# 2006 Losail Superbike World Championship round

The 2006 Losail Superbike World Championship round was the first round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of February 23–25, 2006 at the Losail International Circuit in Qatar.

## Results
### Superbike race 1 classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 52 | James Toseland | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | 36:31.339 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 999 F06 | 18 | +0.088 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +2.390 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 1 | Troy Corser | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 18 | +2.599 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +6.999 | 15 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | Alex Barros | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +14.717 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Ducati 999 F05 | 18 | +15.224 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | 7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +21.183 | 14 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Marco Borciani | Ducati 999 F05 | 18 | +22.450 | 16 | 7 |
| 10 | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Ducati 999 RS | 18 | +23.932 | 20 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +24.816 | 19 | 5 |
| 12 | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +25.643 | 8 | 4 |
| 13 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 18 | +29.139 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +29.977 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | 11 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 999 F05 | 18 | +36.675 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +37.495 | 24 | |
| 17 | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 18 | +1:06.454 | 26 | |
| 18 | 99 | Steve Martin | Petronas FP1 | 18 | +1:06.594 | 9 | |
| 19 | 116 | Franco Battaini | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 18 | +1:11.802 | 27 | |
| 20 | 19 | Lucio Pedercini | Ducati 999 RS | 18 | +1:43.080 | 23 | |
| 21 | 95 | Talal Al Naimi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 17 | +1 lap | 29 | |
| Ret | 71 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 17 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF R1 | 17 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 9 | Retirement | 13 | |
| Ret | 9 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 7 | Retirement | 12 | |
| Ret | 15 | Fabien Foret | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 6 | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | 8 | Ivan Clementi | Ducati 999 RS | 4 | Retirement | 22 | |
| Ret | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 999 F06 | 3 | Accident | 2 | |
| Ret | 18 | Craig Jones | Petronas FP1 | 0 | Accident | 28 | |

### Superbike race 2 classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Troy Corser | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 18 | 36:20.395 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 999 F06 | 18 | +1.025 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +3.462 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | 52 | James Toseland | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +3.463 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +4.350 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 999 F06 | 18 | +19.610 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | Alex Barros | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +20.548 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +21.183 | 15 | 8 |
| 9 | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda CBR1000RR | 18 | +23.198 | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | 11 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 999 F05 | 18 | +26.533 | 21 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +26.854 | 19 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 18 | +28.132 | 13 | 4 |
| 13 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Ducati 999 F05 | 18 | +28.135 | 11 | 3 |
| 14 | 20 | Marco Borciani | Ducati 999 F05 | 18 | +34.176 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | 16 | Sébastien Gimbert | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +35.395 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | 9 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 18 | +42.158 | 12 | |
| 17 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 18 | +50.906 | 24 | |
| 18 | 99 | Steve Martin | Petronas FP1 | 18 | +51.504 | 9 | |
| 19 | 8 | Ivan Clementi | Ducati 999 RS | 18 | +1:00.943 | 22 | |
| 20 | 116 | Franco Battaini | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 18 | +1:01.456 | 27 | |
| 21 | 95 | Talal Al Naimi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 17 | +1 lap | 29 | |
| Ret | 7 | Pierfrancesco Chili | Honda CBR1000RR | 10 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 71 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 9 | Retirement | 7 | |
| Ret | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Ducati 999 RS | 8 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | Craig Jones | Petronas FP1 | 6 | Accident | 28 | |
| Ret | 19 | Lucio Pedercini | Ducati 999 RS | 4 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 2 | Accident | 17 | |
| Ret | 15 | Fabien Foret | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 1 | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 1 | Retirement | 26 | |

### Supersport race classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Sébastien Charpentier | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | 37:30.955 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +5.396 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +11.657 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 12 | Javier Forés | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +38.142 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 116 | Johan Stigefelt | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +39.168 | 21 | 11 |
| 6 | 127 | Robbin Harms | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +45.547 | 19 | 10 |
| 7 | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +47.631 | 16 | 9 |
| 8 | 73 | Christian Zaiser | Ducati 749R | 18 | +47.682 | 11 | 8 |
| 9 | 45 | Gianluca Vizziello | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +48.575 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | 75 | Josh Brookes | Ducati 749R | 18 | +49.814 | 25 | 6 |
| 11 | 145 | Sébastien Le Grelle | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +54.509 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | 49 | Anthony Gobert | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +54.702 | 17 | 4 |
| 13 | 37 | William de Angelis | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +57.362 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | 27 | Tom Tunstall | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +1:03.436 | 23 | 2 |
| 15 | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:05.482 | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | 34 | Didier Van Keymeulen | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:07.541 | 26 | |
| 17 | 58 | Tomáš Mikšovský | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | +1:14.308 | 22 | |
| 18 | 21 | Chris Peris | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:14.340 | 15 | |
| 19 | 6 | Mauro Sanchini | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:14.556 | 12 | |
| 20 | 60 | Vladimir Ivanov | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:14.876 | 30 | |
| 21 | 5 | Alessio Velini | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:44.747 | 28 | |
| 22 | 68 | David Forner García | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:46.385 | 29 | |
| 23 | 88 | Julien Enjolras | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 18 | +1:46.500 | 31 | |
| 24 | 25 | Tatu Lausletho | Honda CBR600RR | 17 | +1 lap | 27 | |
| 25 | 77 | Barry Veneman | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 17 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| Ret | 19 | Dean Thomas | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 16 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 22 | Kai Børre Andersen | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 16 | Retirement | 7 | |
| Ret | 57 | Luka Nedog | Ducati 749R | 14 | Retirement | 33 | |
| Ret | 15 | Andrea Berta | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 13 | Retirement | 32 | |
| Ret | 8 | Maxime Berger | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 7 | Retirement | 8 | |
| Ret | 3 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Honda CBR600RR | 4 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 23 | Broc Parkes | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 38 | Grégory Leblanc | Honda CBR600RR | 0 | Retirement | 24 | |