# 2015 FIM CEV Superbike European Championship

The 2015 FIM CEV Superbike European Championship was the second season of the Superbike European Championship series. The season was held over 11 races at 7 meetings, beginning on 26 April at Algarve and finished on 15 November at Valencia.
Spaniard Carmelo Morales won the title after beating closest rival Adrián Bonastre.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor |
| 1 | 26 April | Algarve International Circuit | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Kenny Noyes | Kawasaki Palmeto PL Racing | Kawasaki |
| 1 | 26 April | Algarve International Circuit | Carmelo Morales | Kenny Noyes | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 2 | 21 June | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 3 | 5 July | MotorLand Aragón | Dani Rivas | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 4 | 6 September | Circuito de Albacete | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Iván Silva | Targobank Motorsport | BMW |
| 4 | 6 September | Circuito de Albacete | Carmelo Morales | Iván Silva | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 5 | 4 October | Circuito de Navarra | Carmelo Morales | Robertino Pietri | Robertino Pietri | Team Stratos | Yamaha |
| 5 | 4 October | Circuito de Navarra | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 6 | 1 November | Circuito de Jerez | Carmelo Morales | Maximilian Scheib | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 6 | 1 November | Circuito de Jerez | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |
| 7 | 15 November | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Robertino Pietri | Carmelo Morales | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| H43 Team – TMP Racing Sport | Aprilia | 58 | Michael Møller Pedersen | All |
| Ducatimo S.A. | Ducati | 17 | Thierry Mulot | 6–7 |
| JEG Racing | Ducati | 66 | Philippe Le Gallo | 1–5 |
| Plassen Roadracing Team | Ducati | 65 | Ole Bjørn Plassen | 1–4, 6 |
| Garrote Racing Team | Bimota | 28 | Javier Prieto | 5 |
| RTM | Bimota | 2 | Erik Morillas | 4–5 |
| Boxmotos.com Easyrace SBK Team | BMW | 7 | Dani Rivas | 1–3 |
| Boxmotos.com Easyrace SBK Team | BMW | 23 | Adrián Bonastre | All |
| Boxmotos.com Easyrace SBK Team | BMW | 77 | Maximilian Scheib | 5–7 |
| Czech Republic | BMW | 74 | Kamil Holán | 6 |
| Egues-Skull | BMW | 35 | Mario Peru | 5 |
| Motomarket Racing | BMW | 5 | Eeki Kuparinen | All |
| Motomarket Racing | BMW | 75 | Mika Höglund | 2–3 |
| Rlperformance58 | BMW | 88 | Ricardo Lopes | 1–2, 4 |
| Stratos Racing Team | BMW | 75 | Mika Höglund | 5–7 |
| Targobank Motorsport | BMW | 22 | Iván Silva | 1–4 |
| Targobank Motorsport | BMW | 24 | Miguel Poyatos | 5–7 |
| Team Motos Vionnet | BMW | 34 | Thomas Toffel | 6 |
| Team Motos Vionnet | BMW | 51 | Eric Vionnet | 6 |
| 32 Racing | Honda | 32 | Jari Tuovinen | 7 |
| AE19 SBK Team | Kawasaki | 3/19 | Alejandro Esteban | 1–2, 4–7 |
| Alba Racing Motor sport | Kawasaki | 64 | Raúl Martínez | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Ecurie Berga | Kawasaki | 8 | Jonathan Hardt | All |
| Ecurie Berga | Kawasaki | 77 | Mickael Morin | 2–3 |
| JEG Racing JEG Racing S.L.U. | Kawasaki | 6 | Juan Eric Gomez | 3 |
| JEG Racing JEG Racing S.L.U. | Kawasaki | 43 | Chris Cotton-Russell | All |
| JEG Racing JEG Racing S.L.U. | Kawasaki | 49 | Fabien Parchard | 1 |
| JEG Racing JEG Racing S.L.U. | Kawasaki | 66 | Philippe Le Gallo | 6 |
| JEG Racing JEG Racing S.L.U. | Kawasaki | 90 | Javier Alviz | 7 |
| Kawasaki Palmeto PL Racing | Kawasaki | 1 | Kenny Noyes | 1–3 |
| Kawasaki Palmeto PL Racing | Kawasaki | 18 | Lucas De Ulacia | All |
| Kawasaki Palmeto PL Racing | Kawasaki | 55 | Marcos Solorza | 4–5 |
| Olias Racing Team | Kawasaki | 69 | Juan Mari Olias | 5 |
| Qatar Racing Team | Kawasaki | 95/11 | Saeed Al Sulaiti | All |
| Qatar Racing Team | Kawasaki | 95 | Mashel Al Naimi | 2–7 |
| Team CMS | Kawasaki | 89 | Axel Maurin | All |
| TEX Racing | Kawasaki | 46 | Pierre Texier | All |
| Alonso Competicion Team Mora Eni | Suzuki | 20 | Juan Antonio Alonso | 1–3, 6 |
| Team Stratos | Yamaha | 4 | Robertino Pietri | All |
| Team Stratos | Yamaha | 33 | Niko Mäkinen | All |
