The 2018 Bennetts British Superbike championship rider line-up so far after the latest announcements… Be Wiser Ducati: Shane Byrne Glenn Irwin JG Speedfit Kawasaki: Leon Haslam Luke Mossey
The FIA World Endurance Championship will feature an expanded 36-car grid for the 2018/19 'super season' after a rise in numbers for three of the series' four classes, including a boom for the top LMP1 tier.
Martin Jessopp and Ridersmotorcycles.com BMW will return to the British Superbike championship grid for 2018 eager to build on the progress enjoyed last year.
Former World Superbike challenger Jakub Smrz will remain with PR Racing Lloyd & Jones Bowker Motorrad BMW after a successful 2017 campaign in the British Superbike championship with the team.
Loris Baz is gearing up for his World Superbike championship return having joined Gulf Althea BMW as its sole rider for the 2018 campaign and is content with the progress made at the Jerez test adapting back to the series.
Jamie Coward has completed the three-bike line-up for Penz13 BMW Motorrad for the 2018 Isle of Man TT and selected other international road racing events.
David Johnson has signed for the Shaun Muir Racing-run Gulf BMW Road Racing Team for 2018, taking on the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and a number of British Superbike rounds.
The West Surrey Racing-run BMW squad will enter the 2018 British Touring Car Championship with an unchanged driver squad of Colin Turkington and Rob Collard with Andrew Jordan remaining under BMW Pirtek Racing banner in the team.
Andy Palmer, the Aston Martin president and CEO, has revealed that a number of Formula 1 teams have shown an interest in working with the British manufacturer.
Smiths Racing BMW has re-signed Peter Hickman for the 2018 MCE British Superbike championship and the road racing season while also signing Sylvain Barrier for his debut in the British series.
The World Superbike paddock is gearing up for 2018 with a number of teams beginning testing on next year’s machines which will also give series organisers the opportunity to assess any technical regulation rule changes.
Defending DTM champion Marco Wittmann has expressed his 'disappointment' in losing his race two victory at Zandvoort, but takes the positives following what he still labels as a 'mega weekend'.