jerez worldsbk test

Nicolo Bulega made a superb start to pre-season testing as he topped day one of the WorldSBK test at Jerez.

Alvaro Bautista admits he was surprised to see WorldSBK team-mate Nicolo Bulega finish as top Ducati at the Jerez test.

After watching him stun his rivals at the Jerez WorldSBK test, Alex Lowes believes Andrea Iannone will be in the mix for race wins in 2024.

While slower motorcycles being on the same circuit as WorldSBK machinery is the first thing that should change during testing, according to Keith Huewen, the former Grand Prix rider believes Alvaro Bautista was overly critical of Ana Carrasco following their incident in Jerez.

Toprak Razgatlioglu and Andrea Locatelli have unveiled their 2023 Pata Yamaha WorldSBK machine, as pre-season testing continues at Portimao.

GRT Yamaha have officially taken the covers off their 2023 WorldSBK machine as Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner get set for their second pre-season test of the year. 

After eight seasons in the Moto3 World Championship, John McPhee made his WorldSSP debut at Jerez as part of the first pre-season test of 2023.

Toprak Razgatlioglu had fears of a broken leg following a dramatic turn 13 crash at the Jerez WorldSBK test, but the Pata Yamaha rider was instead fine to continue before finishing fastest with another stunning lap time.

Ana Carrasco has launched a scathing attack on WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista after confusion during last week's two-day Jerez test led to Bautista crashing at turn one.

Iker Lecuona has ended the opening WorldSBK test of 2023 in a ‘much happier’ place after brake issues throughout day-one saw him struggle to unlock the Honda's true potential.

Jonathan Rea says ‘I’m not really thinking about' Toprak Razgatlioglu or Alvaro Bautista, but rather what can be done to improve his Kawasaki ZX-10RR, whilst also calling the incoming WorldSBK rookies ‘proper guys’.

Back-to-back top ten finishes during the two-day WorldSBK test at Jerez has left Danilo Petrucci feeling strong about his performance ahead of Portimao, although ‘I still don’t have the bike 100% in my hands’, says the Italian.

Toprak Razgatlioglu continued his stunning form from day-one to top the second and final day of WorldSBK testing at Jerez.

Danilo Petrucci might have been ‘very nervous’ ahead of his WorldSBK debut, however, it did not show as the Italian finished fourth on the opening day of action in Jerez.

WorldSBK rookie Remy Gardner has taken another dig at KTM after stating he had to ride their MotoGP bike ‘like a f***king animal every lap and every single corner’.

Toprak Razgatlioglu started the opening WorldSBK test of 2023 as he means to go on, after finishing fastest from Alvaro Bautista.

With the first WorldSBK test of 2022 fully underway at Jerez, several rookies and a big name returnee have been aboard their machines for the first time this year.