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2006 Superbike World Championship Season
The 2006 Superbike World Championship was the nineteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 25 February at Losail, and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 24 races. The original season calendar issued by the FIM included a 13th round scheduled in South Africa on 22 October but the round was cancelled at the request of the series' promoter FGSport.South African Round Cancelled
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2006 Supersport World Championship
The 2006 Supersport World Championship was the eighth FIM Supersport World Championship season—the tenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. The season started on 25 February at Losail and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 races. The riders' championship was won by Sébastien Charpentier with a total of 6 race wins. It was Charpentier's 2nd World Supersport Championship. The manufacturers' championship was won by Honda. Race calendar and results Championship standings Riders' standings Manufacturers' standings Participants References {{Supersport World Championship Supersport Supersport World Championship seasons World World World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...
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2006 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship Round
The 2006 Phillip Island Superbike World Championship round was the second round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship. It took place over the weekend of 3–5 March 2006 at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit near Cowes, Victoria, Australia. Results Superbike race 1 classification Superbike race 2 classification Supersport race classification {, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! No ! Rider ! Bike ! Laps ! Time ! Grid ! Points , - ! 1 , 16 , Sébastien Charpentier , Honda CBR600RR , 21 , 34:01.822 , 1 , 25 , - ! 2 , 11 , Kevin Curtain , Yamaha YZF-R6 , 21 , +1.361 , 2 , 20 , - ! 3 , 23 , Broc Parkes , Yamaha YZF-R6 , 21 , +7.796 , 3 , 16 , - ! 4 , 32 , Yoann Tiberio , Honda CBR600RR , 21 , +16.788 , 8 , 13 , - ! 5 , 127 , Robbin Harms , Honda CBR600RR , 21 , +16.798 , 4 , 11 , - ! 6 , 75 , Josh Brookes , Ducati 749R , 21 , +21.250 , 13 , 10 , - ! 7 , 116 , Johan Stigefelt , Honda CBR600RR , 21 , +21. ...
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Andrew Pitt
Andrew Pitt (born 19 February 1976 in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia) is a retired motorcycle racer. He is a double World Supersport Champion, and has also won a World Superbike race and competed in MotoGP. He lives in Peel on the Isle of Man.Pitt crashes out in Italy


