# 1999 Supersport World Championship

The 1999 Supersport World Championship was the first season of the Supersport World Championship, the third taking into account the previous two seasons, when the competition was known as Supersport World Series. For the first year, the series was recognised by the FIM as a World Championship instead of as an FIM Prize.
The season began on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 12 September at Hockenheimring after 11 rounds. South African rider Brett MacLeod had a fatal accident at the Kyalami race. Stéphane Chambon won the riders' championship and Yamaha won the manufacturers' championship.

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | 28 March | Rubén Xaus | Iain MacPherson | Iain MacPherson | Kawasaki Racing Team | Report |
| 2 | United Kingdom | Donington Park | 2 May | Paolo Casoli | James Whitham | James Whitham | Yamaha Belgarda | Report |
| 3 | Spain | Albacete | 16 May | Iain MacPherson | Pere Riba | Jörg Teuchert | Yamaha Deutschland | Report |
| 4 | Italy | Monza | 30 May | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Christian Kellner | Wilco Zeelenberg | Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Germany | Nürburgring | 13 June | Jörg Teuchert | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Yamaha Belgarda | Report |
| 6 | San Marino | Misano | 27 June | Massimo Meregalli | Paolo Casoli | Rubén Xaus | Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | United States | Laguna Seca | 11 July | Stéphane Chambon | Stéphane Chambon | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki Alstare F.S. | Report |
| 8 | Europe | Brands Hatch | 1 August | Stéphane Chambon | Stéphane Chambon | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki Alstare F.S. | Report |
| 9 | Austria | A1-Ring | 29 August | Rubén Xaus | Massimo Meregalli | Jörg Teuchert | Yamaha Deutschland | Report |
| 10 | Netherlands | Assen | 5 September | Iain MacPherson | Iain MacPherson | Iain MacPherson | Kawasaki Racing Team | Report |
| 11 | Germany | Hockenheimring | 12 September | Stéphane Chambon | Iain MacPherson | Iain MacPherson | Kawasaki Racing Team | Report |

## Championship standings
### Riders' championship

| Pos. | Rider | Bike | RSA | GBR | SPA | ITA | GER | SMR | USA | EUR | AUT | NED | GER | Pts |
| 1 | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 153 |
| 2 | Iain MacPherson | Kawasaki | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 130 |
| 3 | Piergiorgio Bontempi | Yamaha | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | Ret | | 116 |
| 4 | Jörg Teuchert | Yamaha | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 8 | 5 | 108 |
| 5 | Rubén Xaus | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 23 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 101 |
| 6 | Christian Kellner | Yamaha | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 94 |
| 7 | Fabrizio Pirovano | Suzuki | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | Ret | | 6 | 84 |
| 8 | Cristiano Migliorati | Suzuki | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 81 |
| 9 | Wilco Zeelenberg | Yamaha | 8 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 79 |
| 10 | William Costes | Honda | 10 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 73 |
| 11 | James Toseland | Honda | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 22 | 59 |
| 12 | Massimo Meregalli | Yamaha | DNS | | | 4 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 53 |
| 13 | Pere Riba | Honda | 15 | Ret | 3 | 10 | Ret | Ret | | DNQ | 7 | 6 | 8 | 50 |
| 14 | Paolo Casoli | Ducati | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | | | | DNQ | 45 |
| 15 | Christophe Cogan | Yamaha | 22 | Ret | 14 | DNS | 5 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 27 |
| 16 | James Whitham | Yamaha | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 17 | Yves Briguet | Suzuki | 11 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | DNS | | | 22 |
| 18 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Yamaha | 18 | 15 | 9 | 13 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 19 | 14 | 21 |
| 19 | Sébastien Charpentier | Honda | WD | 24 | 23 | DNQ | 16 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 20 |
| 20 | Karl Harris | Suzuki | | | | | | | 21 | Ret | | 11 | 4 | 18 |
| 21 | Walter Tortoroglio | Suzuki | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | 16 | 6 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 13 | 15 |
| 22 | Werner Daemen | Yamaha | Ret | 18 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 21 | 12 | 16 | 6 | Ret | 19 | 14 |
| 23 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda | | 17 | | | | | | Ret | | 4 | Ret | 13 |
| 24 | Roberto Panichi | Bimota | 19 | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 |
| 25 | Russell Wood | Yamaha | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 26 | José David de Gea | Honda | 9 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 20 | 17 | | 14 | | | | 10 |
| 27 | Camillo Mariottini | Kawasaki | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 16 | DNS | Ret | | | 10 |
| 27 | Camillo Mariottini | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 26 | 10 |
| 28 | Giuseppe Fiorillo | Suzuki | | 23 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 16 | | | | | | 9 |
| 29 | Andrea Giachino | Suzuki | | | | | | | | 19 | 8 | DNS | | 8 |
| 30 | Mauro Sanchini | Ducati | 20 | DNQ | DNQ | 20 | DNQ | | | | | | | 7 |
| 30 | Mauro Sanchini | Suzuki | | | | | | 27 | 17 | Ret | 9 | 24 | 20 | 7 |
| 31 | Stefan Scheschowitsch | Suzuki | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | 7 |
| 32 | John Crawford | Suzuki | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 33 | Larry Pegram | Ducati | | | | | | | | | 13 | 12 | Ret | 7 |
| 34 | Glen Richards | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | 6 |
| 35 | Michael Wohner | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 5 |
| 36 | Francesco Monaco | Ducati | 21 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 18 | | 17 | Ret | 23 | 24 | 5 |
| 37 | Michele Malatesta | Ducati | DNQ | 22 | 16 | Ret | | 24 | 15 | Ret | 12 | | | 5 |
| 38 | Roberto Teneggi | Ducati | 13 | 14 | Ret | 18 | DNS | Ret | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 5 |
| 39 | Markus Barth | Suzuki | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 40 | Ian Simpson | Honda | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Graeme van Breda | Honda | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 42 | Brian Parriott | Honda | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | 3 |
| 43 | Javier Rodríguez | Yamaha | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 44 | Igor Antonelli | Yamaha | | | | 22 | | 20 | | | 14 | | 18 | 2 |
| 45 | Norino Brignola | Bimota | 23 | DNQ | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 2 |
| 46 | David Checa | Ducati | 17 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 25 | 19 | Ret | DNQ | 15 | 17 | 1 |
| 47 | Marco Borciani | Honda | DNQ | DNQ | | 24 | 15 | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 27 | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | RSA | GBR | SPA | ITA | GER | SMR | USA | EUR | AUT | NED | GER | 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) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA | GBR | SPA | ITA | GER | SMR | USA | EUR | AUT | NED | GER | Pts |
| 1 | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 235 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 191 |
| 3 | Kawasaki | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 137 |
| 4 | Honda | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 112 |
| 5 | Ducati | 7 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 60 |
| 6 | Bimota | 19 | 10 | 12 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | RSA | GBR | SPA | ITA | GER | SMR | USA | EUR | AUT | NED | GER | Pts |