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Imola WSB: Sykes takes pole

29 June 2013 by Liam Marsden

Motocard Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s races at Imola from pole position after setting a blistering fastest lap of 1’45.981 on race tyres in superpole 3. Pata Honda rider Jonatha Rea...

Imola WSB: Sykes and Rea lead the charge

28 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) headed up the first qualifying session at Imola and were only separated by 0.112 seconds as they put a gap between...

Imola WSS: Sam Lowes out front again

28 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Sam Lowes continued his great WSS form on his Yakhnich Racing Yamaha R6 to record the fastest lap of the first qualifying session at the Imola round. He was 0.722 seconds quicker than his next nearest...

WSB Portimão Race Two: Disaster for Sykes as Laverty takes victory

09 June 2013 by Steve Hunt

It was a disastrous second race in Portimão for pole-sitter, Tom Sykes after he dropped his bike on the sighting lap; smashing his screen, denting his tank and requiring a brake lever change from the...

WSS Portimão: Lowes takes fourth win in a row

09 June 2013 by Steve Hunt

Sam Lowes claimed his fourth victory in a row in Portimão to remain on top of the FIM World Supersport championship table. The reigining champion – Kenan Sofuoglo – and Fabian Floret on the MAHI...

WSB Race One: Melandri wins thrilling first race in Portimão

09 June 2013 by Steve Hunt

Marco Melandri took his second win of the year in today’s first of two races in a much dryer Portimão. A good start from Tom Sykes – starting from pole – saw him chased by an initial surge from Eugene...

Sykes, Laverty & Rea on front row after Superpole

08 June 2013 by Steve Hunt

The wet weather of Portimao played a large part in today’s Superpole session for the FIM World Superbike Championship with a combined, wet and twenty minute session of Superpole being declared. This...

FRIDAY SBK QUALIFYING: Rea, Laverty and Sykes Head Up Day One

07 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda) once more proved that Portimao is one of his favourite circuits as he led the first qualifying session at the intense 4.592km track on the Algarve, heading off Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing) by 0.052 seconds. Regular session leading rider Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) was third today, although only 0.097 seconds behind Rea. The top three had a small advantage over the...

FRIDAY WSS QUALIFYING: Lowes Goes To Provisional Pole

07 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

British rider Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Racing Team Yamaha) carried on his dominant form in the WSS class by taking provisional pole at Portimao after the first qualifying session with a 1’45.724 lap time that none of his rivals could get near. He was 0.522 seconds ahead of the reigning champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Mahi Racing Team India) although none of the top riders are yet at lap record pace...

New SBK Rules Agreement Reached

07 June 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

The shape of SBK technical regulations in 2014 and beyond came one step closer to completion with a joint statement on Friday at Portimao, from the FIM, Dorna and MSMA, stating that a ‘framework’ for the new rules had finally been worked out. There is now an agreement of the main technical rules and costs for complete bikes, lease packages and other performance components like suspension, brakes...

Leon Camier Donington crash

27 May 2013 by Shawn Poll

Leon Camier’s crash at Donington Park WSB 2013.

Double winner for the grinner!

27 May 2013 by Richard Moss

Had a great day out at Donington WSB – met lots of riders but none more friendly than Tom Sykes who, after his double race win, took time out to pose with the wife. Two grinners indeed!

Donington Weekend with Leon Haslam

27 May 2013 by Steve Hunt

For Leon Haslam, recovering from an operation undertaken to fix a double-fracture of his lower, left leg – suffered during a wet, practice session at Assen just four weeks ago – in time to race at his...

WSB Donington Race Two: Sykes secures first ever double-podium at Donington.

26 May 2013 by Steve Hunt

Race two of the European round of the FIM World Superbikes at Donington Park began with Sykes looking to secure his first, ever double-podium and with the locally-based Frenchman, Guintoli looking to...

WSS Donington: Lowes wins by eleven seconds

26 May 2013 by Steve Hunt

Sam Lowes stormed to a World Supersport victory at Donington Park with an untouchable 11.1 second lead over second placed, Sofuoglu. In doing so he also beat the lap record of 1’31.094 – set by...

WSB Donington, Race One: Sykes takes home win

26 May 2013 by Steve Hunt

A faultless ride from Tom Sykes saw him cruise to his second victory of the season at Donington Park for the European round of the FIM World Superbikes. It was a mixed race for the homegrown...

Sykes storms to another superpole at Donington

25 May 2013 by Steve Hunt

Tom Sykes continued his fantastic qualifying run- and added to his growing watch collection – with another Superpole victory here at a sunny Donington park for the European FIM World Superbike...