Career


Early career

Pitt began racing in the NSW State 250 Production Series in 1995, winning it in 1997. He was Australian Supersport Champion and runner-up in 1999, before entering the Supersport World Championship in 2000 riding for
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2006 Misano Superbike World Championship Round
The 2006 Misano Superbike World Championship round was the sixth round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of June 23–25, 2006 at the Misano Adriatico Misano Adriatico ( rgn, Misên) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rimini in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about southeast of Bologna and about southeast of Rimini. Misano Adriatico borders the following municipaliti ... circuit. Results Superbike race 1 classification Superbike race 2 classification Supersport race classification {{Empty section, date=November 2021 References Superbike Race 1Superbike Race 2Supersport Race Misano Round Misano Superbike ...
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Misano World Circuit
The Misano World Circuit (officially known as Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli or Misano Circuit Sic 58, and before 2006 called Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica) is a race track located next to the town of Misano Adriatico (Province of Rimini) in the frazione of Santa Monica-Cella. Originally designed in 1969 as a length of , it hosted its first event in 1972. In 1993, the track length was increased to . As of 2007, it began hosting the San Marino and Rimini Coast Grand Prix as part of the MotoGP World Championship. In 2012, the track was renamed to commemorate Marco Simoncelli, a local motorcycle racer who died in 2011. History The circuit was designed in 1969; it was built from 1970 and 1972, and inaugurated that year. Its initial length was and only had a small, open pit area. This version of the circuit hosted three editions of the San Marino motorcycle Grand Prix, from the 1985 season to the 1987 season. In 1993 it was modified for the first time: the track ...
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2006 Silverstone Superbike World Championship Round
The 2006 Silverstone Superbike World Championship round was the fifth round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 May 2006 at Silverstone Silverstone is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is about from Towcester on the former A43 main road, from the M1 motorway junction 15A and about from the M40 motorway junction 10, Northampton, Milton Keynes and B .... Results Superbike race 1 classification Superbike race 2 classification Supersport race classification {{Empty section, date=November 2021 References Superbike Race 1Superbike Race 2Supersport Race Silverstone Round Silverstone Superbike ...
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Rubén Xaus
Rubén Xaus (born 18 February 1978 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a retired motorcycle road racer. During his career he competed in both the Superbike World Championship and the MotoGP. He is nicknamed ' Spider-Man', as his lanky frame leads him to hang over the bike in an unusual way. Early years His father, who competed in amateur mountain bicycle races, gave Xaus his first motorcycle at the age of five, a Montesa 25cc. Aged 14 he was racing dirt-bikes, but his father convinced him to turn his attentions towards road racing. Xaus took part in the 125cc Catalan Championship, the 125cc Solo Moto Criterium, and that same year he took victory in the 80cc Catalonia Supermoto Championship. In 1994 he competed in the Open Ducados Supersport series in Spain – finishing 17th place, improving to third the following year. In 1995 he entered the FIM Thunderbike trophy and contested four 250cc Grand Prix. Xaus finished sixth in Thunderbike in 1996, moving to World Supersport in 1997 ...
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Tommy Hill
Tommy may refer to: People * Tommy (given name) * Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film * ''Tommy'' (1975 film), a British operetta film based on the Who's album ''Tommy'' * ''Tommy'' (2015 film), a Telugu drama film * ''Tommy'' (TV series), a 2020 American drama series Literature * ''Tommy'' (King poem), by Stephen King, 2010 * ''Tommy'' (Kipling poem), by Rudyard Kipling, 1892 Music * ''Tommy'' (The Who album), 1969 ** ''Tommy'' (London Symphony Orchestra album), 1972 ** ''Tommy'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack to the 1975 film ** ''The Who's Tommy'', a stage production, premiered 1992 * ''Tommy'' (The Wedding Present album), 1988 * ''Tommy'' (Dosh album), 2010 * ''Tommy'' (EP), a 2017 EP by Klein * ''Tommy'', a 2022 EP by Kiesza * ''Tommy'', a 1965 album by Tommy Adderley * ''Tommy'', a 1970 EP by The Who * "Tommy", a 1991 song by ...
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Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is a motor racing circuit in England, near the Northamptonshire villages of Towcester, Silverstone and Whittlebury. It is the home of the British Grand Prix, which it first hosted as the 1948 British Grand Prix. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created World Championship of Drivers. The race rotated between Silverstone, Aintree and Brands Hatch from 1955 to 1986, but settled permanently at the Silverstone track in 1987. The circuit also hosts the British round of the MotoGP series. On 30 September 2004, British Racing Drivers' Club president Jackie Stewart announced that the British Grand Prix would not be included on the 2005 provisional race calendar and, if it were, would probably not occur at Silverstone. However, on 9 December an agreement was reached with former Formula One rights holder Bernie Ecclestone ensuring that the track would host the British Grand Prix until 2009 after which Donington Park would be ...
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2006 Monza Superbike World Championship Round
The 2006 Monza Superbike World Championship round was the fourth round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of May 5–7, 2006 at Monza. Results Superbike race 1 classification Superbike race 2 classification Supersport race classification {, class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos ! No ! Rider ! Bike ! Laps ! Time ! Grid ! Points , - ! 1 , 32 , Yoann Tiberio , Honda CBR600RR , 16 , , 8 , 25 , - ! 2 , 127 , Robbin Harms , Honda CBR600RR , 16 , +1.924 , 6 , 20 , - ! 3 , 16 , Sébastien Charpentier , Honda CBR600RR , 16 , +4.255 , 1 , 16 , - ! 4 , 55 , Massimo Roccoli , Yamaha YZF-R6 , 16 , +7.224 , 5 , 13 , - ! 5 , 54 , Kenan Sofuoğlu , Honda CBR600RR , 16 , +7.499 , 7 , 11 , - ! 6 , 72 , Stuart Easton , Ducati 749R , 16 , +9.015 , 19 , 10 , - ! 7 , 23 , Broc Parkes , Yamaha YZF-R6 , 16 , +9.117 , 11 , 9 , - ! 8 , 116 , Johan Stigefelt , Honda CBR600RR , 16 , +10.866 , ...
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Alex Barros
Alexandre Barros (born October 18, 1970) is a Brazilian former professional motorcycle road racer who is a 7-time 500cc/MotoGP race winner and also a race winner in Superbike World Championship. After a long Grand Prix career, in 2006 he moved to the Superbike World Championship. He returned to MotoGP for 2007, but retired by the end of the season. Career Early career Barros started racing motorcycles at the age of 8, when he won on his debut in the Brazilian minibike championship. In the next two years, he was twice Brazilian moped champion. In 1981, he was the Brazilian 50cc Champion, and in 1985 he won the title of Brazilian's 250cc category. The year of 1986 saw his international début in the 80cc category—he lied about his age so he could race at the Spanish Grand Prix at the age of 15. He finished the championship in sixteenth place, scoring 6 points. In 1987, he also raced the 80cc championship, finishing seventeenth, scoring 8 points. 250cc World Championship In 198 ...
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Autodromo Nazionale Di Monza
The Monza Circuit ( it, Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, , National Automobile Racetrack of Monza) is a race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. Built in 1922, it was the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after Brooklands and Indianapolis and the oldest in mainland Europe. The circuit's biggest event is the Italian Grand Prix. With the exception of the 1980 running, the race has been hosted there since 1949. Built in the Royal Villa of Monza park in a woodland setting, the site has three tracks – the Grand Prix track, the Junior track, and a high speed oval track with steep bankings which was left unused for decades and had been decaying until it was restored in the 2010s. The major features of the main Grand Prix track include the ''Curva Grande'', the ''Curva di Lesmo'', the ''Variante Ascari'' and the ''Curva Alboreto'' (formerly ''Curva Parabolica''). The high speed curve, Curva Grande, is located after the ''Variante del Rettifilo'' ...
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