2004 Supersport World Championship season

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The 2004 Supersport World Championship season was the 6th F.I.M. Supersport World Championship season. The season started on February 29 at Valencia, and finished on October 3 at Magny-Cours after 10 races.

The rider's 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

Contents

[edit] Season Calendar

Round Date Round Circuit Winner Report
1 February 29 Flag of SpainSpain Valencia Flag of the NetherlandsJurgen van den Goorbergh Report
2 March 28 Flag of AustraliaAustralia Phillip Island Flag of AustraliaJoshua Brookes Report
3 April 18 Flag of San MarinoSan Marino Misano Flag of AustraliaKarl Muggeridge Report
4 May 16 Flag of ItalyItaly Monza Flag of AustraliaKarl Muggeridge Report
5 May 30 Flag of GermanyGermany Oschersleben Flag of AustraliaKarl Muggeridge Report
6 June 13 Flag of the United KingdomGreat Britain Silverstone Flag of France Fabien Foret Report
7 August 1 Flag of EuropeEurope Brands Hatch Flag of AustraliaKarl Muggeridge Report
8 September 5 Flag of the NetherlandsNetherlands Assen Flag of AustraliaKarl Muggeridge Report
9 September 26 Flag of ItalyItaly Imola Flag of AustraliaKarl Muggeridge Report
10 October 3 Flag of FranceFrance Magny-Cours Flag of AustraliaKarl Muggeridge Report

