# 2016 FIM CEV Superbike European Championship

The 2016 FIM CEV Superbike European Championship was the third and final season of the Superbike European Championship series. The series would be discontinued from next year onward and would be replaced by the new European Talent Cup series. Spaniard Carmelo Morales won the title back to back after beating closest rival Maximilian Scheib.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Rider | Winning Team | Winning Constructor |
| 1 | 17 April | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Santiago Barragán | Carmelo Morales | Maximilian Scheib | Targobank Easyrace | BMW |
| 2 | 29 May | MotorLand Aragón | Carmelo Morales | Maximilian Scheib | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 2 | 29 May | MotorLand Aragón | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 3 | 12 June | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Carmelo Morales | Maximilian Scheib | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 4 | 3 July | Circuito de Albacete | Carmelo Morales | Maximilian Scheib | Maximilian Scheib | Targobank Easyrace | BMW |
| 4 | 3 July | Circuito de Albacete | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 5 | 28 August | Algarve International Circuit | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 5 | 28 August | Algarve International Circuit | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 6 | 2 October | Circuito de Jerez | Maximilian Scheib | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 6 | 2 October | Circuito de Jerez | Maximilian Scheib | Maximilian Scheib | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 7 | 20 November | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Maximilian Scheib | Maximilian Scheib | Maximilian Scheib | Targobank Easyrace | BMW |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Chronos Corse – TMP Racing Sport | Aprilia | 58 | Michael Møller Pedersen | All |
| Arc Competicion | BMW | 25 | Roberto Blazquez | All |
| Danny Tomlinson Racing | BMW | 8 | Mike Booth | 7 |
| DR7 Proelit Racing Team | BMW | 23 | Adrián Bonastre | 1 |
| DR7 Proelit Racing Team | BMW | 99 | Pedro Rodríguez | 1 |
| HM Racing Diablo 666 | BMW | 96 | Piers Hutchins | 7 |
| Jones Dorling Racing | BMW | 48 | Ash Beech | 7 |
| Mcnealy Brown | BMW | 30 | Rob Mcnealy | 7 |
| Motomarket Racing | BMW | 76 | Valter Patronen | 1–2 |
| Targobank Easyrace SBK Team | BMW | 7 | Maximilian Scheib | All |
| Targobank Easyrace SBK Team | BMW | 39 | Marcos Solorza Parada | 5–6 |
| Targobank Easyrace SBK Team | BMW | 51 | Santiago Barragán | 1–4 |
| Targobank Easyrace SBK Team | BMW | 99 | Pedro Rodríguez | 7 |
| EAB Racing Team by Schacht Racing | Ducati | 57 | Alex Schacht | 6 |
| JEG Ducatimo | Ducati | 17 | Thierry Mulot | 2–3, 6 |
| Plassen Roadracing Team | Ducati | 65 | Ole Bjørn Plassen | All |
| Motomarket Racing | Kawasaki | 5 | Eeki Kuparinen | All |
| Kawasaki Palmeto PL Racing | Kawasaki | 18 | Lucas De Ulacia | 3 |
| Kawasaki Palmeto PL Racing | Kawasaki | 47 | Ángel Rodríguez | 3 |
| Oneundret Racing Team | Kawasaki | 35 | Rafid Topan Sucipto | 7 |
| Oneundret Racing Team | Kawasaki | 91 | Tiago Magalhães | 1–6 |
| RLPerformance 58 | Kawasaki | 50 | Ricardo Lopes | 5 |
| Speed Racing – Andalucia CRT | Kawasaki | 90 | Javier Alviz | 7 |
| SRTeam | Kawasaki | 88 | Juan Luis Ortiz | 4–7 |
| Team Speed Racing | Kawasaki | 3 | Fabrizio Perotti | 7 |
| Team Tack | Kawasaki | 69 | David McFadden | 5 |
| TEX Racing | Kawasaki | 46 | Pierre Texier | All |
| JEG Racing | Suzuki | 43 | Chris Cotton-Russell | All |
| JEG Racing | Suzuki | 72 | Anthony Delhalle | 1–2, 4, 6–7 |
| JEG Racing | Suzuki | 94 | Naomichi Uramoto | 7 |
| CRT Motorsport | Yamaha | 16 | Oscar Climent | 1–4, 6–7 |
| G.A. Racing | Yamaha | 19 | Ryan Gibson | 7 |
| Gil Motor Sport | Yamaha | 95 | Christophe Ponsson | 7 |
| Leopard Yamaha Stratos | Yamaha | 12 | Guillermo Llano | All |
| Leopard Yamaha Stratos | Yamaha | 33 | Niko Mäkinen | All |
| Leopard Yamaha Stratos | Yamaha | 55 | Alejandro Medina | 1, 3–7 |
| Leopard Yamaha Stratos | Yamaha | 75 | Mika Höglund | All |
| Quixote Yamalube /KM Xtra | Yamaha | 84 | Diego Pierluigi | 1–4 |
| RTM / Jacomoto Azmer | Yamaha | 80 | Erik Morillas | 7 |
| Team CMS | Yamaha | 10 | Benjamim Colliaux | 7 |
| Team CMS | Yamaha | 15 | Mathieu Dumas | 7 |
| Team CMS | Yamaha | 89 | Axel Maurin | 7 |
| Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha | 31 | Carmelo Morales | All |
| Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha | 66 | Philippe Le Gallo | All |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider

