World Superbikes
World Superbike paddock gets portable defibrillators
14 May 2015 by
A new link-up between the World Superbike championship’s Clinica Mobilia and Cardiac Science Southern Europe will see a number of easy-to-use portable defibrillators installed every weekend throughout...
Rea Dedicates Imola WSB Wins To Joan Lascorz
13 May 2015 by
After his latest dominant WSB weekend Jonathan Rea (KRT) dedicated his brace of Imola race wins to former KRT Superbike rider Joan Lascorz, who suffered paralysis after hitting a trackside barrier at...
Sofuoglu channels emotions into Imola win
12 May 2015 by
World Supersport title leader Kenan Sofuoglu says that being able to channel his emotions into his racing gave him the edge he needed to take victory in the class last weekend at Imola. The victory...
WSB: Rea Makes It Eight After Imola Double
10 May 2015 by
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) dominated the second Imola race for Kawasaki, with Rea’s eventual comfortable victory giving him eight wins from ten races so...
WSS: Sofuoglu Ahead Of Cluzel In Duel
10 May 2015 by
Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) beat his great rival Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) by 0.883 seconds at the flag to win the 17-lap WSS race at Imola. Third was Lorenzo Zanetti (MV...
WSB: Rea From Sykes After Six Lap Sprint
10 May 2015 by
A stopped and restarted first race was finally run over six intense laps, with Tom Sykes (KRT) leading to start but his team-mate Jonathan Rea took the lead soon after and eased way from Sykes. The...
WSB: Super Davide Takes Superpole Win
09 May 2015 by
Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) was a the popular winner of the Imola Superpole contest, securing the best possible starting place for Sunday’s 19-lap races as a result. On his first...
WSB: Off Colour Davies Looking For Final Few Tenths
09 May 2015 by
Official Ducati rider Chaz Davies has been toiling with the last few settings on his machine at Imola, and also fighting the effects of a low level but irritating illness that has been difficult to...
WSB: Limitations Hold Guintoli Back
09 May 2015 by
After a tough start to the season due to a neck injury suffered in winter testing, Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda) made progress at the Assen round, and watched his team-mate Michael van der Mark finish...
WSB: Giugliano Fastest Man Pre-Superpole
09 May 2015 by
WSB returnee Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing- Ducati WSB) continued his amazing comeback from long term injury top lead the field going into Superpole, having topped the final free practice session...
WSB: Rea Fastest On Day One At Imola
08 May 2015 by
KRT rider Jonathan Rea set a 1’47.344 lap to sit on top of the timesheets after the first day of WSB action at Imola, ending up 0.173 seconds ahead of his team-mate Tom Sykes. The two official...
WSS: Cluzel Climbs Highest On Day One
08 May 2015 by
After a halted and restarted second FIM Supersport World Championship practice session at Imola Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) left it late to take the advantage going into day two, with his...
Guintoli still adapting to Pata Honda
05 May 2015 by
Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli says he’s still adapting his riding style to the Pata Honda machine he switched form Aprilia to at the start of the 2015 season. Starting the season...
Ponsson switches from Grillini to Pedercini
03 May 2015 by
Frenchman Christophe Ponsson has made the switch from Grillini Kawasaki to the Team Pedercini bikes ahead of this weekend’s Imola round of the World Superbike series. He joins Davide Salom at the...
Season starts at home round for Badovini
01 May 2015 by
BMW Motorrad Italia rider Ayrton Badovini says his 2015 World Superbike season only starts next weekend when the championship returns to Imola, located only five miles form his hometown of Castel...
Hero EBR withdraw from WSB series
30 April 2015 by
Hero EBR team boss and rider Larry Pegram has confirmed the team’s withdrawal from the World Superbike championship, only days after the bankruptcy of parent manufacturer EBR. Only weeks ago, ahead of...
Fabrizio stands in for Terol at Imola
28 April 2015 by
Four-time WSB race winner Michel Fabrizio will ride as substitute for the injured Nico Terol (Althea Racing Ducati) at the next round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Imola in Italy. Terol,...
Haslam: I need to change my riding style
28 April 2015 by
Red Devils Roma Rider Leon Haslam says that a change in his riding style might be needed, after struggling with tyre issues in both races last weekend at the Assen round of the World Superbike...
