WSBK News

Alex Lowes says the changing wet weather conditions in the Misano opening race triggered his fall from the lead as he aquaplaned off, as the British rider apologises to his Pata Yamaha team for “at worst a podium”.

Jonathan Rea has admitted he was anxious during the Misano opener held in thunderstorms having completed very few wet laps with his 2019 Kawasaki ZX-10RR leaving him without a comfortable wet set-up.

Full Misano World Superbike Superpole qualifying results

Full Misano World Superbike FP3 results Loris Baz has returned Ten Kate Racing to the top of the times in an albeit unrepresentative final practice session at Misano following overnight rain.

Michael van der Mark will miss the remainder of the Misano World Superbike round following his heavy high-side at the end of the second practice session suffering concussion and a right wrist fracture amongst his list of injuries in the off.

Full Misano WorldSBK FP2 results Michael van der Mark has stolen top spot from Jonathan Rea at the end of Friday practice at Misano despite both riders suffering late falls in the second prac

Full Misano WorldSBK FP1 results Jonathan Rea has maintained Kawasaki’s previous dominance at Misano by topping the opening World Superbike practice session ahead of Michael van der Mark and

Despite losing ground to the leading trio in the World Superbike championship standings last time out at Jerez, Alex Lowes says he won’t change his plan for Misano as he aims to retain his podium-fighting pace in Italy.

Michele Pirro says his World Superbike return has been a long-term plan in the making as he gears up with Barni Ducati for Misano.

Chaz Davies remains cautiously optimistic heading to Misano with Aruba.it Racing Ducati having been confident of finding a setup breakthrough with his V4 R but warns “we’re not under any illusions that it’s going to be particularly easy”.

Alvaro Bautista will attempt to come good on his dreams of securing a home win for his Aruba.it Ducati World Superbike team at Misano after missing out at Imola.

Lorenzo Zanetti has landed another World Superbike Championship outing on home soil this weekend after being called up by the Go Eleven Ducati team as the latest replacement for Eugene Laverty.

Leon Camier has spoken of his frustration at being forced to skip yet another round of the 2019 World Superbike Championship through injury following his accident at Imola.

Michael van der Mark will look to maintain his strong upturn in form at Misano after returning to winning ways for the Pata Yamaha team last time out in Jerez.

Jonathan Rea will turn his attentions to clawing back more ground on Alvaro Bautista in the World Superbike Championship in Misano after a testing weekend in Jerez.

Team Go Eleven has confirmed Eugene Laverty won’t make his racing return for the Misano WorldSBK round this weekend, though the team stopped short of confirming who will replace him.

Stefan Bradl is set to make his overdue Suzuka 8 Hours debut this year part of the Red Bull Honda line-up having missed the 2017 race with an ear infection.

Jonathan Rea has challenged the FIM governing body to be ‘consistent’ with its rulings on race incidents going forward following the decision to sanction him for his collision with Alex Lowes during the latest World Superbike Championship round in Jerez, while his WorldSBK title rival Alvaro Baut

Eugene Laverty says he is doing all he can to ensure he returns to World Superbike Championship competition for Team Goeleven’s home round at Misano, but adds he is focused on ensuring he only does so at 100 per cent fitness.

Loris Baz says he can be pleased with a top ten return to World Superbike Championship action after seven months on the sidelines and a dramatically destructive start to his weekend in Jerez.

Tom Sykes is satisfied the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK programme is moving in a good direction after securing his and the manufacturer’s best haul of points of the season in Jerez, but admits work needs to be done to understand its ‘little gap’ to the front.

Tommy Bridewell notched up his maiden World Superbike Championship top ten finish in Jerez to bring a positive end to weekend that ‘started badly’.

Motocorsa has confirmed it will make its second World Superbike Championship appearance of the 2019 season at Misano but do so this time with youngster Samuele Cavalieri.

Leon Haslam maintained his perfect World Superbike Championship scoring record so far in 2019 with a trio of top ten finishes at Jerez, results that Briton admits he is ‘not too happy about’.