WSBK News

A statue of the late Craig Jones celebrating on his Parkalgar Honda is unveiled at the entrance of the Portimao circuit.

With just ten points separating Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies ahead of this weekend's 2009 World Superbike Championship showdown at Portimao, this year's finale has all the ingredients of being a classic.

Misano podium winner Massimo Roccoli will remain with Intermoto Czech Honda in World Supersports next season.

A new agreement has been reached between Eurosport and World Superbike orgainser's Infront Motor Sports for the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons.

After spending his first two World Superbike seasons with Ten Kate Honda, Carlos Checa will switch to Ducati for 2010 - with the Althea team. Checa, who last raced for Ducati in MotoGP in 2005, won two races on his way to fourth overall in his rookie 2008 WSBK season.

Ronald ten Kate has hailed his 2010 World Superbike rider line-up as a 'dream team' after securing the services of Max Neukirchhner to compete alongside Jonathan Rea.

Triple World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss endured a tough Bathurst 1000 debut last weekend, crashing out of the endurance race on lap 59 of 161 at Mount Panorama.

Leon Haslam has set his sights on the 2010 World Superbike Championship title after confirming he will ride for Suzuki Alstare next season.

On the day it was crowned as World Superbike manufacturers' champions, Ducati Xerox has yet more reason to celebrate after Xavier Simeon wrapped up the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup.

A potentially crucial victory and fourth place finish for Ben Spies at Magny-Cours means he will be in 'control of his destiny' at the World Superbike showdown in Portugal, the American knowing two wins will be enough to take the title.

Ben Spies has revealed a faulty tyre was to blame for his lacklustre performance during the second World Superbike race of the day at Magny-Cours, his fourth place finish overshadowing a dramatic victory in the opening encounter.

Cal Crutchlow was unable to hide his disappointment after a 'false neutral' denied him the result that would have put him on the cusp of the 2009 World Supersport Championship.

Brake problems in both World Superbike races were at fault for Troy Corser being unable to continue BMW's recent progress at Imola, the Australian even being forced to retire during the second encounter for safety reasons.

Max Biaggi dismissed any hard feelings towards Marco Simoncelli despite missing out on a double podium finish during the latest World Superbike round at Imola.

Suzuki has explained the reason why its bikes did not carry Brux logos during the World Superbike round at Imola, the team revealing it is heading to court for a ruling on non-fulfilment of obligations.

Shane Byrne has apologised to his team for being unable to put together two stronger results for Sterilgarda Ducati on home ground after suffering a crash in race one.

Ben Spies will start his first race as World Superbike Championship leader in this weekend's Imola round, held in Ducati's 'backyard'.

Having been forced to deny rumours that its presence on the World Superbike grid is in doubt, Sterilgarda Ducati hopes to let its results do the talking in this weekend's Imola round.

Ducati has announced that both its factory World Superbike riders, Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio, have been re-signed for the 2010 season.

During this weekend's World Superbike round at Imola, the home Ducati Xerox Team will allow fans to see right to the heart of the action, by providing live and uncut streaming direct from Noriyuki Haga's garage on both Saturday and Sunday.

Noriyuki Haga has vented his 'anger' at Jonathan Rea after their collision in the second race of the day at the Nurburgring forced him to hand over the World Superbike Championship lead to Ben Spies for the first time this season

John Hopkins says he has not suffered any serious injuries, despite being involved in a vicious looking accident at the start of the opening World Superbike race of the day at the Nurburgring.

John Hopkins and Makoto Tamada have been taken to hospital to be treated for concussion following their accident during race one at the Nurburgring.

Noriyuki Haga says he feels fit and ready to resume his fight for the World Superbike title following a timely break to fully recover from injuries sustained in a crash back in June.