WSBK News

The World Superbike championship has clarified its rules on wings and aerodynamic aids with parts used on the standard homologated bike only permitted to be raced with.

Leandro Mercado will contest a partial 2020 World Superbike championship campaign for Team Motocorsa Ducati, with the Italian team stepping up to the Superbike class from the Jerez round.

The 2020 World Superbike championship calendar has been officially confirmed with the United States round at Laguna Seca and the Thailand round at the Chang International Circuit omitted from the schedule.

Takumi Takahashi will link up with the Honda Mie Racing Team for the 2020 World Superbike championship.

Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has praised Scott Redding's rookie title victory in the British Superbike championship and welcomed his move into the factory's official WorldSBK team.

The World Superbike championship will return to Oschersleben for the first time in 16 years. After two years without a German round on the race calendar, following the drop off of the Lausitzring round, the production-based championship will make its comeback at Oschersleben for 2020.

Chaz Davies feels with the Ducati V4 R still in its infancy development on the existing package will be key to his winter testing and preparations for the 2020 World Superbike championship.

Loris Baz has confirmed he will stay at Ten Kate Racing Yamaha for the 2020 World Superbike championship.

Toprak Razgatlioglu concedes he’s already “feeling big pressure” ahead of his first factory ride in the World Superbike championship having signed for Pata Yamaha.

Leon Haslam says getting the new Honda CBR1000RR-R up to speed in the World Superbike championship will be “a big challenge” but has faith in HRC’s resources and ambitions for 2020.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi has switched to the Team Go Eleven Ducati squad for the 2020 World Superbike championship after losing his ride at Barni Ducati to Leon Camier.

UPDATE: Leon Haslam now officially confirmed alongside Alvaro Bautista at the factory Honda WorldSBK team next season.

Xavi Fores will return to the World Superbike championship with Puccetti Kawasaki in 2020. The Spanish rider has spent this season competing for Honda in the Bennetts British Superbike championship after losing his WorldSBK ride at Barni Ducati at the end of 2019.

The World Superbike championship will make its Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya debut in 2020.

Pirelli will continue to supply tyres to the World Superbike championship until the end of the 2023 season. The Italian tyre manufacturer has agreed a contact extension of three years having initially been set to see its current deal expire at the end of 2020.

Full Qatar WorldSBK warm-up results

Full Qatar World Superbike qualifying results

Full Qatar WorldSBK FP3 results Jonathan Rea has topped the final practice session of 2019 ahead of future team-mate Alex Lowes in Qatar.

Full Qatar WorldSBK FP2 results

Full Qatar WorldSBK FP1 results

Marco Melandri is gearing up for the final race weekend of his career as he retires at the end of the 2019 World Superbike championship.

Leon Camier has officially joined the Barni Racing Team for the 2020 World Superbike championship to get his first experience of the Ducati V4 R.

Garrett Gerloff and Federico Caricasulo will step up to the World Superbike championship for 2020 to form the all-new GRT Yamaha rider line-up.

The FIM has defended its call to run the opening World Superbike championship race in Argentina on Saturday when six riders opted to sit it out over safety concerns.