This is a complete list of AMA Superbike Championship champions since 1976.
Champions
By season Season Champion Wins Motorcycle Team Reg Pridmore 2 BMW R90S Butler & Smith BMW Reg Pridmore (2) 1 Kawasaki Z1 Racecrafters Kawasaki Reg Pridmore (3) 0 Kawasaki Z1 Vetter Racing Wes Cooley 0 Suzuki GS1000 Yoshimura Suzuki Wes Cooley (2) 3 Suzuki GS1000 Yoshimura Suzuki Eddie Lawson 4 Kawasaki KZ1000 Muzzy Kawasaki Eddie Lawson (2) 5 Kawasaki KZ1000 Muzzy Kawasaki Wayne Rainey 6 Kawasaki GPz750 Muzzy Kawasaki Fred Merkel 10 Honda VF750F American Honda Fred Merkel (2) 6 Honda VF750F American Honda Fred Merkel (3) 2 Honda VFR750F American Honda Wayne Rainey (2) 3 Honda VFR750F American Honda Bubba Shobert 3 Honda VFR750F American Honda Jamie James 1 Suzuki GSX-R750 Yoshimura Suzuki Doug Chandler 4 Kawasaki ZX-7 Muzzy Kawasaki Thomas Stevens 1 OW-01 Vance & Hines Yamaha Scott Russell 3 Kawasaki ZX-7R Muzzy Kawasaki Doug Polen 6 Ducati 888 Fast by Ferracci Ducati Troy Corser 3 Ducati 888 Fast by Ferracci Ducati Miguel Duhamel 6 Honda RC45 Commonwealth Honda Doug Chandler (2) 2 Kawasaki ZX-7RR Muzzy Kawasaki Doug Chandler (3) 1 Kawasaki ZX-7RR Muzzy Kawasaki Ben Bostrom 0 Honda RC45 American Honda Mat Mladin 1 Suzuki GSX-R750 Yoshimura Suzuki Mat Mladin (2) 4 Suzuki GSX-R750 Yoshimura Suzuki Mat Mladin (3) 4 Suzuki GSX-R750 Yoshimura Suzuki Nicky Hayden 9 Honda RC51 American Honda Mat Mladin (4) 10 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki Mat Mladin (5) 8 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki Mat Mladin (6) 11 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki Ben Spies 10 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki Ben Spies (2) 7 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki Ben Spies (3) 7 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki 2009 Mat Mladin (7) 10 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki 2010 Josh Hayes 7 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2011 Josh Hayes (2) 3 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2012 Josh Hayes (3) 16 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2013 Josh Herrin 4 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2014 Josh Hayes (4) 7 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2015 Cameron Beaubier 8 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2016 Cameron Beaubier (2) 8 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2017 Toni Elías 10 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Yoshimura Suzuki 2018 Cameron Beaubier (3) 7 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2019 Cameron Beaubier (4) 6 Yamaha YZF-R1 Yamaha Factory Racing 2020 Cameron Beaubier (5) 16 Yamaha YZF-R1 Attack Performance Yamaha 2021 Jake Gagne 17 Yamaha YZF-R1 Attack Performance Yamaha 2022 Jake Gagne (2) 12 Yamaha YZF-R1 Attack Performance Yamaha 2023 Jake Gagne (3) 11 Yamaha YZF-R1 Attack Performance Yamaha 2024 Josh Herrin (2) 7 Ducati Panigale V4R Warhorse HSBK Racing 2025 Cameron Beaubier (6) 6 BMW M1000RR Tytlers Cycle Racing 2026 Bobby Fong 6 YZF-R1 Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing
By rider Rider Championships Year(s) Mat Mladin 7 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009 Cameron Beaubier 6 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2025 Josh Hayes 4 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Reg Pridmore 3 1976, 1977, 1978 Fred Merkel 3 1984, 1985, 1986 Doug Chandler 3 1990, 1996, 1997 Ben Spies 3 2006, 2007, 2008 Jake Gagne 3 2021, 2022, 2023 Josh Herrin 2 2013, 2024 Wes Cooley 2 1979, 1980 Eddie Lawson 2 1981, 1982 Wayne Rainey 2 1983, 1987 Bubba Shobert 1 1988 Jamie James 1 1989 Thomas Stevens 1 1991 Scott Russell 1 1992 Doug Polen 1 1993 Troy Corser 1 1994 Miguel Duhamel 1 1995 Ben Bostrom 1 1998 Nicky Hayden 1 2002 Toni Elías 1 2017 Bobby Fong 1 2026
By nationality Country Championships No. of Champions 38 18 8 2 3 1 1 1 1 1
By manufacturer Manufacturer Championships Year(s) Yamaha 15 1991, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026 Suzuki 14 1979, 1980, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017 Kawasaki 9 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997 Honda 8 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995, 1998, 2002 Ducati 3 1993, 1994, 2024 BMW 2 1976, 2025
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