The season started on 28 February at Phillip Island and finished on 3 October at Magny-Cours after thirteen rounds.
Kenan Sofuoğlu clinched the title at the final round after a season-long battle with Eugene Laverty.
Joan Lascorz was also in contention for most of the season but suffered a season-ending injury at Silverstone, however he amassed enough points to claim third place.
The provisional race schedule was publicly announced by FIM on 6 October 2009 with the most notable change from the 2009 Superbike World Championship season being the dropping of the round at Losail, Qatar.
[2] The FIM altered the calendar on 22 January 2010 with Silverstone replacing Donington Park as the host of the British round.