2009 Superbike World Championship
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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 South African round returned on 15–17 May at Kyalami for first time since the 2002 season that the Superbike World Championship had raced there; other changes in the calendar were the return of Imola after a two-season absence as the replacement for Vallelunga and the discontinuation of Brands Hatch as one of the British venues.
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.
Superbike World Championship
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Superbike World Championship is a silhouette road racing series based on heavily modified production sports motorcycles.
James Toseland (1) on a Ducati leads Chris Walker (9) on a Kawasaki and Yukio Kagayama (71) on a Suzuki during a 2005 Superbike World Championship race
Troy Bayliss won the Superbike World Championship three times with Ducati
Max Biaggi riding his Alstare Suzuki GSX-R1000 K7 at Assen
Lorenzo Lanzi riding the Ducati 999F07