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Reigning European Superstock 100 champion Michael Ruben Rinaldi has been handed his World Superbike debut by the Aruba.it Racing Ducati Junior Team with a deal to contest the European rounds in 2018.

Donington Park is undertaking a major upgrade plan this winter including a new restaurant, circuit office, grandstands and rebranding having been acquired by the MotorSport Vision Group (MSV) this year.

Jonathan Rea has finished runner-up in 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award behind winner Sir Mo Farah, with Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton also nominated for the honour.

Christian Gamarino will fill-in for the illegible Gabriele Ruiu for the opening five rounds of the 2018 World Superbike championship at Grillini Suzuki before handing over from Donington Park onwards.

Triple World Superbike champion and MotoGP race winner Troy Bayliss is to come out of retirement and compete in the 2018 Australian Superbike Championship.

The Assen TT circuit will construct a new grandstand at the Ramshoek to join the existing fans areas around the Geert Timmer chicane and starting grid.

Jake Gagne will make the full-time switch to the World Superbike championship for 2018 with the Red Bull Honda squad as Leon Camier’s team-mate after impressing during replacement riders this season.

Gabriele Ruiu will make his World Superbike debut next season after signing a deal with Grillini Suzuki but won’t be able to race for the team until he turns 18 next May.

Ondrej Jezek has switched to Guandalini Racing Yamaha for the 2018 World Superbike championship and is relishing the chance to emulate the success the team enjoyed with his fellow countryman Jakub Smrz.

PJ Jacobsen will graduate to the World Superbike championship in 2018 with the new TripleM Honda squad who will make its class debut next season.

Jonathan Rea has been named on the shortlist for the 2017 BBC Sports Personality of the Year. The history-making triple World Superbike champion became the first rider ever to secure three consecutive world titles and set a new record for most points scored in a single season in 2017.

Triple M Racing has secured a deal with Honda to become the official satellite team from the 2018 World Superbike championship with a one-bike entry while its rider is yet to be confirmed.

The Royal Automobile Club has revealed the three nominations for the 2017 Torrens Trophy with Jonathan Rea, Sam Sunderland and Leon Haslam receiving nods.

Jonathan Rea says he wants to relish in the moment of dominating the World Superbike championship after capping a phenomenal 2017 with a double victory in Qatar to rewrite the record book.

Leandro Mercado will remain on the World Superbike championship grid for 2018 after securing a deal with Orelac Racing VerdNatura which is set to step up to the Superbike class next yet.

Jonathan Rea has once again blitzed the competition in 2017 to set a new lap record at the Losail International Circuit to take pole position for race one of the season finale.

Jordi Torres will move to the MV Agusta Reparto Corse squad for the 2018 World Superbike championship after two years with Althea BMW.

Tom Sykes says World Superbike’s one bike rule was “an absolute disaster” for him in Qatar after effectively losing the entire FP2 session when his Kawasaki suffered engine failure early on.

The Superbike Commission has officially announced the technical changes to be made for the 2018 season.

Updated 2017 World Superbike riders’ championship points standings after round 12 at Jerez, Spain.   1. Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing ZX-10RR 506 points 2. Chaz Davies GBR Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale R 363 points

Camier joins Red Bull Honda for 2018   Leon Camier will switch to the Red Bull Honda squad for the 2018 World Superbike championship from MV Agusta.

Stefan Bradl has been ruled out of the remaining two rounds of the 2017 World Superbike championship due to a wrist injury sustained at Portimao two weeks ago.

Lewis Hamilton has unveiled his collaboration with MV Agusta to produce the F4 LH44 Superbike, set to become a new model inspired by the F4 RC raced in the World Superbike championship.