# 2006 European Superstock 600 Championship

The 2006 European Superstock 600 Championship was the second season of the European Superstock 600 Championship. The season was contested over ten races, beginning at Circuit Ricardo Tormo on 22 April and ending at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 8 October. Xavier Simeon clinched the title after beating closest rival Niccolò Canepa.

## Race calendar and results

2006 Calendar :
| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team |
| 1 | 22 April | Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Xavier Simeon | Xavier Simeon | Xavier Simeon | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra |
| 2 | 6 May | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Niccolò Canepa | Xavier Simeon | Xavier Simeon | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra |
| 3 | 28 May | Europe | Silverstone Circuit | Niccolò Canepa | Xavier Simeon | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati Xerox Junior |
| 4 | 24 June | San Marino | Misano Adriatico | Niccolò Canepa | Davide Giugliano | Davide Giugliano | Lightspeed Kawasaki Supported |
| 5 | 22 July | Czech Republic | Brno Circuit | Xavier Simeon | Niccolò Canepa | Xavier Simeon | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra |
| 6 | 6 August | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | Niccolò Canepa | Niccolò Canepa | Xavier Simeon | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra |
| 7 | 3 September | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Niccolò Canepa | Niccolò Canepa | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati Xerox Junior |
| 8 | 10 September | Germany | Lausitzring | Niccolò Canepa | Niccolò Canepa | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati Xerox Junior |
| 9 | 1 October | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Xavier Simeon | Xavier Simeon | Davide Giugliano | Lightspeed Kawasaki Supported |
| 10 | 8 October | France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | Xavier Simeon | Davide Giugliano | Xavier Simeon | Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Ducati Xerox Junior | Ducati | Ducati 749R | 59 | Niccolò Canepa | 1–8 |
| Ducati Xerox Junior | Ducati | Ducati 749R | 89 | Domenico Colucci | All |
| Intermoto Czech Klaffi | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 20 | Jan Prudik | 1–5 |
| Intermoto Czech Klaffi | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 25 | Patrik Vostárek | 5 |
| Intermoto Czech Klaffi | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 25 | Patrik Vostárek | 6–10 |
| Junior Team Italia Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Renato Costantini | All |
| Junior Team Italia Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 8 | Andrea Antonelli | All |
| MS Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 77 | Barry Burrell | All |
| Peko Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 56 | Daniel Sutter | All |
| Stiggy Motorsports | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 34 | Alexander Lundh | All |
| Vazy Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 199 | Gregg Black | 1–9 |
| Berry Racing Team | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 71 | Ricky Parker | 9 |
| Conti Racing Team Italia | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 15 | Kevin Galdes | 9 |
| Gold Fren Team Erinac | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 69 | Ondřej Ježek | All |
| Lightspeed Kawasaki Supported | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 10 | Davide Giugliano | All |
| MNR | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 61 | Matthew Norman | 6 |
| Pajic-Kawasaki RT | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 35 | Ronald Ter Braake | 3, 7 |
| Pajic-Kawasaki RT | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 42 | Sam Van Rens | 7 |
| PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse J. | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 12 | Davide Caldart | 2–10 |
| PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse J. | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 33 | Alessandro Colatosti | 1–7 |
| PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse J. | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 45 | Daniele Rossi | 9–10 |
| Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 19 | Xavier Simeon | All |
| Amici Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 43 | Nigel Walraven | 7 |
| Backlund Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 29 | Filip Backlund | 5 |
| Celani Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 38 | Marco Bussolotti | 4 |
| Colosio Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 36 | Jarno Colosio | 9 |
| DBG Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 24 | Daniele Beretta | All |
| Mist Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 16 | Christopher Northover | All |
| Mist Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 18 | Matt Bond | All |
| Nonsolomoto - Biassono | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 36 | Jarno Colosio | 2 |
