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2003 Superbike World Championship

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Supersport World Championship Superstock European Championship The 2003 Superbike World Championship was the sixteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 2 March at Valencia and finished on 19 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds.

Rule changes for 2003 allowed 1000cc machines (either twins, triples or four-cylinder) to race. The rule changes in MotoGP which allowed 4-stroke engines starting from 2002 meant that the Japanese manufacturers had focused their resources there; as a result the Superbike World Championship was left with limited factory involvement, with Ducati, Suzuki and the new-for-2003 Carl Fogarty's Foggy Petronas as the only factory teams. As a result of most of the field being formed of Ducati motorcycles, the championship was given the derogatory label of the "Ducati Cup" in some quarters.

The factory Ducati Team entered the only two Ducati 999s in the field, taking 20 wins from 24 races in a season where all races were won by Ducati. Neil Hodgson won the riders' championship and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship.

Entry list

2003 Entry List	Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	Tyre	No.
AUT RTZ powered by ROTAX	Aprilia RSV 1000		70	AUT Christian Zaiser	7
ITA Caracchi NCR Nortel Net.	Ducati 996RS		50	ITA Marco Masetti	4
GBR Firepower Ducati		89	GBR Dean Ellison	9
ITA Gi.Bi. Team		82	ITA Lorenzo Mauri	4
ITA Lucido Corse		113	ITA Paolo Blora	4, 7
JPN Team Foundation		79	JPN Noriyasu Numata	3
GBR HM Plant Ducati	Ducati 998F02		9	GBR Chris Walker	All
52	GBR James Toseland	All
GBR Monstermob Ducati		67	GBR Shane Byrne	9
GBR Renegade Ducati		60	GBR Michael Rutter	6, 9
62	GBR Sean Emmett	6
ITA Caracchi NCR Nortel Net.	Ducati 998RS		38	ITA Giancarlo De Matteis	9
48	ESP David García	1–3, 5–8, 10–12
55	FRA Régis Laconi	All
ITA D.F.X. Racing Team		20	ITA Marco Borciani	All
33	ESP Juan Borja	All
99	AUS Steve Martin	All
USA Ducati Austin		15	ITA Giovanni Bussei	8
GBR ETI Racing		62	GBR Sean Emmett	9
CZE JM SBK Team		23	CZE Jiří Mrkývka	4–5, 7–12
GBR Renegade Ducati		40	GBR Nick Medd	9
90	GBR Leon Haslam	9–10, 12
ITA Team Pedercini		19	ITA Lucio Pedercini	All
26	ITA Luca Pedersoli	8–11
28	ITA Serafino Foti	1, 4–7
35	ITA Nello Russo	1–2, 5–7
82	ITA Lorenzo Mauri	11
ITA Team Pro.Con.		29	ITA Giuseppe Zannini	7, 11
SMR Team PSG-1		7	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	All
ITA Ducati Fila	Ducati 999F03		11	ESP Rubén Xaus	All
100	GBR Neil Hodgson	All
AUS Michelin Honda	Honda CBR954RR		75	AUS Alistair Maxwell	2
JPN Blue Helmet MSC	Honda VTR 1000SP2		74	JPN Kenichiro Nakamura	3
ITA White Endurance		68	FRA Bertrand Stey	12
91	ITA Walter Tortoroglio	1–11
JPN Team HRC	Honda VTR 1000SPW		77	JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu	3
NED Greven Mc Delar	Kawasaki ZX-7RR		45	NED Jan Greven	10
ITA Kawasaki Bertocchi		5	ITA Ivan Clementi	All
6	ITA Mauro Sanchini	All
USA Kawasaki Road Racing		32	USA Eric Bostrom	8
BEL Alstare Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000		10	ESP Gregorio Lavilla	All
31	ITA Vittorio Iannuzzo	4–7, 10
NED Bertus Folkertsma Racing		43	NED Bertus Folkertsma	10
ITA Boselli Racing		96	ITA Luca Pini	7, 11
GER Elf Yoshimura Shafer Motorsport		44	GER Stefan Nebel	10
NED Kruisinga Motoren Racing		42	NED Paul Mooijman	10
ESP MIR Racing		16	ESP Sergio Fuertes	1, 4–7, 9–12
AUS Motorcycle Weaponry		73	AUS Steven Cutting	2
NED Racing Team R.Menzen		41	NED Robert Menzen	10
AUT Racing Team Zaiser		70	AUT Christian Zaiser	12
GBR Rizla Suzuki		61	GBR John Reynolds	6, 9–10
64	GBR Yukio Kagayama	6, 9
ITA Scuderia HF		57	ITA Simone Conti	11
FRA SERT		93	FRA Sébastien Gimbert	12
JPN Suzuki Yoshimura		66	AUS Mat Mladin	8
120	USA Aaron Yates	8
JPN Team Suzuki		76	JPN Atsushi Watanabe	3
AUS Warren & Brown Lightpaths		78	AUS Jay Normoyle	2
MAS Foggy PETRONAS Racing	Petronas FP1		4	AUS Troy Corser	All
8	GBR James Haydon	1–5, 8–12
82	ITA Lorenzo Mauri	7
ESP Acumoto Racing Team	Yamaha YZF-R1		71	ESP Martin Benito Isaac	1
NOR Komatsu Sundby Racing		36	NOR Sundby Dag Steinar	5
ITA Nuvolari 391		39	ITA Alessandro Gramigni	4, 7, 9–12
AUT Remus Racing Austria		22	AUT Horst Saiger	10–12
69	AUT Karl Truchsess	10
ITA Team X-Racing		95	ITA Redamo Assirelli	7
ITA UnionBike GIMotorsport		15	ITA Giovanni Bussei	1–7
39	ITA Alessandro Gramigni	1
51	ITA Davide Messori	2
95	ITA Redamo Assirelli	9
	92	FRA Frédéric Protat	12
98	ITA Gianmaria Liverani	10–11

