | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | | | 2 |
| 55 | Hitoyasu Izutsu | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 15 | 1 |
| 56 | Yuichi Takeda | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | SPA | SPA | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | RSM | RSM | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | GER | GER | JAP | JAP | 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' standings

1999 final manufacturers' standings :
| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | SPA | SPA | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | RSM | RSM | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | GER | GER | JAP | JAP | Pts |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | 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 | Pts |
| 1 | Ducati | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 569 |
| 2 | Honda | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 452 |
| 3 | Kawasaki | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 345 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 319 |
| 5 | Yamaha | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 261 |
| 6 | Aprilia | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 8 | DNS | Ret | 19 | 84 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA | RSA | AUS | AUS | GBR | GBR | SPA | SPA | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | RSM | RSM | USA | USA | EUR | EUR | AUT | AUT | NED | NED | GER | GER | JAP | JAP | Pts |