lorenzo zanetti

Lorenzo Zanetti has landed another World Superbike Championship outing on home soil this weekend after being called up by the Go Eleven Ducati team as the latest replacement for Eugene Laverty.

Lorenzo Zanetti is confirmed to make a return to the World Superbike Championship this weekend at Imola aboard a fifth Ducati Panigale V4 R entry.

Lorenzo Zanetti heads up an MV Agusta 1-2 in first free practice for the World Supersport Championship; Kenan Sofuoglu is fifth fastest.

Full race results for the sixth round of the 2013 World Supersport Championship at Portimao, Portugal

Sam Lowes keeps his head on a chaotic day for the World Supersport Championship field, overcoming several circumstances to score an impressive second win of the year.

Sam Lowes defies three restarts, an injured wrist and a down-on-power Yamaha to claim a hard-fought second win of the season at Monza.

Three red flags force organisers to postpone the World Supersport race at Monza until later in the day.

A heart-breaking last lap mechanical failure for Sam Lowes hands World Supersport victory at Motorland Aragon to Mahi Kawasaki's Fabien Foret.

Full race results for opening round of the 2013 World Supersport Championship at Phillip Island, Australia.

PATA joins forces with Honda to become its title sponsor for 2013, a move that will also see Ten Kate revert to a two-strong line-up in the World Supersport Championship.

As the opening round at Phillip Island looms, Crash.net looks ahead to the 2012 World Superbike Championship season.

"The Ducati is a competitive bike and I've already had a chance to race it, hopefully I can establish a good feeling from the first tests" - Lorenzo Zanetti