WSBK News

Ducati and Kawasaki will have another change of maximum rpm at this weekend’s Imola World Superbike round.

Jonathan Rea admits he’s previously had thoughts about retiring but that returning to winning ways in WorldSBK remains his main focus.

Garrett Gerloff says his struggles during the 2021 WorldSBK season nearly made him quit racing.

Iker Lecuona says learning a new track is ‘normally not that challenging for me’, although he also admitted he knows nothing about Imola, which plays host to round eight of the 2023 WorldSBK championship this weekend.

Alex Lowes says he was offered the chance to leave WorldSBK for ‘other championships’, before remaining with Kawasaki for 2024.

Jonathan Rea is hoping to produce similar results to what he achieved at Donington Park, during this weekend’s Italian WorldSBK round at Imola.

Leon Haslam will make his return to WorldSBK action at Imola after being called up by the factory BMW team.

Leon Camier says Team HRC would like to continue with their current WorldSBK line-up of Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge next season.

Garrett Gerloff is hoping to be competitive during this weekend’s eighth round of the 2023 WorldSBK campaign at Imola, after comparing the Italian circuit to those back home in the USA.

After a week in hospital, 2013 WorldSBK champion Tom Sykes has been released from hospital following his huge highside at Donington Park.

Motoxracing Yamaha have confirmed that keeping Bradley Ray for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign is of interest to them.

WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona admits he’s not worried about hitting the lap times needed to be competitive at the Suzuka 8 hour race later this year.

After making the switch from GRT Yamaha to the Bonovo Action BMW team for the 2023 WorldSBK season, Garrett Gerloff has admitted that he’s having fun on a more consistent basis.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi will be assessed again next week as he aims to take part in the second of two home WorldSBK rounds.

Loris Baz says Tom Sykes’ massive highside at the British WorldSBK round was “so scary” after it forced him and Michael Ruben Rinaldi to be involved in the accident.

Philipp Oettl says he has the bike to challenge for podiums and that only results will dictate his WorldSBK future.

Jonathan Rea says the reality of Kawasaki’s current position in WorldSBK means winning a single race in 2023 will be difficult.

Manuel Puccetti has threatened to leave WorldSBK unless Kawasaki finds a way to return to being competitive for race wins.

Iker Lecuona remains confused by Honda’s lack of performance in WorldSBK following another disastrous weekend at Donington Park.

Alex Lowes says Scott Redding’s BMW machine ‘can’t be that bad’ after witnessing his better rear grip during Race 2 of the British WorldSBK round.

BMW have confirmed that Tom Sykes remains in hospital after suffering ten broken ribs and a ‘small fracture to the left ankle’ during Race 2 of the British WorldSBK round.

After falling short in his attempt to claim a first WorldSBK podium in Misano, Danilo Petrucci made the most of his brilliant pace at Donington Park to do just that.

Joey den Besten has tragically died, aged 30, after a crash in a IRRC Superbike race.

Jonathan Rea was left wanting more following his home WorldSBK round, despite exceeding his own expectations in the Superpole Race.