# 2003 Supersport World Championship

The 2003 Supersport World Championship was the seventh season of the Supersport World Championship. The season was held over 11 races following the Superbike World Championship calendar except a race at Laguna Seca. Beginning on 2 March at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain, and finished on 19 October at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in France. Chris Vermeulen won the title after beating closest rival Stéphane Chambon.

## Race calendar and results

2003 Calendar :
| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team | Winning constructor |
| 1 | 2 March | Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Alessio Corradi | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki |
| 2 | 30 March | Australia | Phillip Island Circuit | Chris Vermeulen | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Chris Vermeulen | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 3 | 27 April | Japan | Sportsland Sugo | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Christian Kellner | Christian Kellner | Yamaha Deutschland | Yamaha |
| 4 | 18 May | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Karl Muggeridge | Chris Vermeulen | Chris Vermeulen | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 5 | 1 June | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Karl Muggeridge | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Chris Vermeulen | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 6 | 15 June | United Kingdom | Silverstone Circuit | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Chris Vermeulen | Chris Vermeulen | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 7 | 22 June | San Marino | Misano Adriatico | Simone Sanna | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Fabien Foret | Kawasaki R.T. KRT | Kawasaki |
| 8 | 27 July | Europe | Brands Hatch | Stéphane Chambon | Stéphane Chambon | Stéphane Chambon | Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki |
| 9 | 7 September | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Chris Vermeulen | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Karl Muggeridge | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 10 | 28 September | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Karl Muggeridge | Kevin Curtain | Karl Muggeridge | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 11 | 19 October | France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | Chris Vermeulen | Karl Muggeridge | Karl Muggeridge | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Alpha Technik-Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 81 | Michael Schulten | 1, 5, 7, 11 |
| Alpha Technik-Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 82 | Tobias Kirmeier | 1, 5, 7 |
| Castrol Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 42 | Shannon Johnson | 2 |
| CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 63 | Valter Bartolini | 10 |
| Dark Dog Honda BKM | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 12 | Christophe Cogan | 1–8 |
| Dark Dog Honda BKM | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | Broc Parkes | 1–8 |
| Dark Dog Honda BKM | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 85 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | 3 |
| Ekerold Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 76 | Jonnie Ekerold | 6 |
| Esha Kobutex Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 86 | Barry Veneman | 4–5, 8–9 |
| Esha Kobutex Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 94 | Jan Hanson | 4, 8–9 |
| Moto 1 | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 42 | Shannon Johnson | 9–11 |
| Moto 1 | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 52 | Yoann Tiberio | 11 |
| Moto 1 | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 55 | Frédéric Bolley | 1 |
| Moto 1 | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 116 | Sébastien Charpentier | 1 |
| Piet Geluk Auto's | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 67 | Michel Van Kleef | 9 |
| Racing Team Vriezenveen | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 99 | René Winkel | 9 |
| Superbike Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 62 | Jury Proietto | 10 |
| Team Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | Robert Ulm | All |
| Team Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 24 | Gianluigi Scalvini | 1–2 |
| Team Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 56 | Frédéric Bolley | 11 |
| Team Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 116 | Sébastien Charpentier | 3–11 |
| Technical Sports Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 72 | Takeshi Tsujimura | 6 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Chris Vermeulen | All |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | Broc Parkes | 11 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | All |
| Van Zon Honda T.K.R. | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 9 | Iain MacPherson | All |
| Van Zon Honda T.K.R. | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 71 | Werner Daemen | All |
