2022 worldsbk

Updated following the news that Hafizh Syahrin is staying at MIE Honda for the 2023 WorldSBK season.  

Alvaro Bautista has continued his criticism of six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea after the pair's dramatic race two clash at Magny-Cours.

After initially being declared unfit for race two of the WorldSSP championship at Most, Dominique Aegerter was instead given a race ban due to ‘simulating a medical situation’ in an attempt to have Saturday’s race one red-flagged.

After a brilliant showing at Donington Park, Scott Redding and BMW appear to be even closer to the front in Most, leaving us to ponder whether the 2020 WorldSBK runner-up could claim a first win of the season.

Ryan Vickers will make his WorldSBK debut at Most this weekend after being drafted in to replace Leon Haslam at Pedercini Kawasaki.

While his future remains unclear, reigning British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie has put WorldSBK teams on alert after returning to form at Brands Hatch.

Following Toprak Razgatlioglu’s maiden WorldSBK treble last time out at Donington Park, the top three title contenders are now separated by just 43 points heading into round six at Most.

“I think this is the first time in motorcycle racing history where every bike can challenge for a podium” - James Toseland believes MotoGP is the best it’s ever been in 2022, thus making a successful move across for any WorldSBK rider harder than ever.

Currently riding for MCE Ducati in British Superbike, former world champion Tom Sykes has left the door open for a potential return to WorldSBK in 2023.

British Superbike champion Tarran Mackenzie believes a full-time move to WorldSBK in 2023 ‘depends a lot’ on how he gets on during his delayed world championship debut this weekend.

A formidable force so far in 2022, Ducati believes Alvaro Bautista has all the ingredients necessary to win a first WorldSBK title, their first since 2011.

A six-time world champion, Jonathan Rea has achieved everything there is to achieve in WorldSBK, but what makes the Kawasaki rider so good every race weekend?

With time Scott Redding believes BMW has what it takes to challenge the very best in WorldSBK, ‘but unfortunately I don’t have any patience. I’m here to win’.

MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso claims Alvaro Bautista’s ‘speed’ is unrivalled in WorldSBK at the moment, but that Jonathan Rea has the ‘championship mentality’ needed to keep himself in the fight.

Following a strong race one which saw him battle eventual winner Alvaro Bautista for large parts, six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea was left ‘frustrated’ as he failed to match his main rivals during Sunday’s double-header.