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Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes takes race one as Lowes takes title lead

19 October 2013 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes has stormed to victory in the opening MCE British Superbike race of the weekend, while Alex Lowes stole the championship lead from Shakey Byrne as he took second and demoted his title...

Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes storms to pole in the rain

19 October 2013 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes will start this afternoon’s first MCE British Superbike race of the weekend from pole, his first one of the season, after a damp session allowed him to negate the problems that have been...

Jerez WSB: Laverty takes second career pole

19 October 2013 by Liam Marsden

Aprilia rider Eugene Laverty gave his championship hope a boost today by taking pole position for tomorrow’s two races at Jerez. Aprilia has dominated all previous sessions, but championship leader...

MotoGP and Moto2 races hit by tyre issues in Australia

19 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

This weekend’s Australian Grand Prix has turned into a PR nightmare for Bridgestone and Dunlop after tomorrow’s MotoGP and Moto2 races will run under a revised format to counter fears of major tyre...

Jerez WSB: Checa confirms retirement from racing

19 October 2013 by Michael Guy

In a packed press conference held in Alstare Ducati’s hospitality Carlos Checa confirmed that he has retired from racing. The 41-year-old Spaniard has had a long and illustrious career that has...

Jerez WSB: Aprilia domination continues

19 October 2013 by Michael Guy

Aprilia’s domination of the Jerez World Superbike round continued in second qualifying today with the Italian manufacturer securing the top four positions in the 45 minute session. Provisional pole...

Brookes: Wet sessions 'null and void'

19 October 2013 by Simon Patterson

Josh Brookes says that despite finishing second in today’s opening MCE British Superbike session at Brands Hatch, there’s not much to take from the wet session. A damp track before the session started...

Phillip Island MotoGP: Lorenzo clinches pole

19 October 2013 by Liam Marsden

Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo will look to deny Marc Marquez his first MotoGP championship tomorrow and the factory Yamaha rider will start from pole after setting a fastest time of...

Phillip Island MotoGP: Espargaro on pole

19 October 2013 by Liam Marsden

Moto2 championship hopeful Pol Espargaro will start from pole position in Phillip Island with championship rivals Esteve Rabat and Scott Redding both crashing out. Redding has been ruled out of the...

Scott Redding breaks wrist in Phillip Island

19 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Scott Redding’s hopes of becoming Britain’s first world champion since late legend Barry Sheene in 1977 suffered a crushing and painful blow in Australia today. The Marc VDS Racing rider broke his...

Phillip Island MotoGP: Salom takes Moto3 pole

19 October 2013 by Liam Marsden

Moto3 championship leader Luis Salom will start from pole position at Phillip Island after setting a best time of 1’36.890 in qualifying. Salom’s championship rivals Maverick Vinales and Alex Rins...

Jerez WSB: Giugliano fastest

18 October 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Davide Giugliano was fast in winter testing for his Althea Racing Aprilia squad at Jerez and he started his first day of real competition in Spain fastest of all, in a hot afternoon that saw lap times...

Jerez WSS: Lowes leads first qualifying

18 October 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

New WSS Champion Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) celebrated his championship success by going fastest in first qualifying at the final race of the year, with his team-mate Vladimir Leonov a...

Video: Byrne and Lowes talk Showdown

18 October 2013 by Simon Patterson

With the pressure on and only a point separating Shakey Byrne and Alex Lowes, we got the pair of them together only minutes before their first session at Brands Hatch to get their last minute thoughts...

BSB extend Eurosport deal until 2020

18 October 2013 by Simon Patterson

MCE British Superbikes have announced a dramatic extension to their contract that will see the championship remain on Eurosport until at least 2020. The deal means live coverage across Eurosport’s...

Marc Marquez unhurt in practice crash

18 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez suffered a scare on the opening day of practice for the Phillip Island MotoGP clash in Australia earlier today when he walked away unhurt from a tumble at the famous Lukey Heights...

Stefan Bradl withdraws from Phillip Island race

18 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

German Stefan Bradl has withdrawn from the Australian MotoGP race after being forced to abort a brave return to action just six days after he broke his right ankle in a Sepang practice crash. Bradl...

Valentino Rossi: ‘I need to be faster for the podium’

18 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi might have been happy to have finished fifth quickest in today’s opening MotoGP practice at Phillip Island, but the Italian admits he needs to improve his pace to claim a 14th podium...

New surface propels Lorenzo to record pace in Australia

18 October 2013 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo drew first blood on a new track surface at the spectacular Phillip Island circuit today, the reigning world champion topping the MotoGP practice timesheets in Australia. The factory...

BSB announce 2014 calendar

18 October 2013 by Simon Patterson

Series organisers MSV have released the 2014 calendar for the MCE British Superbike championship, with the 12 round calendar similar to the current 2013 calendar. Traditional features like the...