2012 Supersport World Championship
The 2012 Supersport World Championship was the fourteenth season of the Supersport World Championship—the sixteenth taking into account the two held under the name of Supersport World Series. It began on 26 February at Phillip Island and ended on 7 October in Magny-Cours after 13 rounds.
Kenan Sofuoğlu won his third championship after having returned from Moto2.
Race calendar and results
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by the FIM on 24 September 2011 with thirteen confirmed rounds and two other rounds pending confirmation. Russia appeared for the first time in the calendar with a round at the brand-new Moscow Raceway. The calendar was updated in October 2011 with the confirmation of the Imola round, for a total of thirteen rounds, supporting the Superbike World Championship at every meeting except Miller Motorsports Park.| Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
| 1 |  Australia | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 26 February | Broc Parkes |  Fabien Foret |  Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini | Report |
| 2 |  Italy | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 April |  Sam Lowes | Broc Parkes | Fabien Foret | Kawasaki Intermoto Step | Report |
| 3 |  Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | 22 April | Sam Lowes | Lorenzo Lanzi | Lorenzo Lanzi | PRORACE | Report |
| 4 | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 May | Sam Lowes | Sam Lowes | Jules Cluzel | PTR Honda | Report |
| 5 | United Kingdom | Donington Park | 13 May | Jules Cluzel | Sam Lowes | Sam Lowes | Bogdanka PTR Honda | Report |
| 6 |  San Marino | Misano World Circuit | 10 June | Sam Lowes | Fabien Foret | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kawasaki DeltaFin Lorenzini | Report |
| 7 |  Spain | Motorland Aragón | 1 July | Jules Cluzel |  Sheridan Morais | Sam Lowes | Bogdanka PTR Honda | Report |
| 8 |  Czech Republic | Masaryk Circuit | 22 July | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Broc Parkes | Fabien Foret | Kawasaki Intermoto Step | Report |
| 9 | United Kingdom | Silverstone Circuit | 5 August | Jules Cluzel | Jules Cluzel | Jules Cluzel | PTR Honda | Report |
| 10 |  Russia | Moscow Raceway | 26 August | Jules Cluzel | Jules Cluzel | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kawasaki Lorenzini | Report |
| 11 |  Germany | Nürburgring | 9 September | Jules Cluzel | Sam Lowes | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Kawasaki Lorenzini | Report |
| 12 |  Portugal | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 23 September | Broc Parkes | Jules Cluzel | Jules Cluzel | PTR Honda | Report |
| 13 | France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 7 October | Broc Parkes | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Jules Cluzel | PTR Honda | Report |
Championship standings
Riders' standings
Manufacturers' standings
Entry list
- A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 18 January 2012.
- All entries used Pirelli tyres.