World Superbikes

Assen WSB: Lanzi takes maiden supersport win

Assen WSB: Lanzi takes maiden supersport win

Former factory Ducati WSB rider Lorenzo Lanzi has taken his first supersport win for the Prorace Honda team in wet conditions at Assen today. Despite starting on the front row, Lanzi got a poor start...

Assen WSB: Guintoli takes first win in two part wet race

Assen WSB: Guintoli takes first win in two part wet race

Effenbert Liberty Ducati rider Sylvain Guintoli has taken his first ever WSB win in a two part race one, with the restart run in torrential conditions. Guintoli started from second on the grid for the...

Assen WSB: Sykes takes third pole in a row

Assen WSB: Sykes takes third pole in a row

Brit Tom Sykes has made it three pole positions from three, setting the fastest time in tricky conditions during superpole at Assen today. Superpole was run under wet conditions, meaning there were...

Assen WSB: Rain stops play in first qualifying

Assen WSB: Rain stops play in first qualifying

Within minutes of the opening qualifying session at Assen today rain hit the Dutch track bringing a premature end to any riders attempt to improve their lap time. The big winner was Frenchman Sylvan...

Assen WSB: Lowes heads first WSS qualifying

Assen WSB: Lowes heads first WSS qualifying

British rider Sam Lowes finished the opening qualifying session in provisional pole position with a lap time of 1.38.900s. The Bogdanka Honda rider set his best time on his seventh lap, mid way...

Joan Lascorz remains in intensive care

Joan Lascorz remains in intensive care

Following his serious crash in testing at Imola 17 days ago Joan Lascorz remains in intensive care in Barcelona. The 27 year old Spaniard crashed his Kawasaki ZX-10R at the end of the first session on...

Poll: Should MotoGP and WSB be merged?

Poll: Should MotoGP and WSB be merged?

MotoGP and WSB are now owned by the same company, and althought WSB is a production-based class historically cheaper that MotoGP, Biaggi used 28 engines throughout 2011. Some of the top factory WSB...

Lascorz recovering in Barcelona, extent of damage remains unclear

Lascorz recovering in Barcelona, extent of damage remains unclear

Following his testing crash at Imola and subsequent surgery in Italy, Joan Lascorz has been transferred to the Valle Hebron hospital in Barcelona. The 27 year old Spaniard was operated after the crash...

Davies’ dramatic race one crash in pictures

Davies’ dramatic race one crash in pictures

Chaz Davies walked away from a dramatic race one crash at Imola where he spectacularly collided with Sylvain Guintoli’s Effenbert Liberty Ducati on lap two. The ParkinGo Aprilia rider had made up...

British riders dominate Imola WSB test

British riders dominate Imola WSB test

British riders Tom Sykes, Jonathan Rea, Leon Camier and Leon Haslam ruled the one day official SBK test at Imola on Monday. The British riders secured the top four spots on the time sheets, holding...

Joan Lascorz injury update

Joan Lascorz injury update

Following his serious accident at Imola yesterday in testing, Joan Lascorz underwent surgery last night in Italy to repair damage to his back. The 28-year-old Spaniard underwent an operation to...

Lascorz seriously injured in Imola testing crash

Lascorz seriously injured in Imola testing crash

Factory Kawasaki rider Joan Lascorz has been seriously injured in a testing crash at Imola today. The 27 year old Spaniard lost control of his ZX-10R in the final minutes of the opening test session...

Ten Kate blasts Pirelli for inconsistent tyres

Ten Kate blasts Pirelli for inconsistent tyres

Ten Kate Honda boss Ronald ten Kate has raised serious concerns over the performance of the Pirelli tyres used in World Supersport after his rider Broc Parkes was ruled out of a potential podium...

Imola WSB: Checa does the double

Imola WSB: Checa does the double

Althea Ducati rider Carlos Checa has won both WSB races at Imola today to take the lead in the championship. It was the same story as race one, with pole setter Tom Sykes getting off to a flyer and...

Imola WSS: Fabien Foret takes victory

Imola WSS: Fabien Foret takes victory

Intermoto Step Kawasaki rider Fabien Foret won the second World Supersport race of the season and took the lead in the championship standings after championship rival Kenan Sofuoglu was black flagged...

Imola WSB: Checa takes race one win

Imola WSB: Checa takes race one win

Kawasaki rider Tom Sykes was unable to hold off reigning world champion Carlos Checa in race one at Imola despite leading the first half of the race. Sykes got the holeshot from pole position, and...

Imola WSB: Sykes takes pole with fastest ever superbike lap

Imola WSB: Sykes takes pole with fastest ever superbike lap

Yorkshireman Tom Sykes will start tomorrow’s WSB races from pole position at the Italian track of Imola after setting the fastest ever lap of the circuit on two wheels with a 1:46.748. It’s the second...

WSB Imola: Sykes takes provisional pole, Haslam third

WSB Imola: Sykes takes provisional pole, Haslam third

Tom Sykes continued to demonstrate his impressive pace by securing provisional pole position at the end of second qualifying at Imola this morning. The factory Kawasaki man cites Imola as one of his...

