Joan Lascorz suffered a career-ending injury at Imola
Carlos Checa was the defending champion
Carlos Checa won 4 races for Ducati
Chaz Davies won 1 race for Aprilia
Eugene Laverty won 1 race for Aprilia
Jonathan Rea won 2 races for Honda
Marco Melandri won 6 races for BMW
Sylvain Guintoli won 2 races for Ducati
Tom Sykes won 4 races for Kawasaki
Max Biaggi became the first Italian to win two Superbike World Championships
John Hopkins missed most of the season due to injury
BMW won its first Superbike World Championship race