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
D Dunlop
M Michelin
P Pirelli

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
ESP Valencia	2 March	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati	Report
GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati
AUS Phillip Island	30 March	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati	Report
ESP Rubén Xaus	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati
JPN Sugo	27 April	FRA Régis Laconi	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati	Report
ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati
ITA Monza	18 May	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati	Report
FRA Régis Laconi	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati
DEU Oschersleben	1 June	GBR Neil Hodgson	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati	Report
GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR James Toseland	HM Plant Ducati
GBR Silverstone	15 June	GBR Neil Hodgson	ESP Gregorio Lavilla	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati	Report
ESP Gregorio Lavilla	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati
SMR Misano	22 June	GBR Neil Hodgson	ESP Rubén Xaus	ESP Rubén Xaus	Fila Ducati	Report
ESP Rubén Xaus	ESP Rubén Xaus	Fila Ducati
USA Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	13 July	AUS Mat Mladin	FRA Régis Laconi	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	Team PSG-1	Report
ESP Rubén Xaus	ESP Rubén Xaus	Fila Ducati
GBR Brands Hatch	27 July	GBR John Reynolds	GBR Shane Byrne	GBR Shane Byrne	Monstermob Ducati	Report
GBR John Reynolds	GBR Shane Byrne	Monstermob Ducati
NLD Assen	7 September	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	ESP Gregorio Lavilla	ESP Rubén Xaus	Fila Ducati	Report
GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati
ITA Imola	28 September	ESP Rubén Xaus	GBR Neil Hodgson	ESP Rubén Xaus	Fila Ducati	Report
ESP Rubén Xaus	ESP Rubén Xaus	Fila Ducati
FRA Magny-Cours	19 October	GBR James Toseland	GBR Neil Hodgson	GBR Neil Hodgson	Fila Ducati	Report
GBR Neil Hodgson	ESP Rubén Xaus	Fila Ducati

