# 2002 Supersport World Championship

The 2002 Supersport World Championship was the sixth season of the Supersport World Championship. The season was held over 12 races following the Superbike World Championship calendar except a race at Laguna Seca. Beginning on 10 March at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain, and finished on 29 September at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Italy.
Frenchman Fabien Foret won the title after beating the closest rival Katsuaki Fujiwara.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team | Winning constructor |
| 1 | 10 March | Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Fabien Foret | Fabien Foret | Fabien Foret | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 2 | 24 March | Australia | Phillip Island Circuit | Andrew Pitt | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Andrew Pitt | Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki |
| 3 | 7 April | South Africa | Kyalami | Stéphane Chambon | James Whitham | Andrew Pitt | Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki |
| 4 | 21 April | Japan | Sportsland Sugo | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Fabien Foret | Stéphane Chambon | Alstare Suzuki Corona | Suzuki |
| 5 | 12 May | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Chris Vermeulen | Fabien Foret | Fabien Foret | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 6 | 26 May | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit | Fabien Foret | James Whitham | James Whitham | Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha |
| 7 | 9 June | Germany | Lausitzring | Fabien Foret | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Alstare Suzuki Corona | Suzuki |
| 8 | 23 June | San Marino | Autodromo di Santa Monica | Fabien Foret | Stéphane Chambon | Fabien Foret | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 9 | 28 July | Europe | Brands Hatch | Fabien Foret | Iain MacPherson | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Alstare Suzuki Corona | Suzuki |
| 10 | 1 September | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Christian Kellner | Paolo Casoli | Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha |
| 11 | 8 September | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Chris Vermeulen | Fabien Foret | Fabien Foret | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |
| 12 | 29 September | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Fabien Foret | Chris Vermeulen | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Alstare Suzuki Corona | Suzuki |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Ducati NCR Nortel Net. | Ducati | Ducati 748 R | 11 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | All |
| Ducati NCR Nortel Net. | Ducati | Ducati 748 R | 77 | Giovanni Bussei | 11–12 |
| Monster Mob Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 748 R | 54 | Stuart Easton | 6, 9 |
| Rox Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748 R | 16 | Gianluca Nannelli | All |
| Shell Advance Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748 R | 26 | Rico Penzkofer | 1, 5–7, 9–12 |
| UUNET Ducati | Ducati | Ducati 748 R | 35 | Trevor Crookes | 3 |
| Alpha Technik Honda | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 85 | Jürgen Oelschläger | 10 |
| BKM Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 13 | Christophe Cogan | All |
| BKM Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 18 | José David de Gea | 4–7 |
| BKM Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 45 | Brian Laurent | 10–12 |
| BKM Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 70 | Nigel Arnold | 8–9 |
| BKM Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 81 | Robert Ulm | 1–3 |
| Dave Siedel Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 55 | Ben Wilson | 6 |
| Dynamic Exp. S. Compaq | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 32 | Arushen Moodley | 3 |
| Esha-Kobutex | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 51 | Kyro Verstraeten | 6–7 |
| Esha-Kobutex | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 60 | Ron Van Steenbergen | 7 |
| Esha-Kobutex | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 94 | Jan Hanson | 10–11 |
| Honda UK Race | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 7 | Karl Muggeridge | All |
| Honda UK Race | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 10 | John McGuinness | 1, 3, 5–6, 8–11 |
| Honda UK Race | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 39 | Tatsuya Yamaguchi | 4 |
| Honda UK Race | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 59 | Michael Laverty | 12 |
| Honda UK Race | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 81 | Robert Ulm | 7 |
| Moto 1 | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 116 | Sébastien Charpentier | 5–11 |
| Norwood Adam Honda | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 53 | Scott Smart | 6, 9 |
| Superbike Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 73 | Juri Proietto | 12 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 9 | Iain MacPherson | All |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 99 | Fabien Foret | All |
| Van-zon-Honda-T.K.R. | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 17 | Chris Vermeulen | All |
| Van-zon-Honda-T.K.R. | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 71 | Werner Daemen | 1–7, 9–11 |
