WSBK News

MIE Racing confirms Lorenzo Gabellini will replace Jordi Torres on the Honda CBR1000RR-R for the remainder ofo the 2020 WorldSBK season

Michael van der Mark has been officially confirmed as joining the factory BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in 2021. The Dutchman, 27, recently announced he would be leaving Yamaha and has now been named as BMW's first signing for next season.

Michael van der Mark will leave Yamaha at the end of the 2020 WorldSBK Championship season, it is confirmed

Dorna has released an updated version of the 2020 World Superbike calendar, which now aims for a restart at Jerez on August 2 - directly after the MotoGP season openers at the Spanish venue - and features back-to-back rounds at Aragon.

Jonathan Rea and Kawasaki will remain together in the WorldSBK Championship for the foreseeable future after he signs a multi-year agreement

The 2020 British WorldSBK round at Donington Park is postponed, but three rounds in August are now all-but-confirmed

Alex Lowes has become Kawasaki's first signing for the 2021 World Superbike championship, after agreeing a one-year extension with the team he joined this season.

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

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK principal Shaun Muir says the team need to work harder on its race day performances after a disappointing 2020 WorldSBK opener

There was both good and bad news in terms of the latest 2020 World Superbike Championship calendar.

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

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

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

Toprak Razgatlioglu and Kenan Sofuoglu help us getting a little racing fix as they battle it out hard on a karting track

Loris Baz looks back on his MotoGP career, saying he feels he performed well considering both his machinery and his lofty frame

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 predicts BMW will be celebrating its first WorldSBK win since 2013 when the 2020 season starts up again

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

Alvaro Bautista admits changing to an inline-four engine has been a key adjustment having spent the majority of his career racing with V4 engines in both MotoGP and World Superbikes.

World Superbike chief Gregorio Lavilla admits organisers are heading towards a point when it can no longer reshuffle rounds and “will have to consider cancellations as the only possible option” after calling off the Imola round.

World Superbike championship organisers have cancelled the Imola round as part of the 2020 season overhaul, while also rescheduling both the Aragon and Misano rounds for later in the year.

The Aruba.it Racing Ducati team manager Serafino Foti says Scott Redding has instantly adapted into the squad and made a lasting impression on his World Superbike debut at Phillip Island.

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

Defending Suzuka 8 Hours champions Kawasaki have confirmed their three riders for the 2020 race, as Jonathan Rea is joined by new World Superbike team-mate Alex Lowes with Xavi Fores completing the line-up.