Aruba Ducati’s Chaz Davies scored his first 2018 WorldSBK race win after picking off riders and taking the lead that he stretched out to an eventual 2.1 seconds over second placed Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha) for Ducati’s first win at the Buriram circuit, and the first non-Kawasaki race victory in Thailand. On a […]
Marco Melandri took his second win of the weekend at Phillip Island by just 21 thousandths from reigning champion Jonathan Rea, drafting past the Kawasaki just before the line. Each rider had to make a pit-stop between laps 10-12 as a safety measure because of the issues that plagued the Pirelli tires in the first […]
Nex weekend’s season opening round of the 2018 FIM Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (Feb 23-25), run alongside ASBK is looking to be a massive event, with an inundation of entries for the Australian classes – particularly the YMI Australian Superbike and Supersport 300. Entries for Australian superbikes have topped 50 – the biggest […]
Triple World Superbike champion and MotoGP race winner Troy Bayliss is to come out of retirement and compete in the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship. Bayliss will be racing for his own DesmoSport Ducati team and, at the age of 48, intends to finally add the ASBK title to his list of illustrious racing achievements. The […]
Triple World Champion concludes 2017 campaign with another triumph, whilst Davies and Lowes join him on the podium The final race of the 2017 season at the Acerbis Qatar Round on Saturday night brought another win for Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) as he crossed the line just under two seconds ahead of Chaz Davies […]
Recently-crowned three-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has two goals ahead of the final round of the 2017 series under the desert floodlights in Qatar. One is to take his first ever win around the 3.363-mile Losail Circuit near Doha – and if he happens to win the first race tomorrow evening followed by the […]
They say it changes when the sun goes down, and this is certainly the case as the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship heads to the Losail International Circuit for the final round of the season. Set under the stunning floodlights, the 5.3km circuit won’t let anything hide in the shadows, and stunning on track battles […]
Reigning WorldSBK Champion Jonathan Rea took a step closer to Colin Edwards’ all-time points record at Jerez this afternoon when a mechanical failure by Marco Melandri’s Ducati handed the Castletown resident a three-second lead with four laps left. Melandri had passed Rea for the lead on lap seven and pulled a gap of 1.5s but […]
Jonathan Rea has made history with a third consecutive World Superbike riders’ championship title with five races to spare after a flawless victory in the Magny-Cours opener. The Kawasaki Racing Team rider needed to outscore Tom Sykes by five points while not conceding more than 12 points to Chaz Davies in order to secure a third […]
Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea has shown no remorse at the opening 10 rounds of 2017 World Superbike. The ZX-10RR pilot finished on the podium at every race except for one – race one in Donington. There, Rea crashed out, but came back to win race two. Heading into this weekend’s World Superbike round at […]
Jonathan Rea enjoyed a dominant double victory at Portimao to put one hand on a third consecutive World Superbike championship. The Kawasaki Racing Team rider produced another flawless performance to carve his way from the reversed grid ninth place to lead on lap two before quickly building a gap out front. Chaz Davies climbed up […]
WorldSBK heads to southern Europe and the stunning circuit of Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the 10th round of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, and the return to Portugal is one which is generating a lot of interest within the WorldSBK paddock. Four different riders on the WorldSBK grid have won around the 4.5km […]
The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team got two wins and a further podium result in Germany It was a highly successful Prosecco DOC German Round for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team as Chaz Davies delivered a double victory at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz and his teammate Marco Melandri joined him on the podium in Race […]
Late drama in Germany saw Morais take the victory, with Sofuoglu and Mahias on the podium – in a race curtailed after a late crash for Caricasulo and Mahias The WorldSSP race at the Prosecco DOC German Round saw the red flags come out on the penultimate lap with the victory being awarded to Sheridan […]
Jonathan Rea is looking to continue his winning ways when the 2017 World SBK Championship resumes at the Lausitzring in Germany following the lengthy summer break.The Northern Irishman remains well on course for a third consecutive WSBK title in the wake of a resounding first-half to the season, Rea winning nine of the 16 races […]
Sofuoglu is the man with the target on his back as WorldSSP heads to Germany. Since the wheels last turned at Misano World Circuit, FIM Superport World Championship riders have been eagerly awaiting the return to racing action and the time has finally come, with the WorldSBK circus rolling into Lausitzring for the Prosecco DOC […]
Alex Lowes admitted his nerves started jangling in the final stages of the Suzuka 8 Hours, but he needn’t have worried as the Yamaha Factory Racing Team made it three wins in a row in the prestigious event. Yamaha World Superbike rider Lowes and team-mates Michael van der Mark and Katsuyuki Nakasuga completed the event […]
Jonathan Rea has joked he’s received more messages of congratulations about his MBE than either of his two World Superbike championship titles, after being awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The World Superbike championship leader has explained how the news broke to him as a slight surprise and his pride at representing motorcycle racing […]
Jonathan Rea extended his World Superbike Championship lead to 50 points after finishing second behind Marco Melandri in race two at Misano. Ducati-mounted Melandri secured the 100th race win by an Italian rider in the series by taking his first victory of the season. Yorkshire rider Tom Sykes was third and lies second in the […]
Jonathan Rea says bouncing back from his first DNF of 2017 with victory at Donington Park was more important than ending Tom Sykes’ wins record at the British round of World Superbikes. The defending World Superbike champion produced the perfect race to charge from tenth on the grid to be leading by the first corner […]
