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As the new year approaches, the 2014 World Superbike Championship is slowly taking shape with eight manufacturers set to partake next season.

The title-winning Honda team may be absent from the 2014 British Superbike line-up, but there is still much to look forward to next year...

A handful of teams and riders make the trip to Jerez to evaluate EVO-specification options for the 2014 World Superbike season.

Yvan Muller took yet another lights-to-flag victory in race 1, in what was his second-ever race in at Macau.

Leon Haslam is confident he can be at the 'pointy end' again in 2014 after a 2013 season hampered by his leg injury.

Marco Melandri sets his sights firmly on the 2014 World Superbike Championship title following the confirmation he will ride for Aprilia next season.

Kawasaki Racing's Tom Sykes is the 2013 World Superbike Champion, while Aprilia defends its Manufacturers' title.

Full race results (2) for the 14th and final round of the 2013 eni World Superbike Championship at Jerez, Spain.

Full warm-up times for the tenth and final round of the 2013 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at Jerez, Spain

Full warm-up for the 14th and final round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at Jerez, Spain.

Javier Fores will ride the Alstare Ducati during the final round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at Jerez.

Mark Aitchison is turning his attentions to the future as he looks to take advantage of a strong return to World Superbike competition with the Pedercini Kawasaki team.

Double Superstock 1000 Champion Sylvain Barrier will make his long-awaited World Superbike Championship debut at Jerez, it is confirmed.

Motodex Spearmint Rhino BMW announces will make its MCE British Superbike Championship debut at Silverstone.

A 'close to the limit' last lap pass by Eugene Laverty forces Marco Melandri off the podium at Laguna Seca and loses him ground in the title fight.

Full race results (1) for the 12th round of the 2013 eni World Superbike Championship at Laguna Seca, the United States

Sylvain Guintoli comes good on his promise to push hard for the 2013 World Superbike Championship as he claims his first pole position of the season at Laguna Seca.

Full qualifying times (2) for the 12th round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at Laguna Seca, the United States

A look at the story behind eBay Motors BTCC racer - and Crash.net columnist - Rob Collard

Full Superpole qualifying times for the 11th round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at Istanbul Park, Turkey

Full qualifying times (2) for the 11th round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at Istanbul Park, Turkey

Full qualifying times (1) for the 11th round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship at Istanbul Park, Turkey

Tolga Urpak and Yunus Ercelik are listed on the provisional entry list for the Turkish round of the World Superbike Championship.

Full race results (2) for the tenth round of the 2013 eni World Superbike Championship at the Nurburgring, Germany