WSBK News

Marco Melandri sets a quick pace in opening free practice at the Moscow Raceway, half a second clear of nearest rivals Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano.

Eugene Laverty has to settle for fourth place at Silverstone despite initially thinking he had won a podium.

Tom Sykes holds onto the top spot in a dry-to-wet Q2 session, ahead of John Hopkins, Marco Melandri and Leon Camier, while Max Biaggi scrapes into Superpole in 16th.

Infront Motor Sports releases a statement confirming the Portimao round of the World Superbike Championship is safe following rumours it may be dropped from this year's schedule.

National Superstock 1000 Championship contender David Johnson will ride the Pedercini Kawasaki at Silverstone

Brett McCormick gets the green light to return to the World Superbike Championship at Silverstone.

Jonathan Rea manages just four points at Brno after a crash in race one is followed up by tyre troubles in race two.

Sylvain Guintoli decides to quit Liberty Ducati after revealing there is no bike for him to ride at this weekend's World Superbike event at Brno.

Leon Haslam targets his first World Superbike podium at Brno having failed to finish any higher than seventh over the last three seasons.

Robbie Brown will bolster the British ranks on the FIM Superstock 1000 grid at Brno this weekend aboard the DMC Ducati 1199 Panigale.

Tom Sykes believes his lap times during testing at Motorland Aragon are indicative of how the high winds affected him during race day around the same circuit.

Tom Sykes ups tempo during test at Aragon as riders famialirise themselves with new 17-inch rims and Pirelli tyres that will become mandatory in 2013

Marco Melandri leads the chase for Max Biaggi in the World Superbike Championship standings after scoring a third win of the year for BMW at Motorland Aragon.

Marco Melandri has to settle for fifth on the grid at Motorland Aragon, on the day he looked set for his first BMW pole position.

Suzuki's John Hopkins feels last week's test at Aragon will give him the confidence he needs to get back on terms with his rivals.

Tom Sykes says comments suggesting that he 'doesn't care' about Kawasaki team-mate Joan Lascorz's injury plight are incorrect.

'It's nice to win and, in that second race, everybody wanted to win so bad. It was a crazy race' - Jonathan Rea

Carlos Checa endures his toughest weekend for some time as he manages just a single sixth place finish at Donington Park.

Leon Haslam's hopes of a popular win on home soil comes to a disappointing conclusion...

Jonathan Rea qualifies sixth at Donington Park, but feels tyre choice will be critical come race day.

Leon Haslam and Marco Melandri have special ties with Donington Park, enough to put them amongst the favourites this weekend.

Tom Sykes is looking at the many positives from his victory at Monza, even if the half-points awarded prevented him from taking full advantage of his dominant pace.

Tom Sykes misses out on a fourth successive World Superbike pole position, but his 339km/h top speed earns him and Kawasaki a place in the record books...

The Frenchman has followed up his first World Superbike win at Assen with a first pole position...