WSBK News

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.

Luke Mossey will replace Samuele Cavalieri at OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Kawasaki for round four of the WorldSBK championship.

WorldSBK championship leader and current favorite for a seventh consecutive title Jonathan Rea, completes shortened test at the new Navarra track; ‘Difficult circuit to go fast at, has a lot of intricacies and challenges’.

WorldSBK rider Garrett Gerloff will replace the injured Franco Morbidelli at Petronas Yamaha for this weekend’s Dutch MotoGP.

WorldSBK Misano race two winner Toprak Razgatlioglu continued his stunning form of 2021 by topping the two-day Navarra test.

Round three of the WorldSBK championship at Misano was a particularly difficult one for Team HRC rider Leon Haslam, as he endures his lowest points scoring round of the season to date; ‘It’s a little strange as I’ve felt very positive during all the tests we have done.”

Lucas Mahias scores his best points haul of the three WorldSBK rounds so far this season at Misano.

Chaz Davies has a weekend to forget in Misano as he leaves round three of the 2021 WorldSBK championship scoreless.

Round three of the 2021 WorldSBK championship at Misano was a case of deja vu for Honda as Alvaro Bautista struggled with ‘braking and corner entry’.

Andrea Locatelli secures three ninth place finishes at home round in Misano, but was outshone by fellow WorldSBK rookie Axel Bassani.

Much like Scott Redding, it was a consistent Misano WorldSBK weekend for Kawasaki rider Alex Lowes, but not one in terms of race results he hoped for.

Scott Redding loses more ground to WorldSBK championship rivals Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu after three fourth place results in Misano. 

Italian rookie Axel Bassani betters his WorldSBK points tally of Aragon and Estoril combined, with three top ten performances in Misano.