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^[1] instead of as an FIM Prize.^[2]

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.^[3] Stéphane Chambon won the riders' championship^[4] and Yamaha won the manufacturers' championship.^[5]

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

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Bimota Exp. D.N.R. Bimota Bimota SB6R 27 Roberto Panichi All 43 Norino Brignola 1–6, 8–10 Desenzano Corse Ducati Ducati 748R 18 Camillo Mariottini 10 18 Camillo Mariottini 11 57 Fabio Carpani 1–6, 8–10 DF Racing Carli D. 26 Roberto Teneggi 1–6, 8–11 Ducati France Racing 39 David Muscat 2, 4–5, 8 83 Gérald Muteau 10–11 Ducati Performance 4 Paolo Casoli 1–7, 11 91 Larry Pegram 9–10 91 Larry Pegram 11 GIBI Team 66 Luca Pasini 6 Motorrad Ducati 58 Alex Sirera 3 Red Devils Romanelli 55 Michele Malatesta 1–4, 6–7 Team Ghelfi 29 Davide Bulega 1–5 46 Mauro Sanchini 1–5 49 Mario Innamorati 8–9 69 Serafino Foti 6–11 Team Yes Ducati NCR 29 Davide Bulega 6 42 David Checa All 49 Mario Innamorati 5 55 Michele Malatesta 8–9 62 Ivo Bellezza 4 69 Serafino Foti 1–3 77 Greg Dreyer 10 X racing 24 Francesco Monaco 1–6, 8–11 Autopage Cellular Honda Honda CBR600F 50 Greg Dreyer 1 54 Graeme Van Breda 1 Castrol Honda 17 Pere Riba 1–6, 8–11 52 James Toseland All 61 Jim Moodie 2 62/77 Karl Muggeridge 2, 8 77 James Ellison 7 D & E Racing 76 Paul Brown 8 Hartelman Motoren 64 Torleif Hartelman 10 Honda Austria 80 Christian Zaiser 9 Honda Portugal Garp 48 Felisberto Teixeira 3–11 Napa Valley Racing 61 Brian Parriott 7 Performance Bikes 63 Ian Simpson 2 Philippe Coulon 44 Claude–Alain Jaggi 1–5, 8, 10–11 Sanyo Honda 74 Steve Plater 8 Speedy Bike Racing 68 Alberto Conti 6 Superloans.com 59 Tony Doran 7 Team Garella – Rumi 58 Warwick Nowland 8 86 Massimiliano Marchini 6 87 Tripp Nobles 1–2, 4 Team Elf Honda France 16 Sébastien Charpentier All 25 William Costes All Team Rumi 37 Marco Borciani 1–2, 4–11 Ten Kate Arbizu 32 José David de Gea 1–6, 8 76 Karl Muggeridge 10–11 Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 12 Iain MacPherson All Kawasaki Team Italia 15 Marco Risitano 10–11 18 Camillo Mariottini 1–9 33 Luca Conforti 1–9 79 Ferdinando Di Maso 10–11 MotoPort Druten 59 Mile Pajic 10 94 Jarno Boesveld 10 Shell Kawasaki Speed 53 Brad Anassis 1 Team Hinterreiter 79 Thomas Hinterreiter 9 Alpha Technik Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 70 Jürgen Oelschläger 5 71 Markus Barth 5 Alstare Suzuki 1 Fabrizio Pirovano 1–9, 11 3 Stéphane Chambon All 93 Martin Craggil 10 Bike Suzuki 65 Kyro Verstraeten 10 Clarion Suzuki 60 John Crawford 2, 8 Dealer Elf Suzuki 56 Stewart MacLeod 1 58 Brett MacLeod 1 Endoug Metalsistem 6 Cristiano Migliorati All 34 Yves Briguet 1–6, 9 74 Karl Harris 7–8, 10–11 Frankovics Suzuki 72 Stefan Scheschowitsch 5 Gi Motor Sport 19 Walter Tortoroglio 3–11 49 Mario Innamorati 1 64 Guido Carnevale 4 Sacchi Corse 15 Marco Risitano 5 19 Walter Tortoroglio 1–2 46 Mauro Sanchini 6–11 88 Scott Smart 4 Still Moto 59 Fernando Cristobal 3 Suzuki Motothek 73 Thomas Körner 5 Team Monza Corse 30 Giuseppe Fiorillo 2–6 33 Luca Conforti 11 38 Jan Hanson 1 50 Andrea Giachino 8–10 Van Sommeren Suzuki 92 Luc Tijssen 10 2–Rad–Ginzinger Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 81 Fredrik Haslinger 9 BKM Racing Team 15 Marco Risitano 1–2 35 Christophe Cogan All 50 Dean Thomas 3 56 Fabien Foret 8–10 88 Albert Aerts 6 89 Rico Penzkofer 4–5 95 Marc Fissette 11 BNT Racing 66 Igor Antonelli 4, 6, 9, 11 Dee Cee Jeans Yamaha 8 