# 2004 Supersport World Championship

The 2004 Supersport World Championship was the sixth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the eight taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 29 February at Valencia and finished on 3 October at Magny-Cours after 10 races.
The riders' championship was won by Karl Muggeridge and the manufacturers' championship was won by Honda. Karl Muggeridge won a total of 7 races, a new record for the class.

## Race calendar and results

2004 calendar :
| Round | Date | Round | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winner | Report |
| 1 | 29 February | Spain | Valencia | Karl Muggeridge | Broc Parkes | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Report |
| 2 | 28 March | Australia | Phillip Island | Karl Muggeridge | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Josh Brookes | Report |
| 3 | 18 April | San Marino | Misano | Sébastien Charpentier | Broc Parkes | Karl Muggeridge | Report |
| 4 | 16 May | Italy | Monza | Karl Muggeridge | Karl Muggeridge | Karl Muggeridge | Report |
| 5 | 30 May | Germany | Oschersleben | Karl Muggeridge | Broc Parkes | Karl Muggeridge | Report |
| 6 | 13 June | Great Britain | Silverstone | Karl Muggeridge | Sébastien Charpentier | Fabien Foret | Report |
| 7 | 1 August | Europe | Brands Hatch | Karl Muggeridge | Fabien Foret | Karl Muggeridge | Report |
| 8 | 5 September | Netherlands | Assen | Karl Muggeridge | Andrew Pitt | Karl Muggeridge | Report |
| 9 | 26 September | Italy | Imola | Karl Muggeridge | Karl Muggeridge | Karl Muggeridge | Report |
| 10 | 3 October | France | Magny-Cours | Broc Parkes | Broc Parkes | Karl Muggeridge | Report |

## Championship standings
### Riders' standings

2004 final riders' standings :
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | ESP | AUS | SMR | ITA | GER | GBR | EUR | NED | ITA | FRA | Pts |
| 1 | Karl Muggeridge | Honda | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 207 |
| 2 | Broc Parkes | Honda | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 135 |
| 3 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Yamaha | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 130 |
| 4 | Sébastien Charpentier | Honda | DSQ | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 120 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 82 |
| 6 | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha | 9 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 69 |
| 7 | Fabien Foret | Yamaha | 2 | 6 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 66 |
| 8 | Stéphane Chambon | Suzuki | 5 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 8 | Ret | 64 |
| 9 | Max Neukirchner | Honda | 14 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 63 |
| 10 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Suzuki | 3 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 55 |
| 11 | Alessio Corradi | Honda | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 6 | DNS | | | 44 |
| 12 | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha | | | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| 13 | Christian Kellner | Yamaha | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 15 | 13 | 30 |
| 14 | Matthieu Lagrive | Suzuki | 11 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 27 |
| 15 | Josh Brookes | Honda | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| 16 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki | 6 | 13 | 9 | DSQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | 20 |
| 17 | Matteo Baiocco | Yamaha | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
| 18 | Giovanni Bussei | Ducati | Ret | Ret | 8 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 17 |
| 19 | Jan Hanson | Honda | | | | 10 | | | | 6 | | | 16 |
| 20 | Barry Veneman | Suzuki | | | | | 11 | | | 10 | | 12 | 15 |
| 21 | Massimo Roccoli | Yamaha | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | | 11 | 15 |
| 22 | Craig Coxhell | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | 12 | 7 | 13 |
| 23 | Stefano Cruciani | Kawasaki | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 12 | Ret | | 12 |
| 24 | Denis Sacchetti | Honda | Ret | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 12 |
| 25 | Werner Daemen | Honda | 7 | | | | 14 | | | Ret | | | 11 |
