WSBK News

Cigarette manufacturer Winston has officially confirmed that it will withdraw from international motorsport sponsorship with immediate effect - thus ending its two-year association with the Ten Kate Honda World Superbike and Supersport teams.

Former World Supersport champion and Ten Kate Honda World Superbike rider, Karl Muggeridge, will remain in the premier-class next season after signing to ride a Bertocchi Honda in 2007.

Newly retired WSBK star Pierfrancesco Chili has left the door open for a tantalising team-up with former arch rival Carl Fogarty.

World Superbike star Yukio Kagayama clinched a last gasp victory during a one-off appearance in the final round of the Japanese Superbike Championship, at Suzuka on Sunday.

Former racer and currant Eurosport commentator Jamie Whitham believes Max Biaggi's World Superbike switch is fantastic for the production based championship - partly because he is 'as mad as a box of frogs'!

Alex Barros' surprise decision to return to the MotoGP World Championship, on a d'Antin Ducati, for 2007 has left the Klaffi Honda Team seeking two new riders for next season.

The FIM has used its 2006 Congress, held at Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, to announce the 2007 World Superbike calendar - although mystery still surrounds some of the intended 15 rounds.

The Ducati Corse World Superbike team has extended its title sponsorship with Xerox for a further two years.

Lorenzo Lanzi may be facing an uncertain future with the Ducati Xerox Team but the young Italian - together with Frenchman Yoann Tiberio - will at least head into the off-season with a cash prize from Pirelli.

This is the moment, unseen on TV, that Kevin Curtain lost the front of his Yamaha Motor Germany R6 - and with it the 2006 World Supersport championship.

Foggy Petronas Racing's final races in the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship ended in disappointment at Magny-Cours on Sunday.

James Toseland was a main player in two of the best races witnessed this season at Magny Cours on Sunday, winning race one then setting for a close third in race two - securing second in the championship.

Brendan Roberts confirmed to Crash.net that he has been in talks with Ducati and is moments away from signing for the Italian Marque to ride in the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup.

Sebastien Charpentier took the win that he needed while Kevin Curtain crashed out at Magny-Cours, allowing Charpentier to retain his number one plate.

There is still a strong rumour regarding Troy Corser moving to Yamaha for next season.

Defending World Supersport Champion, Sebastien Charpentier has taken pole position ahead of the final round of the Championship at his home race at Magny-Cours.

Carl Fogarty enters the final round of the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship this weekend at Magny-Cours in France with one eye fixed firmly on the future of his race team.

Klaffi Honda team principal, Klaus Klaffenbock, is hoping that Alex Barros' debut World Superbike victory will convince the Brazilian to stick with his team next season.

Former MotoGP star Alex Barros took his first World Superbike victory, at his 21st attempt, in race one at Imola on Sunday - handing Klaffi Honda and Brazil its first WSBK win in the process.

Troy Bayliss returned the World Superbike championship to Ducati by winning his second world title, one round early, at Imola on Sunday.

Josh Brookes has re-signed with Team Bertocchi for the 2007 Superbike World Championship - for which the team will be restructured, with new owners and financial partners, and switch from Kawasaki to Honda machinery.

Chris Walker has lost his PSG-1 Kawasaki seat for 2007 after team-mates Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi were both re-signed for the downsized line-up - despite Walker taking the team's only race win this year.

Troy Bayliss has taken his second World Superbike Championship at Imola in Italy during the eleventh round of the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship.

James Toseland signalled his intent to seal second in the 2006 Corona Extra Superbike World Championship by taking provisional pole at Imola - on his first competitive outing with traction control fitted to his Ten Kate Honda.