The first Belgian Superbike Championship run to FIM regulations started without most of its leading competitors; a convoluted new points system allowed riders to replace their 3 lowest scores from traditional races with their 3 best results from hill-climb events, which the majority didn't compete in. Hill-climb specialist Marc Deville won all three of the early-season events, but when the season began in earnest on the roads and race circuits it was Michel Simul who was the obvious class of the field. 5 wins and 2 runner-up finishes gave him a comfortable lead, especially after his disastrous failure to qualify for the Short Races at Huy due to mechanical issues was replaced in his points total with a win in the Vencimont hill-climb. Veteran Richard Hubin finished second in the championship for Ducati Belgium, backed up late in the year by his team-mate Eric Bragard, while Marc Deville's hill-climb wins boosted him to 3rd in the standings despite only one top-3 race finish.