# 2000 Superstock European Championship

The 2000 Superstock European Championship was the second season of the FIM Superstock championship. The season began on 14 May at Donington Park, and finished on 15 October at Brands Hatch.
James Ellison won the title after beating closest rival Markus Wegscheider.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team | Winning constructor |
| 1 | 14 May | Great Britain | Donington Park | Chris Vermeulen | Chris Vermeulen | Chris Vermeulen | Sanyo First National | Honda |
| 2 | 21 May | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Fabio Capriotti | Chris Burns | Dario Tosolini | TDC Desenzano Corse | Suzuki |
| 3 | 4 June | Germany | Hockenheimring | Chris Burns | Katja Poensgen | Chris Burns | Redwood Racing | Yamaha |
| 4 | 18 June | San Marino | Autodromo Di Santa Monica | Fabio Capriotti | Katja Poensgen | Fabio Capriotti | Winner Team Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 5 | 25 June | Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Daniel Oliver | Dario Tosolini | Daniel Oliver | Martin Racing | Aprilia |
| 6 | 6 August | Europe | Brands Hatch | Jamie Morley | Jamie Morley | Jamie Morley | Beckley s Suzuki C. | Suzuki |
| 7 | 3 September | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Barry Veneman | James Ellison | James Ellison | Ten Kate Young Guns | Honda |
| 8 | 10 September | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | James Ellison | Benny Jerzenbeck | James Ellison | Ten Kate Young Guns | Honda |
| 9 | 15 October | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | Gary Mason | Gary Mason | Gary Mason | Nick Murgan Racing | Kawasaki |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Aprilia Desmo Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 38 | Andrea Iommi | 9 |
| Aprilia Desmo Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 44 | Francisco Riquelme | 1–5 |
| Aprilia Desmo Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 60 | Gary Mason | 6–7 |
| Aprilia Racing UK | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 75 | Ray McCullock | 9 |
| FBC Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 16 | Simone Suzzi | All |
| Martin Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 2 | Daniel Oliver | All |
| Nutt Aprilia UK | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 88 | Marty Nutt | 1, 3–4, 6–9 |
| Organise Racing Team | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 7 | Fabrizio Pellizzon | 1–2, 6–8 |
| Racing T. Gabrielli | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV R | 31 | Gianluigi Vallisari | 1–5, 7–8 |
| Flanders Motor R. | Ducati | Ducati 996S | 62 | John Bakker | 7 |
| Fratelli Team | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 17 | Frederic Jond | All |
| Ghelfi | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 20 | Roberto Ciroldi | All |
| Ghelfi | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 39 | Massimo Bisconti | All |
| Rumi | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 14 | Raffaello Fabbroni | All |
| Rumi | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 22 | Steve Brogan | 1, 3–4, 6–8 |
| Rumi | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 53 | Andrea Manici | 2 |
| Rumi | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 53 | Andrea Manici | 4 |
| Rumi | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 76 | Mark Heckles | 9 |
| Sanyo First National | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 48 | Chris Vermeulen | 1, 6 |
| Speedline NRG | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 5 | Paul Notman | All |
| Ten Kate Young Guns | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 8 | James Ellison | All |
| Ten Kate Young Guns | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 73 | Dean Ellison | 9 |
| TRS Team Rudy Servol | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 27 | Rudy Servol | All |
| White Endurance Team | Honda | Honda CBR900RR | 69 | Yann Gyger | All |
| Gataka Moto | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 51 | Kelvin Reilly | 9 |
| Green Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 6 | Dominique Duchene | 1–5 |
| Green Speed | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 49 | Benjamin Nabert | All |
| Hawk Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 74 | Mark Burr | 9 |
| Kawasaki Team Rosner | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 50 | Martin Bauer | 2, 5–8 |
