# 2009 Supersport World Championship

The 2009 Supersport World Championship was the eleventh FIM Supersport World Championship season—the thirteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 1 March at Phillip Island and finished on 25 October at Portimão after 14 rounds. The championship supported the Superbike World Championship at every round.
Despite a win at the final round for Eugene Laverty, a fourth-place finish by Cal Crutchlow won him the championship by seven points over the Irish rider.

## Race calendar and results

The provisional race schedule was circulated among the teams in October 2008, and was made official by FIM at the following General Assembly.
| Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| 1 | Australia | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 1 March | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Andrew Pitt | Kenan Sofuoğlu | HANNspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 2 | Qatar | Losail International Circuit | 14 March | Cal Crutchlow | Andrew Pitt | Eugene Laverty | Parkalgar Honda | Report |
| 3 | Spain | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 5 April | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha World Supersport | Report |
| 4 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | 26 April | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Eugene Laverty | Parkalgar Honda | Report |
| 5 | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 10 May | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha World Supersport | Report |
| 6 | South Africa | Kyalami | 17 May | Cal Crutchlow | Eugene Laverty | Eugene Laverty | Parkalgar Honda | Report |
| 7 | United States | Miller Motorsports Park | 31 May | Joan Lascorz | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kenan Sofuoğlu | HANNspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 8 | San Marino | Misano World Circuit | 21 June | Michele Pirro | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha World Supersport | Report |
| 9 | Great Britain | Donington Park | 28 June | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha World Supersport | Report |
| 10 | Czech Republic | Masaryk Circuit | 26 July | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Fabien Foret | Yamaha World Supersport | Report |
| 11 | Germany | Nürburgring | 6 September | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha World Supersport | Report |
| 12 | Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 27 September | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Kenan Sofuoğlu | HANNspree Ten Kate Honda | Report |
| 13 | France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 4 October | Cal Crutchlow | Cal Crutchlow | Joan Lascorz | Kawasaki Motocard.com | Report |
| 14 | Portugal | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 25 October | Eugene Laverty | Joan Lascorz | Eugene Laverty | Parkalgar Honda | Report |

