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Sykes, BMW quickest again as 0.1s covers top five
Donington Park WorldSBK - Free Practice Results (2) Tom Sykes continued to hold firm at the conclusion of Friday practice for Round 8 of the 2019 World Superbike Champ
Sykes throws down gauntlet as Bautista struggles, Hickman shines
Donington Park WorldSBK - Free Practice Results (1) Tom Sykes demonstrated impressive performance out of the box as he stormed to the quickest lap time in first free p
Lowes: The target has to be to win at home
Alex Lowes says after just missing out on victory in Misano his only target will be to win races at his home round Donington Park.
Bautista: I was overconfident and have to learn from my mistakes
Alvaro Bautista concedes he’s been overconfident during the last two rounds of the World Superbike championship which has seen him suffer two costly falls and duly damage his points lead.
Hickman stands in for Reiterberger following illness
Peter Hickman will make a one-off World Superbike return standing in for the unwell Markus Reiterberger at the factory BMW squad at Donington Park.
Laverty confirms WorldSBK return at Donington Park
Eugene Laverty has confirmed he will attempt to compete at Donington Park this weekend after being satisfied with his recovery from a double wrist injury.
Camier out of home Donington round, won’t return until September
Leon Camier has been forced to withdraw from his home World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park after failing to recover enough strength in his shoulder to return to racing action.
van der Mark expects to ride Donington, Mackenzie on standby
Michael van der Mark says he is confident he will be given the green light to race in this weekend’s World Superbike Championship round at Donington Park despite undergoing wrist surgery only last week following his monster accident at Misano.
Rea returns home to spur on invigorated WorldSBK title bid
Jonathan Rea is taking the renewed momentum for his developing World Superbike Championship title bid to Donington Park this weekend as he looks to take another chunk out of Alvaro Bautista’s series lead.
I felt like I had no adaptability with the Ducati – Davies
Chaz Davies has admitted he is finding it difficult to adapt to track conditions on the Ducati V4 R Panigale as his indifferent run of World Superbike Championship form laboured on at Misano.
Takahashi scores Honda’s first top eight of WorldSBK 2019
Honda notched up its first top eight result of the 2019 World Superbike Championship season courtesy of a charging performance in wet conditions by its substitute rider Yuki Takahashi in Misano.
Sykes savours first WorldSBK podium with BMW
Tom Sykes has joked it is a ‘slight understatement’ to say he is happy after securing his first World Superbike Championship podium since joining the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team at Misano.
van der Mark undergoes surgery, return date uncertain
Michael van der Mark has undergone surgery to stabilise his fractured radius following the violent accident that ruled him out of the Misano WorldSBK round.
Haslam: I couldn’t risk going with Rea, Razgatlioglu
Leon Haslam is satisfied to have played it safe to ensure a double podium result in Sunday’s two World Superbike Championship races, despite being out-performed by team-mate Jonathan Rea and satellite rider Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Three podiums in three events lifts Razgatlioglu into top six
Toprak Razgatlioglu moved closer to his maiden World Superbike Championship victory at Misano as he notched up a third podium in three events to climb into the overall top six.
Rea gets winning feeling back to ignite World Superbike title race
Jonathan Rea feels claiming a pair of wins at Misano was vital for his World Superbike campaign as he eats into Alvaro Bautista’s championship lead.
Bautista: I’m angry at myself for Misano crash
Alvaro Bautista feels being “too confident” after winning the Superpole race potentially led to his crash while leading the final Misano race which saw his World Superbike championship lead eroded by Jonathan Rea.
Rea fends off Bautista as rain disappears
Full Misano World Superbike warm-up results Following the wet and wild opening Misano race, the summer sunshine has returned to the Rimini circuit with the same name topping the timesheet with Jo
Baz: Four weeks ago Ten Kate Racing were still building the bike
Loris Baz has heaped praise on Ten Kate Racing for going from building its Yamaha YZF-R1 to finishing five seconds off the podium in just its fourth race of the season.
Lowes falls victim to changing wet conditions in victory hunt
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”.
Rea: We did not really have a wet set-up...
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.
Rea scorches to Misano pole with Bautista down in fifth
Full Misano World Superbike Superpole qualifying results
Baz pops to the top in wet FP3
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.
Concussion, fractured wrist rules out van der Mark at Misano
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.