WSBK News

Honda has confirmed Alvaro Bautista will join its official factory team for the 2020 World Superbike championship, having already been dropped from the factory Ducati squad after one season.

Following the announcement of the provisional 2020 MotoGP race calendar, the Czech Republic round at Brno and the Finnish round at the new KymiRing both remain unconfirmed leaving the door open for a replacement round with Portimao ready to step in.

Full World Superbike warm-up results from Portimao

Full WorldSBK qualifying results from Portimao

Tom Sykes will remain part of the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team for the 2020 season, the German manufacturer has confirmed. Sykes teamed up with BMW on its return as a factory effort, run by Shaun Muir Racing, at the start of 2019 equipped with the new S1000RR.

Full WorldSBK FP3 results from Portimao

Full FP2 and combined WorldSBK results from Portimao

Full WorldSBK FP1 results at Portimao

Chaz Davies say the key development gains with his Aruba.it Racing Ducati means “the bike is now a lot different” and hopes to retain the strong setup and feeling which secured his breakthrough victory before the summer break at Laguna Seca.

Alvaro Bautista concedes he may have to restrain his track action during practice to maintain his fitness battling a shoulder injury sustained at Laguna Seca as he looks to kickstart his World Superbike championship title charge at Portimao.

Tom Sykes has confirmed BMW’s target for the rest of the 2019 World Superbike championship is to reach the podium on a consistent basis starting this weekend at Portimao.

Jonathan Rea says he’s relishing the chance to restart his World Superbike title charge at Portimao as he looks to keep his impressive winning run going at the Portuguese circuit.

Takumi Takahashi will stand in for the injured Leon Camier at next weekend’s Portimao round in the World Superbike championship at Moriwaki Althea Honda, with the British rider scheduled to return at Magny-Cours.

Scott Redding will move to the World Superbike championship with Aruba.it Racing Ducati for the 2020 season, as the Italian manufacturer also confirms it split with Alvaro Bautista.

Portimao will continue to host the Portuguese World Superbike round until at least 2022 after announcing a three-year contract extension.

Eugene Laverty will return to the Shaun Muir Racing fold for the 2020 World Superbike Championship after penning a deal that will see him join Tom Sykes on the factory BMW.

The Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao is preparing to host the latest round of stunning World Superbike championship action on September 6-8.

After going through the emotional roller coaster of crashing out of the lead at the Suzuka 8 Hours and accepting defeat, Jonathan Rea was overjoyed to hear Kawasaki’s appeal had been successful to give his team victory.

The #10 Kawasaki of Jonathan Rea, Leon Haslam and Toprak Razgatlioglu have been reinstated in the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hour results and declared winners after the dramatic late crash by Rea while leading which triggered a red flag finish.

The #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team has taken a surprise victory at the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours after Jonathan Rea crashed out while leading inside the final minute of the race which triggered a red flag finish.

Alex Lowes provides an update after the Top 10 qualifying was washed out by a typhoon, meaning his #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team starts from pole position for the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours.

The top 10 qualifying shootout for the Suzuka 8 Hours has been cancelled due to heavy rain which sees defending champions #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team handed pole position on provisional times.

Alex Lowes provides his latest update following an eventful opening qualifying day ahead of the 2019 Suzuka 8 Hours which ended with his #21 Yamaha Factory Racing Team on provisional pole position.

TSR Honda France quickest in the second of Wednesday's test sessions for the Suzuka 8 Hours, but Red Bull Honda's morning time remains the best of the day. A third test session will be held on Thursday, with free practice for the race weekend beginning on Friday...