World Superbikes
Rea looking forward to warmer conditions in Sepang
12 May 2016 by
Jonathan Rea is looking to make a return to the top step of the podium at Sepang this weekend after being beaten by Chaz Davies in both races at Imola. Davies was unstoppable on the Ducati Panigale R...
Davies looking to carry momentum to Sepang
11 May 2016 by
Chaz Davies is looking to carry the momentum gained from his emphatic double victory in Imola to this weekend’s sixth round of the Superbike World Championship in Sepang. The Welshman now sits 35...
West to stand in for Barrier in Sepang
09 May 2016 by
Anthony West will return to the World Superbike championship this weekend as he fills in for the injured Sylvain Barrier at Pedercini Kawasaki. The Frenchman has been out of action since breaking his...
Revamped Sepang awaits World Superbike stars
09 May 2016 by
The Superbike World Championship heads to Sepang for the sixth round of the season this weekend, but the 3.44 mile Malaysian circuit will pose a new challenge to riders after a recent revamp. The...
Tough weekend for van der Mark at Imola
06 May 2016 by
Michael van der Mark suffered a tough weekend at the fifth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship at Imola. The 23-year-old struggled to change direction on his CBR1000RR Fireblade at the...
Davies' double sparks MotoGP talk
05 May 2016 by
Chaz Davies’ celebrated an emphatic double victory in Imola last weekend, a result which couldn’t have come at a better time with Ducati Corse boss Gigi Dall’Igna watching over proceedings at the...
Jonathan Rea working to find new seat for Kyle Ryde
04 May 2016 by
Jonathan Rea is working to salvage the 2016 season for young British racer Kyle Ryde after his World Supersport team announced earlier this week they’d be withdrawing from the series without any prior...
Foggy to lead WSB stars through streets of Castle Donington
04 May 2016 by
World Superbike stars will parade through the streets of Castle Donington on Sunday 22nd May to celebrate the arrival of the Superbike World Championship to Donington Park the following weekend. The...
Kyle Ryde loses World Supersport seat as team withdraws from series
04 May 2016 by
British racer Kyle Ryde has been left without a ride in the World Supersport Championship after his Team Ranieri Med – SC Racing squad withdrew from the series with immediate effect. Ryde showed his...
Overnight changes boost feeling for Lowes
03 May 2016 by
Alex Lowes believes his PATA Yamaha team took a vital step forward in improving his feeling with the YZF-R1 on Saturday, enabling him to ride to a strong sixth place in Sunday’s second race at...
Davies doubles again with Rea and Sykes behind
01 May 2016 by
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took a perfect 50 points away from the Imola race weekend after winning his second race in two days. At Ducati’s local track this brought him to within 35 points...
Victory for Sofuoglu in dramatic supersport race
01 May 2016 by
Four-time World Champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took a clear win after a shortened 11-lap race at Imola, on a drying track that allowed him to take the championship lead. His fellow...
Cluzel takes supersport pole in Imola
01 May 2016 by
Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was the last top rider to set a fast time and scored a pole position with his 1’51.132 as a result. It was the 18th pole position of his career. Kenan Sofuoglu...
Dominant race one win for Davies
30 April 2016 by
Superpole winner Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) ran at unbeatable pace out front to win the first race of the weekend, shortened to 18 laps because of a red flag incident in the final warm-up...
Davies sets new track best for Superpole win
30 April 2016 by
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured a remarkable new track record of 1’45.598 to take only his second career pole position as he dominated the pre-race results again. His only previous...
Smith wins six-lap sprint in Assen
17 April 2016 by
British rider Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) won what was a final six lap wet race, from his countryman Gino Rea (GRT Racing Team MV Agusta) and four-time champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki...
Rea from Sykes after crazy second race
17 April 2016 by
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the second race at Assen in a contest that had started wet, but finished on a dry line, making for a tyre change midway through the 21 laps. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki...