| MotoPort Druten Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 63 | Paul Moijman | 7 |
| MRC Competicion | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 58 | Javier Valera | 5 |
| MRC Competicion | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 59 | Rubén Marcos | 5 |
| Nick Murgan Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-9R | 60 | Gary Mason | 9 |
| Beckley s Suzuki C. | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 47 | Jamie Morley | 6, 9 |
| Fratelli Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 9 | Stephane Jond | 1–7 |
| HP Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 67 | Andrea Giachino | 7–8 |
| Implas Motorsport | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 43 | Ben Askew | 1, 6 |
| Implas Motorsport | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 47 | Jamie Morley | 1 |
| Pedercini | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 68 | Enrico Pasini | 8 |
| Star Moto | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 77 | Olivier Four | All |
| Steinhausen Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 42 | Benny Jerzenbeck | All |
| Suzuki Alstare | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 11 | Katja Poensgen | All |
| Suzuki France | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 93 | Ludovic Brian | 9 |
| Suzuki Stefan Schmidt | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 54 | Markus Wegscheider | 1–8 |
| TDC Desenzano Corse | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 3 | Dario Tosolini | All |
| TDC Desenzano Corse | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R750 | 28 | Giacomo Romanelli | All |
| BKM Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 34 | Didier Van Keymeulen | All |
| Carlberg Racing Sweden | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 18 | Niklas Carlberg | All |
| Dee Cee Jeans R.T. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 37 | Barry Veneman | All |
| Delling | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 66 | Daniel Delling | 8 |
| Europe Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 57 | Stefano Cappellari | 4 |
| GiMotor Sport Light GiMotorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 19 | Alessandro Scorta | 1–4 |
| GiMotor Sport Light GiMotorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 91 | Claudio Cipriani | 5 |
| GiMotor Sport Light GiMotorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 91 | Gianluca Vizziello | 6–9 |
| Keller Corsa Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 23 | Michael Weynand | All |
| KR Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 51 | Kelvin Reilly | 1–6 |
| KS Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 21 | Koen Vleugels | All |
| Racernet | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 61 | Tristan Palmer | 6 |
| Redwood Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 45 | Chris Burns | 1–4, 6–9 |
| Right Track Tech 2000 | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 41 | Andy Notman | 7–9 |
| Valvoline Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 56 | Omero Mercuri | 3 |
| Winner Team Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 52 | Fabio Capriotti | 2, 4 |
| Yamaha Belgium | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R1 | 72 | Steven Casaer | All |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider

## Championship' standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | DON | MNZ | HOC | MIS | VAL | BRA | OSC | ASS | BRA2 | Pts |
| 1 | James Ellison | Honda | 3 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 1$^F$ | 1$^P$ | 4 | 122 |
| 2 | Markus Wegscheider | Suzuki | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 7 | | 93 |
| 3 | Chris Burns | Yamaha | 2 | 3$^F$ | 1$^P$ | Ret | | 2 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 85 |
| 4 | Olivier Four | Suzuki | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 85 |
| 5 | Dario Tosolini | Suzuki | 17 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 2$^F$ | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 78 |
| 6 | Katja Poensgen | Suzuki | Ret | 10 | 5$^F$ | 2$^F$ | Ret | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 74 |
| 7 | Daniel Oliver | Aprilia | 10 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1$^P$ | Ret | 11 | 4 | Ret | 71 |
| 8 | Steven Casaer | Yamaha | 13 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 59 |
| 9 | Barry Veneman | Yamaha | 4 | DSQ | Ret | 7 | 5 | 9 | Ret$^P$ | 9 | 5 | 58 |
