Every World Superbike champion, most recent first, with the team or machine they won it with. The cards show who has the most titles; the table below has every season.
4 titles
Carl Fogarty
1994, 1995, 1998, 1999
3 titles
Troy Bayliss
2001, 2006, 2008
2 titles
Fred Merkel
1988, 1989
2 titles
Doug Polen
1991, 1992
| Year | Champion | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 |   Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | BMW |
| 2024 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | BMW |
| 2023 | SPA Álvaro Bautista | Ducati |
| 2022 | SPAÁlvaro Bautista | Ducati |
| 2021 | Toprak Razgatlıoğlu | Yamaha |
| 2020 |   Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki |
| 2019 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki |
| 2018 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki |
| 2017 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki |
| 2016 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki |
| 2015 | Jonathan Rea | Kawasaki |
| 2014 |  Sylvain Guintoli | Aprilia |
| 2013 | Tom Sykes | Kawasaki |
| 2012 |  Max Biaggi | Aprilia |
| 2011 |  Carlos Checa | Ducati |
| 2010 | Max Biaggi | Aprilia |
| 2009 |  Ben Spies | Yamaha |
| 2008 |  Troy Bayliss | Ducati |
| 2007 | James Toseland | Honda |
| 2006 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati |
| 2005 | Troy Corser | Suzuki |
| 2004 | James Toseland | Ducati |
| 2003 | Neil Hodgson | Ducati |
| 2002 | Colin Edwards | Honda |
| 2001 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati |
| 2000 | Colin Edwards | Honda |
| 1999 | Carl Fogarty | Ducati |
| 1998 | Carl Fogarty | Ducati |
| 1997 | John Kocinski | Honda |
| 1996 | Troy Corser | Ducati |
| 1995 | Carl Fogarty | Ducati |
| 1994 | Carl Fogarty | Ducati |
| 1993 | Scott Russell | Kawasaki |
| 1992 | Doug Polen | Ducati |
| 1991 | Doug Polen | Ducati |
| 1990 | Raymond Roche | Ducati |
| 1989 | Fred Merkel | Honda |
| 1988 | Fred Merkel | Honda |
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu won the 2025 WSBK title with BMW.
Fred Merkel was the first WSBK champion, in 1988 with Honda.
Jonathan Rea holds the record with 6 titles.
The WSBK title has gone to 19 different champions in 38 seasons, from 1988 to 2025.
Source: Wikipedia — List of Superbike World Champions · Updated: 2026-10-23
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