The final race of the day at Silverstone saw Glenn Irwin realise the potential of his Ducati package, but an earlier race two win helped a consistent Josh Brookes to the top of the standings after round one.
Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has signed to become an official BMW M ‘works driver’ in addition to his racing commitments for the WRT squad.
As the 2022 British Superbike season draws to a close it was time for the riders to reflect on the ups and downs of the year after the final race at Brands Hatch.
British Superbikes returned to Donington Park and threw up some surprises as Tom Sykes left it until round ten to get his first win of the season under his belt.
With Remy Gardner officially confirmed as his replacement at GRT Yamaha, Garrett Gerloff has agreed to a deal with BMW that is expected to see him line-up alongside Loris Baz in 2023.
Cadwell Park concluded it’s weekend of racing with a superb double win for Danny Buchan with an unchanged podium in both races of Bradley Ray and Tommy Bridewell to finish round seven.
Team HRC Honda will begin the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours from pole position after capitalising on another flying lap of the Japanese circuit by Tetsuta Nagashima to head off the threat from Kawasaki.
Full Qualifying Results of the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan [after Q1 and Q2] | Top 10 order decided by separate shootout, 11th to 45th set for grid
A superb record-smashing lap from former Moto2 rider Tetsuta Nagashima has elevated Team HRC to favourite status for the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours as it completed qualifying with a best time almost a second clear of its closest rival.
Former Moto2 World Championship rider Tetusta Nagashima is almost a full second clear of his nearest rival on the Team HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade in first qualifying for the 2022 Suzuka 8 Hours
After receiving heavy criticism from Michael Ruben Rinaldi after race one, Andrea Locatelli has now felt the wrath of Scott Redding, who called the Italian ‘a pain in my arse’ due to his ‘unsettling’ riding during the Most WorldSBK round.
The #88 AKKODIS-ASP AMG-Mercedes of Raffaele Marciello, Jules Gounon and Daniel Juncadella has held out for a terrific 2022 24 Hours of Spa victory, while Valentino Rossi successfully reached the chequered flag in his first round-the-clock race in 17th.
In a repeat of their intense Most race one battle last season, Scott Redding was again angered by reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu after an aggressive overtake pushed the BMW rider off-track on the final lap.
After a brilliant showing at Donington Park, Scott Redding and BMW appear to be even closer to the front in Most, leaving us to ponder whether the 2020 WorldSBK runner-up could claim a first win of the season.