| Remar Racing Holland | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 96 | Marcel Van Nieuwenhuizen | 1–4 |
| RG Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 32 | Robert Gianfardoni | 4–6 |
| Some Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 31 | Lennart Van Houwelingen | All |
| SRC Racing Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 55 | Vincent Lonbois | All |
| TKR Suzuki Switzerland | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600R | 41 | Gregory Junod | All |
| 44 Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 36 | Jarno Colosio | 10 |
| 44 Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 44 | Cristiano Erbacci | 1, 3–9 |
| ASPI Lussiana | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 52 | Mathieu Lussiana | 10 |
| Beowulf Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 46 | Leon Hunt | 7–10 |
| Bevilacqua Corse | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 40 | Michele Magnoni | 9 |
| Berclaz Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 58 | Gabriel Berclaz | 2, 4–6, 9–10 |
| Hodt As Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 88 | Mads Odin Hodt | All |
| Holiday Gym | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 28 | Yannick Guerra | 2–10 |
| Inotherm Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 84 | Boštjan Pintar | 1–5, 7–10 |
| Lian Products Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 99 | Roy Ten Napel | All |
| Millet Racing Yamaha Jr Millet Racing Yamaha 2 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 21 | Franck Millet | All |
| Millet Racing Yamaha Jr Millet Racing Yamaha 2 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 30 | Michaël Savary | All |
| Millet Racing Yamaha Jr Millet Racing Yamaha 2 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 75 | Dennis Sigloch | 9–10 |
| Millet Racing Yamaha Jr Millet Racing Yamaha 2 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 79 | Luiz Carlos | 1–6 |
| Moto 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 11 | Leonardo Pedoni | 4 |
| Moto 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 14 | Mathieu Gines | 1–2 |
| Moto 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 74 | Sylvain Barrier | 5–10 |
| Moto Performance | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 51 | Julien Millet | 10 |
| MRC Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 39 | Raffaele Filice | 4 |
| Peko Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 75 | Dennis Sigloch | 8 |
| Probikes Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 96 | Marcel Van Nieuwenhuizen | 7 |
| Promoracing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | Josep Pedro | 1 |
| Promoracing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 27 | Francesc Gamell | 1 |
| RG Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 32 | Robert Gianfardoni | 1–3 |
| RG Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 49 | Davide Bastianelli | 8–10 |
| Sam Bishop Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 60 | Sam Bishop | 6 |
| SBP Racing Galvin | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 196 | Jonathan Gallina | 1 |
| Steve Smith Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 62 | Steve Smith | 6 |
| Team Laglisse | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | Santiago Barragán | 1 |
| Team Laglisse | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 28 | Yannick Guerra | 1 |
| Team Trasimeno Trasimeno Junior Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 26 | Will Gruy | All |
| Team Trasimeno Trasimeno Junior Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 37 | Andrzej Chmielewski | All |
| Team Trasimeno Trasimeno Junior Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 47 | Eddi La Marra | 1–5, 9–10 |
| Team Trasimeno Trasimeno Junior Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 63 | Patrizio Valsecchi | 7–8 |
| Up Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 50 | Jordan Pernoud | 10 |
| Walkowiak Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 48 | Marcin Walkowiak | 10 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.

## Championship' standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | MNZ | SIL | MIS | BRN | BRA | ASS | LAU | IMO | MAG | Pts |
| 1 | Xavier Simeon | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 221 |
| 2 | Niccolò Canepa | Ducati | 2 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | 151 |
| 3 | Davide Giugliano | Kawasaki | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 145 |
| 4 | Domenico Colucci | Ducati | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 91 |
| 5 | Andrea Antonelli | Honda | 15 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 88 |
| 6 | Ondřej Ježek | Kawasaki | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | Ret | DNS | 61 |
| 7 | Michaël Savary | Yamaha | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Renato Costantini | Honda | 24 | 5 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | Ret | WD | 48 |
| 9 | Andrzej Chmielewski | Yamaha | 12 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 48 |
| 10 | Daniele Beretta | Suzuki | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 6 | 22 | 48 |
