WorldSBK: PHR Performance Triumph enter World Sportbike Championship with Harrison Dessoy and Fenton Seabright
Peter Hickman’s PHR Performance team will enter the new World Sportbike Championship next year as an official Triumph Factory supported effort. The team will move from the National Sportbike...
WorldSBK: Jonathan Rea joins Honda in test rider role
Jonathan Rea will join Honda as a test rider next year following his retirement from the World Superbike Championship as a full-time racer. The six-time world champion announced his retirement in...
WSB: Miguel Oliveira to join Danilo Petrucci at ROKiT BMW Motorrad in 2026
Miguel Oliveira will leave MotoGP at the end of the 2025 season after signing for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad team in the World Superbike Championship. The Portuguese rider will line-up alongside Danilo...
WSB: Honda sign Jake Dixon and Somkiat Chantra for 2026
Jake Dixon and Somkiat Chantra will swap the MotoGP paddock for the World Superbike Championship next year after signing for the Honda HRC factory team. The duo take the seats vacated by Iker...
WorldSBK: Alvaro Bautista joins Barni Spark Racing Ducati for 2026
Two-time World Superbike Champion Alvaro Bautista will race for Barni Spark Racing Ducati in 2026 following his departure from the factory team. Bautista has known for some time that he would not...
Six-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea to retire at the end of 2025
Six-time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has announced that he will retire from full-time motorcycle racing at the end of the 2025 season. The Northern Irishman released a video on his...
WorldSBK: 2026 provisional calendar unveiled
The provisional 12-round calendar for the 2026 World Superbike Championship has been revealed and features revised dates for multiple rounds. Phillip Island continues as the exciting and...
WorldSBK: Tarran Mackenzie departs Petronas MIE Honda
Tarran Mackenzie and Petronas MIE Honda have gone their separate ways ahead of round seven of the 2025 World Superbike Championship at Donington Park. Mackenzie first joined Midori Moriwaki’s team...
WorldSBK: Michelin to become official tyre supplier from 2027 after agreeing five-year deal
Michelin will become the official tyre supplier for the World Superbike Championship from 2027 after agreeing a five-year deal. The French company will supply tyres to all categories withing the...
WorldSBK: Nicolo Bulega signs 2026 contract extension with Ducati and also becomes a MotoGP test rider
Nicolo Bulega has signed a one-year extension deal to remain with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati team in the World Superbike Championship next season. The Italian has made a brilliant start to his 2025...
WorldSBK: Jason O'Halloran to replace the injured Jonathan Rea at Portimao
Jason O’Halloran will stand in for the injured Jonathan Rea in the Pata Maxus Yamaha team next weekend as the World Superbike Championship heads to Portimao. Rea suffered multiple fractures to his...
WSB: Augusto Fernandez to replace injured Jonathan Rea at Portimao
Augusto Fernandez will make his World Superbike Championship debut next month as a replacement for the injured Jonathan Rea. Rea crashed at turn two during the Phillip Island test and sustained...
WSB: Toprak Razgatlioglu avoids any serious injuries in huge Phillip Island Test highside
Toprak Razgatlioglu has avoided any serious injuries following a huge highside during the WorldSBK pre-season test at Phillip Island. The reigning champion went down at turn six on only his third...
WSB: Jonathan Rea to miss season opener following Phillip Island test crash
Jonathan Rea has been ruled out of this weekend’s World Superbike Championship season opener at Philip Island following a crash during day one of the pre-season test at the iconic Australian...
WorldSBK: Scott Redding reveals new MGM Bonovo Racing Ducati livery
Scott Redding has unveiled the new MGM BONOVO Racing team livery ahead of the 2025 World Superbike Championship season. The team switch from BMW machinery to Ducati this year, meaning that Redding...
WorldSBK: Mandatory pit stops confirmed for Phillip Island season opener
Pit stops will once again be mandatory at the World Superbike Championship season opener at Phillip Island next month due to concerns regarding unpredictable weather and range of track...
WorldSBK: All-new Bimota KB998 revealed ahead of track debut at Jerez Test
The all-new Bimota KB998 Superbike has been unveiled ahead of a two-day World Superbike Championship test at Jerez. The machine is the first to be developed for the new partnership between Kawasaki...
WSB: Alvaro Bautista signs 2025 contract with Aruba.it Racing Ducati
Alvaro Bautista has signed a new one-year deal to remain at the factory Aruba.it Racing Ducati team for the 2025 World Superbike Championship season. The Spaniard won the title with the team in...
