2016

Is Jonathan Rea your 2016 MCN Man of the Year?

31 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Each year, we award the motorcycle racer you think has most impressed with their results from across the year with the MCN Man of the Year trophy. With voting for the 2016 Man of the Year now open, we...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 1st Jonathan Rea

28 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2016 season. 1st – Jonathan Rea Best result: 1st Wins: 9 Podiums: 23 Championship...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 2nd Chaz Davies

26 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2016 season. 2nd – Chaz Davies Best result: 1st Wins: 11 Podiums: 17 Championship...

Video: Earl Hayden talks the making of the Kentucky Kid

24 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

From the small rural American town of Owensboro in Kentucky, Earl Hayden has created a legacy in motorcycle racing. All three of his sons have made successful careers in the sport, with the middle one...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 3rd Tom Sykes

23 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. 3rd – Tom Sykes Best result: 1st Wins: 5 Podiums: 20 Championship...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 4th Nicky Hayden

20 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. 4th – Nicky Hayden Best result: 1st Wins: 1 Podiums: 4 Championship...

MCN's WSBK rider of the year: 5th Michael van der Mark

18 December 2016 by Simon Patterson

MCN’s Sports Desk rank the five riders who have impressed them most in the World Superbike Championship during the 2017 season. 5th – Michael van der Mark Best result: 2nd Wins: 0 Podiums:...

WSB: Hayden admits concern over new Fireblade delay

12 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden has admitted he is concerned with how late Honda’s new Fireblade will be available to the Ten Kate Racing team ahead of next year’s World Superbike Championship. The 2006 MotoGP World...

WSB: Radical second race grid shake up introduced for 2017

05 December 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike bosses have announced a radical shake up to how the grid is formed for a weekend’s second Superbike race in an effort to spice the championship up. The sharp end of the grid for race...

WSB: World Superbike stars go under the knife

30 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

A number of top World Superbike riders have been under the knife in the past week to fix a combination of both new and old injuries. Reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea underwent surgery in...

WSB: World Supersport set to be replaced by naked class?

28 November 2016 by Mat Oxley

Dorna’s latest plan to shake up the World Superbike championship to replace World Supersport with a new class for naked bikes. Sales of supersport 600s have collapsed in recent years, while nakeds...

WSB: Wet final day for riders at Jerez

25 November 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

After a wet opening day and three dry days the final outing for the few WorldSBK riders and teams who were still around was held in full wet conditions on Friday 25th November. There were some periods...

WSB: 2017 dates finally revealed

25 November 2016 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike organisers Dorna have finally released a provisional calendar for the upcoming season, ending months of speculation after the dates failed to materialise at the end of the 2016 season...

WSB: Rea fastest of all at Jerez

25 November 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea ended what is likely to be the final dry day of track action at Jerez with the best time of all thanks to a 1’38.721 on his Ninja ZX-10RR. He used a qualifying rear tyre to go that fast...

WSB: 'Tyre life and power' priority for Rea during winter tests

24 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has highlighted two key areas his Kawasaki Racing Team need to work on over the winter if he’s to fight to become the first rider in history to win three titles...

WSS: Cluzel returns to PTR Honda for 2017

12 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Three-time World Supersport runner-up Jules Cluzel will return to Simon Buckmaster’s PTR Honda team for the 2017 season. Cluzel, who finished second in this year’s series to series legend Kenan...

WSS: Smith moves to Lorini Honda for 2017

11 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Britain’s Kyle Smith will remain in the Supersport World Championship next year after penning a deal to ride for the Gemar Lorini Honda team. The three-time race winner will make the move to the...

WSS: Yamaha confirm 2017 R6 Supersport attack

08 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

Yamaha have announced that they will field two factory-backed teams in the World Supersport Championship next year after unveiling a race-spec version of the all new YZF-R6 at EICMA in Milan. Lucas...