| Yamaha Laglisse | Yamaha | 31 | Carmelo Morales | 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 | Constructor | POR | POR | BAR | ARA | ALB | ALB | NAV | NAV | JER | JER | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Carmelo Morales | Yamaha | 2$^{PF}$ | 1$^P$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^F$ | 4$^{PF}$ | 1$^P$ | 3$^P$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^P$ | 1$^{PF}$ | 1$^F$ | 249 |
| 2 | Adrián Bonastre | BMW | 9 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 141 |
| 3 | Robertino Pietri | Yamaha | 3 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1$^F$ | 3 | 9 | 5 | Ret$^P$ | 128 |
| 4 | Iván Silva | BMW | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2$^F$ | | | | | | 107 |
| 5 | Eeki Kuparinen | BMW | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 94 |
| 6 | Pierre Texier | Kawasaki | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 85 |
| 7 | Maximilian Scheib | BMW | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | 2$^F$ | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| 8 | Axel Maurin | Kawasaki | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 7 | 71 |
| 9 | Miguel Poyatos | BMW | | | | | | | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 64 |
| 10 | Kenny Noyes | Kawasaki | 1 | 2$^F$ | 3 | DNS | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 11 | Mashel Al Naimi | Kawasaki | | | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 61 |
| 12 | Jonathan Hardt | KAwasaki | 10 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 5 | 10 | WD | 50 |
| 13 | Dani Rivas | BMW | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2$^P$ | | | | | | | | 49 |
| 14 | Saeed Al Sulaiti | Kawasaki | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| 15 | Lucas De Ulacia | Kawasaki | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 37 |
| 16 | Alejandro Esteban | Kawasaki | 11 | 12 | 10 | | 13 | Ret | 20 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 35 |
| 17 | Niko Mäkinen | Yamaha | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 34 |
| 18 | Marcos Solorza | Kawasaki | | | | | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | 32 |
| 19 | Chris Cotton-Russell | Kawasaki | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 32 |
| 20 | Raúl Martínez | Kawasaki | Ret | 19 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | | | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 |
| 21 | Ole Bjørn Plassen | Ducati | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | | | DNQ | DNQ | | 14 |
| 22 | Javier Prieto | Bimota | | | | | | | 5 | 16 | | | | 11 |
| 23 | Javier Alviz | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 11 |
| 24 | Juan Mari Olias | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 10 | 14 | | | | 8 |
| 25 | Michael Møller Pedersen | Aprilia | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 8 |
| 26 | Mario Peru | BMW | | | | | | | 11 | 18 | | | | 5 |
| 27 | Juan Eric Gomez | Kawasaki | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 28 | Eric Vionnet | BMW | | | | | | | | | DNS | 14 | | 2 |
| 29 | Fabien Parchard | Kawasaki | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 30 | Ricardo Lopes | BMW | 18 | 21 | 20 | | 15 | 17 | | | | | | 1 |
| 31 | Erik Morillas | Bimota | | | | | Ret | 15 | 16 | Ret | | | | 1 |
| 32 | Thierry Mulot | Ducati | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 15 | 1 |
| | Mickael Morin | Kawasaki | | | 16 | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Philippe Le Gallo | Ducati | 20 | 22 | Ret | 20 | 16 | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| | Philippe Le Gallo | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | 0 |
| | Kamil Holán | BMW | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | | 0 |
| | Juan Antonio Alonso | Suzuki | 19 | 20 | 18 | Ret | | | | | 17 | Ret | | 0 |
| | Thomas Toffel | BMW | | | | | | | | | 19 | 17 | | 0 |
| | Mika Höglund | BMW | | | 19 | 19 | | | Ret | 19 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 0 |
| | Jari Tuovinen | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Constructor | POR | POR | BAR | ARA | ALB | ALB | NAV | NAV | 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) |