2018
WSB: Melandri snatches victory from Rea for Phillip Island double
25 February 2018 by
Marco Melandri snatched victory from world champion Jonathan Rea by just 0.021 seconds in today’s second race to walk away with a double win from Phillip Island this weekend. Rea looked to be in...
WSB: Compulsory pit stops for race two after tyre concerns
24 February 2018 by
World Superbike bosses have enforced a mandatory pit stop during tomorrow’s second World Superbike race after a number of riders experienced severe tyre difficulties during today’s opening race. Marco...
WSB: Melandri wins season opener with Rea off the podium
24 February 2018 by
Marco Melandri opened the 2018 World Superbike season with a stunning victory at Phillip Island as tyre concerns made for an interesting start to the year. It was the Kawasaki of Tom Sykes who took an...
WSB: Savadori leads Camier on opening day of action
23 February 2018 by
Milwaukee Aprilia’s Lorenzo Savadori led the way as the 2018 Superbike World Championship got underway in mixed conditions at Phillip Island. It was a busy day for the Superbike class, with three free...
MotoGP: Crutchlow goes riding with Lewis Hamilton
22 February 2018 by
Four-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has joined fellow Brit and LCR Honda MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow for a day of track riding, with the Mercedes driver releasing a video of the pair’s...
WSB: 2018 rules explained
22 February 2018 by
Last year’s World Superbike championship saw a Kawasaki or Ducati finish on the podium 72 times with just 78 podium places up for grabs across the 13-round season. The dominance of those two factory...
WSB: Phillip Island season opener timetable and TV times
22 February 2018 by
Winter is finally over. The 2018 race season starts this weekend with the opening round of the Superbike World Championship getting underway in Australia this weekend. Phillip Island is renowned for...
WSB: Freddie Spencer joins Eurosport World Superbike commentary team
22 February 2018 by
Grand Prix legend Freddie Spencer is set to join MCN’s Greg Haines in the Eurosport commentary box for a number of World Superbike races this year. The three-time World Champion will join Haines for...
WSB: Lowes: 'We can win races this year'
22 February 2018 by
Alex Lowes reckons the development work done by Yamaha through the winter will enable him and team-mate Michael van der Mark to fight for race wins in 2018. With the season set to get underway in...
WSB: Davies: 'Racing will be closer in 2018'
22 February 2018 by
Twice runner-up and 23-times a race winner in the last three years, Chaz Davies is fired up and ready for another attack despite the new rules hitting Ducati harder than most. Davies lost out to Rea...
MotoGP: Tech 3 to split with Yamaha after 2018
22 February 2018 by
The Monster Energy Tech 3 team have dramatically announced that they will split with manufacturer Yamaha at the end of the 2018 MotoGP season, bringing to an end a twenty-year partnership that has...
WSB: Rea: 'New rules motivate me more'
22 February 2018 by
With three back-to-back titles already behind him, Jonathan Rea glides into 2018 as the man to beat. He could equal Carl Fogarty’s record of four titles and just five more victories will see him...
Jonathan Rea awarded 2017 MCN Man of the Year
22 February 2018 by
Three-time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has been awarded 2017 MCN Man of the Year after storming the public vote. Rea, who won his third consecutive title in 2017, beat six-time Bennetts...
MotoGP: Syahrin finally confirmed as Folger’s Tech 3 replacement
21 February 2018 by
Monster Energy Yamaha Tech 3 team boss Herve Poncharal has finally confirmed that Malaysian racer Hafizh Syahrin will be the full time replacement for Jonas Folger at the squad for the 2018 MotoGP...
MotoGP: BT Sport extend deal until 2021 as Laverty joins team
21 February 2018 by
BT Sport will remain as the exclusive live broadcaster of the MotoGP world championship in the U.K. and Ireland until at least the end of the 2021season, after announcing a three-year extension to...
MotoGP: Bagnaia to step up in 2019 with Pramac Ducati
21 February 2018 by
Moto2 rider Francesco Bagnaia has been the second rider confirmed on the grid for the 2019 MotoGP season, after official confirmation from the Pramac Ducati squad that he will join them for next...
Poll: Yamaha struggled big time at the latest MotoGP testing. Can Rossi and Viñales catch up?
21 February 2018 by
With tension boiling over at Yamaha we want to know – after Yamaha struggled big time at the latest MotoGP testing. Can Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales catch up? Yamaha struggled big time at the...
WSB: Rea quickest from Melandri as testing draws to close
20 February 2018 by
World Champion Jonathan Rea headed the pack once again as pre-season testing for the 2018 Superbike World Championship drew to a close at Phillip Island today. Conditions were much improved from...
