# 2006 Supersport World Championship

The 2006 Supersport World Championship was the eighth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the tenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 25 February at Losail and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 races.
The riders' championship was won by Sébastien Charpentier with a total of 6 race wins. It was Charpentier's 2nd World Supersport Championship. The manufacturers' championship was won by Honda.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Report |
| 1 | 25 February | Qatar | Losail | Sébastien Charpentier | Sébastien Charpentier | Sébastien Charpentier | Report |
| 2 | 5 March | Australia | Phillip Island | Sébastien Charpentier | Broc Parkes | Sébastien Charpentier | Report |
| 3 | 23 April | Spain | Valencia | Sébastien Charpentier | Sébastien Charpentier | Sébastien Charpentier | Report |
| 4 | 7 May | Italy | Monza | Sébastien Charpentier | Sébastien Charpentier | Yoann Tiberio | Report |
| 5 | 28 May | Europe | Silverstone | Sébastien Charpentier | Broc Parkes | Sébastien Charpentier | Report |
| 6 | 25 June | San Marino | Misano | Broc Parkes | Broc Parkes | Massimo Roccoli | Report |
| 7 | 23 July | Czech Republic | Brno | Kevin Curtain | Yoann Tiberio | Kevin Curtain | Report |
| 8 | 6 August | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | Broc Parkes | Kevin Curtain | Broc Parkes | Report |
| 9 | 3 September | Netherlands | Assen | Sébastien Charpentier | Kevin Curtain | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Report |
| 10 | 10 September | Germany | EuroSpeedway Lausitz | Kevin Curtain | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Report |
| 11 | 1 October | Italy | Imola | Sébastien Charpentier | Sébastien Charpentier | Sébastien Charpentier | Report |
| 12 | 8 October | France | Magny-Cours | Sébastien Charpentier | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Sébastien Charpentier | Report |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Ducati SC - Caracchi Team Manila Grace SC | Ducati | Ducati 749R | 57 | Luka Nedog | All |
| Ducati SC - Caracchi Team Manila Grace SC | Ducati | Ducati 749R | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | 8–12 |
| Ducati SC - Caracchi Team Manila Grace SC | Ducati | Ducati 749R | 72 | Stuart Easton | 4–12 |
| Ducati SC - Caracchi Team Manila Grace SC | Ducati | Ducati 749R | 75 | Josh Brookes | 1–3 |
| LBR Ducati Racing | Ducati | Ducati 749R | 73 | Christian Zaiser | All |
| Angel Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 52 | Steven Neate | 5 |
| BRC Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 29 | Vactav Bittman | 7 |
| CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 65 | Joan Lascorz | 11 |
| CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 66 | Jesco Günther | 12 |
| CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 91 | Javier Hidalgo | 7–8 |
| CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 121 | Alessio Aldrovandi | 3–6, 9–10 |
| Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 25 | Tatu Lauslehto | All |
| Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 116 | Johan Stigefelt | All |
| Dark Dog Stiggy Motorsports | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 127 | Robin Harms | All |
| Duntep Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 30 | Joan Veijer | 9 |
| Hardinge Ice Valley M. | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 27 | Tom Tunstall | All |
| Honda BQR | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 33 | Victor Carrasco | 3 |
| Intermoto Czech Klaffi | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | Mathieu Lagrive | 5–11 |
| Intermoto Czech Klaffi | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 28 | Arie Vos | 12 |
| Intermoto Czech Klaffi | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 37 | William De Angelis | All |
| Intermoto Czech Klaffi | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 58 | Tomas Miksovsky | 1–4 |
| J&E Sport Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 28 | Arie Vos | 9 |
| Legrelle - Honda Belgium | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 145 | Sebastien Le Grelle | 1–11 |
| Megabike Honda Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 3 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | 1, 3–5, 9–12 |
| Megabike Honda Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 32 | Yoann Tiberio | 2–12 |
| Megabike Honda Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 61 | Simone Sanna | 6–8 |
| Northpoint Eckerold Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 53 | Cal Crutchlow | 8 |
| Northpoint Eckerold Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 56 | Leon Camier | 8 |
| Passione Moto | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 24 | Stefano Cruciani | 4, 11 |
| Team Parkalgar | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 17 | Miguel Praia | 3–12 |
| Team Parkalgar | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 61 | Simone Sanna | 12 |
| Vazy Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 38 | Grégory Leblanc | All |
| Winston Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 16 | Sébastien Charpentier | 1–5, 7–11 |
| Winston Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 28 | Arie Vos | 6 |
| Winston Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | All |
| Gil Motor Sport | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 7 | Stéphane Chambon | 3–12 |
| Gil Motor Sport | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 8 | Maxime Berger | 1–11 |
| Gil Motor Sport | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 10 | Fabien Foret | 12 |
| Gil Motor Sport | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 19 | Dean Thomas | 1–2 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 26 | Alessandro Antonello | 6 |
