WSBK News

Motorsport Vision director Jonathan Palmer admits he is 'delighted' that Brands Hatch will not be hosting a round of the World Superbike Championship in 2009, claiming the economic downturn wouldn't have made the event 'viable'.

The World Superbike Championship is taking the first tentative steps towards cost-cutting after announcing a modification of the regulations for the remainder of the 2009 season.

Cheered on by his home crowd, Anthony West provided arguably one of the biggest stories of the day during the opening round of the World Supersport Championship with a run to third position on the Stiggy Honda.

BMW have plenty of reasons to be pleased with their maiden weekend in the World Superbike Championship, after Troy Corser not only secured them a top ten finish on their debut, but also won them the fastest lap.

Ben Spies went a long way to prove the hype surrounding him in 2009 isn't without reason as he joined an elite group of riders that have won a race on their World Superbike debut.

Troy Corser has described his first experience of the new Superpole format as 'strange' after recording his lowest ever grid position in World Superbikes for the opening round of the season at Phillip Island.

BE1 Racing are determined to make Triumph race winners on the international stage in 2009 as they prepare for their first season as a factory backed team in the World Supersport Championship.

Troy Corser is being forced to take things easy a week before the opening round of the World Superbike Championship after being struck by a bird at 230kph during testing at Phillip Island.

BMW has officially revealed the war paint it will use for its maiden World Superbike Championship campaign in 2009 just a few days before its first outing in Australia.

Tommy Bridewell has staked his claim for the 2009 Superstock 1000 title by setting record breaking pace during testing at Cartegena.

Yamaha has officially launched the bike it hopes will carry home the World Superbike Championship title in 2009.

Michael Schumacher has escaped uninjured following a heavy fall during testing for the German IDM Superbike Championship in Cartagena.

Hoegee Suzuki will be back to full strength for the first World Supersport round of the season in Australia after signing local rider Shaun Geronimi.

The ParkinGO Triumph BE1 Racing team launched its 2009 World Supersport campaign at Milan, where its new factory status was also officially sanctioned by Triumph representatives.

Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio expressed mixed feelings about the new Superpole qualifying system after both sampling it for the first time towards the end of pre-season testing in Portimao.

The entry list for the 2009 World Supersport Championship has been unveiled by the FIM, with 30 riders set to take to the starting grid for the first round in Australia.

A total of 32 riders will compete for the 2009 World Superbike Championship after the FIM published the official entry list for the new season.

Tommy Bridewell has signed a deal with the Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha Italia Team which will see him contest both the FIM 1000cc Superstock Championship and the Italian Superstock Championship.

Suzuki will condense down to two bikes for the 2009 World Superbike Championship, Crash.net can reveal, a decision that leaves Fonsi Nieto on the sidelines.

The countdown to the 2009 World Superbike Championship got underway at Kyalami this week as six of the seven manufacturer teams that will compete next year descended on South Africa for the final test of 2008.

Tommy Hill has taken his first tentative steps to becoming a World Superbike rider in 2009 by travelling to Cartagena in Spain as part in a two-day test with the Althea Honda team.

New Superstock 1000 Champion Brendan Roberts will graduate to the World Superbike Championship in 2009 with Guandalini Ducati, Crash.net can reveal.

MotoGP refugee Shinya Nakano has made his debut appearance for Aprilia ahead of his switch to the World Superbike Championship in 2009, as the team also took the opportunity to unveil its race-liveried RSV-4 for the first time.

GSE Racing team manager Colin Wright has tipped British Superbike Champion Shane Byrne to be a challenger for the World Superbike title in 2009.