WSBK News

A crash in the first race wasn't enough to dampen a great start for Troy Corser and the new Foggy Petronas FP1 at Valencia yesterday, as the only former World Champion on the grid took a battling seventh in his second outing.

The top ten WSS riders World Championship standings after round one at Valencia, Spain.

Factory Ducati rider Neil Hodgson scored a perfect double race win today at the opening rounds of the World Superbike Championship, at Valencia, Spain.

Ruben Xaus was unable to match his team-mate Neil Hodgson in Superpole this afternoon, but while that wasn;t much of a shock given the Brit's pace all weekend, Xaus also lost out to James Toseland.

In a meeting held yesterday at Valencia, the Superbike Commission, unanimously approved the following proposal concerning the restrictors for 1000cc Superbike machines, for the 2004 season. The engines must be fitted with restrictors as follows:

Katsuaki Fujiwara held on to pole position for tomorrow's opening round of the 2003 World Supersport championship, despite not improving on his best lap from yesterday.

Troy Corser was straight on the pace during Foggy Petronas Racing's first day of competitive action at the Valencia World Superbike season opener.

Hosting its fourth World Superbike/Supersport event, Valencia's modern and spectator-friendly facilities provide an ideal venue for the first round of the 2003 season.

Ducati's 'third' chapter in the World Superbike Championship gets underway with the new 999, officially launched today in Milan.

At the official launch of the Ducati Fila team, Ducati Corse Managing director Claudio Domenicali gave the following opening statement, describing 2003 as one of the most demanding year's faced by the team.

Ducati will continue to build on the achievements made over the last four years with Shell Advance motorcycle oils as it mounts a new challenge on the World Superbike crown.

Breil has announced that not will it continue to sponsor Ducati Corse in the World Superbike Championship, but will also make its debut in MotoGP with the Borgo Panigale factory.

Foggy Petronas Racing's chief engineer, Steve Thompson, took heart from the performance of James Haydon after wet weather brought a frustrating end to the second day of the official World Superbike winter test at Valencia.

The FIM has today released a full list of the homologated Superbike machines for the 2003 season. New for this year are the latest Aprilia RSV 1000, Ducati 999, Petronas FP-1 and Suzuki GSX 1000 racers.

The FIM has today released a list of the homologated Supersport and Stocksport / Superproduction machines for the 2003 season.

Troy Corser will start the new World Superbike season wearing a new helmet after signing a two-year deal with French manufacturer Shark.

James Haydon got his first chance to test the latest Shoei helmet when he was invited to sport the new product at a go-karting challenge between riders and journalists, along with fellow racers Michael Rutter and Sean Emmett.

The Sidecar Commission has decided to introduce the following modifications to the Road Racing World Championship, with immediate effect. 2.8 Technical Specifications Sidecar 2.8.21 Suspension (...) The use of active suspensions is forbidden.

In 2003, the Sidecar World Championship will be held within the nine European rounds of the World Superbike & Supersport Championships. From the round in Monza on May 10-12, the time schedule is the following:

With just three weeks of preparation remaining until his first race on the all-new Foggy FP1, James Haydon took a few moments to reflect on the team's recent testing and the challenging, but exciting, task ahead of him this season.

Yamaha's European racing head office has reintroduced the Yamaha Race Training (YRT) programme to provide national and international supersport race teams, running the latest 2003 YZF-R6, with the best possible chance of track success this season.

The 2003 World Supersport series will be spiced up by the inclusion of ex MotoGP star Simone Sanna in the Belgarda Yamaha line-up. Sanna's name appears on the provisional entry list released today, where he is expected to ride a #16 YZF R6 for the team.

The FIM has today announced the provisional entry list for the 2003 World Superbike Championship.

The FIM has today announced the provisional entry list for the 2003 World Supersport Championship.