Max Biaggi - Photo Credit: WorldSBK.com
2012 Superbike World Championship
Riders Championship Standings (After Round 1 – Australia)
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Bike | Team | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Biaggi | ITA | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing Team | 1 | 45 |
| 2 | Marco Melandri | ITA | BMW | BMW Motorrad Motorsport | 30 | |
| 3 | Tom Sykes | GBR | Kawasaki | Kawasaki Racing Team | 29 | |
| 4 | Carlos Checa | SPA | Ducati | Althea Racing | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Honda | Honda World Superbike Team | 22 | |
| 6 | Sylvain Guintoli | FRA | Ducati | Liberty Racing Team Effenbert | 16 | |
| 7 | Jakub Smrz | CZE | Ducati | Liberty Racing Team Effenbert | 16 | |
| 8 | Leon Haslam | GBR | BMW | BMW Motorrad Motorsport | 15 | |
| 9 | Hiroshi Aoyama | JAP | Honda | Honda World Superbike Team | 15 | |
| 10 | Maxime Berger | FRA | Ducati | Team Effenbert Liberty Racing | 12 | |
| 11 | Michel Fabrizio | ITA | BMW | BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet | 10 | |
| 12 | Davide Giugliano | ITA | Ducati | Althea Racing | 10 | |
| 13 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Aprilia | Aprilia Racing Team | 8 | |
| 14 | Lorenzo Zanetti | ITA | Ducati | PATA Racing | 7 | |
| 15 | Niccolo Canepa | ITA | Ducati | Red Devils Roma | 6 | |
| 16 | Bryan Staring | AUS | Kawasaki | Team Pedercini | 6 | |
| 17 | Leon Camier | GBR | Suzuki | Crescent Fixi Suzuki | 4 | |
| 18 | David Salom | SPA | Kawasaki | Team Pedercini | 2 | |
| 19 | Josh Brookes | AUS | Suzuki | Crescent Fixi Suzuki | 1 | |
| 20 | Joan Lascorz | SPA | Kawasaki | Kawasaki Racing Team | 1 |