Imola WSB: Smrz steals provisional pole

Imola WSB: Smrz steals provisional pole

Effenbert Ducati rider Jakub Smrz secured provisional pole position right at the end of the opening qualifying session at Imola today edging out Kawasaki pairing Joan Lascorz and Tom Sykes. The Czech...

Imola WSS: Second place Lowes positive after first qualifying

Imola WSS: Second place Lowes positive after first qualifying

Bogdanka Honda rider Sam Lowes ended the opening day at Imola with the second fastest time and remains optimistic about the remainder of the weekend. The 21-year-old set a best lap of 1.52.784...

Phillip Island WSB: Checa bounces back to win race two

Phillip Island WSB: Checa bounces back to win race two

World Superbike champion Carlos Checa won the second race at Phillip Island after a high-side in the first race. Checa bounced back from his first race misery to put an a dominating performance,...

Phillip Island WSB: Biaggi takes race one win

Phillip Island WSB: Biaggi takes race one win

Factory Aprilia rider Max Biaggi has won the first WSB race of the season at Phillip Island after Carlos Checa crashed out of the lead early in the race. World champion Checa was out in front when he...

Superpole cancelled due to serious accident, Sykes on pole

Superpole cancelled due to serious accident, Sykes on pole

Following a serious accident in the Australian Supersport race, which resulted in the death of 17 year old Oscar McIntyre, organisers were forced to abandon the Superpole session due to on track...

Sykes back on top after second qualifying, Davies brakes left wrist

Sykes back on top after second qualifying, Davies brakes left wrist

Tom Sykes bounced back to the top of the timesheets during second qualifying today with a blistering 1m 31.323s lap – half a second under the 2007 lap record set by Troy Corser. The factory Kawasaki...

WSB First Qualifying: Rea sets the pace in Phillip Island

WSB First Qualifying: Rea sets the pace in Phillip Island

Honda Superbike rider Jonathan Rea claimed provisional pole position at the end of first qualifying today. The 25 year old was the one and only man to dip under the 1m 32s bracket with a best lap of...

WSS Qualifying: Parkes secures provisional pole, Lowes takes third

WSS Qualifying: Parkes secures provisional pole, Lowes takes third

Ten Kate Honda rider Broc Parkes secured the top spot in the opening qualifying session of the season at Phillip Island today. The 30 year old Australian posted a 1.34.532 second best on his...

Haslam to miss first free practice, undecided on race participation

Following surgery yesterday where he had two screws inserted into his broken right tibia, Leon Haslam will miss the opening Free Practice session at Phillip Island this morning. The factory BMW rider crashed heavily in testing on Tuesday, but despite the seriousness of the injury has not ruled out participating in this weekend’s race. Speaking at Phillip Island today, Haslam said: “I’m not going...

WSB heads to Indonesia in 2013

WSB heads to Indonesia in 2013

The World Superbike calendar is set to expand to 15 rounds in 2013 following confirmation that there will be a race at the Sentul circuit in Indonesia next year. Series owners Infront Motor Sports...

Haslam injured at Phillip Island test, Checa stays in control

Haslam injured at Phillip Island test, Checa stays in control

Leon Haslam is likely to need an operation to repair a crack in his right Tibia after suffering a heavy crash at Phillip Island today. The 28-year-old Brit high sided his BMW Motorrad S1000RR exiting...

Phillip Island WSB test: Checa ends test on top, Laverty injured

Phillip Island WSB test: Checa ends test on top, Laverty injured

Reigning World Superbike champion Carlos Checa picked up where he left off by finishing the three day test in Phillip Island at the top of the time sheets. The 39 year old set a best time of 1.31.8s...

Josh Brookes replaces Hopkins at Philip Island

Josh Brookes replaces Hopkins at Philip Island

Tyco Suzuki’s Josh Brookes will get another chance to race before the start of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship season, after getting called up to compete at the opening WSB round at...

Phillip Island WSB test: Carlos Checa fastest on day two

Phillip Island WSB test: Carlos Checa fastest on day two

Carlos Checa picked up the pace and put in a 1’32.2 second lap on a dry and warm second day of testing in Australia. The World Champion got down to more work on his overall race set-up with the Althea...

Crescent Fixi Suzuki unveil 2012 WSB contender

Crescent Fixi Suzuki unveil 2012 WSB contender

The British based Crescent Fixi Suzuki team have unveiled the bike they will campaign in the 2012 World Superbike Championship. The proven team have heavily updated the GSXR1000 that they campaigned...

Jules Cluzel set for WSS title assault with British PTR Honda squad

Jules Cluzel set for WSS title assault with British PTR Honda squad

Former Moto2 rider Jules Cluzel has signed a last minute deal to ride for the PTR Honda squad in the 2012 World Supersport Championship. The 23 year old Frenchman who secured seventh overall in the...

Team Effenbert Liberty Ducati launch 2012 team in style

Team Effenbert Liberty Ducati launch 2012 team in style

The five man World Superbike and Superstock 1000 Effenbert Liberty Ducati team unveiled their team in a glamorous launch high up in the Piemonte mountains in Italy. The three man Superbike team of...

BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet WSB team launched

BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet WSB team launched

The BMW Motorrad Italia WSB squad launched their new look team and title sponsor at Monza on Tuesday. The Italian team entered the World Superbike championship in 2011 after signing two time world...