| Van-zon-Honda-T.K.R. | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 74 | Paul Young | 12 |
| Van-zon-Honda-T.K.R. | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 81 | Robert Ulm | 8 |
| Weger Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 19 | Alexander Schlaefke | 1–2, 5, 7 |
| Weger Racing | Honda | Honda CBR 600F | 58 | Jon Kirkham | 6 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 1 | Andrew Pitt | All |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 8 | James Ellison | All |
| Alstare Suzuki Corona | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 12 | Stéphane Chambon | All |
| Alstare Suzuki Corona | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 37 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | All |
| Cell C Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 31 | Greg Dreyer | 3 |
| Cell C Suzuki | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 34 | Stewart MacLeod | 3 |
| Cooper Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 30 | Adam Fergusson | 2 |
| D.N.R. | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 67 | Norino Brignola | 8 |
| Earnshaws Motorcycles | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 56 | Tom Tunstall | 6 |
| Merces Cura Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 38 | Graeme Van Breda | 3 |
| NHR | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 36 | Noel Haarhoff | 3 |
| Biomagnetic Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 28 | Daniel Stauffer | 2 |
| GIMotorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 14 | Diego Giugovaz | 1–8 |
| GIMotorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 40 | Lorenzo Segoni | 12 |
| GIMotorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 41 | Giovanni Valtulini | 11 |
| GIMotorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 64 | Claudio Cipriani | 5–12 |
| Imperiale | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 66 | Cristian Magnani | 8 |
| Laaks CET Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 98 | Michael Schulten | 10 |
| OPCM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 5 | Kevin Curtain | All |
| OPCM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 81 | Robert Ulm | 10–12 |
| OPCM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 118 | Christian Zaiser | 5–8 |
| Parl Moto | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 68 | Camillo Mariottini | 8 |
| Podium Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 92 | Christer Lindholm | 11 |
| Saveko Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 21 | Jim Moodie | 1 |
| Saveko Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | Damian Cudlin | 2 |
| Saveko Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 25 | Mark Willis | 4 |
| Saveko Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 33 | Robert Frost | All |
| Saveko Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 42 | Matthieu Lagrive | 5–12 |
| Team Italia Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 20 | Stefano Cruciani | All |
| Team Italia Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 44 | Antonio Carlacci | All |
| Team Italia Spadaro | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | Alessio Corradi | All |
| Veneman Yamaha Motor NLD | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 72 | Barry Veneman | 11 |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2 | Paolo Casoli | All |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 24 | Gianluigi Scalvini | 10 |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 69 | James Whitham | All |
| Yamaha Motor Germany | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 3 | Jörg Teuchert | All |
| Yamaha Motor Germany | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 91 | Christian Kellner | All |
| Yamaha Motor NLD | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 65 | Harry Van Beek | 11 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider

## Championship' standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | PHI | KYA | SUG | MNZ | SIL | LAU | MIS | BRA | OSC | ASS | IMO | Pts |
| 1 | Fabien Foret | Honda | 1$^{PF}$ | 9 | 5 | 3$^F$ | 1$^F$ | 7$^p$ | DSQ$^P$ | 1$^P$ | 2$^P$ | 6 | 1$^F$ | 4$^P$ | 186 |
| 2 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | 17 | 4 | Ret | 2$^P$ | 3 | 6 | 1$^F$ | 2 | 1 | 3$^P$ | 5 | 1 | 181 |
| 3 | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki | 2 | 3 | 3$^P$ | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13$^F$ | Ret | 2 | 9 | 2 | 162 |
| 4 | Paolo Casoli | Yamaha | 8 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | DSQ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 128 |
| 5 | Andrew Pitt | Kawasaki | 5 | 1$^P$ | 1 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 18 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 126 |
| 6 | Christian Kellner | Yamaha | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret$^F$ | 10 | DNS | 94 |
| 7 | Chris Vermeulen | Honda | 4 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 2$^P$ | 14 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret$^P$ | 3$^F$ | 90 |
| 8 | Jörg Teuchert | Yamaha | 16 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 90 |
| 9 | Iain MacPherson | Honda | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 4$^F$ | Ret | 2 | 7 | 83 |
| 10 | James Whitham | Yamaha | 6 | Ret | 2$^F$ | Ret | Ret | 1$^F$ | DSQ | 3 | Ret | WD | 7 | DSQ | 80 |
