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...sually the men to beat. Having previous won the [[Australian]] and [[AMA]] Superbike titles (becomng the first non-American to win the latter), and shone in a h ...], and took 7 wins on previously-uncompetitive machinery, finishing in the championship top 5 in both seasons.

...ship, finishing 4th in 2001. In 2003 he raced in the [[British Superbike]] Championship for [[Rizla Suzuki]], alongside double British champion John Reynolds, and ...e [[GSX-R1000]], riding on largely unfamiliar circuits against some of the world's top riders.

...t his seat on the yamaha France R1 to fellow Australian and 2005 Superbike World Champion, Troy Corser. [[Category:World Superbike riders|Pitt, Andrew]]

...t]] team in the 125cc world championship, then racing a 500cc [[Honda]] in 2001 (the youngest ever to compete in the series), and a 250cc [[Honda]] in 2002 ...of the British [[Supersport]], British [[Superbike]] and [[Superbike World Championship]]s, adjusting quickly to all 3.

...having previously also raced in [[British Superbike]] and [[500cc]] World Championship. ...s in tears. He did however take a 2nd place at [[Brands Hatch]] in [[World Superbike]] that year.

...cycle racing season|2001]]<br />250cc: [[2003 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2003]] | First race || [[1998 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1998]] 125cc [[1998 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix|Imola Grand Prix]]

...orcycle racing|MotoGP]], for 2006 he moved to the [[Superbike racing|World Superbike]] series. ...hip in thirteenth place, scoring 6 points. In 1987, he also raced the 80cc championship, finishing seventeenth, scoring 8 points.

...g the #41 he has used ever since. Nori won 5 races and finished 6th in the championship, despite lacking knowledge of most circuits. He also scored a shock 3rd pla ...round. For 2005 he has led [[Yamaha]]'s factory team, finishing 3rd in the championship and becoming the first rider to win a dry weather race having failed to lap

...ies at [[Sugo]], upsetting the regulars to win all 4 races at the track in 2001 and 2002. ...lace at [[Rio]], finishing 11th overall. 2004 was his strongest [[MotoGP]] season to date, with wins at [[Rio]] and [[Estoril]] and 6th overall.

...y the nickname '''Fast Freddie''', is an [[United States|American]] former World Champion [[motorcycle racing|motorcycle racer]]. Spencer is regarded as on ...he process. In [[1981 in sports|1981]], he split his time between the U.S. Superbike series, and the European [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] circui

...produced. He was runner-up in the 1994 [[250cc]] and 1997 [[500cc]] World Championship. ...ive years from 1989 to 1991 for [[Honda]], who took him to the 250cc World Championship in 1993. He was runner-up in the series in 1994, and fourth in 1995.

...da]]. He was out of a ride at the start of 1999, but he joined [[WCM]] mid-season, and finished third at [[Valencia (city in Spain)|Valencia]]. ...it. There were 2 further wins that year, and 5th in the 500 championship. 2001 was ruined by a broken wrist sustained at Le Mans, and 2002 was not a huge

...aving previously also raced in [[British Superbike]] and [[500cc]] [[World Championship]]. ...s in tears. He did however take a 2nd place at [[Brands Hatch]] in [[World Superbike]] that year.

...[[Superbike World Championship|SBK]]; [[Formula Renault]]; [[FIA Sportscar Championship|FIA Sportscars]] The '''Misano World Circuit''' (until [[2006]] called ''Circuito Internazionale Santamonica'')

...the 2000 [[Superbike|British Superbike]] championship and the 2003 [[World Superbike]] crown. ...s at the Three Sisters meeting in that same year. He came 8th in his first season in the British Clubman’s Ministock.

{{World SBK}} ...Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[Superbike World Championship|World Superbike]] Champions''', from {{SBK|1988}} up to and including {{SBK|2008}}.

! colspan=2 |'''British Superbike Championship''' ...ampionship''' series is the leading [[Motorcycle sport|motorcycle racing]] championship in the [[United Kingdom]].

...[Superbike racing|World Superbike]] championship, as well as the [[British Superbike]] series. ...his machine. Troy was offered a ride in the [[British Superbike|British]] championship the next year, winning it in style in 1999.

