WSBK News

There were no podium places at Monza for Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Stephane Chambon and Katsuaki Fujiwara, though Chambon came very close.

Foggy Petronas Racing had to settle for Troy Corser's sole 13th placed finish in an unlucky fourth round of the World Superbike championship for Carl Fogarty's team at Monza today.

Race results from the first race of the day in the World Superbike Championship at Monza today. 1 Neil Hodgson GBR Ducati 999F03 18 laps 32m 38.264secs 2 Regis Laconi ITA Ducati 998RS 32m 38.616secs

Brit Neil Hodgson has the target of Ducati's 200th win today as he starts the Italian World Superbike Round at Monza from pole position. Neil Hodgson took his third pole position of the year in the final minute of the Superpole session yesterday afternoon.

Ducati announced today at Monza that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Oakley to produce exclusive Ducati/ Oakley eyewear.

The World Superbike Championship heads to the legendary Autodromo di Monza track close to Milan for the fourth round of this year's championship, which could see home heroes Ducati reach a historic milestone.

Carl Fogarty will be drawing on the experience of his four race wins at Monza when the famous Italian circuit stages round four of the World Superbike championship this weekend.

Interpublic, the parent group of ailing motorsports promoter Octagon has agreed to return its interest in the World Superbike Championship and its supporting classes to the Flammini brothers, who ran it by themselves until four years ago.

Foggy Petronas Racing's James Haydon secured his first top ten finish of the World Superbike season in an action-packed first race at Sugo, Japan.

Full results from race one, of the World Superbike Championship at Sugo, Japan. Sugo: WSBK Race 1 results.

Team Caracchi NCR Nortel Networks rider Regis Laconi scooped the first pole position of his world championship career today [Saturday] at Sugo, Japan.

After yesterday's trying weather conditions, the final day of qualifying saw a big improvement and it was virtually dry in both sessions today.

Carl Fogarty is confident that James Haydon is set to prove his abilities to the Superbike world after suffering a difficult return to the WSBK stage, having previously ridden as a privateer in the 1997 series.

Last weekend at Phillip Island, it was announced that Peter Ingley had lost his position as riders representative for the World Superbike and Supersport championships.

James Toseland made up for his first race disappointment by narrowly beating his team-mate Chris Walker across the line at the end of the second race at Phillip Island.

The first race at the second round of the Superbike World Championship produced mixed fortunes for the HM Plant Ducati team and riders Chris Walker and James Toseland.

Aussie Troy Corser will be on home territory this weekend at Phillip Island, and here the man who holds both the Superpole and race lap records from 1999, talks us through a flying lap of the coastal circuit - which he will attack this weekend on his Foggy Petronas FP1.

The World Superbike Championship moves to the other side of the globe this weekend for the second round at Phillip Island, Australia with HM Plant Ducati riders Chris Walker and James Toseland eager to build on their joint best result - a third - taken at the first round in Valencia.

Two time world 500cc motorcycle champion Barry Sheene will be remembered during a special two-wheel tribute at this weekend's World Superbike round at Phillip Island.

"Second place - It were all right weren't it?" - so said reigning Sidecar World Champion Steve Abbott in his usual understated fashion.

Carl Fogarty made a surprise return to the track at Malaysia yesterday, when he performed demonstration laps on the FP1 Superbike - just one hour before the start of the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix [pictured].

James Haydon has decided to set up his new home base in the Pyrenees principality of Andorra. The Foggy Petronas pilot will join a host of motorcycling stars when he moves to the tax haven in the next few weeks.

A rather amusing story has emerged from the race debut of the Foggy Petronas FP1 at Valencia last weekend - or more precisely, it's spectacular habit of throwing flames a foot or more from the under seat exhausts when the throttle's shut off.

Foggy Petronas Racing's Troy Corser and long-time girlfriend, Sam Davies, have made their engagement official and also revealed that they are expecting their first child.