The 2009 Superbike World Championship was the twenty-second season of the Superbike World Championship. It was the second season in which HANNspree had been the title sponsor of the championship. The
Series rookie Ben Spies held off veteran Noriyuki Haga to win the title by six points. Spies did not defend his title in 2010, as he replaced James Toseland at the Tech 3 team in MotoGP.
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Ben Patrick Spies, is an American team principal for a MotoAmerica Supersport professional motorcycle road racing team who previously was a racer himself. He was sometimes nicknamed "Elbows" due to hi
2009 Superbike World Championship
…addition, changing bike during a race (also known as flag-to-flag) was allowed in order to avoid interruptions caused by variable weather conditions. Ben Spies won the championship in his rookie season, bettering Noriyuki Haga in a final round decider. Ducati were the winners of the manufacturers' championship…
Spies at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix
Spies' 2009 World Championship Yamaha R1 Superbike
Spies at Sonoma Raceway in 2005 riding Suzuki.