...rce). Ducati Corse currently competes in [[MotoGP]], the [[Superbike World Championship]] and other national championships. ...e design and development of the motorcycles that compete in the MotoGP and Superbike championships.

...ble win at [[Brands Hatch]] for the British round of the [[World Superbike Championship]]. ...ct|date=March 2007}}. He spent much of [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]] racing for [[Kenny Roberts]]' team on a [[KTM]] [[MotoGP]] bike, bef

! colspan=2 |'''FIM Superbike World Championship''' |Current season || 2009 World Superbike season

|Events || [[Formula One]]; [[GP2]]; [[Superbike racing|SBK]]; [[Touring car racing|WTCC]] ! [[2007 Formula One season|2007]]

...2001, before racing in [[World Supersport]] and the [[British Superbike]] championship, winning the Cup for non-works riders in 2004. James' contract with Tech3 Yamaha has not been extended beyond the 2006 season, and he is currently without a ride in MotoGP or any other class.

...It is most recently best known for its flagship 1000 cc [[v-twin|V-Twin]] Superbike, the [[Aprilia RSV Mille|RSV Mille]]. Aprilia was founded immediately after the [[Second World War]] by Cavaliere Alberto Beggio, as a bicycle production factory at [[Noa

! colspan=2 |'''Supersport World Championship''' |Current season || 2007 Supersport World Championship

...ccident. Jerez also hosted the 1997 [[European Grand Prix]], which was the championship decider between [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Jacques Villeneuve]]), who col ...Champ Car World Series]] would race there in [[2008 Champ Car World Series season|2008]] until the series was cancelled early in the year after merging with

| Last season || 2009 | SBK Active years || {{SBK|2001}} - {{SBK|2007}}

...Championship|BTCC]]; [[Touring car racing|WTCC]]; [[British Formula Three Championship|British F3]] ...home to the [[BRDC International Trophy]], formerly one of the premier non-Championship [[Formula One|F1]] races in the calendar, today awarded to the winner of a

One major change for the race came in 1993. Due to the high popularity of [[Superbike racing]], which had been a support class in previous 8 Hours races, the rac ...ng bodies set a race date that avoids conflict with any of the other major championship races.

...Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]], [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]) |Last season || 2006

Riding a Benelli 175, Tonino Benelli won 4 Italian championship titles almost consecutively, in 1927, 1928 and 1930 with the single overhea ...supercharged]] 250cc racing bike. This was intended to compete in the 1940 season, building on Benelli's success in the [[1939 Isle of Man TT]]. With the sta

From their first post-[[World War II|Second World War]] bicycle-like low-displacement motorbikes Ducati has gained prominence ::''Headed by CEO Federico Minoli, 1996-2001; returning for 2003-2007''

...It is considered to be one of the most challenging [[race track]]s in the world, mainly due to its fast, hilly and twisty nature. Spa is a favourite circu ...sta Kink''' was one of the most fearsome sections on any race track in the world, requiring skill and bravery in equal measure to get it right. After a long

...]'''<br>[[San Bernardino County 200]]<br>'''[[AMA Superbike]]'''<br>Suzuki Superbike Challenge ...Racing Association]] (GARRA) and by the [[JGTC|Japanese Grand Touring Car Championship]], with the JGTC race being unique as a night race. The GARRA Rolex Sports

...e]] Motorcycles developed by [[Ducati]] to compete in the [[MotoGP]] World Championship. GPx indicates the version of the bike, where x corresponds to the year the ...chinery and turning the 500 class of World Road Racing into the [[MotoGP]] Championship. This convinced Ducati to make a much-awaited return to the track in the ne

...ck has hosted USRRC, [[Can Am]], [[Trans-Am]], [[Formula 5000]], [[IMSA GT Championship|IMSA GT]], [[Champ Car]], [[American Le Mans Series]], [[Grand American]], ...opularly referred to as the Corkscrew, is considered one of the motorsport world's most challenging turns, due to the drop in elevation as well as its blind

|Current season || 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |Inaugural || [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]

...hafts, four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. However, the onset of [[World War I]] halted automobile production at ALFA for three years. ...lfa Romeo P2|P2 Grand Prix car]], which won Alfa Romeo the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of