The 2005 Superbike World Championship was the eighteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 26 February at Losail and finished on 9 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 23 races (the second race at the Imola round was cancelled due to heavy rain). 2005 saw the return of the Japanese manufacturers with major teams from all four Japanese manufacturers ran through European importers' teams.^[1]

Troy Corser won his second riders' championship, contributing to Suzuki's first World Superbike manufacturers' championship.

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Losail	26 February	Régis Laconi	Yukio Kagayama	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki	Report
	R2				Sébastien Gimbert	Yukio Kagayama	Alstare Suzuki
2	R1	Phillip Island	3 April	Yukio Kagayama	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki	Report
	R2				Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki
3	R1	Valencia	24 April	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki	Report
	R2				Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki
4	R1	Monza	8 May	Yukio Kagayama	Yukio Kagayama	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki	Report
	R2				Chris Vermeulen	Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda
5	R1	Silverstone	29 May	Yukio Kagayama	Régis Laconi	Régis Laconi	Xerox Ducati	Report
	R2				Troy Corser	James Toseland	Xerox Ducati
6	R1	Misano	26 June	Troy Corser	Chris Vermeulen	Régis Laconi	Xerox Ducati	Report
	R2				Régis Laconi	Régis Laconi	Xerox Ducati
7	R1	Brno	17 July	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki	Report
	R2				Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia
8	R1	Brands Hatch	7 August	Troy Corser	Noriyuki Haga	Troy Corser	Alstare Suzuki	Report
	R2				Noriyuki Haga	Noriyuki Haga	Yamaha Motor Italia
9	R1	Assen	4 September	Chris Vermeulen	Chris Vermeulen	Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda	Report
	R2				Noriyuki Haga	Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda
10	R1	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	September 11	Lorenzo Lanzi	Noriyuki Haga	Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda	Report
	R2				Noriyuki Haga	Lorenzo Lanzi	Xerox Ducati
11	R1	Imola	2 October	Chris Vermeulen	Troy Corser	Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda	Report
	R2				Cancelled due to rain
12	R1	Magny-Cours	9 October	Chris Vermeulen	Chris Vermeulen	Chris Vermeulen	Ten Kate Honda	Report
	R2				Lorenzo Lanzi	Lorenzo Lanzi	Ducati SC Caracchi