Wilco Zeelenberg All 23 Rubén Xaus All Eac. Castro 56 Juan Enrique Maturana 3 First Nation Yamaha 78 Glen Richards 8 Karthin Rennsport 68 Harry Nickel 11 Lorenzini by Leoni 31 Vittorio Iannuzzo All Lozano Racing 28 Guilherme Roda 1 David Vázquez 3–4 40 Albert Aerts 2 75 Wim Theunissen 10–11 90 Iñigo Sánchez 7–8 99 Edgar Mahe 9 Motorrad B&S 66 Maik Stief 11 Nashua Yamaha 51 Russell Wood 1 Start Team 67 Andrea Mazzali 6 Saveko Racing 62 Harry Van Beek 10 Team Folch 53 Javier Rodríguez 3 61 Eduard Ullastres 3 Tienne Racing 67 Maurizio Prattichizzo 4 Vitellaro Team 65 Antonio Vitellaro 4 Yamaha Austria 73 Horst Saiger 9 82 Michael Wohner 9 Yamaha Belgarda 5 Massimo Meregalli 1, 4–11 7 Piergiorgio Bontempi 1–10 45 James Whitham 2 Yamaha Belgium 20 Werner Daemen All Yamaha Deutschland 21 Jörg Teuchert All 22 Christian Kellner All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Pos. Rider Bike RSA GBR SPA ITA GER SMR USA EUR AUT NED GER Pts[4] 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 Ducati Ret 26 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 Suzuki 27 17 Ret 9 24 20 31 Stefan Scheschowitsch Suzuki 9 7 32 John Crawford Suzuki 9 Ret 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 Jim Moodie Honda 16 0 Fredrik Haslinger Yamaha 17 0 Marco Risitano Kawasaki 17 23 0 Suzuki DNQ Yamaha Ret DNQ Fabien Foret Yamaha 18 Ret 18 0 Jürgen Oelschläger Suzuki 18 0 Luca Conforti Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 0 Suzuki 25 Andrea Mazzali Yamaha 19 0 Juan Enrique Maturana Yamaha 19 0 David Muscat Ducati 19 Ret Ret Ret 0 Rico Penzkofer Yamaha DNQ 19 0 Mile Pajic Kawasaki 20 0 Alex Sirera Ducati 20 0 Felibesto Teixeira Honda DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 20 21 DNQ DNQ Ret 0 Marc Fissette Yamaha 21 0 Torleif Hartelman Honda 21 0 Dean Thomas Yamaha 21 0 Fabio Carpani Ducati DNQ DNQ Ret 21 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 Harry Van Beek Yamaha 22 0 Tony Doran Honda 22 0 Alberto Conti Honda 22 0 Luca Pasini Ducati 23 0 Tripp Nobles Honda DNQ Ret 23 0 Jarno Boesveld Kawasaki 25 0 Davide Bulega Ducati DNS Ret DNQ Ret DNS 26 0 Maik Stief Yamaha 28 0 Brad Anassis Kawasaki DSQ 0 Serafino Foti Ducati Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 0 Wim Theunissen Yamaha Ret Ret 0 Ferdinando Di Maso Kawasaki DNQ Ret 0 Gérald Muteau Ducati DNQ Ret 0 Christian Zaiser Honda Ret 0 Horst Saiger Yamaha Ret 0 Thomas Hinterreiter Kawasaki Ret 0 Iñigo Sánchez Yamaha Ret DNQ 0 Paul Brown Honda Ret 0 Steve Plater Honda Ret 0 James Ellison Honda Ret 0 Thomas Körner Suzuki Ret 0 Maurizio Prattichizzo Yamaha Ret 0 Eduard Ullastres Yamaha Ret 0 Greg Dreyer Ducati DNQ 0 Honda Ret Edgar Mahe Yamaha DNS Brett MacLeod† Suzuki DNS Stewart MacLeod Suzuki DNS Claude–Alain Jaggi Honda DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Harry Nickel Yamaha DNQ Kyro Verstraeten Suzuki DNQ Luc Tijssen Suzuki DNQ Martin Craggil Suzuki DNQ Mario Innamorati Ducati DNQ DNQ DNQ Suzuki DNQ Warwick Nowland Honda DNQ Albert Aerts Yamaha DNQ DNQ Massimiliano Marchini Honda DNQ David Vázquez Yamaha DNQ DNQ Antonio Vitellaro Yamaha DNQ Guido Carnevale Suzuki DNQ Ivo Bellezza Ducati DNQ Scott Smart Suzuki DNQ Fernando Cristobal Suzuki DNQ Guim Roda Yamaha DNQ Jan Hanson Suzuki DNQ 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 classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	GBR	SPA	ITA	GER	SMR	USA	EUR	AUT	NED	GER	Pts[5]
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

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