WSBK News

Jonathan Rea will start his home round from pole after setting a new WorldSBK lap record, while Alvaro Bautista crashed at turn eight.

Michael Van Der Mark says BMW’s decision to sign Toprak Razgatlioglu for the next two WorldSBK seasons was a ‘surprise to everyone’.

Normal service was resumed at Donington Park as Alvaro Bautista led the way in Free Practice 3 of the British WorldSBK round. 

Alvaro Bautista insists his risk-free approach for Donington Park, one of his toughest circuits, has only been heightened by the Friday weather.

Axel Bassani claims he is not on identical machinery to factory Ducati WorldSBK riders Alvaro Bautista and Michael Ruben Rinaldi.

Jonathan Rea topped the World Superbike timesheets on day one at Donington Park, but dodgy weather means he goes into a ‘crucial’ Saturday feeling ‘a bit underprepared’.

Toprak Razgatlioglu believes he’s ready to snap Alvaro Bautista’s winning streak at the circuit which saw him clinch his first WorldSBK hat-trick.

Scott Redding admits his future could lie away from WorldSBK although his priority is to remain with BMW in the world championship.

Rumoured with a switch to WorldSBK in 2024, Franco Morbidelli says the lack of ‘a big fight for victory’ compared to MotoGP makes the sport less interesting.

Jonathan Rea made a great start to his home WorldSBK round after topping Free Practice 1 ahead of Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu. 

WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista says he’s asked Ducati to change the ergonomics of the factory MotoGP bike he tested in Misano ahead of a potential second test later this year, despite there being ‘no plan’ to do so as of yet.

Kawasaki and Alex Lowes have come to an agreement on a contract extension that will see him line-up alongside six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea for a fifth consecutive season.

This weekend’s British WorldSBK round at Donington Park is the last full event before Scott Redding’s option to remain with BMW in 2024 runs out.

Carl Fogarty believes Axel Bassani should get the opportunity to line-up alongside WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista, thus replacing Michael Ruben Rinaldi at the Aruba.it Ducati team in 2024.

Iker Lecuona will compete in his second Suzuka 8 hour race after winning the event during his rookie WorldSBK season in 2022.

Toprak Razgatlioglu has revealed the reasons why he joined BMW and that he believes it’s a bike that can win in WorldSBK.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi has confirmed he should have a clear idea of where his WorldSBK future lies following the next two rounds.

After seeing WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista jump onto their factory MotoGP bike, Ducati “now understand” why the Spaniard is such a good rider.

Alvaro Bautista has concluded his private MotoGP test with Ducati at Misano after making yet more improvements on day-two.

Alvaro Bautista admits Sepang would be his preferred option for a MotoGP wildcard later in the season, should Ducati make it a possibility.

Six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea says road racing is not for him despite having huge admiration for those who have made a career out of it.

Alvaro Bautista says the opening day of testing at Misano has gone better than expected after jumping aboard Ducati's factory MotoGP bike.

The first images of Alvaro Bautista’s much-anticipated MotoGP test at Misano are here.

WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista is back aboard MotoGP machinery for the first time in five years as he gets set for a two-day test at Misano.