2018 Supersport World Championship

The 2018 Supersport World Championship season was the twenty-second season of the Supersport World Championship, the twentieth held under this name.

Race calendar and results

2018 calendar[1]
Round	Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	25 February	Lucas Mahias	Sandro Cortese	Lucas Mahias	GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team
2	Thailand	Chang International Circuit	25 March	Lucas Mahias	Randy Krummenacher	Randy Krummenacher	Bardahl Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team
3	Spain	MotorLand Aragón	15 April	Sandro Cortese	Sandro Cortese	Sandro Cortese	Kallio Racing
4	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	22 April	Sandro Cortese	Randy Krummenacher	Jules Cluzel	NRT
5	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	13 May	Lucas Mahias	Lucas Mahias	Jules Cluzel	NRT
6	United Kingdom	Donington Park	27 May	Jules Cluzel	Sandro Cortese	Sandro Cortese	Kallio Racing
7	Czech Republic	Brno Circuit	10 June	Sandro Cortese	Lucas Mahias	Jules Cluzel	NRT
8	Italy	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	8 July	Federico Caricasulo	Sandro Cortese	Federico Caricasulo	GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team
9	Portugal	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve	16 September	Lucas Mahias	Lucas Mahias	Lucas Mahias	GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team
10	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	30 September	Federico Caricasulo	Sandro Cortese	Jules Cluzel	NRT
11	Argentina	Circuito San Juan Villicum	14 October	Lucas Mahias	Sandro Cortese	Jules Cluzel	NRT
12	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	27 October	Lucas Mahias	Sandro Cortese	Lucas Mahias	GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team

Entry list

2018 entry list[2] Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 3 Raffaele De Rosa[2] All 86 Ayrton Badovini[2] All Profile Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 4 Jack Kennedy[3] 2 35 Stefan Hill[2] 1, 3–8 49 Samuel Hornsey[4] 9–12 81 Luke Stapleford[2] 1–5 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 6–12 Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 5 Ratthapong Wilairot[5] 2 24 Decha Kraisart[5] 2 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 6 Corentin Perolari[6] 3, 6, 8–12 94 Mike Di Meglio[2] 1–2 Cube Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 7 Tom Toparis[7] 1 Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 10 Nacho Calero[2] All Kallio Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 11 Sandro Cortese[8] All 84 Loris Cresson[2] All Gemar Team Lorini Honda Honda CBR600RR 12 Alex Murley[9] 9–12 19 Alex Baldolini[10] 7–8 74 Jaimie van Sikkelerus[2] All 111 Kyle Smith[2] 1–6 EAB antwest Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 13 Anthony West[2] 1–8 33 Kevin van Leuven[11] 10 51 Glenn van Straalen[12] 11–12 Czech Road Racing Team Chalupari Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 14 Michal Chalupa[10] 7 NRT Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 16 Jules Cluzel[2] All 36 Thomas Gradinger[2] All Bardahl Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 21 Randy Krummenacher[2] All Freudenberg World