# 2000 Supersport World Championship

The 2000 Supersport World Championship was the fourth season of the Supersport World Championship. The season was held over 11 races following the Superbike World Championship calendar except two races at Kyalami and Laguna Seca. Beginning on 23 April at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Australia, and finished on 15 October at Brands Hatch in Great Britain.
Jörg Teuchert won the title after beating closest rival Paolo Casoli.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner | Winning team | Winning constructor |
| 1 | 23 April | Australia | Phillip Island Circuit | Ruben Xaus | James Whitham | James Whitham | Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha |
| 2 | 30 April | Japan | Sportsland Sugo | Christian Kellner | Jörg Teuchert | Jörg Teuchert | Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 3 | 14 May | Great Britain | Donington Park | Karl Muggeridge | Jörg Teuchert | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki Alstare | Suzuki |
| 4 | 21 May | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Ruben Xaus | Christophe Cogan | Paolo Casoli | Ducati Infostrada | Ducati |
| 5 | 4 June | Germany | Hockenheimring | Paolo Casoli | Christian Kellner | Jörg Teuchert | Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 6 | 18 June | San Marino | Autodromo di Santa Monica | Paolo Casoli | Jörg Teuchert | Christian Kellner | Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 7 | 25 June | Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | Jörg Teuchert | Iain MacPherson | Christian Kellner | Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 8 | 6 August | Europe | Brands Hatch | Karl Muggeridge | Iain MacPherson | Paolo Casoli | Ducati Infostrada | Ducati |
| 9 | 3 September | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | Stéphane Chambon | James Whitham | Ruben Xaus | Ducati Infostrada | Ducati |
| 10 | 10 September | Germany | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | Karl Muggeridge | Jörg Teuchert | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki Alstare | Suzuki |
| 11 | 15 October | Great Britain | Brands Hatch | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Jörg Teuchert | Karl Muggeridge | Ten Kate Honda | Honda |

