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2002 Superbike World Championship

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The 2002 Superbike World Championship was the fifteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 2 March at Valencia and finished on 29 September at Imola after 13 rounds.

Colin Edwards won his second championship in what has been hailed as one of the most impressive comebacks in the history of motorcycle racing. The season started with Troy Bayliss winning the first six races and by the end of race 1 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca he had 14 wins and was leading the championship by 58 points. Race 2 at Laguna Seca was the start of Colin Edwards' comeback, he went on to win all nine remaining races and combined with a race 2 crash for Bayliss at Assen Edwards won the championship at the final race of the season at Imola. The final race of the season saw both riders fighting wheel to wheel for the entire race. The race is known to fans as the "Showdown at Imola".

The manufacturers' championship was won by Ducati.

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
ESP Valencia	10 March	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
USA Ben Bostrom	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
AUS Phillip Island	24 March	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	[Report](2002-phillip-island-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA Colin Edwards	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
ZAF Kyalami	7 April	USA Colin Edwards	JPN Noriyuki Haga	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
JPN Noriyuki Haga	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
JPN Sportsland SUGO	21 April	JPN Noriyuki Haga	JPN Noriyuki Haga	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
JPN Makoto Tamada	JPN Makoto Tamada	Cabin Honda
ITA Monza	12 May	GBR Neil Hodgson	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Report
AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
GBR Silverstone	26 May	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Report
AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
DEU Lausitzring	9 June	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	[Report](2002-lausitzring-superbike-world-championship-round)
ESP Rubén Xaus	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
SMR Misano Adriatico	23 June	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	[Report](2002-misano-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA Colin Edwards	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada
USA Laguna Seca	14 July	USA Colin Edwards	JPN Noriyuki Haga	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	[Report](2002-laguna-seca-superbike-world-championship-round)
GBR Neil Hodgson	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
GBR Brands Hatch	28 July	GBR Neil Hodgson	AUS Troy Bayliss	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	[Report](2002-brands-hatch-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
DEU Oschersleben	1 September	GBR Neil Hodgson	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	[Report](2002-oschersleben-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
NLD Assen	8 September	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	[Report](2002-assen-superbike-world-championship-round)
ESP Rubén Xaus	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda
ITA Imola	29 September	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	[Report](2002-imola-superbike-world-championship-round)
AUS Troy Bayliss	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2002 final riders' standings	Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP
ESP	[AUS](2002-phillip-island-superbike-world-championship-round)
AUS	RSA
ZAF	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	[GER](2002-lausitz-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[SMR](2002-misano-superbike-world-championship-round)
SMR	[USA](2002-laguna-seca-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA	[GBR](2002-brands-hatch-superbike-world-championship-round)
GBR	[GER](2002-oschersleben-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[NED](2002-assen-superbike-world-championship-round)
NLD	[ITA](2002-imola-superbike-world-championship-round)
ITA	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	R1	R2	1	552	2	541	3	326	4	278	5	261	6	249	7	195	8	167	9	152	10	130	11	77	12	74	13	71	14	62	15	55	16	52	17	49	18	45	19	41	20	38	21	30	22	23	23	20	24	17	25	17	26	16	27	16	28	15	29	12	30	11	31	11	32	10	33	6	34	4	35	4	36	3	37	3	38	2	39	2	40	1	41	1	Pos.	Rider	Bike	ESP
ESP	[AUS](2002-phillip-island-superbike-world-championship-round)
AUS	RSA
ZAF	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	[GER](2002-lausitz-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[SMR](2002-misano-superbike-world-championship-round)
SMR	[USA](2002-laguna-seca-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA	[GBR](2002-brands-hatch-superbike-world-championship-round)
GBR	[GER](2002-oschersleben-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[NED](2002-assen-superbike-world-championship-round)
NLD	[ITA](2002-imola-superbike-world-championship-round)
ITA	Pts
USA Colin Edwards	Honda	4	3	*2*	*2*	2	3	1	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	*1*	1	*1*	1
AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati	*1*	1	1	1	1	1	5	4	1	1	*5*	*1*	*1*	1	*1*	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	Ret	2	2
GBR Neil Hodgson	Ducati	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	3	2	4	3	6	Ret	8	3	4	5	3	2	3	3	3	Ret	4	4	5
JPN Noriyuki Haga	Aprilia	2	2	Ret	6	Ret	6	*3*	5	Ret	3	2	10	4	5	4	3	Ret	Ret	4	5	7	4	3	6	5	4
USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati	3	4	4	5	4	5	7	7	Ret	9	7	8	5	4	5	5	8	5	7	4	4	6	8	5	10	9
ESP Rubén Xaus	Ducati	5	Ret	3	3	3	2	Ret	9	6	Ret	8	3	3	3	Ret	Ret	2	19	5	6	Ret	5	4	Ret	3	3
GBR James Toseland	Ducati	12	10	8	7	6	8	9	11	5	Ret	10	9	7	7	8	Ret	9	6	9	Ret	6	8	6	3	6	6
ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS			4	Ret	4	11	6	6	6	7	12	7	8	7	5	7	5	2	7	Ret
GBR Chris Walker	Kawasaki	10	7	9	9	8	9	11	13	Ret	10	14	4	Ret	9	7	8	11	10	6	8	9	15	Ret	7	11	12
ESP Gregorio Lavilla	Suzuki	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	11	12	12	7	5	Ret	14	8	Ret	10	6	DNS	DNS	15	12	8	9	7	Ret	8	7
AUS Broc Parkes	Ducati	15	DNS	Ret	13	11	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12	11	Ret	Ret	14	15	12	Ret	18	10	10	9	8	9	8
ESP Juan Borja	Ducati	11	8	12	10	9	10	14	15	11	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret			11	11	DNS	DNS	10	Ret	Ret	11
ITA Lucio Pedercini	Ducati	14	11	10	Ret	Ret	12	16	18	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	10	10	9	9	17	16	Ret	Ret	13	12	Ret	10	14	13
JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu	Kawasaki	7	6	6	Ret	7	7	DNS	DNS							DNS	DNS			13	17	11	Ret	DNS	DNS	15	10
ITA Marco Borciani	Ducati	16	12	11	Ret	10	13	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	12	11	10	Ret	18	16	15	Ret	11	11	9	16	Ret
AUS Steve Martin	Ducati	17	9	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	20	10	11	Ret	19	9	11	13	12	14	11	19	16	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	13	14
USA Eric Bostrom	Kawasaki							13	14	9	7	11	16					6	4			DNS	DNS
JPN Makoto Tamada	Honda							2	1
ITA Mauro Sanchini	Kawasaki	19	15	15	12	13	16	20	22	12	13	15	Ret	14	14	12	11	19	15	Ret	19	16	14	13	12	17	15
ITA Alessandro Antonello	Ducati	13	Ret	14	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	8	Ret	Ret	13	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	12	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	12	Ret
GBR Shane Byrne	Ducati											9	5							10	10
AUS Peter Goddard	Benelli	DNS	DNS							14	17	13	15	Ret	15	15	Ret	16	14	18	Ret	12	Ret	12	11	Ret	DNS
JPN Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki							6	6
USA Aaron Yates	Suzuki																	7	8
ITA Serafino Foti	Ducati	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	12	15			Ret	12	Ret	Ret	16	16	14	Ret	Ret	17			14	Ret	14	16	Ret	Ret
USA Nicky Hayden	Honda																	4	13
JPN Wataru Yoshikawa	Yamaha							8	8
GBR Mark Heckles	Honda	21	Ret	16	14	DNS	DNS	21	Ret	15	18	6	Ret	17	17	19	Ret	20	20	17	20	15	16	17	15	20	Ret
JPN Takeshi Tsujimura	Yamaha							10	10
GBR Michael Rutter	Ducati											12	Ret							Ret	9
ITA Ivan Clementi	Kawasaki	18	13	Ret	15	DNQ	DNQ	18	19	17	14	Ret	18	18	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	21	Ret	13	Ret	14	18	16
USA Doug Chandler	Ducati																	13	9
AUS Mat Mladin	Suzuki																	10	Ret
DEU Alex Hofmann	Kawasaki													15	13
ITA Alessandro Valia	Ducati									13	15					18	Ret									19	17
ITA Michele Malatesta	Ducati															Ret	13									Ret	Ret
FRA Bertrand Stey	Honda	Ret	17	Ret	16	14	17			Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ			20	15	22	23	Ret	Ret
AUS Glen Richards	Kawasaki											Ret	Ret							20	14
GBR Dean Ellison	Ducati											16	Ret							14	Ret
ESP Jerónimo Vidal	Honda																							15	Ret	Ret	18
JPN Yuichi Takeda	Honda							15	16

