Kawasaki

Kawasaki has revealed its colour scheme in which riders Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes will compete throughout the 2018 World Superbike season.

Kawasaki Puccetti Racing has launched its World Superbike and World Supersport squads in preparation for the 2018 season and revealed Leon Haslam is lined up for a wildcard outing at the Imola round.

Mason Law will make his British Superbike championship debut in 2018 with Team WD-40 Kawasaki.

Jonathan Rea says despite curtailed running on the final day of the Portimao test he was able to complete his full testing programme with Kawasaki ahead of the 2018 season opener in Australia.

Jonathan Rea has topped the timesheet on both days of the Portimao test for Kawasaki but saw Red Bull Honda’s Leon Camier and Pata Yamaha’s Alex Lowes close the deficit.

Full testing results from the second day of pre-season testing at Portimao ahead of the 2018 World Superbike Championship.   1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 41.485s

Jonathan Rea has sent out a warning shot to his World Superbike rivals with stunning lap times on the opening day of the Portimao pre-season test as he topped the timesheet by almost half a second from Tom Sykes.

Tom Sykes says he’s approaching the 2018 World Superbike championship with a different mindset having grabbed the headlines by topping the timesheet at the second day of the Jerez pre-season test.

Full World Superbike test results from day two at Jerez

Full testing results from the second day of pre-season testing at Jerez ahead of the 2018 World Superbike Championship.   1. Tom Sykes GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 38.889s 2. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 1m 39.470s

Full World Superbike test results from Jerez

Triple World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea says he’s ready for “a step-by-step” return to action at pre-season testing in preparation for the 2018 World Superbike championship.

The 2018 World Supersport championship entry list has been revealed with Lucas Mahias opting not to take up the #1 race plate as defending champion.

The 2018 World Superbike championship entry list has now been formally confirmed. Kawasaki Racing Team Jonathan Rea Tom Sykes Aruba.it Ducati Marco Melandri Chaz Davies

Ondrej Jezek has switched to Guandalini Racing Yamaha for the 2018 World Superbike championship and is relishing the chance to emulate the success the team enjoyed with his fellow countryman Jakub Smrz.

Jonathan Rea has been named on the shortlist for the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The history-making triple World Superbike champion became the first rider ever to secure three consecutive world titles and set a new record for most points scored in a single season in 2017.

Reigning Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion Danny Buchan will return to the MCE British Superbike championship with FS-3 Racing Kawasaki, while Lee Jackson joins the squad in the Superstock class.

The MCE British Superbike championship has reshaped its support classes to encourage a “development structure for upcoming young riders” with 2018 marking the start of the British Talent Cup and the Junior Supersport 300 class.

Jonathan Rea says he wants to relish in the moment of dominating the World Superbike championship after capping a phenomenal 2017 with a double victory in Qatar to rewrite the record book.

Leandro Mercado will remain on the World Superbike championship grid for 2018 after securing a deal with Orelac Racing VerdNatura which is set to step up to the Superbike class next yet.

Full race two results from the thirteenth round of the 2017 World Superbike Championship at the Losail International Circuit, Qatar.   1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 17 laps

Lucas Mahias has secured his maiden World Supersport title with a thrilling victory after a frantic race-long battle against Jules Cluzel, while Kenan Sofuoglu gritted his way to a valiant third place on his comeback from injury.

Jonathan Rea has once again blitzed the competition in 2017 to set a new lap record at the Losail International Circuit to take pole position for race one of the season finale.

Tom Sykes says World Superbike’s one bike rule was “an absolute disaster” for him in Qatar after effectively losing the entire FP2 session when his Kawasaki suffered engine failure early on.