Championship standings

Riders' standings

2005 final riders' standings[2] Pos. Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA 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 1 Corser Suzuki 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 4 3 13 2 C 5 4 433 2 Vermeulen Honda 8 4 3 4 2 2 Ret 1 4 4 2 2 8 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 C 1 Ret 379 3 Haga Yamaha 5 11 Ret Ret 5 4 11 9 Ret 3 6 6 7 1 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 C Ret 3 271 4 Toseland Ducati 6 6 14 Ret 8 19 3 5 3 1 4 4 2 8 Ret 7 2 3 4 11 4 C 3 6 254 5 Kagayama Suzuki 2 1 2 2 3 7 2 Ret 11 7 Ret 12 11 11 9 9 6 11 5 4 15 C 2 2 252 6 Laconi Ducati 3 2 7 7 DNS DNS 4 2 1 Ret 1 1 3 7 3 5 DNS DNS 9 C DNS DNS 221 7 Walker Kawasaki 14 Ret 9 Ret 4 3 8 8 6 6 8 11 4 10 5 4 Ret DNS Inj Inj 6 C 7 5 160 8 Pitt Yamaha 4 9 5 Ret Ret 8 5 6 13 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret 7 6 5 5 6 6 16 C 6 7 156 9 Lanzi Ducati Ret 12 DSQ 13 Ret DNS Ret 11 5 9 6 6 8 8 7 6 8 1 Ret C 9 1 150 10 Chili Honda Ret 5 DNS DNS 7 10 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 Ret 13 10 14 Ret 10 Ret C Ret 10 131 11 Muggeridge Honda 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 6 4 10 10 10 7 13 9 6 Ret 9 8 Ret 5 Ret C 4 DNS 124 12 Neukirchner Honda Ret 8 4 3 Ret 12 Ret Ret 7 18 Ret Ret 14 Ret 10 11 8 7 7 7 7 C 8 8 123 13 Abe Yamaha 10 7 6 8 Ret 5 10 12 Ret 8 Ret 15 9 4 11 Ret Ret 9 9 8 Ret C 10 9 123 14 Bussei Kawasaki 11 14 10 9 13 Ret 13 11 8 16 Ret 10 Ret 15 Ret Ret 15 15 12 12 11 C 13 DNS 64 15 Bostrom Honda 16 Ret Ret 11 12 6 18 18 Ret 14 14 Ret 20 18 12 10 18 10 10 15 13 C 12 11 58 16 Gimbert Yamaha Ret 10 11 Ret 6 11 17 Ret Ret DNS 19 17 16 14 12 13 Ret 14 8 C 15 Ret 46 17 Nieto Ducati 13 13 Ret 5 17 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 37 Kawasaki Ret C 14 13 18 Martin Petronas 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret Ret 20 11 8 17 16 15 Ret 14 16 18 9 5 C Ret DNS 35 19 Sanchini Kawasaki 18 15 12 10 Ret 18 14 13 12 17 12 13 Ret DNS 19 Ret 12 C 16 17 31 20 Clementi Kawasaki Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 13 15 15 26 Ducati Ret 12 15 Ret Ret 13 19 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret C 17 Ret 21 Checa Yamaha 10 9 15 14 11 12 25 22 McCoy Petronas 17 16 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 21 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret DNS 18 Ret 13 12 11 Ret DNS C 15 23 Nannelli Ducati 9 10 13 24 Cardoso Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 9 Ret 13 Ret 16 Ret 20 Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret 13 25 Corradi Ducati Ret 6 10 26 Silva Yamaha 7 Ret 15 Ret Ret C 10 27 Borciani Yamaha 12 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 12 Ret 10 Ducati Ret DNS 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret NC Ret 14 C Ret Ret 28 Vizziello Yamaha 19 17 Ret Ret 16 14 21 Ret 17 Ret 21 Ret 17 17 16 Ret Ret Ret 10 C Ret 15 9 29 Fuertes Suzuki 9 16 7 30 Riba Kawasaki 14 12 6 31 Stroud Suzuki 15 12 5 32 Alfonsi Yamaha Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 16 Ret DNS 16 14 22 20 18 16 Ret Ret 5 33 Hobbs Yamaha 13 15 4 34 Praia Yamaha 20 18 16 14 Ret Ret 23 Ret 15 Ret 18 16 23 21 Ret Ret 21 19 16 18 3 35 Da Costa Yamaha Ret 14 2 36 Brignola Ducati Ret Ret 14 16 2 37 Velini Ducati Ret Ret Ret Ret 22 17 14 19 Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret Ret Ret 18 Ret 17 Ret C Ret 18 2 38 Conforti Ducati 20 14 Ret Ret 2 39 Cruciani Kawasaki 15 Ret 1 40 Roccoli Yamaha Ret 15 1 Pos. Rider Bike QAT AUS ESP ITA EUR SMR CZE GBR NED GER ITA FRA 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' standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT		AUS		ESP		ITA		EUR		SMR		CZE		GBR		NED		GER		ITA		FRA		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
1	Suzuki	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	3	3	1	2	1	2	4	4	3	4	2	C	2	2	468
2	Honda	8	4	3	3	2	2	6	1	4	4	2	2	5	3	4	3	1	1	1	2	1	C	1	8	403
3	Ducati	3	2	7	5	8	19	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	6	3	5	2	3	4	1	4	C	3	1	385
4	Yamaha	4	7	5	8	5	4	5	6	9	3	6	6	7	1	2	1	3	2	2	3	3	C	6	3	322
5	Kawasaki	11	14	9	9	4	3	8	8	6	6	8	10	4	10	5	4	15	15	12	12	6	C	7	5	183
6	Petronas	15	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	Ret	21	Ret	13	11	8	17	16	15	18	13	12	11	9	5	C	Ret	Ret	48
NC	MV Agusta							Ret	20			Ret	Ret									Ret	C			0
Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT		AUS		ESP		ITA		EUR		SMR		CZE		GBR		NED		GER		ITA		FRA		Pts