This year is the 30th season of World Superbike racing – and Donington Park hosted the inaugural race of the then fledgling championship back in 1988. It was British rider Roger Burnett on a Honda who was the first ever pole-setter in WSBK, although he couldn’t reproduce that form in the race so the man […]
The news of his passing has shaken the two-wheeled world. Yes, because Nicky Hayden has left an indelible impression on the motorcycling world with his American style. The show must go on though and over the weekend, the Superbikes are back on track for round 6 of the season at Donington. To mark the occasion, Dorna is arranging […]
Former MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden died in hospital on Monday, five days after he was hit by a car while training on his bicycle. Hayden was 35.Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Cesena, where Hayden had been since the collision last Wednesday, made the announcement. Hayden had severe cerebral damage and multiple traumatic injuries. “The medical […]
Nicky Hayden is still in a critical condition after suffering brain damage from a cycling crash on Italy’s Rimini coast.The Bufalini Hospital in Cesena has continued to issue brief statements updating the condition of the 35-year-old. These statements have been virtually unchanged since the announcement on Thursday evening local time (Friday morning AEST) that Hayden […]
Nicky Hayden remains in an “extremely serious” condition following his cycling accident on Wednesday – doctors have confirmed. The former MotoGP champion sustained brain damage when hit by a car when cycling in Italy and has remained in intensive care since the crash. “The situation is stable,” said the brief statement issued by the hospital […]
Jonathan Rea’s dominance at Assen continued as the World Superbike champion marked his 200th race in fitting style by completing his third double victory of 2017.It was the Ulster rider’s seventh straight win at the legendary circuit in the Netherlands but Rea had to dig deep to beat team-mate Tom Sykes, with less than one […]
Chaz Davies brought an end to Jonathan Rea’s winning streak after a last lap battle for victory went the Welshman’s way in race two at Aragon. The Ducati rider recovered from a late error to defeat the reigning champion for the first time this year, closing the gap at the top of the standings to […]
Jonathan Rea has relished his perfect start to the 2017 World Superbike championship and expects further gains to come from his Kawasaki Racing Team in a bold warning to his title rivals. The two-time World Superbike champion has swept top spot honours in the opening two rounds with all four race wins plus two Superpole […]
Northern Ireland’s Jonathan Rea won the second race of the weekend at the World Superbike round in Thailand to continue his perfect start to the season.Rea, 30, has won all four races in the championship so far, having also sealed a double in the opening round of the series at Phillip Island in February.The defending […]
Jonathan Rea marked another incredible milestone as the World Superbike champion chalked up his 40th career victory in the series by completing a majestic double at Phillip Island in Australia.Rea, who narrowly won the opening race after a final-lap showdown with Ducati rival Chaz Davies on Saturday, was pushed all the way by the dogged […]
The 30th season of the Motul FIM World Superbike Championship gets underway down under Friday at the scenic Phillip Island, a 2.73-mile circuit containing 12 corners in the south of Australia.Heading into the first of 13 rounds, Kawasaki Racing Team’s Jonathan Rea holds the #1 plate. Since joining Kawasaki for 2015, the 30-year-old Northern Irishman […]
Reigning World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea and series returnee Eugene Laverty will be in action at Phillip Island today and tomorrow in the final pre-season tests, prior to the opening round of the 2017 season this coming weekend at the same Australian venue. Double world champion Rea has topped pretty much every pre-season test, and […]
After an intense winter break which included a plethora of PR duties on both sides of the Atlantic – after landing his second consecutive World Superbike title – reigning champion Jonathan Rea is now all set to again defend his crown.Rea will be bidding to land a coveted third consecutive title in 2017 – a […]
The FIM Superbike Commission have announced a number of changes to the World Superbike series for 2017, which includes a new grid format for race two.The formation of the grid for race two will now be decided following race results fromSaturday. The Superpole results will continue to define starting positions for riders who finished in […]
Having clinched a second World Superbike title in race one in Qatar, Jonathan Rea says he rode with his heart while using his head to help Tom Sykes secure second in the riders’ championship to deliver Kawasaki’s first one-two. In a frantic ten-lap restarted race two, after the initial start was red flagged by Saeed […]
Mathew Scholtz (ETR Nashua Yamaha R1) secured his first South African title when he won the 2016 SuperGP Championship at Red Star Raceway on Saturday, 29 October. Adolf Boshoff (Neolife Yamaha R6) had a weekend to forget but it didn’t really matter as he secured the 2016 Super600 crown at the previous round. SuperGP Scholtz […]
After two coastal events the SuperGP Champions Trophy returns inland for the final round of the 2016 season on Saturday, 29 October at Red Star Raceway outside Delmas.Clint Seller (Neolife Yamaha R1) kept his chances of taking another SuperGP title alive with two wins last time out at Dezzi Raceway but Mathew Scholtz (ETR Nashua […]
Jonathan Rea needs just two points to retain the World Superbikes title after finishing second in race two to Jerez double-winner Chaz Davies.It was another dominant win for Welsh rider Davies while Northern Ireland’s Rea edged team-mate and championship rival Tom Sykes into third. Rea is 48 points clear of Englishman Sykes going into the […]
Chaz Davies completed his third double of 2016 by beating defending champion Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes in Sunday’s World Superbike race at Magny-Cours.However, Northern Irishman Rea improved his chances of retaining the title as second place saw him extend his lead over team-mate Sykes to 48 points. There are four races left with the […]
World champion Jonathan Rea and his Kawasaki Racing Team redeemed themselves with a race two victory yesterday at the Lausitzring in Germany in treacherous conditions.The win extends the 29-year-old’s championship lead to 47 points with just three rounds and six races remaining, but it was anything but a trouble free meeting for Rea. The Isle […]