| 11 | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | WD | 56 |
| 12 | Alessio Corradi | Yamaha | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 14 | Ret | 56 |
| 13 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Ducati | 11 | 2$^F$ | 11 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 9 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 51 |
| 14 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda | 14 | Ret | 13 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 14 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 43 |
| 15 | Christophe Cogan | Honda | Ret | 7 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| 16 | Stefano Cruciani | Yamaha | Ret | 17 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | DSQ | 21 | 8 | 31 |
| 17 | Werner Daemen | Honda | 10 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 17 | DNQ | | 12 | Ret | 15 | | 29 |
| 18 | Robert Ulm | Honda | 13 | 13 | Ret | | | | 12 | 9 | | | | | 25 |
| 18 | Robert Ulm | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 12 | 25 |
| 19 | Antonio Carlacci | Yamaha | 9 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 14 | 22 | 16 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 23 | 6 | 20 |
| 20 | James Ellison | Kawasaki | 15 | 15 | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 20 |
| 21 | Matthieu Lagrive | Yamaha | | | | | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 18 |
| 22 | Gianluca Nannelli | Ducati | 12 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 15 | DNS | Ret | 12 |
| 23 | Diego Giugovaz | Yamaha | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 24 | | | | | 10 |
| 24 | Jan Hanson | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 7 | DNS | | 9 |
| 25 | Jürgen Oelschläger | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 6 |
| 26 | Robert Frost | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | 21 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| 27 | Stuart Easton | Ducati | | | | | | Ret | | | 10 | | | | 6 |
| 28 | Sébastien Charpentier | Honda | | | | | 15 | 16 | DNQ | 22 | 14 | 13 | Ret | | 6 |
| 29 | Laurent Brian | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 24 | 16 | 5 |
| 30 | José David de Gea | Honda | | | | 12 | 18 | 23 | 15 | | | | | | 5 |
| 31 | John McGuinness | Honda | 19 | | DNS | | 17 | 15 | | Ret | 15 | 14 | 26 | | 4 |
| 32 | Christian Zaiser | Yamaha | | | | | 16 | 20 | 13 | 18 | | | | | 3 |
| 33 | Paul Young | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 2 |
| 34 | Arushen Moodley | Honda | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 35 | Camillo Mariottini | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | 1 |
| 36 | Michael Laverty | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| | Noel Haarhoff | Suzuki | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mark Willis | Yamaha | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Claudio Cipriani | Yamaha | | | | | Ret | 24 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 0 |
| | Nigel Arnold | Honda | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | | 0 |
| | Graeme Van Breda | Suzuki | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Juri Proietto | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| | Daniel Stauffer | Yamaha | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Rico Penzkofer | Ducati | 20 | | | | WD | DNS | 19 | | WD | Ret | DNS | WD | 0 |
| | Giovanni Bussei | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 0 |
| | Kyro Verstraeten | Honda | | | | | | 19 | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| | Cristian Magnani | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | 0 |
| | Barry Veneman | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | 0 |
| | Norino Brignola | Suzuki | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | 0 |
| | Christer Lindholm | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | 0 |
| | Jon Kirkham | Honda | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Harry Van Beek | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | | 0 |
| | Jim Moodie | Yamaha | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Adam Fergusson | Suzuki | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Damian Cudlin | Yamaha | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Greg Dreyer | Suzuki | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Stewart MacLeod | Suzuki | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Trevor Crookes | Ducati | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tatsuya Yamaguchi | Honda | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ben Wilson | Honda | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Tom Tunstall | Suzuki | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ron Van Steenbergen | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Scott Smart | Honda | | | | | | WD | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Michael Schulten | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Lorenzo Segoni | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Gianluigi Scalvini | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | |
| | Alexander Schlaefke | Honda | DNQ | DNQ | | | WD | | WD | | | | | | |
| | Giovanni Valtulini | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | PHI | KYA | SUG | MNZ | SIL | LAU | MIS | BRA | OSC | ASS | IMO | 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) |