WSBK News

Leon Camier has called Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge' adaptation to WorldSBK 'really impressive', while calling the all-rookie line-up 'an investment for the future'.

Alvaro Bautista fires warning ahead of the 2022 WorldSBK championship; 'One thing that’s true is that I feel very comfortable on the bike. I feel stronger than three years ago'.

Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha-rider Christophe Ponsson is aiming to produce regular top ten WorldSBK results in 2022, despite being surrounded by ‘a lot of super-fast riders on official bikes’.

Alex Lowes finds set-up improvements during two day Portimao WorldSBK test, 'but we still need to find a couple of tenths before the season'.

HRC Director Tetsuhiro Kuwata says the 2022 WorldSBK season is ‘very important’, while the decision to sign Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge was down to their ‘potential and speed’.

Team HRC officially unveil its 2022 WorldSBK colours for riders Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge.

Jonathan Rea claims he’s ready to start the 2022 WorldSBK campaign following another impressive test in Portimao; ‘I think we have a pretty good handle on what our base set-up is going to be to start the year. We finally put the package together’.

Alvaro Bautista claims his feeling with the Ducati Panigale V4 R is ‘better than expected’, while team-mate Michael Rinaldi suffers from back pain on day two of Portimao WorldSBK testing.

WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu says his new Portimao lap record is ‘incredible’ after going eight tenths quicker than last season’s pole position time.

Toprak Razgatlioglu sets a new unofficial WorldSBK lap record at Portimao after edging out Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista.

New MotoAmerica rider with Ducati, Danilo Petrucci has claimed he would be ‘happy’ to race in WorldSBK should his stateside commitments allow for it.

WorldSSP rider Oliver Bayliss will miss the final day of testing at Portimao following a right ankle injury.

Jonathan Rea continues his impressive form from Jerez to finish day-one of WorldSBK testing at Portimao fastest, while world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu was just a tenth away on his first action of 2022.

Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK, Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK and GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team all confirm their 2022 launch dates.

Toprak Razgatlioglu, Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista headline the list of WorldSBK riders set to test at Portimao next week.

Team HRC will unveil their CBR1000RR-R Fireblade on February 15th ahead of the 2022 World Superbike season.

Jonathan Rea feels current WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu is ‘the guy to beat’ ahead of the 2022 season, although ‘hype surrounding his future’ could be an advantage for him and Kawasaki. 

Iker Lecuona claims ‘race management’ will be the biggest challenge ahead of his rookie WorldSBK season.

Carlos Checa believes Axel Bassani could be next to join the factory Ducati WorldSBK team after showing ‘enough to be there’ as a rookie.

Jonathan Rea says the thought of retirement ‘isn’t around right now’, instead motivation to win a seventh WorldSBK title is ‘at an all-time high’.

Ducati’s last WorldSBK champion Carlos Checa believes Alvaro Bautista can challenge Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea if he rediscovers 2019 form. Jury remains out on Michael Rinaldi.

First impressions are a good one for six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea, as he believes the 2022 ZX-10RR package is ‘a little bit more user-friendly when riding at my limit’.

KRT WorldSBK Team Manager Guim Roda says Ana Carrasco getting a second opportunity in Moto3 is ‘a fitting end’ to her time with Kawasaki.

Kawasaki rider Can Oncu ready to fight for WorldSSP wins in 2022; 'Last year was a learning year, but this year is the time to show. If tomorrow we had a race, I would be ready to win'.