## Entry list

| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| D.C.R. Pirelli | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 3 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | All |
| D.C.R. Pirelli | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 54 | Stefano Cruciani | 7 |
| D.C.R. Pirelli | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 99 | Fabien Foret | 1–6, 8–11 |
| D.F.X. Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 19 | Walter Tortoroglio | 1–10 |
| D.F.X. Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 34 | Yves Briguet | All |
| D.F.X. Racing | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 89 | David Muscat | 11 |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 5 | Ruben Xaus | All |
| Ducati Infostrada | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 15 | Paolo Casoli | All |
| D&E Ducati R. UK | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 64 | Dean Thomas | 8 |
| Foundation | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 52 | Ichiro Asai | 2 |
| TDC Desenzano Corse | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 25 | Igor Jerman | 1–4, 6 |
| TDC Desenzano Corse | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 28 | Michele Malatesta | 1–4, 6 |
| Team Rox | Ducati | Ducati 748R | 54 | Stefano Cruciani | 6 |
| By Queroseno RT | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 57 | Eduard Ullastres | 7 |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 17 | Pere Riba | All |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 27 | Chris Vermeulen | 9–11 |
| Castrol Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 35 | Shinya Takeishi | 1–8 |
| Honda France Elf | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 10 | William Costes | All |
| Honda France Elf | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 16 | Sébastien Charpentier | All |
| Mobil Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 51 | Adam Fergusson | 1 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | All |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 33 | Greg Dreyer | 1–2 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 39 | Nigel Arnold | 3–7 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 79 | Phil Giles | 11 |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600F | 83 | James Ellison | 8–10 |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 2 | Iain MacPherson | All |
| Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 12 | Andrew Pitt | All |
| Manson Motorsport | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 73 | Gary Mason | 11 |
| Turnbull Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 50 | Chad Turnbull | 1 |
| ZM | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 45 | Camillo Mariottini | 4 |
| Implas Motorsport | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 42 | Jamie Morley | 3 |
| Metalsistem Endoug | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 8 | Cristiano Migliorati | All |
| Metalsistem Endoug | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 20 | Karl Harris | All |
| Monza Corse | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 28 | Michele Malatesta | 7–11 |
| Monza Corse | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 70 | Phil Giles | 3–4 |
| Monza Corse | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 71 | Paul Free | 5 |
| Monza Corse | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 77 | Andrea Giachino | 1–2 |
| Schaefer Mo Devil | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 49 | Herbert Kaufmann | 5 |
| Steinhausen Bender | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 48 | Stefan Scheschowitsch | 5 |
| Suzuki Alstare | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 1 | Stéphane Chambon | 1–6, 8–11 |
| Suzuki Alstare | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 7 | Fabrizio Pirovano | 1–2, 4–11 |
| TDC Desenzano Corse | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 82 | Gareth Kenward | 7–11 |
| Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 4 | Jörg Teuchert | All |
| Alpha Technik Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 6 | Christian Kellner | All |
| B&H Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 43 | Stuart Wickens | 3 |
| B&H Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 72 | Rob Frost | 11 |
| Belart Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 56 | David Vazquez | 7 |
| BKM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 11 | Julien Allemand | 1 |
| BKM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 14 | Christophe Cogan | All |
| BKM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 37 | Paul Young | 5, 9–10 |
| BKM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 40 | Kevin Curtain | 2–4, 6–8 |
| BKM Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 74 | Sébastien Scarnato | 11 |
| Dee Cee Jeans Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 9 | Wilco Zeelenberg | All |
| Dee Cee Jeans Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 29 | Christer Lindholm | 1–4, 8–11 |
| Dee Cee Jeans Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 38 | Eric Mahe | 5–6 |
| Deroue Pevanha Pol H | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 62 | Rudi Markink | 9 |
| Ejiyu Pro Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 53 | Noriyasu Numata | 2 |
| Folch Endurance | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 58 | Alex Hervas | 7 |
| Fujifilm Karthin R. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 66 | Stefan Nebel | 10 |
| Lorenzini by Leoni Lorenzini–T.Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | All |
| Lorenzini by Leoni Lorenzini–T.Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 54 | Stefano Cruciani | 11 |
| Lorenzini by Leoni Lorenzini–T.Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 55 | Norino Brignola | 1–7 |
| Lorenzini by Leoni Lorenzini–T.Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 61 | Fabio Capriotti | 8–10 |
| Gi Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | Davide Bulega | 1–6 |
| Gi Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 24 | Maurizio Prattichizzo | 1–7 |
| Gi Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 44 | Antonio Carlacci | 7–11 |
| Gi Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 55 | Norino Brignola | 8 |
| Gi Motorsport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 67 | Franco Brugnara | 9–11 |
| Start Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 44 | Antonio Carlacci | 4, 6 |
| V&M Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 59 | Jim Moodie | 8 |
| Yacco Mo Laaks | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 65 | Michael Schulten | 10 |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 21 | Massimo Meregalli | All |
| Yamaha Belgarda | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 69 | James Whitham | All |
| Yamaha Belgium | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 22 | Werner Daemen | All |
| Yamaha Belgium | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 26 | Kyro Verstraeten | 1–3, 6–11 |
| Yamaha Belgium | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 46 | Nicolas Dussauge | 4–5 |
| Yamaha Motors Ned. | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 63 | Harry Van Beek | 9 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider

