WSBK News

After making just one mistake throughout the entire 2022 WorldSBK season, new world champion Alvaro Bautista answered critics who thought mistakes would continue to happen like his first season with Ducati in 2019.

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.

Dominique Aegerter’s WorldSBK debut was cut short after rain played its part on day-one of the Jerez test.

After an injury-hit 2022 British Superbike campaign, Tarran Mackenzie has switched to WorldSSP for 2023 after signing a deal with the new MIE MS Honda team.

Former MotoGP rider Remy Gardner will make his WorldSBK debut during this week’s three-day Jerez test, as will team-mate Dominique Aegerter.

Former WorldSBK rider Eugene Laverty has returned home after his accident during the season-finale at Phillip Island last month.

Kawasaki Racing Team Manager, Guim Roda, has acknowledged that the Japanese manufacturer must give six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea a stronger package next season. 

Alvaro Bautista believes Marc Marquez can get back to his best and become a MotoGP title contender again, while also claiming WorldSBK allows riders to ‘do more than in MotoGP’.

Winner of 14 WorldSBK races in 2022 which was one more than his title-winning season, Toprak Razgatlioglu was ‘outstanding all year’ according to his Pata Yamaha Team Principal, Paul Denning.

Updated following the news that Hafizh Syahrin is staying at MIE Honda for the 2023 WorldSBK season.  

Hafizh Syahrin will line-up alongside Eric Granado for the 2023 WorldSBK season after deciding to remain with MIE Honda for a second consecutive year.

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.

Danilo Petrucci has revealed a lack of ‘technical guarantees’ was the reason for switching MotoAmerica for WorldSBK in 2023.

New WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista has pointed to his prior experience in MotoGP as the leading reason for why he conserved tyre life better than his rivals in 2022.

After securing the 2022 British Superbike title in dominant fashion, Bradley Ray will now switch to WorldSBK with Motoxracing Yamaha.

While Kawasaki and Ducati made big moves with the signings of Tom Sykes and Danilo Petrucci for the 2023 WorldSBK season, there’s an argument to be made that Yamaha have the strongest line-up across all its teams.

The first of five pre-season tests ahead of the 2023 WorldSBK season will see Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes on-track for Kawasaki, while the factory BMW team will also be in action.

In a 2022 WorldSBK campaign full of ups and downs, Scott Redding claims he’s ‘semi-pleased’ with the progress made by BMW but that he wants more in 2023.

After competing in MotoGP, the Dakar Rally and MotoAmerica, Danilo Petrucci will now take his talents to WorldSBK with Barni Ducati.

Eugene Laverty has provided an update on his medical condition after the race-stopping accident in his final World Superbike appearance at Phillip Island on Sunday.

Garrett Gerloff brought an end to his three-year stint at GRT Yamaha with a DNF in Race 2 at Phillip Island, after contact between himself and WorldSBK rookie Xavi Vierge led to both riders crashing.

Alvaro Bautista has confirmed his risky gamble which saw him switch from wet tyres to dry moments before the Superpole Race in Phillip Island, would not have been taken had he not secured the WorldSBK title in Mandalika.

Alex Lowes completed his most impressive round of the 2022 WorldSBK season with a double podium finish after securing third in Race 2 at Phillip Island.