## Championship' standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.
| 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 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | VAL | ARA | ARA | BAR | ALB | ALB | POR | POR | JER | JER | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha | Ret$^F$ | 1$^P$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^P$ | 2$^P$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^F$ | 1 | 2 | 240 |
| 2 | Maximilian Scheib | BMW | 1 | 3$^F$ | 2 | 2$^F$ | 1$^F$ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2$^P$ | 2$^{PF}$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 218 |
| 3 | Alejandro Medina | Yamaha | 2 | | | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 130 |
| 4 | Anthony Delhalle | Suzuki | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | 2 | | | 3 | 3 | 7 | 116 |
| 5 | Pierre Texier | Kawasaki | 8 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 90 |
| 6 | Niko Mäkinen | Yamaha | 5 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | DNS | 77 |
| 7 | Eeki Kuparinen | Kawasaki | 13 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | DNS | 74 |
| 8 | Oscar Climent | Yamaha | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | DNS | | | 10 | 7 | 13 | 61 |
| 9 | Tiago Magalhães | Kawasaki | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 13 | | 55 |
| 10 | Santiago Barragán | BMW | 3$^P$ | 2 | 3 | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | 52 |
| 11 | Guillermo Llano | Yamaha | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 52 |
| 12 | Chris Cotton-Russell | Suzuki | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 9 | Ret | 46 |
| 13 | Ole Bjørn Plassen | Ducati | DNS | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | DNS | WD | WD | 8 | 8 | 6 | 44 |
| 14 | Marcos Solorza Parada | BMW | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 43 |
| 15 | Roberto Blazquez | BMW | 15 | Ret | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
| 16 | Diego Pierluigi | Yamaha | 12 | 7 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | | | | | | 34 |
| 17 | Michael Møller Pedersen | Aprilia | Ret | 13 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| 18 | Christophe Ponsson | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 16 |
| 19 | Naomichi Uramoto | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 13 |
| 20 | Mika Höglund | Yamaha | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | DNS | DNS | 18 | 12 |
| 21 | Axel Maurin | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 11 |
| 22 | Philippe Le Gallo | Yamaha | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | NC | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 11 |
| 23 | Adrián Bonastre | BMW | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 24 | Thierry Mulot | Ducati | | 12 | 10 | DNS | | | | | Ret | DNS | | 10 |
| 25 | Ricardo Lopes | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 12 | 11 | | | | 9 |
| 26 | Lucas De Ulacia | Kawasaki | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 27 | Fabrizio Perotti | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 28 | Alex Schacht | Ducati | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | 7 |
| 29 | Juan Luis Ortiz | Kawasaki | | | | | 12 | 14 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 20 | 7 |
| 30 | Pedro Rodríguez | BMW | 10 | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 6 |
| 31 | Ash Beech | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 5 |
| 32 | Rafid Topan Sucipto | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 |
| 33 | Valter Patronen | BMW | DNS | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 34 | Javier Alviz | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 2 |
| | Mathieu Dumas | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 0 |
| | Piers Hutchins | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| | Ángel Rodríguez | Kawasaki | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | David McFadden | Kawasaki | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Benjamin Colliaux | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Erik Morillas | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Mike Booth | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Rob McNealy | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Ryan Gibson | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | VAL | ARA | ARA | BAR | ALB | ALB | POR | POR | JER | JER | VAL | Points |
| 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) |