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

2009 final riders' standings :
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | AUS | QAT | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA | USA | SMR | GBR | CZE | GER | ITA | FRA | POR | Pts |
| 1 | Cal Crutchlow | Yamaha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 243 |
| 2 | Eugene Laverty | Honda | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 236 |
| 3 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Honda | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 189 |
| 4 | Joan Lascorz | Kawasaki | 8 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 163 |
| 5 | Fabien Foret | Yamaha | 7 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 123 |
| 6 | Andrew Pitt | Honda | 2 | 2 | 13 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 119 |
| 7 | Anthony West | Honda | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | | 117 |
| 8 | Garry McCoy | Triumph | 14 | 7 | Ret | 15 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 98 |
| 9 | Mark Aitchison | Honda | 6 | 15 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 93 |
| 10 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Kawasaki | 17 | Ret | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 13 | 73 |
| 11 | Massimo Roccoli | Honda | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 23 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 70 |
| 12 | Michele Pirro | Yamaha | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 6 | 70 |
| 13 | Barry Veneman | Suzuki | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | 58 |
| 13 | Barry Veneman | Honda | | | | | | | | Ret | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 58 |
| 14 | Matthieu Lagrive | Honda | 11 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | 9 | | 45 |
| 15 | Miguel Praia | Honda | Ret | 12 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 40 |
| 16 | Gianluca Nannelli | Triumph | 10 | 19 | Ret | 12 | 10 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | | | 31 |
| 17 | Robbin Harms | Honda | 15 | 5 | 12 | 9 | WD | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | DNS | | | 30 |
| 18 | Gianluca Vizziello | Honda | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 13 | | | | 29 |
| 19 | Danilo Dell'Omo | Honda | 21 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 19 | 15 | | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | NC | 17 | 27 |
| 20 | Chaz Davies | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Ret | 7 | 22 |
| 21 | Sheridan Morais | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | 10 |
| 22 | Michael Laverty | Honda | | | | | | 11 | | Ret | 20 | 13 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 |
| 22 | Michael Laverty | Yamaha | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 23 | Patrik Vostárek | Honda | 18 | Ret | 16 | 11 | WD | DNS | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | | | | | 9 |
| 24 | Olivier Four | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 11 | 20 | 8 |
| 25 | Doni Tata Pradita | Yamaha | Ret | 20 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 11 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 8 |
| 26 | Kev Coghlan | Yamaha | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | | 20 | | 14 | 15 | 6 |
| 27 | James Westmoreland | Triumph | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 5 |
| 28 | Franco Battaini | Yamaha | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 29 | Flavio Gentile | Honda | | | | | | | | 12 | 17 | | | 15 | | 17 | 5 |
| 30 | Martín Cárdenas | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 4 |
| 31 | Cristiano Migliorati | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 4 |
| 32 | Arie Vos | Honda | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 15 | Ret | 3 |
| 33 | Kevin Wahr | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | 2 |
| 34 | Hudson Kennaugh | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 2 |
| 35 | Jesco Günther | Honda | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 19 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 19 | DNS | Ret | | 1 |
| 36 | Yannick Guerra | Yamaha | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | Ret | 22 | 22 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 22 | DNQ | NC | 18 | 1 |
| 37 | Alessandro Polita | Suzuki | | | | Ret | 15 | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| | Matej Smrž | Triumph | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | 18 | Ret | 17 | | | | 0 |
| | Robert Mureșan | Triumph | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 21 | 0 |
| | Sam Lowes | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Julien Enjolras | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | 0 |
| | Russell Holland | Honda | 19 | 18 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Emanuele Russo | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | 0 |
| | Kervin Bos | Yamaha | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marcel van Nieuwenhuizen | Honda | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Fabrizio Lai | Honda | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jiří Brož | Honda | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | 0 |
| | Robert Portman | Kawasaki | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | José Morillas | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | | | 22 | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Marcin Walkowiak | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 0 |
| | Shaun Geronimi | Suzuki | 23 | 23 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Twan Van Poppel | Yamaha | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Oleg Pianykh | Yamaha | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrew Nelson | Yamaha | | | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Chip Yates | Suzuki | | | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dan Linfoot | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | | 0 |
| | Paweł Szkopek | Triumph | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Melissa Paris | Yamaha | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alessandro Brannetti | Yamaha | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jason O'Halloran | Honda | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Luca Pedersoli | Triumph | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Fabrice Auger | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Fabrizio Perotti | Honda | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | | |
| | Marie-Josée Boucher | Honda | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Taylor | Honda | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | |
| | Glenn Irwin | Honda | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | AUS | QAT | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA | USA | SMR | GBR | CZE | GER | ITA | FRA | POR | 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' standings

2009 final manufacturers' standings :
| Pos. | Manufacturer | AUS | QAT | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA | USA | SMR | GBR | CZE | GER | ITA | FRA | POR | Pts |
| 1 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 297 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 284 |
| 3 | Kawasaki | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 186 |
| 4 | Triumph | 10 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 114 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | 30 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | AUS | QAT | SPA | NED | ITA | RSA | USA | SMR | GBR | CZE | GER | ITA | FRA | POR | Pts |