WSB: Donington Park confirm 2017 WSB dates

03 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

The Superbike World Championship will return to Donington Park next year as the Leicestershire circuit once again hosts the series’ sole UK round. Retaining the now traditional late-May date, next...

WSB: Haslam impresses on WSB return

03 November 2016 by Oli Rushby

MCE British Superbike-runner up Leon Haslam impressed as he returned to WSB in a one-off ride for the Pedercini Kawasaki team last weekend. At a track he won at with Aprilia last year, Haslam...

WSB: Davies does the double as Rea gifts Sykes second

30 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A stopped and restarted race took place over only ten laps in the final analysis, with the championship top three locked in a fight to see who would finish second behind already crowned champion...

WSB: Rea first to retain WSB title since Fogarty

29 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) became the first rider to win successive FIM Superbike World Championship titles since Carl Fogarty in the 1998-19 seasons by finishing second at the opening 17-lap...

WSB: Rea on pole as championship decider looms

29 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

With a 48-point lead to take into tonight’s first WorldSBK race at Losail in Qatar, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) made an ideal preparation for taking the crown with one race to spare, by...

WSB: Davies on top as final round commences in Qatar

29 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) pounced at the end of the second hour of WorldSBK free practice at Losail to take the overnight pole, heading up Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) by just...

WSB: Form man Davies looking to hunt Sykes down for second

26 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has his eyes firmly set on taking second place in the Superbike World Championship from rival Tom Sykes as the series concludes in Qatar this weekend. The Welshman has been the form-man...

WSB: Sykes admits title hopes are over

25 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has admitted defeat in the chase for the 2016 World Superbike title with team-mate Jonathan Rea heading into the final round with an almost-insurmountable 48-point lead. It would take Rea...

WSB: Raffaele de Rosa rewarded with Superbike call-up

25 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

European Superstock 1000 champion Raffaele de Rosa will step up to the Superbike World Championship with his Althea BMW team this weekend in Qatar. As a reward for winning his title, de Rosa will join...

WSB: Rea poised to become champion in Qatar

24 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea heads to the final round of the Superbike World Championship in Qatar this weekend almost certain to become the first rider to win back-to-back WSB titles since Carl Fogarty in...

WSB: Haslam to make WSB return in Qatar

20 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will return to the World Superbike grid next weekend as he joins the Pedercini Kawasaki team for the final round in Qatar. Backed by his BSB sponsor JG Speedfit, Haslam will return to...

WSB: Camier remains with MV Agusta for 2017

18 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier will remain with MV Agusta for the 2017 Superbike World Championship, it has been confirmed. The 2009 British Superbike Champion has enjoyed a strong year with the Italian marque,...

WSB: Davies does the double as title goes to Qatar

16 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) won his second race of the Jerez weekend after taking over the lead on lap one and pulling away to an eventual margin of victory of 5.893 seconds. A fight...

WSB: Davies runs away with race one

15 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) started from the last place on the second row but ended up first in his recently assured normal fashion after disposing of the Kawasaki Racing Team pairing of...

WSB: Sykes on top as Rea ninth on opening day in Jerez

14 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) pushed his way to the fastest time of the first day of action at the Jerez round of the WorldSBK championship, with a lap time of 1’41.739. Chaz Davies...

WSB: Davies 'on a roll with nothing to lose'

12 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies might be all-but-mathematically ruled out of the 2016 World Superbike title fight but he’ll still be out to stop the dominant Kawasaki duo of Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes at Jerez this...

WSB: Rea hoping for repeat of Jerez title success

11 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea is poised to become the first rider to win back-to-back World Superbike titles since Carl Fogarty in 1999 at Jerez this weekend. The Northern Irishman needs to increase his series lead...

WSB: Rea: 'Championships can be won by a point!'

03 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea has said the one point he gained over championship rival Tom Sykes at Magny Cours this weekend could make all the difference as he fights to become the first rider to retain a World...