WSBK News

Made available for auction just two days after the Race of Champions concluded, Ducati has announced that every Panigale V4 S that was used in the eight-lap race was sold out within hours.

Ryan Vickers will make his WorldSBK debut at Most this weekend after being drafted in to replace Leon Haslam at Pedercini Kawasaki.

Francesco Bagnaia is adamant that MotoGP does not find itself in a situation where racing is being affected by aerodynamic advances.

Without a win in six, Jonathan Rea heads to Most looking to halt the momentum of reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu and series leader Alvaro Bautista.

While his future remains unclear, reigning British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie has put WorldSBK teams on alert after returning to form at Brands Hatch.

Following Toprak Razgatlioglu’s maiden WorldSBK treble last time out at Donington Park, the top three title contenders are now separated by just 43 points heading into round six at Most.

“I think this is the first time in motorcycle racing history where every bike can challenge for a podium” - James Toseland believes MotoGP is the best it’s ever been in 2022, thus making a successful move across for any WorldSBK rider harder than ever.

Currently riding for MCE Ducati in British Superbike, former world champion Tom Sykes has left the door open for a potential return to WorldSBK in 2023.

‘I will tell them the truth whether they want to hear it or not’ - In a bid to bring BMW closer to the front in WorldSBK, Scott Redding will remain honest and open to the team regarding new parts and whether they improve the M 1000 RR or not, even if that means going against his own suggestions.

Despite an injury-hit second season with the German marque, BMW have confirmed Michael Van Der Mark will remain with the factory team for the 2023 WorldSBK campaign.

‘I want to beat him in every race’ - Axel Bassani makes it clear that getting the better of Michael Rinaldi, which could in turn put him in position to secure the second Aruba.it Ducati WorldSBK seat in 2023, is his main aim.

Isn’t hindsight a wonderful thing? That's surely what WorldSBK rookie Iker Lecuona was thinking after his two-year stint in MotoGP came to an end last year?

Despite claiming his first podium of the 2022 WorldSBK season and producing another brilliant Superpole lap at Donington Park, Alex Lowes was left disappointed after race two due to losing ‘confidence in the front, I couldn’t stop the bike, I was sliding early on’.

Although no MotoGP or WorldSBK racing will take place this weekend, Ducati riders from both championships and WorldSSP will take part in a race to determine who is the fastest rider on a Panigale.

With huge improvements made in just five WorldSBK rounds, highlighted by a first podium finish for BMW at Donington Park, Scott Redding says ‘we can’t let off the gas, we are coming closer’.

Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea will stay in green and black next season after committing his future to Kawasaki.

After making his first mistake of the year during race one at Donington Park, the consequences for WorldSBK series leader Alvaro Bautista weren’t just lost points to Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu, but also a right hand injury that he managed to overcome in brilliant fashion in race two. 

Jonathan Rea has been told to stick with Kawasaki by WorldSBK legend Carl Fogarty, who warned of his own experience of missing out on two titles by choosing to change teams.

'Scared' by Jonathan Rea's pace on Friday, Toprak Razgatlioglu turned the tables in style to achieve his first ever sweep of all three World Superbike races in a single weekend, at Donington.

‘The big picture’s OK, but it’s frustrating not to win’ – that was Jonathan Rea’s verdict after converting his dominant Friday form into a trio of home podiums at Donington Park.

Another unrelenting show of speed saw reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu dominate race two at Donington Park, while Alvaro Bautista bounced back from his race one crash to claim his first podium of the weekend.

Toprak Razgatlioglu has taken his second WorldSBK victory of the weekend after another dominant display at Donington Park.

On a day where Kawasaki recorded their 500th podium in WorldSBK, Alex Lowes also secured his first podium of the year after a brilliant battle with Scott Redding.

Scott Redding came within four laps of a debut BMW World Superbike podium in front of his home fans at Donington Park on Saturday.