2012 Superbike World Championship
The 2012 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-fifth season of the Superbike World Championship. It began on 26 February at Phillip Island and ended on 7 October in Magny-Cours after 14 rounds.
| 2012 Superbike World Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2011 | Next: | 2013 |
| Support series: Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship European Junior Cup | |||
The season saw the number of complete motorcycles in use limited to one per rider; this meant that the rules allowing bike changes during a race (flag-to-flag) were cancelled.
Aprilia rider Max Biaggi clinched his second SBK championship, pipping Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes by just half a point. Marco Melandri won more races than both Biaggi and Sykes this season but failing to score points in 5 of the last 6 races cost him the title.
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