WSBK News

Official: Michael van der Mark joins BMW
WSBK
07/02/2020 - 16:12
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Michael van der Mark will switch from Yamaha to BMW for the 2021 World Superbike season.

Michael van der Mark to leave Yamaha at end of 2020 WorldSBK season
WSBK
06/30/2020 - 11:15
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Michael van der Mark will leave Yamaha at the end of the 2020 WorldSBK Championship season, it is confirmed 

2020 WorldSBK calendar update, Aragon double
WSBK
06/19/2020 - 12:46
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A revised 2020 World Superbike Championship calendar features nine rounds, plus three 'To Be Determined' events. Extra WorldSSP and WorldSSP300 races.

Jonathan Rea, Kawasaki agree to new ‘multi-year’ WorldSBK contract
WSBK
06/18/2020 - 07:19
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Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki will remain together in the WorldSBK Championship for the foreseeable future after he signs a multi-year agreement

Donington Park round postponed as WorldSBK reveals August restart plan
WSBK
05/29/2020 - 07:50
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The 2020 British WorldSBK round at Donington Park is postponed, but three rounds in August are now all-but-confirmed

Alex Lowes stays with Kawasaki for 2021
WSBK
05/27/2020 - 09:58

Alex Lowes will remain a factory Kawasaki World Superbike rider for the 2021 season.

Jonathan Rea tips Razgatlioglu as his WorldSBK champion successor
WSBK
05/15/2020 - 15:23

Jonathan Rea expects former Kawasaki protege Toprak Razgatlioglu to emerge as his closest rival for the 2020 WorldSBK Championship title with Yamaha

BMW focus on race performance after disappointing WorldSBK opener
WSBK
05/11/2020 - 12:10
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BMW Motorrad WorldSBK principal Shaun Muir says the team need to work harder on its race day performances after a disappointing 2020 WorldSBK opener

Germany dropped from WorldSBK calendar, Jerez 'proposed'
WSBK
05/07/2020 - 14:26
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Jerez set to move forwards to early August in 2020 WorldSBK calendar reshuffle, Germany dropped.

‘Factory private’ Ten Kate going own way on Yamaha dev – Loris Baz
WSBK
05/06/2020 - 11:10

Loris Baz says Ten Kate Racing is deviating away from Yamaha with its development in the hope of getting the edge of its factory counterparts

Where does WorldSBK fit into Dorna’s grand plan?
WSBK
05/06/2020 - 09:45

The plans to get the 2020 MotoGP season are well underway, but how does the 2020 WorldSBK season factor into Dorna's plans?

WorldSBK aiming to complete season with six or seven rounds in 2020
WSBK
05/05/2020 - 14:53

The 2020 WorldSBK Championship could be run to just a minimum number of six more rounds in order to fit around MotoGP's revised scheduling

WATCH Master v Pupil as Sofuoglu and Razgatlioglu battle on kart track
WSBK
05/05/2020 - 14:33
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Toprak Razgatlioglu and Kenan Sofuoglu help us getting a little racing fix as they battle it out hard on a karting track

Kawasaki prepared to manage prospect of Rea, Lowes inter-team battle
WSBK
05/01/2020 - 14:18
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Kawasaki Racing Team boss Guim Roda says he is prepared for the potential challenge of managing two fast riders in Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea 

Eugene Laverty expects BMW WorldSBK wins ‘sooner rather than later'
WSBK
04/28/2020 - 17:35
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Eugene Laverty predicts BMW will be celebrating its first WorldSBK win since 2013 when the 2020 season starts up again

Suzuka 8 Hours postponed to a new end of season date
WSBK
04/27/2020 - 09:20

The Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race is postponed to November 1st as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

Bautista: I don’t know if move to inline-four better or worse for me
WSBK
04/20/2020 - 15:39
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Alvaro Bautista admits changing to an inline-four engine has been a radical adjustment having spent his career racing with V4 engines in both MotoGP and World Superbikes.

Lavilla: There's a point when WorldSBK cancellations the only option
WSBK
04/14/2020 - 14:43

World Superbike chief Gregorio Lavilla admits the point when it can no longer reshuffle rounds and “will have to consider cancellations as the only possible option” is getting closer having called off Imola.

World Superbike cancels Imola round, reschedules Aragon, Misano
WSBK
04/14/2020 - 11:23

World Superbike organisers have cancelled the Imola round and rescheduled both the Aragon and Misano rounds.

Aruba.it Ducati boss: Feels like Redding with us for years
WSBK
04/01/2020 - 15:36

Aruba.it Racing Ducati team manager Serafino Foti says Scott Redding has instantly adapted and gave a lasting impression on his World Superbike debut.

Honda: World Superbike season delay hurting development
WSBK
04/01/2020 - 09:55

Honda team manager Jaume Colom concedes the unexpected pause to the 2020 World Supebike championship has triggered a negative effect on its CBR1000RR-R development.

Kawasaki announces refreshed Suzuka 8 Hours line-up
WSBK
03/31/2020 - 09:55

Defending Suzuka 8 Hours champions Kawasaki name Jonathan Rea, Alex Lowes and Xavi Fores as its 2020 rider line-up.

Assen World Superbike pushed back to August
WSBK
03/24/2020 - 13:23

The Dutch round of the 2020 World Superbike championship has been rescheduled to August 21-23.

Rea: I don’t really care about racing amid coronavirus
WSBK
03/24/2020 - 10:42
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World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea says he doesn’t care about fighting for another title during the coronavirus pandemic.