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World Superbike notches up #500 mark with Czech Republic Round at Brno
Update: July 23, 2008, 11.30 PM ET
The Superbike World Championship notched up an important benchmark last weekend at the Automotodrom Brno circuit in the Czech Republic as the production-based racing series reached the #500 mark with Sunday's race 2.
The championship got underway at Donington Park on April 3, 1988 and the round at Brno saw races #499 and #500. Even though the Czech Republic Round was the 252nd in the championship's history, on four occasions (1988 Le Mans, 2001 Phillip Island, 2005 Imola, 2007 Silverstone), only race 1 was held.
For lovers of statistics, 878 riders from 39 different countries have taken part in at least one race of the championship, making a total of 14,544 race presences, made up as follows, with the number of different riders in brackets:
Manufacturer statistics are as follows:
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*** Warning! This post may have spoilers!!!***
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World Superbike notches up #500 mark with Czech Republic Round at Brno
Update: July 23, 2008, 11.30 PM ET
The Superbike World Championship notched up an important benchmark last weekend at the Automotodrom Brno circuit in the Czech Republic as the production-based racing series reached the #500 mark with Sunday's race 2.
The championship got underway at Donington Park on April 3, 1988 and the round at Brno saw races #499 and #500. Even though the Czech Republic Round was the 252nd in the championship's history, on four occasions (1988 Le Mans, 2001 Phillip Island, 2005 Imola, 2007 Silverstone), only race 1 was held.
For lovers of statistics, 878 riders from 39 different countries have taken part in at least one race of the championship, making a total of 14,544 race presences, made up as follows, with the number of different riders in brackets:
- Italy 3,509 (127)
- Great Britain 1,751 (79)
- Australia 1,733 (108)
- Japan 1,155 (98)
- France 1,087 (61)
- USA 923 (52)
- Spain 812 (39)
- Germany 628 (57)
- New Zealand 492 (31)
- Austria 424 (44)
- Switzerland 307 (33)
- Belgium 297 (10)
- Czech Republic 226 (7)
- Netherlands 175 (22)
- Sweden 174 (8)
- Canada 124 (24)
- Slovenia 114 (4)
- Finland 108 (9)
- South Africa 88 (7)
- Portugal 80 (12)
- Denmark 51 (4)
- Slovakia 48 (2)
- Ireland 37 (5)
- Greece 29 (2)
- Hungary 28 (2)
- Brazil 26 (1)
- Norway 20 (7)
- Columbia 18 (1)
- Malaysia 16 (5)
- Turkey 16 (1)
- Poland 12 (3)
- Croatia 8 (2)
- Thailand 6 (2)
- Qatar 6 (2)
- Indonesia 6 (1)
- Argentina 4 (2)
- Hong Kong 2 (1)
- Mexico 2 (1)
- Singapore 2 (1)
Manufacturer statistics are as follows:
- Ducati 4,630
- Yamaha 2,843
- Kawasaki 2,590
- Honda 2,548
- Suzuki 1,321
- Bimota 229
- Petronas 177
- Aprilia 157
- Benelli 29
- MV Agusta 20
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