Entry list

Team Constructor Motorcycle No Rider Rounds Ducati Xerox Ducati Ducati 999F05 1 James Toseland All 55 Régis Laconi 1–9, 11–12 57 Lorenzo Lanzi 10 Yamaha Motor France-Ipone Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 3 Norick Abe All 32 Sébastien Gimbert 1–5, 7–12 39 Alessandro Gramigni 11 PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 6 Mauro Sanchini 1–7, 9, 11–12 9 Chris Walker 1–9, 11–12 10 Fonsi Nieto 11–12 68 Stefano Cruciani 10 96 Pere Riba 8 Klaffi Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 7 Pierfrancesco Chili All 76 Max Neukirchner All Kawasaki Bertocchi Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 8 Ivan Clementi 1–4 200 Giovanni Bussei All Team Pedercini Ducati Ducati 999RS 8 Ivan Clementi 5–12 19 Lucio Pedercini 1–4 25 Alessio Velini 1, 3–12 27 Alessio Corradi 2 Ducati SC Caracchi Ducati Ducati 999RS 10 Fonsi Nieto 1–8 57 Lorenzo Lanzi 1–3, 5–9, 11–12 69 Gianluca Nannelli 4 73 Giuseppe Zannini 11–12 75 Norino Brignola 10 97 Luca Pedersoli 6 Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5 11 Troy Corser All 71 Yukio Kagayama All D.F.X. Treme Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 12 Lorenzo Alfonsi 2–9 22 Iván Silva 11 30 José Luis Cardoso 2–10 37 Mauro Lucchiari 11 DFXtreme Sterilgarda Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 17 Miguel Praia 1–10 30 José Luis Cardoso 1 40 Julien Da Costa 12 20 Marco Borciani 1–4 Ducati Ducati 999RS 6–12 Zone Rouge Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 21 Michel Nickmans 3–12 SBK Team JM Ducati Ducati 999RS 23 Jiří Mrkývka 7, 9–11 Foggy Petronas Racing Petronas Petronas FP1 24 Garry McCoy 1–11 38 Andy Notman 12 99 Steve Martin 1–12 Winston Ten Kate Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 31 Karl Muggeridge All 77 Chris Vermeulen All Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 41 Noriyuki Haga All 88 Andrew Pitt All Italia Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 45 Gianluca Vizziello 1–4, 6–12 52 Massimo Roccoli 5 Renegade Koji Honda Honda CBR1000RR 155 Ben Bostrom All La Glisse Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 22 Iván Silva 1, 3 95 Talal Al Nuami 1 Superbike New Zealand Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K4 93 Andrew Stroud 2 Reynolds Motorrad Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 16 Sergio Fuertes 3 Folch Endurance Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 67 Bernat Martínez 3 Yamaha GMT 94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 94 David Checa 3, 7, 12 Mazzali Racing MV Agusta MV Agusta F4 1000 MT 26 Andrea Mazzali 4, 11 Guandalini Ducati Ducati 999RS 92 Luca Conforti 4, 6 75 Norino Brignola 6 Penta Race Ducati Ducati 999RS 97 Luca Pedersoli 4 Tienne Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 113 Paolo Blora 4 Piazza Corse Ducati Ducati 998RS 6 GallinaTeam MV Agusta MV Agusta F4 1000 MT 72 Michele Gallina 6 Team Giesse Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 73 Giuseppe Zannini 6 Poland Position Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 74 Adam Badziak 6–7, 12 JTR Ducati Corse Ducati Ducati 999RS 59 Jiří Trčka 7 Maco Moto Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 79 Jiří Dražďák 7 80 Marek Svoboda 7 Prorace Team Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5 81 Miloš Čihák 7 Team Nvidia Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 98 Dennis Hobbs 8 Rizla Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5 33 Jurgen van den Goorbergh 9 Yamaha GS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 82 Bob Withag 9 83 Paul Mooijman 9 Racing Team Robert Menzen Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5 85 Robert Menzen 9 Trac Racing Team Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5 86 Bertus Folkertsma 9 Alpha Technik Van Zon Honda Honda Honda CBR1000RR 14 Ralf Waldmann 10 15 Michael Schulten 10 Emmebi Team Honda Honda CBR1000RR 35 Luca Pini 11 PapaMoto Sport Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 36 Maurizio Prattichizzo 11 Motorsport Courneuvien 93 Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-10R 60 Laurent Brian 12 Suzuki Castrol Team Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5 62 Vincent Philippe 12

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• All entries used Pirelli tyres.