SSP Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 23 Max Enderlein[10] 7 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 25 Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman[13] 2 32 Sheridan Morais[14] 3–4, 6–8 50 Kengo Nagao[15] 9 54 Kenan Sofuoğlu[2] 1, 5 78 Hikari Okubo[2] All 98 Héctor Barberá[16] 9–12 Team GoEleven Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 29 Ted Collins[17] 2 34 Ezequiel Iturrioz[18] 5–12 44 Luigi Morciano[19] 7 65 Michael Canducci[2] 1, 3–6 83 Lachlan Epis[2] 1–4 88 Christian Stange[20] 8–12 Racedays Honda Honda CBR600RR 38 Hannes Soomer[2] All Emperador Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 39 Borja Quero[15] 9 Team Rosso Corsa Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 42 Marco Bussolotti[21] 8 Pleo Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 43 Stefano Valtulini[21] 8 VEPP Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 48 Gergő Molnár[10] 7 Team Greenspeed Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 52 Marco Malone[18] 5 Renzi Corse Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 53 Nicola Jr. Morrentino[18] 5 G.A.S. Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 55 Massimo Roccoli[18] 5 60 Lorenzo Gabellini[18] 5, 8 CIA Landlord Insurance Honda Honda Honda CBR600RR 56 Péter Sebestyén[22] 8–12 61 Ryan Vickers[23] 6 66 Niki Tuuli[2] 1–5 96 Andrew Irwin[2] 2–7 111 Kyle Smith[24] 7–12 Benro Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 62 Vasco van der Valk[25] 4 Extreme Racing Bardahl MV Agusta MV Agusta F3 675 63 Davide Stirpe[18] 5, 8 GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 64 Federico Caricasulo[2] All 144 Lucas Mahias[2] All Floramo Monaco Racing Team Honda Honda CBR600RR 65 Michael Canducci[10] 7 Team Rosso e Nero Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 65 Michael Canducci[21] 8 Flembbo Leader Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 67 Gaëtan Matern[11] 10 Motor Village 69 Racing Honda Honda CBR600RR 69 Pierre Coppa[10] 7 H43 Team Nobby Denson Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 70 Miquel Pons[15] 9 The BlackSheep Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 71 Marco Muzio[11] 10 ENI_Motor7_Pequeno Motos Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 75 Ivo Lopes[26] 9 MAXIGP108 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 80 Maximilien Bau[11] 10 Paukku Racing Triumph Triumph Daytona 675 82 Pauli Pekkanen[11] 10 Scuderia Improve – Firenze Motor Honda Honda CBR600RR 93 Roberto Mercandelli[21] 8 Core Kawasaki Thailand Racing Team Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 99 Thitipong Warokorn[5] 2 FIM Europe Supersport Cup entries GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Junior Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 15 Alfonso Coppola[2] 3–10 Sterkman Motorsport by HRP Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 22 Eemeli Lahti[6] 3–8 Team Hartog – Against Cancer Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 47 Rob Hartog[2] 3–10 SSP Hungary Racing Nordfilm Packaging SSP Hungary Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 56 Péter Sebestyén[2] 3–5 97 Richárd Bódis[27] 8 Chromeburner Wayne's Racingteam MtM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 77 Wayne Tessels[2] 3–10