WSB: Michael Van Der Mark signs one-year BMW contract extension
Michael Van Der Mark has signed a new one-year contract extension with the ROKiT BMW Motorrad team in the World Superbike Championship. The Dutch rider will continue to race alongside current...
World Superbike Championship: Danilo Petrucci to undergo surgery following motocross training accident
Danilo Petrucci has suffered fractures to his jaw and right collarbone in a motocross training session in Italy. The World Superbike Championship rider will require surgery as a result, but did...
WSB: Toprak Razgatlioglu tops Phillip Island Test with new lap record
Toprak Razgatlioglu ended the final WorldSBK pre-season test at the top of the timesheets at Phillip Island after smashing the lap record. The BMW rider spent most of the day prioritising the M1000...
WSB: FIM Women’s Motorcycling World Championship entry list unveiled
The inaugural entry list for the FIM Women’s Motorcycling World Championship has been unveiled with Lissy Whitmore flying the flag for the UK with the Sekhmet International Motorcycle Racing...
WSB: Nicolo Bulega breaks lap record to top Jerez Test
World Superbike Championship newcomer Nicolo Bulega has put the paddock on notice after topping the two-day Jere with lap record pace. The Aruba.it Racing Ducati rider posted a best lap-time of...
WSB: Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega unveil 2024 Aruba.it Racing Ducati livery
The 2024 Aruba.it Racing Ducati World Superbike Championship livery has been unveiled in a presentation held during the Campioni in Pista event in Madonna di Campiglio. Alongside their MotoGP...
WSB: ROKiT BMW Motorrad and Bonovo Action BMW unveil 2024 liveries
The ROKiT BMW Motorrad and Bonovo Action BMW Racing teams unveiled their 2024 World Superbike Championship liveries last night during a special presentation in Berlin. Held in the new BMW Motorrad...
WSB: Anthony Gobert has died
Former 500cc Grand Prix and World Superbike rider Anthony Gobert has died aged 48 following a short illness. Gobert’s passing was confirmed by his mother, Suzanne Gobert, via Facebook on Wednesday...
WSB: Sam Lowes unveils 2024 Marc VDS Racing Ducati livery
Sam Lowes’ Elf Marc VDS Racing livery has been unveiled ahead of his and the team’s debut in the World Superbike Championship this season. The Château de Modave in Belgium was the location as the...
WSB: Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith join BMW test team
Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith have joined BMW Motorrad Motorsport as part of the German manufacturer’s new test team. The pair have been brought in to help develop and improve the M1000 RR,...
WSB: Toprak Razgatlioglu makes BMW debut at Portimao Test
Following the expiration of his Yamaha contract at the end of November, Toprak Razgatlioglu has tested the ROKiT BMW M1000 RR for the first time in a shakedown test at Portimao. The 2021 World...
WSB: Tarran Mackenzie set for 2024 Superbike promotion with Petronas MIE Racing
Tarran Mackenzie will race in the World Superbike Championship in 2024 after being promoted within the Petronas MIE Racing Team. The 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Champion raced for the Honda...
WSB: Michael Ruben Rinaldi signs 2024 deal with Motocorsa Ducati
Michael Ruben Rinaldi will remain on Ducati machinery in the World Superbike Championship next season after signing a deal with independent team Motocorsa Racing. The Italian was told that he’d...
WSB: Cremona Circuit to undergo key modifications and improvements ahead of 2024 debut
After being added to the World Superbike Championship calendar for 2024, Italian circuit Cremona is now set to undergo the crucial homologation process in order to ensure everything is ready to go...
WSB: 2024 calendar unveiled with two new circuits included
The 2024 World Superbike Championship provisional calendar has been revealed and includes trips to two new venues. The series returns to Hungary for the first time since 1990, at the all-new...
WSB Magny-Cours: Victories for Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista in France
Alvaro Bautista bounced back in the final World Superbike Championship race at Magny-Cours to take victory and reduce the damage done to his title hopes earlier in the weekend. Up until race three...
WSB: Jonathan Rea to leave Kawasaki for Yamaha in 2024
Jonathan Rea will make a sensational switch to Yamaha for his 2024 World Superbike Championship campaign after choosing to leave Kawasaki. The six-time world champion has been linked with a...
WSB: Jerez to host 2023 season finale in October
Jerez will host the final round of the 2023 World Superbike Championship season following the removal of the Argentinian round from the calendar. The Circuito San Juan Villicum was due to host the...