| 26 | Kai Borre Andersen | Kawasaki | 15 | | | | 12 | | | 11 | | | 10 |
| 27 | Michel Fabrizio | Honda | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 9 |
| 28 | Pere Riba | Kawasaki | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 9 |
| 29 | Arie Vos | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 8 |
| 30 | Vittoriano Guareschi | Ducati | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 8 |
| 31 | Walter Tortoroglio | Suzuki | Ret | 16 | 10 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 14 | DNS | | | 8 |
| 31 | Walter Tortoroglio | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 8 |
| 32 | Anthony West | Honda | | | | | | | 9 | | | | 7 |
| 33 | Alessandro Antonello | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 6 |
| 34 | Luke Quigley | Suzuki | | | | | | Ret | 12 | | | | 4 |
| 35 | Craig Jones | Triumph | Ret | | | | | 12 | | | | | 4 |
| 36 | Antonio Carlacci | Yamaha | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 37 | Arne Tode | Yamaha | 12 | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 4 |
| 38 | Tom Tunstall | Honda | | | | | | | 13 | | | | 3 |
| 39 | Diego Giugovaz | Honda | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 40 | Sébastien Le Grelle | Honda | 16 | | | | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 3 |
| 41 | Jimmy Lindström | Honda | | | | | | | | | Ret | 14 | 2 |
| 42 | Ron van Steenbergen | Honda | | | | 14 | | | | DNS | | | 2 |
| 43 | Philippe Donischal | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| 44 | Eli Chen | Honda | DNQ | | 15 | DNQ | | 17 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 1 |
| | Jarno Janssen | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | | | Ret | | 16 | 0 |
| | Iain MacPherson | Honda | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Iain MacPherson | Ducati | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | | 0 |
| | Nicky Wimbauer | Yamaha | | | 16 | Ret | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| | Yann Lussiana | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 0 |
| | Andrea Berta | Honda | | | | Ret | | | | Ret | 18 | | 0 |
| | Roman Stamm | Suzuki | | | | | Ret | | | 18 | | | 0 |
| | Roberto Pandilla | Kawasaki | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| | Yaniv Peleg | Honda | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Dean Ellison | Honda | | | | | 19 | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| | Tage Solberg | Yamaha | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 0 |
| | Iván Silva | Honda | | | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | 0 |
| | Yoann Tiberio | Yamaha | | | | | | | Ret | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Tobias Kirmeier | Honda | Ret | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Steve Brogan | Honda | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Alessandro Melone | Suzuki | | | | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 0 |
| | Hervé Gantner | Honda | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| | Jeroen Turkstra | Honda | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Luke Quigley | Suzuki | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Tekkyu Kayoh | Yamaha | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Jesco Günther | Honda | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| | Cristiano Migliorati | Kawasaki | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gilles Boccolini | Honda | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Maurizio Tumminello | Yamaha | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mark Stanley | Yamaha | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Javier Forés | Suzuki | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Víctor Carrasco | Honda | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | David Muscat | Ducati | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| | Brendan Clarke | Yamaha | | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Sahar Zvik | Honda | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| | Yaron Salinger | Honda | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | Bike | ESP | AUS | SMR | ITA | GER | GBR | EUR | NED | ITA | FRA | 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