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Riders' championship

Pos. Rider Bike PHI CHA ARA ASS IMO DON BRN MIS POR MAG VIL LOS Pts 1 Sandro Cortese Yamaha 3 4 1 6 4 1 2 3 6 2 2 2 208 2 Lucas Mahias Yamaha 1 2 4 4 8 5 4 Ret 1 3 3 1 185 3 Jules Cluzel Yamaha 7 Ret 3 1 1 2 1 4 Ret 1 1 Ret 183 4 Randy Krummenacher Yamaha 2 1 11 2 5 4 5 5 5 5 6 5 159 5 Federico Caricasulo Yamaha 4 3 2 Ret 2 6 Ret 1 2 13 Ret 3 143 6 Raffaele De Rosa MV Agusta 6 7 Ret 3 3 3 3 2 4 7 Ret 8 133 7 Thomas Gradinger Yamaha 10 11 23 9 12 8 6 Ret 9 4 4 4 86 8 Kyle Smith Honda 8 Ret 5 Ret 24 13 8 7 3 8 7 Ret 72 9 Luke Stapleford Triumph 5 10 6 5 9 56 Yamaha 16 18 14 12 15 12 Ret 10 Anthony West Kawasaki Ret 6 9 DNS 6 11 7 6 51 11 Ayrton Badovini MV Agusta 9 15 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 10 8 12 11 11 49 12 Loris Cresson Yamaha 12 13 12 10 13 12 10 Ret DNS 18 10 12 40 13 Hikari Okubo Kawasaki 14 19 Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 9 10 9 8 Ret 39 14 Niki Tuuli Honda 11 9 8 7 7 38 15 Corentin Perolari Yamaha 16 15 12 Ret 6 5 6 36 16 Hannes Soomer Honda Ret 17 18 11 16 14 12 15 7 11 13 9 36 17 Héctor Barberá Kawasaki 11 10 9 7 27 18 Rob Hartog Kawasaki 10 8 11 Ret 11 13 DSQ 17 27 19 Sheridan Morais Kawasaki 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret 16 20 Thitipong Warokorn Kawasaki 5 11 21 Eemeli Lahti Suzuki 13 15 Ret 18 9 Ret 11 22 Andrew Irwin Honda 20 20 13 14 10 17 11 23 Péter Sebestyén Kawasaki 21 19 17 9 Honda 17 Ret 14 15 10 24 Lorenzo Gabellini Yamaha 20 8 8 25 Ratthapong Wilairot Yamaha 8 8 26 Marco Bussolotti Yamaha 11 5 27 Jaimie van Sikkelerus Honda 16 21 19 Ret Ret Ret DNS 22 14 Ret 18 13 5 28 Christian Stange Kawasaki Ret 15 16 14 14 5 29 Jack Kennedy Triumph 12 4 30 Miquel Pons Kawasaki 13 3 31 Kenan Sofuoğlu Kawasaki 13 Ret 3 32 Alfonso Coppola Yamaha Ret 20 19 19 14 23 19 25 2 33 Wayne Tessels Kawasaki 22 14 21 20 20 20 Ret 19 2 34 Michael Canducci Kawasaki Ret 14 Ret 18 21 2 Honda 16 Yamaha 19 35 Decha Kraisart Yamaha 14 2 36 Nacho Calero Kawasaki 18 Ret 17 17 22 Ret 21 Ret Ret 24 20 15 1 37 Alex Baldolini Honda 15 Ret 1 38 Nicola Jr. Morrentino Kawasaki 15 1 39 Stefan Hill Triumph DNS 15 16 23 17 Ret Ret 1 40 Tom Toparis Kawasaki 15 1 Alex Murley Honda Ret 26 19 16 0 Ezequiel Iturrioz Kawasaki Ret 22 23 21 17 20 16 Ret 0 Samuel Hornsey Triumph 16 21 17 Ret 0 Davide Stirpe MV Agusta DNS 16 0 Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman Kawasaki 16 0 Mike Di Meglio Yamaha 17 18 0 Kengo Nagao Kawasaki 18 0 Roberto Mercandelli Honda 18 0 Vasco van der Valk Yamaha 18 0 Max Enderlein Yamaha 19 0 Kevin van Leuven Kawasaki 22 0 Luigi Morciano Kawasaki 22 0 Ted Collins Kawasaki 22 0 Pauli Pekkanen Triumph 23 0 Michal Chalupa Yamaha 24 0 Lachlan Epis Kawasaki Ret Ret 24 Ret 0 Pierre Coppa Yamaha 25 0 Borja Quero Yamaha NC 0 Glenn van Straalen Kawasaki Ret Ret 0 Gaëtan Matern Kawasaki Ret 0 Maximilien Bau Yamaha Ret 0 Marco Muzio Yamaha Ret 0 Ivo Lopes Yamaha Ret 0 Stefano Valtulini Kawasaki Ret 0 Richárd Bódis Kawasaki Ret 0 Gergő Molnár Honda Ret 0 Ryan Vickers Honda Ret 0 Marco Malone Kawasaki Ret 0 Massimo Roccoli Yamaha Ret 0 Pos. Rider Bike PHI CHA ARA ASS IMO DON BRN MIS POR MAG VIL LOS Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI	CHA	ARA	ASS	IMO	DON	BRN	MIS	POR	MAG	VIL	LOS	Pts
1	Yamaha	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	300
2	MV Agusta	6	7	Ret	3	3	3	3	2	4	7	11	8	138
3	Honda	8	9	5	7	7	10	8	7	3	8	7	9	107
4	Kawasaki	13	5	7	8	6	9	7	6	10	9	8	7	97
5	Triumph	5	10	6	5	9	17	Ret	Ret	16	21	17	Ret	45
6	Suzuki			13	15	Ret	18	9	Ret					11
Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI	CHA	ARA	ASS	IMO	DON	BRN	MIS	POR	MAG	VIL	LOS	Pts

References

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