# 2006 Imola Superbike World Championship round

The 2006 Imola Superbike World Championship round was the eleventh round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of September 29 – October 1, 2006 at the Imola circuit.

## Results
### Superbike race 1 classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Alex Barros | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | 39:00.096 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | 52 | James Toseland | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +4.351 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +6.809 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +11.179 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 999 F06 | 21 | +11.537 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 999 F06 | 21 | +20.974 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +23.055 | 18 | 9 |
| 8 | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +23.747 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +27.289 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +29.160 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +30.792 | 22 | 5 |
| 12 | 9 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +32.104 | 19 | 4 |
| 13 | 8 | Ivan Clementi | Ducati 999 RS | 21 | +38.537 | 12 | 3 |
| 14 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Ducati 999 F05 | 21 | +45.410 | 27 | 2 |
| 15 | 25 | Josh Brookes | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +48.494 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | 7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +48.656 | 26 | |
| 17 | 18 | Craig Jones | Petronas FP1 | 21 | +1:00.950 | 28 | |
| 18 | 85 | Valter Bartolini | Ducati 999 RS | 21 | +1:19.707 | 30 | |
| Ret | 66 | Norino Brignola | Ducati 999 RS | 16 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Honda CBR1000RR | 9 | Retirement | 11 | |
| Ret | 1 | Troy Corser | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 7 | Retirement | 4 | |
| Ret | 80 | Kurtis Roberts | Ducati 999 RS | 6 | Retirement | 20 | |
| Ret | 16 | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha YZF R1 | 4 | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marco Borciani | Ducati 999 F05 | 4 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 3 | Retirement | 16 | |
| Ret | 11 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 999 F05 | 2 | Retirement | 9 | |
| Ret | 99 | Steve Martin | Petronas FP1 | 2 | Retirement | 17 | |
| Ret | 12 | Ivan Goi | Honda CBR1000RR | 0 | Retirement | 29 | |
| Ret | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 0 | Retirement | 6 | |
| Ret | 71 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 0 | Retirement | 5 | |

### Superbike race 2 classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 999 F06 | 21 | 38:57.069 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 4 | Alex Barros | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +1.413 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | 71 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 21 | +4.355 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +5.387 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | 52 | James Toseland | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +6.418 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +9.615 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 999 F06 | 21 | +12.429 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +14.895 | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | Troy Corser | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 21 | +19.708 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +20.577 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +23.473 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 21 | +25.368 | 22 | 4 |
| 13 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +31.340 | 18 | 3 |
| 14 | 9 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +32.993 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Ducati 999 F05 | 21 | +34.596 | 27 | 1 |
| 16 | 99 | Steve Martin | Petronas FP1 | 21 | +41.830 | 17 | |
| 17 | 25 | Josh Brookes | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 21 | +45.582 | 21 | |
| 18 | 7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +1:07.086 | 26 | |
| 19 | 12 | Ivan Goi | Honda CBR1000RR | 21 | +1:10.984 | 29 | |
| Ret | 11 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 999 F05 | 16 | Retirement | 9 | |
| Ret | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 12 | Retirement | 6 | |
| Ret | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Honda CBR1000RR | 9 | Retirement | 11 | |
| Ret | 85 | Valter Bartolini | Ducati 999 RS | 6 | Retirement | 30 | |
| Ret | 16 | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha YZF R1 | 6 | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | 18 | Craig Jones | Petronas FP1 | 6 | Retirement | 28 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marco Borciani | Ducati 999 F05 | 5 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 66 | Norino Brignola | Ducati 999 RS | 5 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | 80 | Kurtis Roberts | Ducati 999 RS | 4 | Retirement | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Ivan Clementi | Ducati 999 RS | 3 | Retirement | 12 | |
| Ret | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 3 | Retirement | 16 | |