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2003 final riders' standings	Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP
ESP	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GER
DEU	GBR
GBR	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	GBR
GBR	NED
NLD	ITA
ITA	FRA
FRA	Pts	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP
ESP	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GER
DEU	GBR
GBR	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	GBR
GBR	NED
NLD	ITA
ITA	FRA
FRA	Pts
GBR Neil Hodgson	Ducati	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	Ret	2	2	2	2	5	2	1	2	4	1	Ret	489
ESP Rubén Xaus	Ducati	2	2	2	2	4	4	7	Ret	Ret	5	3	3	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	4	1	2	1	1	2	1	386
GBR James Toseland	Ducati	4	3	DSQ	5	3	5	4	5	3	1	2	4	2	Ret	3	Ret	6	3	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	2	271
FRA Régis Laconi	Ducati	5	Ret	6	4	2	7	2	4	4	4	4	6	3	4	Ret	4	4	8	Ret	4	3	2	6	16	267
ESP Gregorio Lavilla	Suzuki	7	6	3	7	5	2	3	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	4	5	Ret	5	7	6	Ret	3	4	3	4	4	256
GBR Chris Walker	Ducati	3	4	7	6	Ret	Ret	6	6	5	3	9	8	5	8	5	3	3	Ret	5	8	Ret	5	3	3	234
ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	3	5	3	2	11	7	7	Ret	3	1	Ret	9	7	3	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	197
AUS Steve Martin	Ducati	6	5	4	9	15	Ret	9	7	6	6	Ret	Ret	6	9	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	9	11	6	Ret	7	5	139
ITA Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	8	9	10	14	7	Ret	10	10	9	10	11	11	8	6	Ret	10	Ret	16	12	14	Ret	6	Ret	11	112
ITA Marco Borciani	Ducati	9	10	9	10	13	13	8	8	7	9	10	13	11	14	10	9	Ret	14	Ret	13	10	11	Ret	14	111
ITA Mauro Sanchini	Kawasaki	Ret	13	13	12	11	10	14	12	11	12	13	14	9	11	9	8	15	15	10	12	8	8	10	10	108
AUS Troy Corser	Petronas	Ret	7	5	8	Ret	12	13	Ret	12	14	16	Ret	7	10	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	9	7	7	8	Ret	107
ESP Juan Borja	Ducati	14	8	12	15	10	9	DNS	DNS	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	11	7	12	Ret	Ret	16	11	9	9	7	87
ITA Ivan Clementi	Kawasaki	11	14	11	11	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	14	16	10	13	Ret	Ret	13	13	8	7	9	Ret	Ret	9	76
ITA Giovanni Bussei	Yamaha	Ret	11	14	Ret	12	11	Ret	13	10	Ret	12	12	16	16											52
Ducati															7	6
GBR Shane Byrne	Ducati																	1	1							50
GBR John Reynolds	Suzuki											6	10					Ret	2	Ret	10					42
ITA Vittorio Iannuzzo	Suzuki							12	9	8	8	Ret	15	Ret	7					DNS	DNS					37
ITA Alessandro Gramigni	Yamaha	Ret	DNS					11	11					12	15			16	11	11	15	13	12	Ret	12	37
JPN Yukio Kagayama	Suzuki											5	5					10	9							35
GBR Leon Haslam	Ducati																	Ret	10	7	6			Ret	6	35
ESP David García	Ducati	10	12	8	Ret	DNS	DNS					DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret			DNS	DNS	12	10	Ret	Ret	28
GBR Michael Rutter	Ducati											8	9					8	Ret							23
JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu	Honda					6	6																			20
AUS Mat Mladin	Suzuki															4	DNS									13
GBR James Haydon	Petronas	12	Ret	15	16	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS					Ret	Ret	17	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12
ESP Sergio Fuertes	Suzuki	15	Ret					16	Ret			17	17	15	16			Ret	17	Ret	Ret	14	13	11	Ret	12
GBR Sean Emmett	Ducati																	5	Ret							11
ITA Nello Russo	Ducati	13	15	16	13					13	Ret	15	18	Ret	Ret											11
USA Aaron Yates	Suzuki															6	Ret									10
GBR Dean Ellison	Ducati																	11	12							9
FRA Sébastien Gimbert	Suzuki																							Ret	8	8
JPN Atsushi Watanabe	Suzuki					8	Ret																			8
ITA Serafino Foti	Ducati	Ret	Ret					15	14	14	15	Ret	Ret	14	Ret											8
ITA Walter Tortoroglio	Honda	Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	15	Ret	15	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	18	16			6
FRA Bertrand Stey	Honda																							13	13	6
AUT Horst Saiger	Yamaha																			13	Ret	17	14	15	17	6
AUT Christian Zaiser	Aprilia													Ret	DNS											4
Suzuki																							12	Ret
JPN Kenichiro Nakamura	Honda					14	14																			4
ITA Luca Pedersoli	Ducati															13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	Ret			3
ITA Paolo Blora	Ducati													13	17											3
FRA Frédéric Protat	Yamaha																							14	15	3
ITA Gianmaria Liverani	Yamaha																			14	19	20	Ret			2
ITA Luca Pini	Suzuki													17	19							15	15			2
CZE Jiří Mrkývka	Ducati							DNQ	DNQ	15	17			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	2

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Manufacturers' standings

2003 final manufacturers' standings	Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP
ESP	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GER
DEU	GBR
GBR	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	GBR
GBR	NED
NLD	ITA
ITA	FRA
FRA	Pts	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP
ESP	AUS
AUS	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GER
DEU	GBR
GBR	SMR
SMR	USA
USA	GBR
GBR	NED
NLD	ITA
ITA	FRA
FRA	Pts
ITA Ducati	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	600
JPN Suzuki	7	6	3	7	5	2	3	2	8	8	5	2	4	5	4	5	7	2	16	3	4	3	4	4	306
JPN Kawasaki	11	13	11	11	11	8	14	12	11	12	13	14	9	11	9	8	13	13	8	7	8	8	10	9	130
MYS Petronas	12	7	5	8	9	12	13	Ret	12	14	16	Ret	7	10	8	Ret	17	Ret	6	9	7	7	8	Ret	118
JPN Yamaha	16	11	14	Ret	12	11	11	11	10	19	12	12	12	15			16	11	11	15	13	12	14	12	69
JPN Honda	Ret	16	19	20	6	6	Ret	15	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	18	16	13	13	31
ITA Aprilia													Ret	DNS											0

References

Edge, Dirck. "1000cc Superbikes May Save World Championship".
(21 June 2016). "History of the World Superbike Championship - Devitt".
"Motorcycle Racing Online - World Superbike entry list for 2003".
(19 October 2003). "Magny Cours 17–18–19 October, 2003 – Superbike – Championship Standing & Ranking Progression". Perugia Timing.
(19 October 2003). "Magny Cours 17–18–19 October, 2003 – Superbike – Manufacturers Standings & Ranking Progression". Perugia Timing.

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