| MSS Discovery Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 51 | Pere Riba | 5 |
| Scratch Moto Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 39 | David Perret | 12 |
| Hoegee Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 22 | Kai Børre Andersen | 1–5, 7–12 |
| Hoegee Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 77 | Barry Veneman | All |
| Hoegee Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 80 | Kurtis Roberts | 6 |
| Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 6 | Mauro Sanchini | 6–12 |
| Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 9 | Alessio Corradi | 4–7 |
| Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 21 | Chris Peris | 1–5, 8–12 |
| Bikersdays Yamaha Moto 1 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 34 | Didier Van Keymeulen | 1–3 |
| Edo Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | 1–2 |
| Edo Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 76 | Bernat Martinez | 3, 5–7 |
| RG Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 6 | Mauro Sanchini | 1–5 |
| RG Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 9 | Alessio Corradi | 11–12 |
| RG Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 63 | Lorenzo Alfonsi | 9–10 |
| RG Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 99 | Sebastiano Zerbo | 6–8 |
| San Marino Bike Service | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 20 | Diego Giugovaz | 6 |
| SLM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 12 | Javier Forés | 1–8 |
| SLM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | Andrea Berta | 1–11 |
| SLM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 31 | Vesa Kallio | 9–12 |
| SLM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 34 | Didier Van Keymeulen | 12 |
| Speed Moto | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 35 | Jordi Torres | 3, 11 |
| Tati Team Beaujolais Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 68 | David Forner | 1–4, 6–7 |
| Tati Team Beaujolais Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 71 | Sam Owens | 5 |
| Tati Team Beaujolais Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 88 | Julien Enjolras | All |
| Tati Team Beaujolais Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 93 | Stephane Duterne | 8–9, 11–12 |
| Umbria Bike | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 5 | Alessio Velini | 1–10, 12 |
| Vector Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 60 | Vladimir Ivanov | All |
| Yamaha - GMT 94 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 41 | Kenny Noyes | 3 |
| Yamaha - GMT 94 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 49 | Anthony Gobert | 1–2 |
| Yamaha - GMT 94 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 94 | David Checa | 4–12 |
| Yamaha Motor Germany | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 10 | Fabien Foret | 10 |
| Yamaha Motor Germany | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 11 | Kevin Curtain | All |
| Yamaha Motor Germany | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | Broc Parkes | 1–9, 11–12 |
| Yamaha Racing Support | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 31 | Vesa Kallio | 4, 7 |
| Yamaha Sebring | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 67 | Gunter Knobloch | 10 |
| Yamaha Team Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 45 | Gianluca Vizziello | All |
| Yamaha Team Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | All |
| Yamaha Moto Vitesse Reunion | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 40 | Thomas Metro | 12 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos. | Rider | Bike | QAT | AUS | ESP | ITA | EUR | SMR | CZE | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | FRA | Pts |
| 1 | Sébastien Charpentier | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | 11 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 194 |
| 2 | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 187 |
| 3 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Honda | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 157 |
| 4 | Broc Parkes | Yamaha | Ret | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Ret | | 6 | 3 | 145 |
| 5 | Robbin Harms | Honda | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 6 | 117 |
| 6 | Massimo Roccoli | Yamaha | 7 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 96 |
| 7 | Yoann Tiberio | Honda | | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | Ret | 4 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 80 |
| 8 | Johan Stigefelt | Honda | 5 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 70 |
| 9 | Gianluca Vizziello | Yamaha | 9 | 13 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 69 |
| 10 | Javier Forés | Yamaha | 4 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | Ret | | | | | 49 |
| 11 | David Checa | Yamaha | | | | 13 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | 44 |
| 12 | Gianluca Nannelli | Yamaha | 15 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 43 |
| 12 | Gianluca Nannelli | Ducati | | | | | | | | 8 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 43 |
| 13 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Honda | Ret | | 3 | Ret | 10 | | | | 17 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 39 |
| 14 | Simone Sanna | Honda | | | | | | 2 | 9 | Ret | | | | 11 | 32 |
| 15 | Stéphane Chambon | Kawasaki | | | Ret | 10 | 17 | DNS | 13 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 16 | 9 | 31 |
| 16 | Christian Zaiser | Ducati | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 17 | Ret | 30 |
| 17 | Kai Børre Andersen | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 13 | | 15 | 16 | 3 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 29 |
| 18 | Stuart Easton | Ducati | | | | 6 | 15 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 26 |