| 11 | Roy Ten Napel | Yamaha | 9 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 45 |
| 12 | Franck Millet | Yamaha | Ret | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 42 |
| 13 | Barry Burrell | Honda | Ret | 16 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 39 |
| 14 | Gregory Junod | Suzuki | 18 | 9 | 10 | 10 | DNS | 12 | 5 | 20 | 11 | Ret | 39 |
| 15 | Daniel Sutter | Honda | 8 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 37 |
| 16 | Eddi La Marra | Yamaha | 16 | 4 | 17 | 4 | Ret | | | | 20 | WD | 26 |
| 17 | Matt Bond | Suzuki | 14 | 17 | 14 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 21 |
| 18 | Alessandro Colatosti | Kawasaki | Ret | 3 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 27 | | | | 20 |
| 19 | Santiago Barragán | Yamaha | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 20 | Sylvain Barrier | Yamaha | | | | | 17 | Ret | DNS | 17 | 3 | Ret | 16 |
| 21 | Mads Odin Hodt | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 23 | 24 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 7 | 16 |
| 22 | Josep Pedro | Yamaha | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 23 | Michele Magnoni | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 13 |
| 24 | Francesc Gamell | Yamaha | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 25 | Alexander Lundh | Honda | 25 | Ret | 22 | 20 | DNS | 19 | Ret | 5 | 19 | 21 | 11 |
| 26 | Dennis Sigloch | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | Ret | 11 |
| 27 | Lennart Van Houwelingen | Suzuki | Ret | 13 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 17 | Ret | 11 |
| 28 | Nigel Walraven | Suzuki | | | | | | | 6 | | | | 10 |
| 29 | Davide Bastianelli | Yamaha | | | | | | | | Ret | 7 | 19 | 9 |
| 30 | Christopher Northover | Suzuki | Ret | 22 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 13 | Ret | 21 | 22 | 11 | 9 |
| 31 | Boštjan Pintar | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 18 | | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| 32 | Raffaele Filice | Yamaha | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 33 | Gregg Black | Honda | 17 | Ret | 18 | 25 | 22 | Ret | 10 | DNS | WD | | 6 |
| 34 | Cristiano Erbacci | Yamaha | 20 | | Ret | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | Ret | WD | | 4 |
| 35 | Vincent Lonbois | Suzuki | 26 | 24 | 27 | 31 | DSQ | 20 | 17 | Ret | 21 | 13 | 3 |
| 36 | Filip Backlund | Suzuki | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 2 |
| 37 | Patrik Vostárek | Honda | | | | | WD | Ret | 26 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 2 |
| 38 | Jarno Colosio | Suzuki | | 15 | | | | | | | WD | | 1 |
| 38 | Jarno Colosio | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | WD | 1 |
| 39 | Will Gruy | Yamaha | 19 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 16 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| | Marcel Van Nieuwenhuizen | Suzuki | Ret | 18 | 21 | WD | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marcel Van Nieuwenhuizen | Yamaha | | | | | | | 16 | | | | 0 |
| | Yannick Guerra | Yamaha | 21 | Ret | Ret | 32 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 0 |
| | Daniele Rossi | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | 24 | 17 | 0 |
| | Gabriel Berclaz | Yamaha | | DNQ | | Ret | 23 | 25 | | | 26 | 18 | 0 |
| | Patrizio Valsecchi | Yamaha | | | | | | | 23 | 19 | | | 0 |
| | Davide Caldart | Kawasaki | | 20 | Ret | 29 | Ret | 26 | DNQ | 27 | 30 | Ret | 0 |
| | Jordan Pernoud | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 0 |
| | Robert Gianfardoni | Yamaha | 23 | 21 | 28 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Robert Gianfardoni | Suzuki | | | | 27 | 25 | 21 | | | | | 0 |
| | Marco Bussolotti | Suzuki | | | | 21 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jan Prudik | Honda | 22 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 21 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ronald Ter Braake | Kawasaki | | | Ret | | | | 21 | | | | 0 |
| | Sam Bishop | Yamaha | | | | | | 22 | | | | | 0 |
| | Leon Hunt | Yamaha | | | | | | | 22 | 22 | 27 | WD | 0 |
| | Luiz Carlos | Yamaha | DNS | WD | 26 | 23 | DNS | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Matthew Norman | Kawasaki | | | | | | 24 | | | | | 0 |
| | Sam Van Rens | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 28 | | | | 0 |
| | Ricky Parker | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | 28 | | 0 |
| | Jonathan Gallina | Yamaha | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mathieu Gines | Yamaha | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Leonardo Pedoni | Yamaha | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Steve Smith | Yamaha | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Kevin Galdes | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Julien Millet | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Mathieu Lussiana | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Marcin Walkowiak | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | MNZ | SIL | MIS | BRN | BRA | ASS | LAU | IMO | MAG | 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) |