WSBK News

Double WorldSBK race winner at Misano, Michael Rinaldi, says race one at Donington ‘was seriously under our expectations’, as the Italian finishes P12 after starting eighth.

Scott Redding’ WorldSBK championship hopes suffer another blow with race one crash at Donington Park; ‘I’m tipping into the corner and I already feel the rear sliding. As soon as I touch the throttle it’s going.”

Jonathan Rea overcomes a raft of scary moments during WorldSBK Donington race one to claim second place; ‘I had a few big, big, big moments, too many to remember to be honest. Was lucky to be in parc ferme at the end of the race.”

Toprak Razgatlioglu takes his second WorldSBK win of the season at Donington Park, after dry conditions come through in the nick of time.

Alex Lowes takes his fourth WorldSBK podium of the 2021 campaign - first since opening round in Aragon during race one at Donington Park; ‘We have something to build on tomorrow and I think it was my 200th race, so it was nice to get a podium for that.”

Alvaro Bautista was a staggering two seconds off the pace on day-one of WorldSBK Donington; ‘Today was an objectively difficult day and our position reflects this. I have been struggling to 'feel' the tyres. With this problem I can't push hard.”

Donington Park star Tom Sykes pays the price for 'pushing the boundaries' in Friday practice for his home World Superbike round.

Scott Redding finishes day-one of WorldSBK action at Donington in P5, but; ‘I just don’t feel consistently smooth, maybe a little erratic’.

Kawasaki WorldSBK riders Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes both inside the top four on day one at a bumpy and slippery Donington Park.

Garrett Gerloff’s adaptation to Donington Park was as smooth as they come, as he topped day-one of WorldSBK free practice.

Kohta Nozane withdraws from round four of the 2021 WorldSBK championship at Donington Park due to injury.

Former five-time WorldSSP champion and manager to Torpak Razgatlioglu, Kenan Sofuoglu, has confirmed Petronas Yamaha were and ‘still’ are interested in Razgatlioglu following the Turkish rider’s new two-year deal with Pata Yamaha in WorldSBK.

Toprak Razgatlioglu signs a new two-year contract with Yamaha in World Superbikes; ' Maybe MotoGP is something I will think about in the future'.

Chaz Davies comes into round four of the 2021 WorldSBK championship still recovering from a shoulder injury suffered in Misano; 'I have been waiting for a better feel from my shoulder, but I need a bit more time to be 100%.”

Garrett Gerloff says ‘my main focus’ is squarely on World Superbikes ‘at the moment’, but that MotoGP is the aim one day - could be as early as 2022.

Double WorldSBK race winner at Misano, Michael Rinaldi, is confident that he ‘can have a positive weekend’ at Donington Park - circuit in which he’s never finished inside the top ten.

Toprak Razgatlioglu’s manager Kenan Sofuoglu has confirmed that the Yamaha man will remain in WorldSBK for at least two more years amidst MotoGP interest.

Nine-time WorldSBK race winner at Donington Park, Tom Sykes, hopes to find a better set-up that can ‘enable me to be more consistent and stronger’, heading into his home round.

WorldSBK rookie Andrea Locatelli is confident of a ‘good result’ at Donington Park - a circuit new to the Italian having rode there just once on a ‘standard R1’ Superbike.

Alex Lowes is aiming to make a return to the podium ‘like we started the year in Aragon’, at his home WorldSBK round of Donington Park.

WorldSBK championship leader Jonathan Rea heads into his home round at Donington Park with an improved understanding of ‘how we could get the bike to turn better’ following two-day Navarra test. 

Alvaro Bautista is keen to ‘take steps forward’ after tough opening three WorldSBK rounds; ‘In testing at Navarra we tried some electronic things that will probably help us in this race.”

Toprak Razgatlioglu is looking to fight ‘again for the win’ at Donington Park this weekend, round four of the 2021 WorldSBK championship.

Garrett Gerloff is hoping yesterday’s Dutch MotoGP isn’t his last as; ‘my goal my whole life has been to race in MotoGP. Definitely would love to come back’ as a full-time rider.