Rea wins as Hayden takes first podium
16 April 2016 by
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the first race of the Assen WorldSBK weekend after 21 laps of drama and determination, too much in some notable cases. After running with the front group for...
Assen WSB: Lowes fastest after wet opening day
15 April 2016 by
Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) topped the combined best times on day one at a wet Assen, posting a strong lap of 1’52.701 near the end of the second one hour long practice session in...
Davies takes a double win
03 April 2016 by
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured his second win of the Motorland Aragon WorldSBK weekend, by 6.471 seconds from Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team). Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) was...
First 2016 win for Sofuoglu
03 April 2016 by
Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took the early lead and kept it from pole position, with his team-mate Randy Krummenacher (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) second after 16-laps of running in the...
Davies the Destroyer in race one
02 April 2016 by
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) became the first non-Kawasaki race winner of the 2016 season when he took the opening race win after 18-laps at Motorland Aragon. He broke the lap record on lap...
Kenan cracks the 25 barrier
02 April 2016 by
Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took a comfortable win in the pre-race Superpole 2 contest inside the WorldSSP class, but did not get close to the previous track best from 2015 despite...
Superpole 32 and new track best for Tom Sykes
02 April 2016 by
2013 world champion Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the pre-race Superpole qualifying contest at Motorland Aragon on his KRT machine, making it 32 pole wins in his career and his second top...
Cluzel ahead of shaken up first day qualifying order
01 April 2016 by
A remarkable opening day of WSS qualifying placed regular championship contender Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) into first place on the time sheets but a 16-year-old ESS rider, Axel Bassani...
Sykes fastest after first day in Spain
01 April 2016 by
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) ended his first day at Motorland Aragon fastest of all, with a lap time that was fully 0.375 seconds quicker than next best qualifier Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing –...
Monza World Superbike round cancelled
01 April 2016 by
World Superbike shave confirmed that the round planned for Monza on the 22-24 July this year has been cancelled, after planned upgrades to the track were unable to be completed in time. However, in a...
Video: Aragon World Superbike Preview
29 March 2016 by
This weekend sees the World Superbike grid reforming in Aragon, Spain, for the third round of this year’s championship, and to whet your appetite Dorna have released a teaser film to get you in the...
Sykes, Rea and Davies 1-2-3 in hectic second race
13 March 2016 by
Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) finished in that order, all covered by only 0.314 seconds, after a tough fight for the...
Cluzel takes clever win in Thailand
13 March 2016 by
After a 17-lap race held in high 36°C air temperatures Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was the eventual winner, after a near race long leading stint from PJ Jacobsen (Honda World Supersport...
Rea wins close race from teammate Sykes
12 March 2016 by
Jonathan Rea (KRT) kept his 100% record rolling into the third race of the new season with a close win over his team-mate Tom Sykes after 20-laps at an overheated Buriram circuit in Thailand. Rea and...
Cluzel and MV go top after WSS Superpole
12 March 2016 by
In the Supersport World Championship Superpole contest Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) led the field, with a 1’38.383 lap that held off the Kawasaki Puccetti Racing duo of randy Krummenacher...
First Superpole win for Honda sensation Van Der Mark
12 March 2016 by
Former Stock 600 and WSS Champion Michael van der Mark (Honda World Superbike Team) enjoyed his first Superpole win in Thailand today, shortly before the start of the first race of the...
Local rider Wilairot fastest in WSS free practice
11 March 2016 by
In the 2016 FIM Supersport World Championship category at the 4.554km long Buriram circuit a local rider led the qualifying field, with Ratthapong Wilairot and his A.P. Honda Racing CBR600RR setting...
Van der Mark quickest on Friday in Thailand
11 March 2016 by
The fastest man on the first day of qualifying at the FIM Superbike World Championship round in Thailand was precocious podium rider from the opening round, Michael van der Mark (Honda World Superbike...
ITV to screen World Superbike highlights
02 March 2016 by
ITV have announced an eleventh hour deal to screen highlights of the 2016 World Superbike series, as they further expand their already comprehensive motorcycling highlights package. The free-to-air...