2017 Superbike World Championship

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2017 Superbike World Championship
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Jonathan Rea won his third Superbike world title, by winning the Magny-Cours Race 1. His victory gave him an unassailable lead with five races remaining.

The 2017 Superbike World Championship was the 30th season of the Superbike World Championship. The season was contested over 26 races at 13 locations, starting on 25 February at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Australia and ending on 4 November at Losail International Circuit in Qatar.

The season saw the revision of the starting grid format for the second race, which was previously based on qualifying results for both races: riders placed from fourth to ninth in Race 1 were promoted to the first two rows for Race 2; then the third, the second and the winner followed on the third row; the remaining riders were sorted from the tenth grid slot onwards according to Superpole results.[1][2]

2017 Superbike World Championship Calendar[3][4]
Round Circuit Date Superpole Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team
1 R1 Australia Australian Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 25 February United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 26 February Italy Marco Melandri United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
2 R1 Thailand Thai Chang International Circuit 11 March United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 12 March Italy Marco Melandri United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
3 R1 Spain Aragón MotorLand Aragón 1 April United Kingdom Chaz Davies United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 2 April United Kingdom Chaz Davies United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
4 R1 Netherlands Dutch TT Circuit Assen 29 April United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 30 April United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
5 R1 Italy Italian Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 13 May United Kingdom Chaz Davies United Kingdom Chaz Davies United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
R2 14 May United Kingdom Chaz Davies United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
6 R1 United Kingdom UK Donington Park 27 May United Kingdom Tom Sykes United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 28 May United Kingdom Tom Sykes United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
7 R1 Italy Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 17 June United Kingdom Tom Sykes Netherlands Michael van der Mark United Kingdom Tom Sykes Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 18 June United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Italy Marco Melandri Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
8 R1 United States US Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca 8 July United Kingdom Tom Sykes United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
R2 9 July United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
9 R1 Germany German Lausitzring 19 August United Kingdom Tom Sykes United Kingdom Tom Sykes United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
R2 20 August United Kingdom Chaz Davies United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
10 R1 Portugal Portuguese Algarve International Circuit 16 September United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 17 September United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
11 R1 France French Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 30 September United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Italy Marco Melandri United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 1 October United Kingdom Chaz Davies United Kingdom Chaz Davies Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
12 R1 Spain Spanish Circuito de Jerez 21 October Italy Marco Melandri Italy Marco Melandri United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 22 October United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
13 R1 Qatar Qatar Losail International Circuit 3 November United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team
R2 4 November United Kingdom Jonathan Rea United Kingdom Jonathan Rea Kawasaki Racing Team

Entry list

Championship standings

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