WSBK News

Today at Misano, Ducati unveiled the limited-edition Ducati 999R FILA road bike (pictured) to celebrate 200 wins in the World Superbike Championship.

Less than a week after confirming that Italian Lorenzo Mauri would replace the recovering James Haydon in this weekend's San Marino round of the World Superbike Championship at Misano, Fogarty Petronas Racing suffered a major blow when the 26 year-old crashed and seriously injured his knee.

With James Haydon ruled out of action through injury for the seventh round of the WSBK series, at Misano, wild-card Italian Lorenzo Mauri has been drafted in for a one-off ride with Foggy Petronas Racing - and he's determined not to waste his chance.

Carl Fogarty has chosen young Italian rider Lorenzo Mauri to replace the injured James Haydon on the FP1 for this weekend's seventh round of the World Superbike championship.

When the racing finishes at this year's Superbike World Championship at Brands Hatch, organisers are promising that the ultimate biking party will begin with the launch of Thunderpark, billed as the biggest party that Brands Hatch will ever have seen.

Neil Hodgson will have a glamorous partner on the grid at Laguna Seca next month, following Team Ducati's decision to pair him with recently crowned Miss Great Britain Nicki Lane.

Jurgen van den Goorbergh rode to an impressive second place at Silverstone, an excellent performance on his first visit to the fast English circuit. Jurgen started well but clashed fairings with eventual winner Chris Vermeulen on the opening lap, breaking his concentration momentarily.

Jurgen van den Goorbergh scored his first World Supersport pole position today, and Yamaha's first of the year, on the Belgarda Yamaha R6 at Silverstone.

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders, Stephane Chambon and Katsuaki Fujiwara crowned a superb final qualifying by taking second and third places on the grid for tomorrow's sixth round race at Silverstone.

A former World War II airfield, the original Silverstone layout consisted of a series of long straights connected by fast sweeping corners. Its character might have changed slightly, but the basic premise still remains.

Foggy Petronas racing rider James Haydon will wait for the results of a scan on his neck before deciding whether to race in the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone this weekend.

British Superbike Championship favourites occupy all five of the wild card vacancies on the entry list for this weekend's world championship encounter at Silverstone - and take both the available Supersport slots as well.

James Haydon was unable to compete in race two at Oschersleben yesterday after a heavy fall in the opening race, at 'Triple', the fastest corner of the circuit.

Neil Hodgson set the best lap of a 'wet' Superpole session, but only after a last gasp scare when he had to overcome an off-track moment to dig deep and usurp Frankie Chili from top spot.

Despite going into the race with badly damaged ligaments in his right thumb from his Friday crash, Australian Chris Vermeulen won by a massive margin of 9.1 seconds at Monza in the World Supersport championship.

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.