[edit] Season Standings

[edit] Rider Standings

Pos Rider Bike ESP
Flag of Spain
AUS
Flag of Australia
SMR
Flag of San Marino
ITA
Flag of Italy
GER
Flag of Germany
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom
EUR
Flag of Europe
NED
Flag of the Netherlands
ITA
Flag of Italy
FRA
Flag of France
Pts
1 Flag of Australia Karl Muggeridge Honda CBR600RR 8 12 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 207
2 Flag of Australia Broc Parkes Honda CBR600RR Ret 4 Ret 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 135
3 Flag of the Netherlands Jurgen van den Goorbergh Yamaha YZF-R6 1 3 3 3 7 6 3 5 Ret 5 130
4 Flag of France Sébastien Charpentier Honda CBR600RR DSQ 5 Ret 4 3 8 2 2 3 3 120
5 Flag of Italy Lorenzo Lanzi Ducati 749R 4 9 6 15 10 4 10 20 4 4 82
6 Flag of Australia Kevin Curtain Yamaha YZF-R6 9 2 2 Ret Ret 5 5 Ret Ret Ret 69
7 Flag of France Fabian Foret Yamaha YZF-R6 2 6 Ret DSQ Ret 1 Ret Ret 5 Ret 66
8 Flag of France Stéphane Chambon Suzuki GSX-R600 5 10 7 Ret 4 10 8 13 8 Ret 64
9 Flag of Germany Max Neukirchner Honda CBR600RR 14 8 Ret 6 5 11 11 7 11 8 63
10 Flag of Japan Katsuaki Fujiwara Suzuki GSX-R600 3 11 4 Ret 6 Ret 7 Ret 14 Ret 55
11 Flag of Italy Alessio Corradi Honda CBR600RR Ret 7 5 Ret 9 9 6 DNS 44
12 Flag of Australia Andrew Pitt Yamaha YZF-R6 3 6 6 36
13 Flag of Germany Christian Kellner Yamaha YZF-R6 Ret Ret Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 9 15 13 30
14 Flag of France Matthieu Lagrive Suzuki GSX-R600 11 15 13 9 16 15 15 14 19 9 27
15 Flag of Australia Josh Brookes Honda CBR600RR 1 25
16 Flag of Italy Vittorio Iannuzzo Suzuki GSX-R600 6 13 9 DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 20
17 Flag of Italy Matteo Baiocco Yamaha YZF-R6 13 Ret Ret Ret 17 13 16 15 9 10 20
18 Flag of Italy Giovanni Bussei Ducati 749R Ret Ret 8 7 Ret Ret 17
19 Flag of Sweden Jan Hanson Honda CBR600RR 10 6 16
20 Flag of the Netherlands Barry Veneman Suzuki GSX-R600 11 10 12 15
21 Flag of Italy Massimo Roccoli Yamaha YZF-R6 11 11 11 15
22 Flag of Australia Craig Coxhell Yamaha YZF-R6 12 7 13
23 Flag of Italy Stefano Cruciani Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RR 10 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 12 Ret 12
24 Flag of Italy Denis Sacchetti Honda CBR600RR Ret 17 14 12 13 16 18 17 13 Ret 12
25 Flag of Belgium Werner Daemen Honda CBR600RR 7 14 Ret 11
26 Flag of Norway Kai Borre Andersen Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RR 15 12 11 10
27 Flag of Italy Michel Fabrizio Honda CBR600RR 7 Ret 9
28 Flag of Spain Pere Riba Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RR 7 9
29 Flag of the Netherlands Arie Vos Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RR 8 8
30 Flag of Italy Vittoriano Guareschi Ducati 749R 8 8
31 Flag of Italy Walter Tortoroglio Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RR Ret 16 10 Ret 18 Ret 14 DNS Ret 8
32 Flag of Australia Anthony West Honda CBR600RR 9 7
33 Flag of Italy Alessandro Antonello Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6RR 10 6
34 Flag of the United Kingdom Luke Quigley Suzuki GSX-R600 Ret 12 4
35 Flag of the United Kingdom Craig Jones Triupmh Daytona 600 Ret 12 4
36 Flag of Italy Antonio Carlaci Yamaha YZF-R6 12 4
37 Flag of Germany Arne Tode Yamaha YZF-R6 12 Ret Ret 4
38 Flag of the United Kingdom Tom Tunstall Honda CBR600RR 13 3
39 Flag of Italy Diego Giugovaz Honda CBR600RR 13 3
40 Flag of Belgium Sebastien Le Grelle Honda CBR600RR 16 15 14 17 19 17 Ret 3
41 Flag of Sweden Jimmy Lindström Honda CBR600RR Ret 14 2
42 Flag of the Netherlands Ron van Steenbergen Honda CBR600RR 14 DNS 2
43 Flag of France Philippe Donischal Suzuki GSX-R600 16 15 1
44 Flag of Israel Eli Chen Honda CBR600RR 15 17 1
Pos Rider Bike ESP
Flag of Spain
AUS
Flag of Australia
SMR
Flag of San Marino
ITA
Flag of Italy
GER
Flag of Germany
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom
EUR
Flag of Europe
NED
Flag of the Netherlands
ITA
Flag of Italy
FRA
Flag of France
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Finished, in points
Blue Finished, no points
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)

[edit] Manufacturer Standings

Pos Manufacturer ESP
Flag of Spain
AUS
Flag of Australia
SMR
Flag of San Marino
ITA
Flag of Italy
GER
Flag of Germany
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom
EUR
Flag of Europe
NED
Flag of the Netherlands
ITA
Flag of Italy
FRA
Flag of France
Pts
1 Honda 7 1 1 1 8(1)[1] 2 1 1 1 1 212
2 Yamaha 1 2 2 3 3(7)[2] 1 3 3 5 5 176
3 Suzuki 3 10 4 9 1(4)[3] 10 7 10 8 9 103
4 Ducati 4 9 6 7 5(10)[4] 4 10 16 4 4 95
5 Kawasaki 10 14 7(12)[5] 7 19 8 10 18 40
4 Triumph 12 4
Pos Manufacturer ESP
Flag of Spain
AUS
Flag of Australia
SMR
Flag of San Marino
ITA
Flag of Italy
GER
Flag of Germany
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom
EUR
Flag of Europe
NED
Flag of the Netherlands
ITA
Flag of Italy
FRA
Flag of France
Pts

1. ^ 2. ^ 3. ^ 4. ^ 5. ^  The top six Honda riders were disqualified from the official 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 FIM Press Release