2004 final manufacturers' standings :
| Pos. | Manufacturer | ESP | AUS | SMR | ITA | GER | GBR | EUR | NED | ITA | FRA | Pts |
| 1 | Honda | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 212 |
| 2 | Yamaha | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 (7) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 176 |
| 3 | Suzuki | 3 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 (4) | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 103 |
| 4 | Ducati | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 (10) | 4 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 95 |
| 5 | Kawasaki | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 (12) | 7 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 6 | Triumph | Ret | | | | | 12 | | | | | 4 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | ESP | AUS | SMR | ITA | GER | GBR | EUR | NED | ITA | FRA | Pts |
* The top six Honda riders were disqualified from the Oschersleben race results after discrepancies were found in the homologation weight of the rear wheel spindle. The Honda factory informed the FIM that an error was made when filling in the homologation documents. The FIM verified Honda's claim and decided to revoke the decision for the riders. However the points were withdrawn from Honda in the manufacturers' championship.

## Entry list

2004 entry list :
| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Suzuki Alstare Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 2 | Stéphane Chambon | All |
| Suzuki Alstare Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 20 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | 1–8 |
| Suzuki Alstare Corona Extra | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 37 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | All |
| Yamaha Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 4 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | All |
| Yamaha Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 9 | Tekkyu Kayoh | 5 |
| Yamaha Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | 8–10 |
| Yamaha Italia | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 99 | Fabien Foret | All |
| Italia Megabike | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 8 | Alessio Corradi | 1–8 |
| Italia Megabike | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 14 | Anthony West | 7 |
| Italia Megabike | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 18 | Denis Sacchetti | All |
| Italia Megabike | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 35 | Gilles Boccolini | 4 |
| Italia Megabike | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | 9–10 |
| Kawasaki Docshop Racing | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 10 | Kai Borre Andersen | 1, 5, 8 |
| Yamaha Motor Deutschland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 11 | Kevin Curtain | All |
| Yamaha Motor Deutschland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 33 | Craig Coxhell | 9–10 |
| Yamaha Motor Deutschland | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 93 | Christian Kellner | All |
| Mega Bike | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 12 | Javier Forés | 1 |
| Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 15 | Matteo Baiocco | All |
| Lorenzini by Leoni | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | 10 |
| Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 16 | Sébastien Charpentier | All |
| Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 61 | Hervé Gantner | 10 |
| Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 69 | Jimmy Lindström | 9–10 |
| Klaffi Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 76 | Max Neukirchner | All |
| Alpha Technik - Van Zon | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 17 | Tobias Kirmeier | 1, 8 |
| Alpha Technik - Van Zon | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 44 | Iain MacPherson | 5 |
| Alpha Technik - Van Zon | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 71 | Werner Daemen | 1, 5, 8 |
| Celani - Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 19 | Walter Tortoroglio | 1–8 |
| Celani - Suzuki Italia | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 90 | Alessandro Melone | 9–10 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 19 | Walter Tortoroglio | 10 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 22 | Stefano Cruciani | 1–9 |
| Kawasaki Bertocchi | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 30 | Alessandro Antonello | 9 |
| Ducati Breil | Ducati | Ducati 749 R | 21 | Vittoriano Guareschi | 4 |
| Ducati Breil | Ducati | Ducati 749 R | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | All |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | Broc Parkes | All |
| Ten Kate Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 31 | Karl Muggeridge | All |
| Moto 1 | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 24 | Matthieu Lagrive | All |
| Moto 1 | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 82 | Philippe Donischal | 9–10 |
| SL Racing | Ducati | Ducati 749 R | 25 | Giovanni Bussei | 1–6 |
| SL Racing | Ducati | Ducati 749 R | 44 | Iain MacPherson | 8–9 |
| SL Racing | Ducati | Ducati 749 R | 87 | David Muscat | 10 |
| Kawasaki Pro Racing Osasuma | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 26 | Roberto Pandilla | 10 |
| Lightspeed | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 27 | Cristiano Migliorati | 4 |
| Start Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 38 | Antonio Carlacci | 3 |
| Team Trasimeno | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 39 | Nicky Wimbauer | 3–4, 9 |
| Rine Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 40 | Maurizio Tumminello | 3 |
| Velox Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 41 | Diego Giugovaz | 4 |
| Biassono Racing Team | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 43 | Andrea Berta | 4, 8–9 |
| LeGrelle Dholda Moto P. | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 45 | Sébastien Le Grelle | 1, 5–10 |
| Team Suzuki Nederland | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 46 | Barry Veneman | 5, 8, 10 |
| Team Suzuki Nederland | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 64 | Jarno Janssen | 5, 8, 10 |
| MSS Discovery | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 48 | Pere Riba | 6 |
| Kobutex Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 49 | Ron van Steenbergen | 4, 8 |
| Kobutex Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 54 | Jan Hanson | 4, 8 |
| IRT Honda Israel | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 50 | Steve Brogan | 2–3 |
| IRT Honda Israel | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 56 | Sahar Zvik | 4–5 |
| IRT Honda Israel | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 70 | Yaniv Peleg | 2 |
| IRT Honda Israel | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 91 | Iván Silva | 8, 10 |
| IRT Honda Israel | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 94 | Yaron Salinger | 1 |
| IRT Honda Israel | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 95 | Eli Chen | 1, 3–4, 6–10 |
| IRT Honda Israel | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 96 | Dean Ellison | 5–7 |
| Suzuki Swiss | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 51 | Roman Stamm | 5, 8 |
| Pajic-Kawasak | Kawasaki | Kawasaki ZX-6RR | 52 | Arie Vos | 8 |
| Koerhuls - RRTH | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 53 | Jeroen Turkstra | 8 |
| Bike Service | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | 3–4 |
| Ecko Racing Team | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 72 | Arne Tode | 1, 5–6 |
| Alphar Technik | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 73 | Jesco Günther | 5 |
| Nikon Yamaha Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 74 | Brendan Clarke | 2 |
| Castrol Honda Racing | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 75 | Josh Brookes | 2 |
| MSR Liscycles.com | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 77 | Mark Stanley | 2 |
| Buildbase Knotts Racing | Suzuki | Suzuki GSX 600R | 78 | Luke Quigley | 6–7 |
| Vitrans / Hardinge M.T | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 79 | Tom Tunstall | 7 |
| Aspi Lussiana | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 80 | Yann Lussiana | 10 |
| Valmoto Triumph | Triumph | Triumph Daytona 600 | 81 | Craig Jones | 1, 6 |
| Solberg Racing | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 85 | Tage Solberg | 10 |
| Monlau Repsol Honda | Honda | Honda CBR600RR | 86 | Víctor Carrasco | 1 |
| Yamaha France | Yamaha | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 132 | Yoann Tiberio | 7, 10 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider