tom sykes

Former WorldSBK Champion Tom Sykes is set to make his racing return at the upcoming Donington BSB.

Axel Bassani wants to fill the shoes of Jonathan Rea at Kawasaki, but replicating his WorldSBK success will be a near-impossible task, admits the Italian.

Leon Haslam will make his return to WorldSBK action at Imola after being called up by the factory BMW team.

After a week in hospital, 2013 WorldSBK champion Tom Sykes has been released from hospital following his huge highside at Donington Park.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi will be assessed again next week as he aims to take part in the second of two home WorldSBK rounds.

Loris Baz says Tom Sykes’ massive highside at the British WorldSBK round was “so scary” after it forced him and Michael Ruben Rinaldi to be involved in the accident.

BMW have confirmed that Tom Sykes remains in hospital after suffering ten broken ribs and a ‘small fracture to the left ankle’ during Race 2 of the British WorldSBK round.

The British WorldSBK round proved to be a disastrous one for BMW rider Tom Sykes following a brutal highside in Race 2.

This weekend’s British WorldSBK round at Donington Park is the last full event before Scott Redding’s option to remain with BMW in 2024 runs out.

Former MotoGP rider Tito Rabat will make his return to WorldSBK at Misano after agreeing to join Puccetti Kawasaki.

After their fallout on social media a few months ago, Tom Sykes says his return to BMW at the recent WorldSBK test in Misano was met without much interaction from Scott Redding.

Alvaro Bautista has closed out the two-day Misano WorldSBK test on top after already breaking the official lap record on Thursday.

Tom Sykes has parted ways with Puccetti Kawasaki after just four rounds of the 2023 WorldSBK championship.

Alvaro Bautista has overtaken Jonathan Rea for the most WorldSBK hat-tricks after completing the perfect Sunday at Phillip Island.

2013 WorldSBK champion Tom Sykes has not lost hope of challenging for victories although ‘one of the secrets to racing is being realistic’, says the Puccetti Kawasaki rider.

Alvaro Bautista finished the Portimao WorldSBK test fastest despite a turn seven crash, while Jonathan Rea, Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Toprak Razgatlioglu also went underneath the existing lap record.

Andrea Dosoli believes the six-rider Yamaha WorldSBK line-up for 2023 is the strongest field of talent it’s had since 2016.

Alvaro Bautista says he was more controlled and relaxed during his fiery WorldSBK battles with Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea in 2022, while also alluding to Superbike machinery allowing the rider to fight in a different way than MotoGP.

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.

Alvaro Bautista believes the level in WorldSBK has never been higher after several big name additions to the series for 2023.

Leandro Mercado might have taken part in his final WorldSBK race after signing with Kawasaki in the German Superbike series.

Alvaro Bautista believes ‘a space in Ducati history’ will be reserved to him after winning the Italian manufacturer’s first WorldSBK title in 11 years.

After a difficult 2022 season with Ducati in British Superbike, Tom Sykes was back in WorldSBK action during his first pre-season test with Puccetti Kawasaki, which he claimed went beyond expectations. 

Jonathan Rea clocked the only sub 1m 40s lap during the Jerez WorldSBK test, finishing two tenths clear of Scott Redding.