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]

1999 Supersport World Championship
Previous:	1998	Next:	2000
Support series: Superbike World Championship Superstock European Championship

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]

Race calendar and results

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

Championship standings

Riders' championship

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 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 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 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	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