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap |}

Manufacturers' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP
ESP	[AUS](2002-phillip-island-superbike-world-championship-round)
AUS	RSA
ZAF	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	[GER](2002-lausitz-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[SMR](2002-misano-superbike-world-championship-round)
SMR	[USA](2002-laguna-seca-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA	[GBR](2002-brands-hatch-superbike-world-championship-round)
GBR	[GER](2002-oschersleben-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[NED](2002-assen-superbike-world-championship-round)
NLD	[ITA](2002-imola-superbike-world-championship-round)
ITA	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	R1	R2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Pos.	Manufacturer	ESP
ESP	[AUS](2002-phillip-island-superbike-world-championship-round)
AUS	RSA
ZAF	JPN
JPN	ITA
ITA	GBR
GBR	[GER](2002-lausitz-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[SMR](2002-misano-superbike-world-championship-round)
SMR	[USA](2002-laguna-seca-superbike-world-championship-round)
USA	[GBR](2002-brands-hatch-superbike-world-championship-round)
GBR	[GER](2002-oschersleben-superbike-world-championship-round)
DEU	[NED](2002-assen-superbike-world-championship-round)
NLD	[ITA](2002-imola-superbike-world-championship-round)
ITA	Pts
ITA Ducati	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	575
JPN Honda	4	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	557
ITA Aprilia	2	2	Ret	6	Ret	6	3	5	Ret	3	2	10	4	5	4	3	Ret	Ret	4	5	7	4	3	6	5	4	278
JPN Kawasaki	7	6	6	9	7	7	6	6	9	7	11	4	14	9	7	8	6	4	6	8	9	13	13	7	11	10	208
JPN Suzuki	8	Ret	7	8	Ret	11	12	12	7	5	Ret	14	8	Ret	10	6	7	8	15	12	8	9	7	Ret	8	7	147
ITA Benelli	DNS	DNS							14	17	13	15	Ret	15	15	Ret	16	14	18	Ret	12	Ret	12	11	Ret	DNS	23
JPN Yamaha							8	8					DNQ	DNQ			DNS	DNS			DNQ	DNQ			22	19	16

