The 2002 Superbike World Championship season was the 15th F.I.M. Superbike World Championship season. The season started on March 2 at Valencia, and finished on September 29 at Imola after 13 rounds.
Colin Edwards won his 2nd championship in what was arguably the most impressive comeback in the history of motorcycle racing. The season started with Troy Bayliss winning the first 6 races and by the end of race 1 at Laguna Seca he had 14 wins and was leading the championship by 58 points. Race 2 at Laguna Seca was the start of Colin Edwards' comeback, he went on to win all 9 remaining races and combined with a race 2 crash for Bayliss at Assen Edwards won the championship at the final race of the season at Imola
The final race of the season saw both riders fighting wheel to wheel for the entire race. the race is known to fans as the "Showdown at Imola".
The manufacturer's championship was won by Ducati.
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