| 10 | Jamie Morley | Suzuki | 5 | | | | | 1$^{PF}$ | | | 3 | 52 |
| 11 | Frederic Jond | Honda | Ret | 15 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 46 |
| 12 | Benny Jerzenbeck | Suzuki | 15 | 16 | 3 | Ret | 11 | 17 | Ret | 3$^F$ | 14 | 40 |
| 13 | Gary Mason | Aprilia | | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | 35 |
| 13 | Gary Mason | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | 1$^{PF}$ | 35 |
| 14 | Steve Brogan | Honda | Ret | | 8 | 15 | | Ret | 2 | 10 | | 35 |
| 15 | Stephane Jond | Suzuki | 12 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Ret | | | 33 |
| 16 | Martin Bauer | Kawasaki | | 7 | | | 7 | 5 | 20 | 13 | | 32 |
| 17 | Giacomo Romanelli | Suzuki | 21 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 3 | 15 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 30 |
| 18 | Fabio Capriotti | Yamaha | | Ret$^P$ | | 1$^P$ | | | | | | 25 |
| 19 | Chris Vermeulen | Honda | 1$^{PF}$ | | | | | WD | | | | 25 |
| 20 | Fabrizio Pellizzon | Aprilia | 9 | 4 | | | | DNS | 12 | 20 | | 24 |
| 21 | Raffaello Fabbroni | Honda | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 |
| 22 | Mark Heckles | Honda | | | | | | | | | 2 | 20 |
| 23 | Koen Vleugels | Yamaha | 16 | Ret | 12 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 20 |
| 24 | Gianluca Vizziello | Yamaha | | | | | | 14 | 19 | 5 | 24 | 13 |
| 25 | Francisco Riquelme | Aprilia | 8 | Ret | 20 | 11 | 23 | | | | | 13 |
| 26 | Andy Notman | Yamaha | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | DNS | 9 |
| 27 | Ben Askew | Suzuki | 7 | | | | | DNS | | | | 9 |
| 28 | Mark Burr | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Didier Van Keymeulen | Yamaha | 18 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 8 |
| 30 | Michael Weynand | Yamaha | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 27 | Ret | 25 | 19 | 6 |
| 31 | Paul Notman | Honda | 11 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 31 | 5 |
| 32 | Dean Ellison | Honda | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 |
| 33 | Kelvin Reilly | Yamaha | Ret | 13 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 23 | | | | 4 |
| 33 | Kelvin Reilly | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | 21 | 4 |
| 34 | Alessandro Scorta | Yamaha | 14 | Ret | 14 | 16 | | | | | | 4 |
| 35 | Paul Moijman | Kawasaki | | | | | | | 13 | | | 3 |
| 36 | Simone Suzzi | Aprilia | 23 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 3 |
| 37 | Yann Gyger | Honda | 26 | Ret | 22 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 14 | Ret | 2 |
| 38 | Benjamin Nabert | Kawasaki | Ret | Ret | 17 | 22 | Ret | 28 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| 39 | Rudy Servol | Honda | 20 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 26 | 1 |
| 40 | Andrea Giachino | Suzuki | | | | | | | 15 | 18 | | 1 |
| | Ray McCullock | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | 16 | 0 |
| | Ludovic Brian | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| | Massimo Bisconti | Honda | 22 | 23 | WD | 17 | 20 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 25 | 0 |
| | Marty Nutt | Aprilia | 24 | | 25 | 18 | | 18 | 18 | Ret | 22 | 0 |
| | Gianluigi Vallisari | Aprilia | 28 | 22 | 24 | Ret | 18 | | 21 | 27 | | 0 |
| | Andrea Manici | Honda | | 18 | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Stefano Cappellari | Yamaha | | | | 19 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Claudio Cipriani | Yamaha | | | | | 19 | | | | | 0 |
| | Tristan Palmer | Yamaha | | | | | | 19 | | | | 0 |
| | Daniel Delling | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 19 | | 0 |
| | Dominique Duchene | Kawasaki | 25 | 21 | 19 | 21 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Enrico Pasini | Suzuki | | | | | | | | 22 | | 0 |
| | Omero Mercuri | Yamaha | | | 23 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Niklas Carlberg | Yamaha | Ret | 26 | Ret | 23 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 0 |
| | Roberto Ciroldi | Honda | 27 | Ret | WD | Ret | 24 | Ret | Ret | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| | Javier Valera | Kawasaki | | | | | 26 | | | | | 0 |
| | John Bakker | Ducati | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Andrea Iommi | Aprilia | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Rubén Marcos | Kawasaki | | | | | WD | | | | | |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | VAL | MNZ | DON | 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) |