Entry list

No	Rider	Team	Motorcycle
1	AUS Troy Bayliss	Ducati Infostrada	Ducati 998 F02
2	USA Colin Edwards	Castrol Honda	Honda VTR1000SP2
5	GBR Mark Heckles	Castrol Honda Rumi	Honda VTR1000SP2
6	AUS Peter Goddard	Benelli Sport	Benelli Tornado Tre 900 LE
7	ITA Pierfrancesco Chili	Ducati NCR Axo	Ducati 998 RS
9	GBR Chris Walker	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
10	ESP Gregorio Lavilla	Alstare Suzuki Corona	Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
11	ESP Ruben Xaus	Ducati Infostrada	Ducati 998 F02
12	AUS Broc Parkes	Ducati NCR Parmalat	Ducati 998 RS
14	JPN Hitoyasu Izutsu	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
17	AUS Alistair Maxwell	Alistair Maxwell	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
19	ITA Lucio Pedercini	Pedercini	Ducati 998 RS
20	ITA Marco Borciani	Pedercini	Ducati 998 RS
23	CZE Jiri Mrkyvka	JM Racing	Ducati 996 RS
28	ITA Serafino Foti	Pedercini	Ducati 996 RS
30	ITA Alessandro Antonello	DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli	Ducati 998 RS
32	USA Eric Bostrom	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
33	ESP Juan Borja	Spaziotel Racing	Ducati 998 RS
36	ITA Ivan Clementi	Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
40	ITA Giuliano Sartoni	Vemar Giesse	Ducati 996 RS
41	JPN Noriyuki Haga	PlayStation 2-FGF Aprilia	Aprilia RSV 1000
42	JPN Makoto Tamada	Cabin Honda	Honda VTR1000SP2
43	JPN Wataru Yoshikawa	YSP Racing & PRESTO	Yamaha YZF-R7
45	JPN Takeshi Tsujimura	YSP Racing & PRESTO	Yamaha YZF-R7
46	ITA Mauro Sanchini	Kawasaki Bertocchi	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
47	JPN Kenichiro Nakamura	Blue Helmet MSC	Honda VTR1000SP2
48	JPN Yuichi Takeda	Sakurai Honda	Honda VTR1000SP2
49	JPN Akira Yanagawa	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
50	ITA Alessandro Valia	Ass. Sportiva Bassani	Ducati 996 RS
52	GBR James Toseland	HM Plant Ducati	Ducati 998 F 01
53	GBR Steve Hislop	Monster Mob Ducati	Ducati 998 RS
54	GBR Michael Rutter	Renegade Ducati	Ducati 998 RS
55	GBR Shane Byrne	Renegade Ducati	Ducati 998 RS
56	GBR Dean Ellison	D & B Racing	Ducati 996 RS
57	AUS Glen Richards	Hawk Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
60	ESP Jeronimo Vidal	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
61	SVN Marjan Malec	Magnat Auto	Ducati 996 RS
66	DEU Alex Hofmann	Kawasaki Racing	Kawasaki ZX-7RR
68	FRA Bertrand Stey	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
69	USA Nicky Hayden	American Honda	Honda RC51
69	FRA Thierry Mulot	Pacific	Ducati 996 SPS
70	CHE Yann Gyger	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
72	USA Mark Miller	White Endurance	Honda VTR1000SP1
75	ITA Luca Pini	Pedercini	Ducati 996 RS
77	ITA Redamo Assirelli	Pirelli	Yamaha YZF-R7
93	ITA Cristian Caliumi	Pedercini	Ducati 996 RS
99	AUS Steve Martin	DFX Racing Ducati Pirelli	Ducati 998 RS
100	GBR Neil Hodgson	HM Plant Ducati	Ducati 998 F 01
101	AUS Mat Mladin	Yoshimura Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
110	USA Doug Chandler	HMC Ducati Racing	Ducati 998 R
113	ITA Paolo Blora	Pacific	Ducati 996 RS
120	USA Aaron Yates	Yoshimura Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R750 Y
151	ITA Michele Malatesta	Pro.Con.	Ducati 996 RS
155	USA Ben Bostrom	Ducati L & M	Ducati 998 F02

References

"WorldSBK".
"WorldSBK Rewind: A showdown for the ages".
(29 September 2002). "Imola 27–28–29 September, 2002 – Superbike – Championship Standings & Ranking Progression". [[Dorna Sports.

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