Masterbike

Summary

Masterbike is a contest held on an annual basis to determine the best sport bikes of the year. Motociclismo, a Spanish sport bike magazine, invites cooperating magazines from all over the world (In Moto and Motosprint for Italy, Motociclismo Spain, Motociclismo Brazil, Motorrad, PS, Kickstart, MCN, Australian MCN, Cycle World, Motosprint, In Moto, Moto, Motociclismo Mexico, Motociclismo Portugal, Bike, Bike India, and Motorcyclist) and motorcycle manufacturers as well to join this pure racetrack comparison test. Categories are broken into Supersport, Superbike, and Maxisport. Winners are determined by a rating that is the attribution of the score for the best lap time overall (40%), the fastest lap set for each rider (40%) and the individual rating by each rider (20%). Only the winners of Supersport, Superbike and Maxisport class reach the final comparison where an overall Masterbike winner is chosen for the year.

Results edit

2005 edit

 
Masterbike 2005 winner: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R

Masterbike 2005 was the 8th annual Masterbike. It took place on the Ricardo Tormo circuit at Valencia on 15 June 2005 directly after the Superbike World Championship race weekend.

2005 Motorcycle Finishing Order Overall Points Best Lap Time
Supersport
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 1 73 1:44.572
Yamaha YZF-R6 2 65 1:44.088
Honda CBR600RR 3 45 1:44.949
Suzuki GSX-R600 4 23 1:45.758
Triumph Daytona 650 5 16 1:46.100
Maxisport
Ducati 999 S 1 81 1:43.559
Aprilia RSV1000R Factory 2 33 1:43.810
Suzuki GSX-R750 3 30 1:43.945
Superbike
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 1 67 1:42.672
Yamaha YZF-R1 2 57 1:42.833
MV Agusta F4 1000 S 3 44 1:43.469
Suzuki GSX-R1000 4 37 1:43.383
Honda CBR1000RR 5 19 1:43.783
Finale
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 1 97 1:42.315
Ducati 999 S 2 55 1:42.436
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 3 19 1:44.077

2006 edit

 
Masterbike 2006 winner: Aprilia RSV1000R Factory

Masterbike 2006 was the 9th annual Masterbike. It took place on the Jerez circuit in Spain on 31 May 2006.

2006 Motorcycle Finishing Order Overall Points Best Lap Time
Supersport
Triumph Daytona 675 1 81 1:53.848
Yamaha YZF-R6 2 47 1:54.260
Suzuki GSX-R600 3 35 1:54.408
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 4 21 1:54.387
Honda CBR600RR 5 15 1:54.786
Maxisport
Aprilia RSV1000R Factory 1 72 1:52.871
Suzuki GSX-R750 2 53 1:54.053
Ducati 999 S 3 21 1:53.624
Superbike
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 1 69 1:52.573
MV Agusta F4 1000 R 2 57 1:51.172
Suzuki GSX-R1000 3 43 1:52.723
Yamaha YZF-R1 4 43 1:53.217
Honda CBR1000RR 5 16 1:53.523
Finale
Aprilia RSV1000R Factory 1 76 1:52.514
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 2 63 1:52.940
Triumph Daytona 675 3 17 1:52.993

2007 edit

Masterbike 2007 was the 10th annual Masterbike. It took place on the Jerez circuit in Spain in May, 2007.

2007 Motorcycle Finishing Order Overall Points Best Average Lap Time
Supersport
Triumph Daytona 675 1 79 1:55.942
Honda CBR600RR 2 39 1:56.366
Yamaha YZF-R6 3 30 1:56.462
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 4 22 1:56.633
Suzuki GSX-R600 5 12 1:56.782

2008 edit

Masterbike 2008 was the 11th annual Masterbike. It took place at Albacete Circuit in Spain.

2008 Motorcycle Finishing Order Overall Points Best Average Lap Time
Supersport
Yamaha YZF-R6 1 N/A 1:37.211
Supertwins
Aprilia RSV1000R Factory 1 N/A 1:37.181
Superbike
Honda CBR1000RR 1 N/A 1:36.580
Finale
Honda CBR1000RR 1 N/A 1:36.580
Yamaha YZF-R6 2 N/A 1:37.211
Aprilia RSV1000R Factory 3 N/A 1:37.181

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