## Entry list

The entry list was made official on 15 January 2009.
| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No | Rider | Rounds |
| HANNspree Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 1 | Andrew Pitt | All |
| HANNspree Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | All |
| JW Racing | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 4 | James Westmoreland | 9 |
| YZF Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 5 | Doni Tata Pradita | 1–8, 11–14 |
| YZF Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 132 | Sheridan Morais | 10 |
| Linxcel-Seton Tuning | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 6 | Hudson Kennaugh | 9 |
| Intermoto Czech | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Patrik Vostárek | 1–10 |
| Intermoto Czech | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | All |
| Intermoto Czech | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 66 | Jiří Brož | 10 |
| Intermoto Czech | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 199 | Olivier Four | 12–14 |
| HANNspree Honda Althea Honda Althea Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 8 | Mark Aitchison | All |
| HANNspree Honda Althea Honda Althea Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 14 | Matthieu Lagrive | 1–7, 13 |
| HANNspree Honda Althea Honda Althea Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 15 | Jason O'Halloran | 10 |
| HANNspree Honda Althea Honda Althea Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 40 | Flavio Gentile | 8–9, 12, 14 |
| Kuja Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 9 | Danilo Dell'Omo | 1–6, 8–14 |
| Echo CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 11 | Fabrizio Perotti | 7 |
| Echo CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 16 | Sam Lowes | 10–14 |
| Echo CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 25 | Michael Laverty | 8–14 |
| Echo CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 32 | Fabrizio Lai | 1–6 |
| Echo CRS Grand Prix | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 83 | Russell Holland | 1–7 |
| TNT Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 12 | Franco Battaini | 5 |
| Stiggy Racing Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 13 | Anthony West | 1–13 |
| Stiggy Racing Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 105 | Gianluca Vizziello | 1–11 |
| MS Racing | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 19 | Paweł Szkopek | 1–2 |
| MS Racing | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 22 | Robert Mureșan | 12–14 |
| MS Racing | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 96 | Matej Smrž | 1–5, 8–11 |
| Kawasaki Motocard.com | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 21 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | All |
| Kawasaki Motocard.com | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 26 | Joan Lascorz | All |
| MS Romania Racing | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 22 | Robert Mureșan | 8–11 |
| ParkinGO Triumph BE1 | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 23 | Chaz Davies | 12–14 |
| ParkinGO Triumph BE1 | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 24 | Garry McCoy | All |
| ParkinGO Triumph BE1 | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 47 | Luca Pedersoli | 12 |
| ParkinGO Triumph BE1 | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | 1–11 |
| ParkinGO Triumph BE1 | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 82 | Julien Enjolras | 13 |
| Veidec Racing RES Software | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 25 | Michael Laverty | 6 |
| Veidec Racing RES Software | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 28 | Arie Vos | All |
| Veidec Racing RES Software | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 36 | Martín Cárdenas | 14 |
| Veidec Racing RES Software | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 127 | Robbin Harms | 1–4, 7–12 |
| Holiday Gym Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 25 | Michael Laverty | 7 |
| Holiday Gym Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 27 | Twan van Poppel | 4 |
| Holiday Gym Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 34 | Emanuele Russo | 12 |
| Holiday Gym Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 71 | José Morillas | 1–2, 5–6 |
| Holiday Gym Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 88 | Yannick Guerra | All |
| Holiday Gym Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 101 | Kev Coghlan | 8–9, 11, 13–14 |
| Markbilt Racebikes | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 29 | Melissa Paris | 7 |
| RES Software Veidec Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 30 | Jesco Günther | 1–13 |
| Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 33 | Cristiano Migliorati | 12 |
| Yamaha World Supersport Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | All |
| Yamaha World Supersport Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 99 | Fabien Foret | All |
| Boucher Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 38 | Marie-Josée Boucher | 7 |
| WCR Byke Service | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 44 | Alessandro Brannetti | 8 |
| Node 4 Yamaha | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 45 | Dan Linfoot | 13 |
| Parkalgar Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 50 | Eugene Laverty | All |
| Parkalgar Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 117 | Miguel Praia | All |
| Yamaha Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 51 | Michele Pirro | All |
| Hoegee Suzuki Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 53 | Alessandro Polita | 4–7 |
| Hoegee Suzuki Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 77 | Barry Veneman | 1–7 |
| Hoegee Suzuki Team | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 78 | Shaun Geronimi | 1–3 |
| VD Sleen/VD Heyden | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 57 | Kervin Bos | 4 |
| Marne Motor Sport | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 61 | Fabrice Auger | 13 |
| Direct CCTV Racedays | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 74 | Glenn Irwin | 12 |
| Apex Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 75 | Oleg Pianykh | 7 |
| Bazza Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 77 | Barry Veneman | 8 |
| George White Ten Kate Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 77 | Barry Veneman | 9–14 |
| EmTek Racing Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 86 | Robert Portman | 6 |
| SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 89 | Chip Yates | 7 |
| G-LAB Racing Sport Evolution | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 675 | 91 | Kevin Wahr | 11 |
| Sterken Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 94 | Marcel van Nieuwenhuizen | 4 |
| Taylor Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 111 | Ryan Taylor | 7 |
| LW Bogdanka Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 122 | Marcin Walkowiak | 14 |
| Nelson Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 126 | Andrew Nelson | 7 |
* All entries used Pirelli tyres.