| Vitrans Honda TKR | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 28 | Dean Thomas | 5–6, 8–9 |
| Vitrans Honda TKR | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 30 | Michael Laverty | 5–6, 8–9 |
| ART | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 68 | Julien Da Costa | 11 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 22 | Stefano Cruciani | All |
| Kawasaki R.T. KRT | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1 | Fabien Foret | All |
| Kawasaki R.T. KRT | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 17 | Pere Riba | All |
| Monaco Moto Team | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 60 | Sebastien De Rosa | 11 |
| Saveko Racing Team | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 11 | Arno Visscher | 4–7, 9–11 |
| Saveko Racing Team | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 20 | Kai Børre Andersen | 1–3 |
| Saveko Racing Team | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 34 | Didier Van Keymeulen | 1–7, 9–11 |
| Saveko Racing Team | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 66 | Laurent Brian | 11 |
| Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 2 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | All |
| Alstare Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 3 | Stéphane Chambon | All |
| Elf Yoshimura Schafer Motorsport | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 90 | Herbert Kaufmann | 5 |
| Hartelman Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 98 | Torleif Hartelman | 9 |
| Italia Spadaro F.R. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 15 | Alessio Corradi | 1–10 |
| Italia Spadaro F.R. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 64 | Denis Sacchetti | 11 |
| Italia Spadaro F.R. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 89 | Alessandro Polita | 10 |
| JR Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 75 | Jamie Robinson | 6, 8 |
| Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | All |
| Max Moto Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 64 | Denis Sacchetti | 10 |
| Max Moto Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 78 | Camillo Mariottini | 7 |
| Nikon Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 83 | Kevin Curtain | 2 |
| Northpoint | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 95 | Tom Sykes | 8 |
| Red Piranha Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 73 | Simon Andrews | 6 |
| Start Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 87 | Antonio Carlacci | 4, 10 |
| Team ICM | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 33 | Massimo De Silvestro | 1–2 |
| Team Tienne | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 88 | Ivan Goi | 4, 7, 10 |
| Team Trasimeno | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 89 | Alessandro Polita | 4, 7 |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 4 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | All |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 16 | Simone Sanna | All |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 84 | Tekkyū Kayō | 3, 10 |
| Yamaha Deutschland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 8 | Jörg Teuchert | All |
| Yamaha Deutschland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 80 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | 11 |
| Yamaha Deutschland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 83 | Kevin Curtain | 10 |
| Yamaha Deutschland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 93 | Christian Kellner | All |
| Yamaha France - Ipone | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 12 | Christophe Cogan | 11 |
| Yamaha France - Ipone | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 21 | Matthieu Lagrive | All |
| Yamaha France - Ipone | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 70 | Ludovic Holon | 11 |
| Yamaha France - Ipone | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 77 | Thierry van den Bosch | All |
| Yamaha NL/Motoport Leek | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 51 | Harry Van Beek | 9 |
| Yamaha Voiges | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF R6 | 80 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | 1, 5 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider

## Championship' standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | PHI | SUG | MNZ | OSC | SIL | MIS | BRA | ASS | IMO | MAG | Pts |
| 1 | Chris Vermeulen | Honda | 2 | 1$^P$ | 5 | 1$^F$ | 1 | 1$^F$ | Ret | 6 | 2$^P$ | 2 | 2$^P$ | 201 |
| 2 | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki | WD | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1$^{PF}$ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 137 |
| 3 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Yamaha | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2$^P$ | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 136 |
| 4 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda | 6 | 7 | 6 | Ret$^P$ | 15$^P$ | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1$^P$ | 1$^F$ | 134 |
