 The original season calendar issued by the FIM included a 13th round scheduled in South Africa on 22 October but the round was cancelled at the request of the series' promoter FGSport.2006 saw the return of Australian Troy Bayliss in Superbike World Championship after 3 years in MotoGP.The combination of Bayliss and Ducati proved unstoppable and they dominated the season winning 12 races, 8 of them consecutive.