## Championship' standings
### Riders' standings

| Pos | Rider | Bike | PHI | SUG | DON | MNZ | HOC | MIS | VAL | BRA | ASS | OSC | BRA2 | Pts |
| 1 | Jörg Teuchert | Yamaha | 11 | 1$^F$ | 3$^F$ | 7 | 1 | 3$^F$ | 2$^P$ | DNS | DSQ | Ret$^F$ | 2$^F$ | 136 |
| 2 | Paolo Casoli | Ducati | 2 | Ret | 8 | 1 | 5$^P$ | 2$^P$ | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 133 |
| 3 | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | Ret | | 8 | 2$^P$ | 1 | Ret | 133 |
| 4 | Christian Kellner | Yamaha | Ret | 2$^P$ | 7 | 5 | 7$^F$ | 1 | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 122 |
| 5 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda | Ret | 6 | Ret$^P$ | 3 | 10 | 4 | Ret | 2$^P$ | 13 | 2$^P$ | 1 | 113 |
| 6 | James Whitham | Yamaha | 1$^F$ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret$^F$ | Ret | 3 | 104 |
| 7 | Ruben Xaus | Ducati | 23$^P$ | 18 | Ret | 6$^P$ | 2 | Ret | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 77 |
| 8 | Iain MacPherson | Kawasaki | 15 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | Ret | 6$^F$ | 3$^F$ | Ret | Ret | 11 | 74 |
| 9 | Fabrizio Pirovano | Suzuki | 9 | 7 | | Ret | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 61 |
| 10 | Andrew Pitt | Kawasaki | Ret | 8 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 60 |
| 11 | Massimo Meregalli | Yamaha | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 14 | DSQ | 5 | Ret | 58 |
| 12 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Ducati | Ret | 9 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 6 | Ret$^P$ | 51 |
| 13 | Pere Riba | Honda | 5 | Ret | 10 | 17 | DNS | DSQ | 3 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 44 |
| 14 | Christophe Cogan | Yamaha | 6 | 14 | 9 | 10$^F$ | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 42 |
| 15 | Werner Daemen | Yamaha | 21 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 7 | 38 |
| 16 | Christer Lindholm | Yamaha | 13 | 12 | 5 | Ret | | | | 17 | 3 | Ret | 19 | 34 |
| 17 | Antonio Carlacci | Yamaha | | | | Ret | | 6 | 5 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 28 |
| 18 | Cristiano Migliorati | Suzuki | 10 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 28 |
| 19 | Fabien Foret | Ducati | DNS | DNS | Ret | 12 | Ret | WD | | Ret | Ret | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 20 | Wilco Zeelenberg | Yamaha | 7 | 15 | Ret | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 16 | Ret | 23 |
| 21 | Chris Vermeulen | Honda | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | 10 | 16 |
| 22 | Karl Harris | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | Ret | 18 | 13 | Ret | DNS | 12 | 9 | 14 |
| 23 | Adam Fergusson | Honda | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 24 | Jim Moodie | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 13 |
| 25 | William Costes | Honda | Ret | 17 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 13 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 21 | 13 |
| 26 | Shinya Takeishi | Honda | Ret | 11 | 17 | 16 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNS | | | | 10 |
| 27 | Franco Brugnara | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 |
| 28 | Harry Van Beek | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 8 |
| 29 | Stefan Nebel | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | 8 |
| 30 | Michele Malatesta | Ducati | 19 | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 17 | | | | | | 8 |
| 30 | Michele Malatesta | Suzuki | | | | | | | 14 | 22 | Ret | 10 | 23 | 8 |
| 31 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 7 |
| 32 | Stefano Cruciani | Ducati | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | 6 |
| 32 | Stefano Cruciani | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 6 |
| 33 | James Ellison | Honda | | | | | | | | 23 | 15 | 11 | | 6 |
| 34 | Norino Brignola | Yamaha | 12 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 24 | 15 | Ret | 20 | | | | 6 |
| 35 | Yves Briguet | Ducati | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 17 | Ret | 5 |
| 36 | Ichiro Asai | Ducati | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 37 | Kyro Verstreaten | Yamaha | 22 | Ret | Ret | | | 20 | Ret | 24 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 3 |
| 38 | Chad Turnbull | Kawasaki | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 39 | Gary Mason | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 2 |
| 40 | Fabio Capriotti | Yamaha | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 19 | | 2 |
| 41 | Dean Thomas | Ducati | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | 1 |
| 42 | David Muscat | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 |
| 43 | Igor Jerman | Ducati | Ret | 21 | 20 | 15 | | Ret | | | | | | 1 |
| 44 | Walter Tortoroglio | Ducati | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | | 1 |
| | Davide Bulega | Yamaha | 16 | Ret | 18 | 22 | 19 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha | | DSQ | Ret | DNS | | Ret | Ret | 16 | | | | 0 |
| | Alex Hervas | Yamaha | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Greg Dreyer | Honda | 17 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Phil Giles | Suzuki | | | Ret | 25 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Phil Giles | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| | Sébastien Scarnato | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| | Gareth Kenward | Suzuki | | | | | | | Ret | 26 | 18 | 20 | DNS | 0 |
| | Nicolas Dussauge | Yamaha | | | | 21 | 18 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Stuart Wickens | Yamhaa | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Maurizio Prattichizzo | Yamaha | Ret | 20 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Nigel Arnold | Honda | | | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| | Paul Young | Yamaha | | | | | 22 | | | | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| | Eric Mahe | Yamaha | | | | | 23 | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrea Giachino | Suzuki | 24 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Julien Allemand | Yamaha | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Noriyasu Numata | Yamaha | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Camillo Mariottini | Kawasaki | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Herbert Kaufmann | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Stefan Scheschowitsch | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | David Vazquez | Yamaha | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Eduard Ullastres | Honda | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Rudi Markink | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Michael Schulten | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Rob Frost | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | 0 |
| | Jamie Morley | Suzuki | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Free | Suzuki | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | PHI | SUG | DON | MNZ | HOC | MIS | VAL | BRA | ASS | OSC | BRA2 | 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) |