| 5 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | 1$^P$ | 2$^F$ | 15$^P$ | 10 | 3$^F$ | 8 | 2$^F$ | 9 | 3$^F$ | Ret | Ret | 119 |
| 6 | Christian Kellner | Yamaha | 8 | 12 | 1$^F$ | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 90 |
| 7 | Sébastien Charpentier | Honda | WD | | 19 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 72 |
| 8 | Alessio Corradi | Yamaha | 3$^F$ | 9 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | DNS | | 68 |
| 9 | Fabien Foret | Kawasaki | 14 | 11 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 64 |
| 10 | Jörg Teuchert | Yamaha | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | WD | 60 |
| 11 | Pere Riba | Kawasaki | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 59 |
| 12 | Christophe Cogan | Honda | 4 | 13 | 11 | 12 | Ret | 6 | 9 | 14 | | | | 51 |
| 12 | Christophe Cogan | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 51 |
| 13 | Broc Parkes | Honda | 7 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 15 | | | Ret | 47 |
| 14 | Iain MacPherson | Honda | 18 | Ret | 17 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 8 | DNS | 31 |
| 15 | Gianluca Nannelli | Yamaha | DSQ | 16 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 14 | Ret | 23 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 16 | Mathieu Lagrive | Yamaha | 15 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 31 |
| 17 | Simone Sanna | Yamaha | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 8$^p$ | Ret | Ret | 10 | 11 | 29 |
| 18 | Werner Daemen | Honda | 10 | 14 | 12 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 26 |
| 19 | Robert Ulm | Honda | Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 13 | DNS | 26 |
| 20 | Tekkyū Kayō | Yamaha | | | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | | 22 |
| 21 | Ryuichi Kiyonari | Honda | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 22 | Thierry van den Bosch | Yamaha | DNQ | 18 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 24 | 17 | DNS | Ret | 13 |
| 23 | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha | | 5 | | | | | | | | Ret$^F$ | | 11 |
| 24 | Barry Veneman | Honda | | | | 13 | 14 | | | 19 | 10 | | | 11 |
| 25 | Dean Thomas | Honda | | | | | 13 | 13 | | Ret | 13 | | | 9 |
| 26 | Antonio Carlacci | Yamaha | | | | 21 | | | | | | 9 | | 7 |
| 27 | Stefano Cruciani | Kawasaki | 17 | 22 | Ret | 22 | 16 | Ret | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | Ret | 6 |
| 28 | Michael Schulten | Honda | 13 | | | | WD | | WD | | | | 14 | 5 |
| 29 | Takeshi Tsujimura | Honda | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | 4 |
| 30 | Tom Sykes | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | 4 |
| 31 | Julien Da Costa | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 |
| 32 | Michael Laverty | Honda | | | | | 17 | Ret | | 21 | 12 | | | 4 |
| 33 | Alessandro Polita | Yamaha | | | | 16 | | | 13 | | | 15 | | 4 |
| 34 | Jan Hanson | Honda | | | | WD | | | | 22 | 14 | | | 2 |
| 35 | Ludovic Holon | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| 36 | Ivan Goi | Yamaha | | | | 18 | | | 15 | | | Ret | | 1 |
| | Didier Van Keymeulen | Kawasaki | 20 | 20 | Ret | 20 | Ret | 19 | 18 | | 19 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| | Denis Sacchetti | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| | Jamie Robinson | Yamaha | | | | | | 16 | | 20 | | | | 0 |
| | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Yamaha | 16 | | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Shannon Johnson | Honda | | 17 | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | 17 | 0 |
| | Simon Andrews | Yamaha | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Camillo Mariottini | Yamaha | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | 0 |
| | Valter Bartolini | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | 0 |
| | Herbert Kaufmann | Suzuki | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kai Børre Andersen | Kawasaki | 19 | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tobias Kirmeier | Honda | WD | | | | 19 | | WD | | | | | 0 |
| | Jury Proietto | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | 0 |
| | Sebastien De Rosa | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 0 |
| | Arno Visscher | Kawasaki | | | | 23 | 20 | 20 | Ret | | 24 | Ret | 20 | 0 |
| | Torleif Hartelman | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | 0 |
| | Harry Van Beek | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | 0 |
| | René Winkel | Honda | | | | | | | | | 25 | | | 0 |
| | Michel Van Kleef | Honda | | | | | | | | | NC | | | 0 |
| | Gianluigi Scalvini | Honda | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jonnie Ekerold | Honda | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Frédéric Bolley | Honda | WD | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Laurent Brian | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Yoann Tiberio | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Massimo De Silvestro | Yamaha | WD | WD | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | PHI | SUG | MNZ | OSC | SIL | MIS | BRA | ASS | 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) |