World Superbikes
WSB: Rea quickest as Savadori impresses in Jerez
25 January 2017 by
World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea remained in control as the 2017 season got underway in Jerez this week as he set the quickest time on both days of the first pre-season test. Rea was almost...
WSB: 'Stopping and turning' holding Laverty back in Jerez
25 January 2017 by
Eugene Laverty is hoping to reap the benefits of the work done by Aprilia in their title winning year in 2014 as the 2017 Superbike World Championship gets underway. Laverty, alongside new team-mate...
WSB: Encouraging new Fireblade debut for Hayden
24 January 2017 by
Nicky Hayden and Stefan Bradl got a first taste of the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 they will campaign in the 2017 Superbike World Championship as testing got underway at Jerez today. As would be...
WSB: Rea quickest as 2017 testing gets underway
24 January 2017 by
World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea started the 2017 season where he left off last year as he stormed to the top of the timesheets on the first day of testing at Jerez. The double champ pipped...
Gallery: Milwaukee Aprilia team launch
24 January 2017 by
As the first test of the 2017 Superbike World Championship got underway in Jerez this morning, the British-based Milwaukee Aprilia squad lifted the covers off the RSV4-RF Aprilia Eugene Laverty and...
WSB: Milwaukee Aprilia lift covers off RSV4 challenger
24 January 2017 by
Milwaukee Aprilia this morning lifted the covers off the all new RSV4-RF Eugene Laverty and Lorenzo Savadori will campaign in the 2017 Superbike World Championship. Unveiling the livery for the...
WSB: Brookes to be reunited with BSB-winning R1 for Phillip Island wildcard
20 January 2017 by
Josh Brookes will be reunited with his 2015 MCE British Superbike-winning YZF-R1 as he makes a one-off wildcard appearance in the opening round of the Superbike World Championship at Phillip...
WSB: Lavilla explains controversial grid rules
19 January 2017 by
When World Superbike bosses announced they would introduce a radical new system to compose the grid for Sunday’s second races, it’s fair to say there was a mixed response. Reverse grids are nothing...
WSB: Ten Kate Honda take delivery of new Fireblade
06 January 2017 by
Ten Kate Racing have finally taken delivery of the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP2 that Nicky Hayden and Stefan Bradl will race in this year’s Superbike World Championship. The team had been hoping to take...
WSB Exclusive Interview: Davies: 'We can push Rea for title this year'
04 January 2017 by
Chaz Davies reckons he has what it takes to beat double World Superbike champ Jonathan Rea to the title this year after the mid-season breakthrough that saw him cruise to seven wins from eight...
WSB: Is 2017 WorldSBK's chance to shine?
03 January 2017 by
It’s no secret that, for whatever reason, the Superbike World Championship has been struggling to attract interest in recent years. Big budget factories have dominated over the last decade, which...
Is Jonathan Rea your 2016 MCN Man of the Year?
31 December 2016 by
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...