1999 Supersport World Championship

1999 Supersport World Championship
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The 1999 Supersport World Championship was the first season of the Supersport World Championship, the third taking into account the previous two seasons, when the competition was known as Supersport World Series. For the first year, the series was recognised by the FIM as a World Championship[1] instead of as an FIM Prize.[2]

The season began on 28 March at Kyalami and finished on 12 September at Hockenheimring after 11 rounds. South African rider Brett MacLeod had a fatal accident at the Kyalami race.[3] Stéphane Chambon won the riders' championship[4] and Yamaha won the manufacturers' championship.[5]

  1. ^ "110th FIM anniversary – Flash Back 1996–1999". fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ "1998 FIM Congress – Cape Town". fim.ch. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 26 October 1998. Archived from the original on 9 October 1999. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ^ Andrew Martin (29 March 1999). "Motorcycling: Tragedy tempers Fogarty's triumph". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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