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In the first half of the season, Haga pulled off a fast start, winning six races; Ben Spies won five, but reliability problems of his Yamaha and some mistake put him 87 points behind the Japanese. Despite being in control, Haga lost nearly all of his advantage after a couple of falls in Donington and at the Nurburgring (the one in Donington causing him a fractured ulna of the right arm), and the championship went down to the last race of the last round at Portimao. Haga was leading the series by 10 points going into the final round, and Spies needed to win both races (he would have won the Championship based on most wins). In race 1, Haga fell while Spies cruised to a victory, thus allowing him to go into the last race of the season with a 15 point lead. He rode to a fifth place finish, while Haga placed second (passing Rea in the last corner of the race). Spies won the World Championship by a mere 6 points. | In the first half of the season, Haga pulled off a fast start, winning six races; Ben Spies won five, but reliability problems of his Yamaha and some mistake put him 87 points behind the Japanese. Despite being in control, Haga lost nearly all of his advantage after a couple of falls in Donington and at the Nurburgring (the one in Donington causing him a fractured ulna of the right arm), and the championship went down to the last race of the last round at Portimao. Haga was leading the series by 10 points going into the final round, and Spies needed to win both races (he would have won the Championship based on most wins). In race 1, Haga fell while Spies cruised to a victory, thus allowing him to go into the last race of the season with a 15 point lead. He rode to a fifth place finish, while Haga placed second (passing Rea in the last corner of the race). Spies won the World Championship by a mere 6 points. | ||
Ben Spies took a record 11 poles in the 14 round series and 14 wins (17 | Ben Spies took a record 11 poles in the 14 round series and 14 wins (17 [[podium]]s) in 28 races; his main rival Haga was more consistent, finishing on the [[podium]] 19 times but winning only 8 races. 2009 also saw the debut of two new constructors, [[Aprilia]] and [[BMW Motorrad|BMW]]. Aprilia took a fourth final place in the championship with [[Max Biaggi]], while BMW finished thirteenth with [[Troy Corser]]<ref>http://www.worldsbk.com/season/stats?p_S_Campionato=SBK&p_Anno=2009&p_PilotiCostruttori=P</ref>. | ||
===2010: The New Decade=== | ===2010: The New Decade=== | ||
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:The times of 1st and 2nd qualifying are combined and the 16 fastest riders qualify for Superpole. The rest receive a grid position based on lap time, starting with 17th. To qualify for the race, riders must record a lap time no longer than 107% of the time recorded by the pole-position rider. | :The times of 1st and 2nd qualifying are combined and the 16 fastest riders qualify for Superpole. The rest receive a grid position based on lap time, starting with 17th. To qualify for the race, riders must record a lap time no longer than 107% of the time recorded by the pole-position rider. | ||
:*''Superpole'' | :*''Superpole'' | ||
:Riders go out one by one in reverse order of qualifying position; in Superpole, riders may use a qualifying | :Riders go out one by one in reverse order of qualifying position; in Superpole, riders may use a qualifying tire. If Superpole is declared wet, a 50-minute session takes place for all 16 riders to set timed laps; each rider may complete no more than 12 laps including in and out laps. | ||
* '''Sunday''' | * '''Sunday''' | ||
** ''Warm-up'' (20 minutes) ''Race 1'' and ''Race 2'' | ** ''Warm-up'' (20 minutes) ''Race 1'' and ''Race 2'' | ||
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To be eligible for World Supersport, a motorcycle must have a four stroke engine of between 400 and 600[[cubic centimeter|cc]] for [[Straight-4|four cylinder]] machines, and between 600 and 750 cc for [[V-twin|twins]] and must satisfy the FIM [[homologation]] requirements. | To be eligible for World Supersport, a motorcycle must have a four stroke engine of between 400 and 600[[cubic centimeter|cc]] for [[Straight-4|four cylinder]] machines, and between 600 and 750 cc for [[V-twin|twins]] and must satisfy the FIM [[homologation]] requirements. | ||
World Supersport regulations are much tighter than in World Superbikes. The chassis of a supersport machine must remain largely as standard, while engine tuning is possible but tightly regulated. As in world superbike a control | World Supersport regulations are much tighter than in World Superbikes. The chassis of a supersport machine must remain largely as standard, while engine tuning is possible but tightly regulated. As in world superbike a control tire is used, although supersport regulations dictate that the tires must be road legal and therefore slicks are not allowed. | ||
A World Supersport race takes place at every World Superbike round. | A World Supersport race takes place at every World Superbike round. | ||
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{{Main|FIM Superstock 1000 Championship}} | {{Main|FIM Superstock 1000 Championship}} | ||
The FIM Superstock 1000 Cup is a support class to the Superbike World Championship at the European rounds. | The FIM Superstock 1000 Cup is a support class to the Superbike World Championship at the European rounds. | ||
Motorcycles with the same displacement as superbikes can run in superstock 1000 (though 1200 cc twins were allowed for 2007). Superstock rules are much more restrictive and most components on the bike remain stock. The bikes run on Grooved Pirelli | Motorcycles with the same displacement as superbikes can run in superstock 1000 (though 1200 cc twins were allowed for 2007). Superstock rules are much more restrictive and most components on the bike remain stock. The bikes run on Grooved Pirelli tires. | ||
The Superstock 1000 championship is open to riders up to 24 years of age. | The Superstock 1000 championship is open to riders up to 24 years of age. | ||