Haga back to WSB

25 May 2013 by Michael Guy

Noriyuki Haga will make a dramatic return to the World Superbike Championship later this year. The 43 time race winner who last rode in the championship in 2011 onboard the PATA Aprilia will ride for...

Gino Rea on stand by at Donington Park

25 May 2013 by Michael Guy

Moto2 rider Gino Rea is at Donington Park this weekend on stand- by for the Kawasaki Supersport team. The 23 year old who is operating his own team at selected rounds of the Moto2 championship in 2013 running in the top 12 at Le Mans last weekend before a technical problem. His next Moto2 race is scheduled for Assen on 27th to 29th June. As a result of not competing in every Moto2 race, Rea is an...

Rea: “Engine braking strategy key to success at Donington”

24 May 2013 by Michael Guy

Jonathan Rea made an encouraging start to the Donington Park race weekend after finishing second fastest at the end of the opening first qualifying session. Since the start of the season the team have...

Haslam declared fit, Sykes still in command despite fall

24 May 2013 by Steve Hunt

Leon Haslam was declared fit to race for the European round of the FIM World Superbike Championship at a wet and windy day at Donington Park. Limping to his Honda PATA bike in the afternoon for the...

Laverty confident of improved Donington Park result

24 May 2013 by Michael Guy

Factory Aprilia man Eugene Laverty has plenty of room for improvement this weekend at Donington Park. The 26 year old currently sits second in the overall championship standings after the opening four...

Lowes fastest in qualifying practice

24 May 2013 by Steve Hunt

The Friday, Supersport qualifying practice got underway at Donington for the European round of the FIM World Championship under grey, rain clouds and blustery, windy conditions. With the track still...

Monza WSB: Championship Dashboard

14 May 2013 by MCN

Four rounds done in the World Superbike championship, and things are starting to heat up, with Sykes and melandri finding their form at Monza to challenge the Aprilia domination. Here’s how it stands...

Monza WSB: Laverty battles to race two victory

12 May 2013 by Liam Marsden

Factory Aprilia rider Eugene Laverty prevailed in the second race at Monza today to take his sixth World Superbike victory and third of the season. It was another race long battle between Laverty,...

Monza WSB: Melandri takes race one win

12 May 2013 by Liam Marsden

GoldBet BMW rider Marco Melandri took his first race win of the season in the first race at Monza after a race long battle with Tom Sykes, Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli. Melandri was third at...

Monza WSS: Lowes piles in to take pole

11 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Racing Yamaha) left it to the very last minute to take pole in the Supersport World Championship class at Monza, although not reaching the previous best lap, set in 2010 by Eugene...

Monza WSB: Sykes grabs pole

11 May 2013 by Liam Marsden

Motocard Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s WSB races from pole position after setting the fastest time ever around the Monza circuit with a best lap of 1:41.223. Current championship...

Monza WSB: Melandri leads the pack into superpole

11 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) used his Friday lap time to enter Superpole as fastest rider after combined qualifying. Heavy overnight thunderstorms ensured that track conditions did not...

Monza WSB: Melandri tops Friday qualifying

10 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK) bounced back from the relative depression of Assen to an impressive fastest time in the Friday qualifying session at Monza. It was called a wet session but...

Monza WSS: Coghlan fastest in first practice

10 May 2013 by Gordon Ritchie

Kevin Coghlan (DMC-Lorenzini Kawasaki) made the best of tricky damp track conditions at the fast Monza circuit to lead the field in the first timed Supersport World Championship qualifying session...

BMW prepare for high speed Monza race with wind tunnel testing

02 May 2013 by Michael Guy

Britain’s Chaz Davies has undergone the best possible preparation for the fourth round of the World Superbike championship at Monza by completing time in BMW’s wind tunnel facility in Munich. Monza is...

WSBK Race Two: Laverty matches pace and snatches win from Sykes

28 April 2013 by Steve Hunt

The second ‘big bike’ race from Assen saw Sykes looking to build on his emphatic first race win and to truly begin his assault on the championship that he so desperately desires. With the chasing...

Lowes takes dramatic Superpole win in Assen

28 April 2013 by Steve Hunt

Sam Lowes – after the horrendous problems at Aragon in the last round – started this World Supersport race in pole position and desperate to make up the Supersport championship points here at Assen.

WSBK Race One: Sykes storms to race one win in Assen

28 April 2013 by Steve Hunt

It was a morning of contrasts for British riders, with Chad Davies having a spill in the earlier warm-up session for race one, leaving his S1000RR minus pieces of fairing, requiring a few adjustments...

UK riders claim entire front row in Assen Superpole

27 April 2013 by Steve Hunt

Riders were finally greeted by a dry track in Assen for the World Superbike Superpole sessions. From the fifteen riders from session one, only twelve progress and although there was little by the way...