WSBK News

Jonathan Rea says ‘a few small warnings’ were enough to make him ease off in his pursuit of a remarkable seventh consecutive World Superbike Championship win as he nonetheless heads into the summer break with the advantage very much on his side.

Alvaro Bautista heads into the lengthy World Superbike Championship summer break needing to recover and recalibrate after a dismal Laguna Seca weekend saw him leave with a shoulder injury and no points.

Jonathan Rea says he was focused on a ‘making no mistakes’ in his successful pursuit of a fifth consecutive World Superbike Championship victory at Laguna Seca.

Leon Haslam is a doubt for today’s two World Superbike Championship races at Laguna Seca after a crash in the opening encounter left him with a contusion to his hand and a sore head.

Alvaro Bautista is at a loss to explain why he crashed out of the first World Superbike Championship race at Laguna Seca as he counts the cost of his fourth accident in eight races.

Laguna Seca WorldSBK - Superpole Qualifying Results Jonathan Rea is well placed to extend his newfound World Superbike Championship lead after qualifying on pole pos

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Laguna Seca WorldSBK - Free Practice Results (1) Jonathan Rea picked up from where he left off at Donigton Park only a few days ago to top first free practice for round n

Leon Camier has undergone surgery on his injured shoulder and will use the summer break to return to full fitness in time for the remainder of the World Superbike championship.

Alvaro Bautista is bracing for a tricky round at Laguna Seca with the new Aruba.it Racing Ducati V4 R given where his team has struggled so far this season as he looks to fightback in the World Superbike championship against Jonathan Rea.

After wrestling the World Superbike championship lead off Alvaro Bautista at Donington Park, Jonathan Rea says he must now press home his momentum to open up the points gap at Laguna Seca before the summer break.

Yamaha Motor Europe manager Andrea Dosoli says he didn’t expect to be informed of Marco Melandri’s decision to retire from motorsport at the end of the 2019 World Superbike Championship, but ‘respects’ his choice to do so.

Marco Melandri has revealed the 2019 World Superbike Championship season will be his last in international motorsport after announcing his retirement.

Eugene Laverty has played down any fears his early Donington Park withdrawal will reduce the chances of him making a full return to World Superbike Championship action at Laguna Seca this weekend.

Loris Baz earned himself an earlier-than-anticipated ‘promotion’ to the status of top Yamaha rider at Donington Park after picking up a 4-5-6 brace of results in only the third round back in action for both himself and Ten Kate Racing.

Michael van der Mark says the mistake that left him at the back of the field for two of this weekend’s three WorldSBK races ultimately prevented him from managing better results at Donington Park, rather than his recently-injured wrist

Peter Hickman says he is hoping for more WorldSBK opportunities in the future after turning heads with his competitive performance on the back of a late call up to ride for the factory BMW team at Donington Park.

Tom Sykes’ rivals have expressed their sympathy towards his plight following his controversial elimination from the Superpole Race results when he crashed after the race was declared as over due to a red flag.

Marco Melandri has left Donington Park bemused by the disappearance of his pace with GRT Yamaha and believes “either the bike doesn’t like me or my riding style doesn’t suit the bike”.

Tom Sykes says ‘the rules need to be looked at’ after losing his second-place finish in the Superpole Race at Donington Park post-race due to a fall on the cool down lap.

Chaz Davies says he can’t be happy with his Donington Park results while his final race charge was hampered by arm pump on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.

Tom Sykes has given more context to the circumstances of his post-red flag crash in the Superpole Race, which cost him a podium result and denied him a shot at victory in race two.

In a season that has seen him display an excellent affinity with the Aruba.it Ducati Panigale V4 R, Alvaro Bautista says he was simply pleased to get to the end of the Donington Park weekend with a podium finish after being ‘physically destroyed’ riding it.