Terol out for WSB Imola
26 April 2015 by
Former 125GP champion Nico Terol will miss the next round of the 2015 World Superbike championship at Imola, after doctors confirmed the damage to his right hand sustained at Assen as a...
MV steps it up for Camier
25 April 2015 by
After experiencing some serious electronics issues Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) had to ride through in the recent Aragon round, MV Agusta redoubled their efforts with their new Marelli...
Rea’s WSB lead put in context
24 April 2015 by
At 13 rounds long, the 2015 FIM Superbike World Championship will run right through until the middle of October and feature 26 individual points scoring races. After eight races there is one...
World Supersport controversy continues to burn
22 April 2015 by
The controversy that ended Sunday’s World Supersport race at Assen has continued to burn, with race winner Kenan Sofuoglu and second place finisher Jules Cluzel firing shots at each other after their...
World Superbike adds Vallelunga as ‘back-up’ track
22 April 2015 by
The World Superbike Championship has taken the unprecedented steps of adding the Vallelunga circuit to it’s 2015 and 2016 calendars as a ‘back-up’ track in case of other tracks being unable to host...
WSB Assen: Rea doubles after brilliant race two
19 April 2015 by
Jonathan Rea secured his sixth win from eight starts in the WSB Championship at Assen, winning race two by 0.439 seconds from Chaz Davies (Ducati). Local rider Michael van der Mark (Honda) took his...
WSB Assen: Sofuoglu wins supersport stunner
19 April 2015 by
The end of the WSS race at Assen was an all-time classic, with Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) getting the nod from Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta) but only after each rider had been put under...
WSB Assen: Rea wins race one
19 April 2015 by
From second on the grid Jonathan Rea (KRT) took the early lead from Tom Sykes his team-mate and Leon Haslam (Aprilia), and would run out the winner in a busy race, but one in which he was in full...
WSB Assen: Sykes takes first pole of 2015
18 April 2015 by
The usual suspects crammed the top of the time sheets in Superpole 2 at the beginning and also at the end and it was Tom Sykes (KRT) who put himself on the top pre-race place. Leon Haslam (Aprilia...
WSB Assen: Davies leads the field into Superpole
18 April 2015 by
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing Ducati WSB) headed the 24 riders in WSB at Assen into the Superpole contest, with a best lap time of 1’35.748 set on Friday. Although all the top riders behind him...
WSB Assen: Davies on top at flowing Assen
17 April 2015 by
Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) led home an all-British top four in the combined results on Friday at the Assen WSB round, following up on his recent win at Motorland Aragon with a top spot...
WSS Assen: Cluzel again the fastest
17 April 2015 by
With several of the top WSS riders falling in a halted and re-started WSS second practice session at Assen, Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) took a 0.132 second advantage in lap time over Kenan...
HERO EBR Team continues at Assen despite EBR woes
17 April 2015 by
After American motorcycle manufacturer EBR filed for bankruptcy protection in the US the future of the Hero EBR WSB Team – in the short and long term – was thrown into turmoil. With the suddenness of...
Video: Michael van der Mark, A Life Behind The Bars
16 April 2015 by
If you’re a fan of Pata Honda Racing’s Michael van der Mark, then you’ll love this short film about the superbike rider. In fact, even if you’re not a fan already, you’ll probably enjoy this...
Corser clarifies relationship with JR Racing BMW
14 April 2015 by
Troy Corser has spoken out for the first time since the demise of the JR Racing BMW World Superbike team, to clarify his status within the failed project. Originally billed as a key member of the...
Aragon WSB: Davies dominates race two
12 April 2015 by
Aruba.it Ducati rider Chaz Davies dominated race two at Aragon to take his first victory of 2015 as British riders once again ruled the podium. Davies got the jump on the rest of the field away from...
Aragon WSS: Sofuoglu wins, Cluzel retires
12 April 2015 by
Three-time World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu cruised to victory at Aragon after Jules Cluzel was forced to retire from the lead due to a mechanical problem with just six laps remaining. The...
Aragon WSB: Rea sees off Davies for win
12 April 2015 by
Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea managed to defend a late challenge from fellow Brit Chaz Davies to take his fourth victory out of five races in 2015 and extend his lead at the top of the championship. The...