WSBK News

After topping FP1 by over four tenths, WorldSBK championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu was over six tenths down on title rival Jonathan Rea due to ‘too much spinning’.

Team HRC enjoy one of their strongest opening days to a WorldSBK round this year as Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista finish fourth and sixth overall.

Chaz Davies officially announces his retirement from WorldSBK at the end of this season; ‘this will be my last season in WorldSBK. It’s obviously a decision that has not come easily’.

After claiming a first podium of the 2021 WorldSBK season last time in Barcelona, Alvaro Bautista aims to ‘have the same feeling’ at this weekend’s second consecutive home round in Jerez.

After being out of action since Donington Park (round four) of the 2021 World Superbike championship, Eugene Laverty makes his return in place of the sidelined Tom Sykes.

Former Sky VR46 prodigy Nicolo Bulega will switch from Moto2 to WorldSSP next season with Ducati.

Loris Baz will step-in for Chaz Davies at this weekend’s Jerez WorldSBK round following the Welshman’s Catalunya injuries.

Tom Sykes 'in good spirits' as he remains in hospital following 'severe concussion' in Sunday's Barcelona WorldSBK race, not yet ruled out of Jerez.

Impressive WorldSBK rookie Andrea Locatelli will remain at Yamaha until the conclusion of 2023 after extending his current deal.

Ahead of this weekend’s ninth round of the 2021 World Superbike championship, Yamaha Motor Europe officially unveil a new one-off livery as it celebrates 60 years of Grand Prix motorcycle road racing.

Jonathan Rea ‘super-excited’ to start lone WorldSBK triple-header of 2021 as ‘these next three weeks will have a big impact on the championship’.

The Circuito San Juan Villicum, Argentina, will host WorldSBK action until at least 2023, while this year’s round has officially been given the go-ahead.

Following a difficult Magny-Cours WorldSBK event, Scott Redding says ‘the goal’ for this weekend’s Catalunya round is to be ‘on the podium’, while Michael Rinaldi ‘determined’ to regain early season competitiveness.

Toprak Razgatlioglu heads into round nine of the 2021 WorldSBK championship with his biggest points advantage following a double Magny-Cours win.

Following former MotoGP rider Tito Rabat’ split from Barni Racing Ducati, Samuele Cavalieri will officially replace the Spaniard for the remainder of 2021.

Kawasaki Racing Team Manager, Guim Roda, says Toprak Razgatlioglu’s small infringement in the WorldSBK Superpole race at Magny-Cours ‘was enough to refer to the rules and make a comment to the stewards’, even though ‘KRT has big respect’ for the Yamaha rider.

‘My target is to stay in MotoGP’, but with options limited for Iker Lecuona, a move to WorldSBK could be on the cards despite having ‘Moto2 offers’.

Alvaro Bautista ‘happy’ after achieving his best WorldSBK points haul of the season at Magny-Cours; ‘We worked really well. We made some small modifications to the bike especially on the setup and also on the electronics’.

Tito Rabat and Barni Racing reach a 'mutual agreement' to part ways following the French World Superbike round.

Toprak Razgatlioglu feels he achieved his 'dream' of a perfect sweep of three WorldSBK wins in one weekend despite being controversally stripped of the Superpole race victory; 'For me, I won the race'.

Episode 19 of Crash.net's new MotoGP podcasts featuring Keith Huewen previews the Aragon MotoGP and the latest track limits controversy in WorldSBK.

A protest by Kawasaki has seen Toprak Razgatlioglu lose his WorldSBK Superpole race win at Magny-Cours and therefore first ever clean-sweep. 

Toprak Razgatlioglu claims WorldSBK race one victory at Magny-Cours after bettering title rival Jonathan Rea.

Jonathan Rea finishes day one of WorldSBK action at Magny-Cours third overall, but has work to do after finding no improvements from Pirelli’s different tyre range; ‘we tried the rear tyres from Pirelli, but even the range of SC0 to SCX; lap times were the same and that’s not normal.”