List of Superbike World champions

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Riders (Champions) Race Winners

This is a complete list of FIM World Superbike Champions, from 1988 up to and including 2008.

Riders

By season

Year	Champion	Motorcycle	Wins	2nd pl.	3rd pl.
1988	Fred Merkel	Honda RC30	2	2	1
1989	Fred Merkel	Honda RC30	3	2	5
1990	Raymond Roche	Ducati 851	8	7	2
1991	Doug Polen	Ducati 888	17	4
1992	Doug Polen	Ducati 888	9	4	2
1993	Scott Russell	Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7RR	5	12	1
1994	Carl Fogarty	Ducati 916	10	4
1995	Carl Fogarty	Ducati 916	13	6
1996	Troy Corser	Ducati 916	7	5	1
1997	John Kocinski	Honda RC45	9	4	4
1998	Carl Fogarty	Ducati 916	3	6	5
1999	Carl Fogarty	Ducati 996	11	6	2
2000	Colin Edwards	Honda VTR1000 SP/RC51	8	2	1
2001	Troy Bayliss	Ducati 996R	6	6	3
2002	Colin Edwards	Honda VTR1000 SP-2/RC51	11	10	4
2003	Neil Hodgson	Ducati 999F03	13	7
2004	James Toseland	Ducati 999F04	3	9	2
2005	Troy Corser	Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5	8	5	5
2006	Troy Bayliss	Ducati 999F06	12	3	1
2007	James Toseland	Honda CBR1000RR	8	5	1
2008	Troy Bayliss	Ducati 1098 F08	11	4	4

By rider

Rider	Championships	Year
Carl Fogarty	4	1994, 1995, 1998, 1999
Troy Bayliss	3	2001, 2006, 2008
Troy Corser	2	1996, 2005
Colin Edwards	2	2000, 2002
Fred Merkel	2	1988, 1989
Doug Polen	2	1991, 1992
James Toseland	2	2004, 2007
Neil Hodgson	1	2003
John Kocinski	1	1997
Raymond Roche	1	1990
Scott Russell	1	1993

By nationality

Country	Championships	No. of Champions
	8	5
	7	3
	5	2
	1	1

Carl Fogarty has won the Superbike World Championship a record 4 times

Manufacturers

Ducati's v-twin motorcycles have dominated the Superbike World championship winning the Manufacturer title 15 times

By season

Year	Champion (Motorcycle)							Win	2nd	3rd
	Honda	Ducati	Suzuki	Yamaha	Kawasaki	BMW	Aprilia
1988	Honda RC30							2	6	8
1989	Honda RC30							8	7	12
1990	Honda RC30							6	8	12
1991		Ducati 888						23	14	11
1992		Ducati 888						20	15	11
1993		Ducati 888						19	6	7
1994		Ducati 916						12	10	9
1995		Ducati 916						20	14	8
1996		Ducati 916						14	11	8
1997	Honda RC45							12	9	10
1998		Ducati 916						10	14	16
1999		Ducati 996						16	14	5
2000		Ducati 996						5	10	7
2001		Ducati 996R						15	16	7
2002		Ducati 998						14	12	18
2003		Ducati 999F03						24	20	20
2004		Ducati 999F04						18	17	20
2005			GSX-R1000 K5					9	11	6
2006		Ducati 999F06						12	3	3
2007	Honda CBR1000RR							6	9	9
2008		Ducati 1098 F08						13	11	12
Total	5	15	1	0	0	0	0