BSB: Seeley finds home at WD40 Superstock effort
20 February 2018 by
Former National Superstock 1000 champion Alastair Seeley will return to the production-based series this year after securing a last minute deal with the GR Motorsport squad. With a planned ride in the...
BSB: Teams unveil liveries at London Show
19 February 2018 by
As the countdown to the 2018 season continues, a number of leading Bennetts British Superbike teams unveiled their contenders for the year ahead at the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show. Ahead of...
WSS: Irwin ruled out of debut with hand injury
19 February 2018 by
Britain’s Andrew Irwin has been ruled out of this weekend’s World Supersport opener at Phillip Island after a crash during testing. The 2017 British Supersport runner-up crashed heavily on the first...
WSB: Melandri quickest as Phillip Island test gets underway
19 February 2018 by
It was a windy start to proceedings as the final preparations got underway for this weekend’s opening round of the World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island. Italian Marco Melandri led the way...
MotoGP: Repsol Honda duo roll out carbon swing arm
18 February 2018 by
The Repsol Honda duo of Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have been secretly testing a new carbon fibre swing arm on their RC213V machines at both of MotoGP’s official pre-season tests in Malaysia and...
Watch: John McGuinness visits the 2018 Carole Nash #MCNShow
17 February 2018 by
John McGuinness is a British motorcycling icon. Not only has he won 23 races around the gruelling Isle of Man mountain course, he’s also a former British 250cc champion and multiple North West 200...
Video: Chris Walker hints at Superbike return
17 February 2018 by
We caught up with Chris Walker at the 2018 Carole Nash London Motorcycle Show and put him under the spotlight live on MCN’s Facebook to find out what his plans are for the 2018. After a recent test...
BSB: Buildbase Suzuki unveil 2018 colours
16 February 2018 by
Buildbase Suzuki have lifted the covers off the 2018 GSX-R1000 Bradley Ray and Richard Cooper will campaign in the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship. Unveiled at the 2018 Carole Nash MCN...
BSB: Teams set to unveil liveries at Carole Nash MCN London Show
15 February 2018 by
A number of Bennetts British Superbike teams will unveil their new liveries at the 2018 Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show this weekend (buy tickets now here). McAMS Yamaha, Tyco BMW, Buildbase...
WSB: Former Rea crew chief announced as Honda WorldSBK boss
15 February 2018 by
Honda Motor Europe has confirmed Chris Pike as its new WorldSBK Operations Manager, as revealed by MCN on Thursday morning. Pike rejoins the team he last worked with between 2012-2014, then serving...
BSB: 28-strong entry list confirmed for 2018
14 February 2018 by
The entry list for the 2018 Bennetts British Superbike Championship reveals 28 of the world’s finest riders will go head over what is set to be 12 action-packed rounds. Heading the grid will be 2017...
Roads: Seeley joins Tyco BMW for North West 200
14 February 2018 by
North West 200 king Alastair Seeley will remain with the Tyco BMW team for the 2018 event between May 13th – 19th. Seeley, who is the most successful NW200 rider in history after taking 21 victories...
BSB: Insurance giant Bennetts becomes BSB title sponsor
14 February 2018 by
Motorcycle insurance giant Bennetts has been confirmed as the new title sponsor of the British Superbike Championship. The ultra-competitive series will be known as the Bennetts British Superbike...
Roads: Dunlop set for Honda Supersport machinery
12 February 2018 by
Michael Dunlop will return to Honda power for the Supersport categories at this year’s international roads meetings. The 15-time TT winner has linked up with the PTR Honda squad, who have supplied him...
BSB: Jessopp returns with Riders Motorcycles BMW for 2018
09 February 2018 by
Martin Jessopp and Ridersmotorcycles.com BMW will return to the British Superbike Championship grid this season, feeling confident of further improvement as the team prepare to begin their pre-season...
BSB: Ellison pleased with Jerez test progress
09 February 2018 by
James Ellison was encouraged by the improvements made by the TAG Racing team over the winter as the 2017 BSB runner-up squad completed their first test of the year in Jerez. Ellison had been...
BSB: Smrz returns for 2018 with PR Racing
09 February 2018 by
Former World Superbike star Jakub Smrz will return to the British Superbike Championship in 2018 after re-signing with the PR Racing Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad BMW team. Smrz was a consistent...
Gallery: PATA Yamaha launch 2018 WSB effort
08 February 2018 by
The PATA Yamaha World Superbike team lifted the covers off the 2018 YZF-R1 Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark will campaign in 2018 at an official team launch in Portimao. Staying on at the...