| 19 | Mauro Sanchini | Yamaha | 19 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 12 | 23 |
| 20 | William De Angelis | Honda | 13 | 16 | 12 | DNS | DNS | 12 | Ret | 18 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 22 |
| 21 | Josh Brookes | Ducati | 10 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 22 | Barry Veneman | Suzuki | 25 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 18 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 6 | DNS | 13 | Ret | 20 |
| 23 | Matthieu Lagrive | Honda | | | | | 8 | 13 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 9 | Ret | | 18 |
| 24 | Maxime Berger | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 11 | Ret | Ret | | 17 |
| 25 | Fabien Foret | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 16 |
| 25 | Fabien Foret | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 |
| 26 | Sébastien Le Grelle | Honda | 11 | 11 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | | 12 | Ret | | | 16 |
| 27 | Pere Riba | Kawasaki | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 28 | Arie Vos | Honda | | | | | | 14 | | | 5 | | | 19 | 13 |
| 29 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | 11 |
| 30 | Tatu Lauslehto | Honda | 24 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 11 |
| 31 | Dean Thomas | Kawasaki | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 32 | Leon Camier | Honda | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 6 |
| 33 | Vesa Kallio | Yamaha | | | | 14 | | | Ret | | 14 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 34 | Stefano Cruciani | Honda | | | | 12 | | | | | | | 23 | | 4 |
| 35 | Anthony Gobert | Yamaha | 12 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 36 | Grégory Leblanc | Honda | Ret | 17 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 18 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 19 | | 13 | 3 |
| 37 | Alessio Velini | Yamaha | 21 | Ret | 19 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 26 | 13 | Ret | | 17 | 3 |
| 38 | Chris Peris | Yamaha | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | WD | | | 22 | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | 3 |
| 39 | Tom Tunstall | Honda | 14 | 18 | 15 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
| 40 | Didier van Keymeulen | Yamaha | 16 | 14 | DNS | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 |
| | Javier Hidalgo | Honda | | | | | | | 16 | 25 | | | | | 0 |
| | Vladimir Ivanov | Yamaha | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 25 | Ret | Ret | 24 | 19 | 16 | 25 | Ret | 0 |
| | Miguel Praia | Honda | | | 20 | 19 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 27 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 16 | 0 |
| | Tomas Miksovsky | Honda | 17 | Ret | 22 | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Bernat Martinez | Yamaha | | | DNS | | 21 | 17 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Julien Enjolras | Yamaha | 23 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | 17 | 23 | Ret | Ret | Ret | WD | 0 |
| | Alessio Aldrovandi | Honda | | | 18 | DNS | Ret | DNS | | | 21 | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Alessio Corradi | Yamaha | | | | WD | Ret | 19 | Ret | | | | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| | Vactav Bittman | Honda | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | 0 |
| | David Forner | Yamaha | 22 | 21 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 20 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Lorenzo Alfonsi | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | | | 0 |
| | Joan Lascorz | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 0 |
| | Thomas Metro | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 0 |
| | Andrea Berta | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | 21 | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| | Gunter Knobloch | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 0 |
| | Luka Nedog | Ducati | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 29 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Sam Owens | Yamaha | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jordi Torres | Yamaha | | | DSQ | | | | | | | | 24 | | 0 |
| | Stephane Duterne | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 28 | Ret | | 26 | DNS | 0 |
| | Kenny Noyes | Yamaha | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Victor Carrasco | Honda | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Steven Neate | Honda | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alessandro Antonello | Kawasaki | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sebastiano Zerbo | Yamaha | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Joan Veijer | Honda | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | David Perret | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Jesco Günther | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Diego Giugovaz | Yamaha | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | |
| | Kurtis Roberts | Suzuki | | | | | | WD | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | QAT | AUS | ESP | ITA | EUR | SMR | CZE | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | FRA | 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

| Pos. | Manufacturer | QAT | AUS | ESP | ITA | EUR | SMR | CZE | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | FRA | Pts |
| 1 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 277 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 240 |
| 3 | Ducati | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 87 |
| 4 | Kawasaki | Ret | 8 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 62 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 25 | Ret | 10 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 39 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | QAT | AUS | ESP | ITA | EUR | SMR | CZE | GBR | NED | GER | ITA | FRA | Pts |