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The 2016 Supersport World Championship was the eighteenth season of the Supersport World Championship—the twentieth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series, a
racing In sport, racing is a competition of speed, in which competitors try to complete a given task in the shortest amount of time. Typically this involves traversing some distance, but it can be any other task involving speed to reach a specific go ...
competition on production-based
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s of 600 to 750 cm³ displacement.
Kenan Sofuoğlu Kenan Sofuoğlu (born 25 August 1984 in Kuzuluk, Akyazı) is a Turkish parliamentarian and former professional motorcycle racer. He holds a record five Supersport World Championship titles (2007, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016). Sofuoğlu also compe ...
claimed the title for the fifth time in the championship's history with one race to spare. A portion of the full-time riders contested the European rounds only, scoring points for the World Championship standings and competing for the FIM Europe Supersport Cup;
Axel Bassani Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer competing in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 with Team Motocorsa Racing since 2021. In 2022 he won the trophy for Best Independent rider. He was the ...
was the Cup entry who amassed the most points in the overall championship standings and was awarded the European title.


Race calendar and results


Entry list

*All entries used Pirelli tyres.


Championship standings


Riders' championship


Manufacturers' championship


Notes


References


External links

* {{World championships in 2016 Supersport World Championship seasons
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