WSBK News

While Kawasaki and Ducati made big moves with the signings of Tom Sykes and Danilo Petrucci for the 2023 WorldSBK season, there’s an argument to be made that Yamaha have the strongest line-up across all its teams.

The first of five pre-season tests ahead of the 2023 WorldSBK season will see Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes on-track for Kawasaki, while the factory BMW team will also be in action.

In a 2022 WorldSBK campaign full of ups and downs, Scott Redding claims he’s ‘semi-pleased’ with the progress made by BMW but that he wants more in 2023.

After competing in MotoGP, the Dakar Rally and MotoAmerica, Danilo Petrucci will now take his talents to WorldSBK with Barni Ducati.

Eugene Laverty has provided an update on his medical condition after the race-stopping accident in his final World Superbike appearance at Phillip Island on Sunday.

Garrett Gerloff brought an end to his three-year stint at GRT Yamaha with a DNF in Race 2 at Phillip Island, after contact between himself and WorldSBK rookie Xavi Vierge led to both riders crashing.

Alvaro Bautista has confirmed his risky gamble which saw him switch from wet tyres to dry moments before the Superpole Race in Phillip Island, would not have been taken had he not secured the WorldSBK title in Mandalika.

Alex Lowes completed his most impressive round of the 2022 WorldSBK season with a double podium finish after securing third in Race 2 at Phillip Island.

Jonathan Rea has credited Ducati for making a step over the rest of its competition after again seeing Alvaro Bautista win Sunday’s WorldSBK double-header in Phillip Island.

Despite lacking pace compared to Jonathan Rea throughout the Phillip Island WorldSBK round, Toprak Razgatlioglu managed to hold on for second in the championship after an impressive performance particularly in the 10-lap sprint.

Jonathan Rea signs off the 2022 World Superbike season with a runner-up finish at Phillip Island, denied a chance to attack Alvaro Bautista by red flags in the closing stages of race two.

Tetsuta Nagashima concluded an eventful World Superbike debut with a ninth place in race 2 at Phillip Island, while HRC team-mate Xavi Vierge crashed after opening lap contact with Garrett Gerloff.

An early contender in Race 2 after making his way up from sixth to second by the end of lap two, Scott Redding faded just as quickly as he was eventually pushed back down to P6, the position he finished the final WorldSBK race of 2022 in. 

WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista has joked that he’s ‘too old’ to make the kind of dry tyre gamble that resulted in victory during the Superpole Race at Phillip Island.

Alvaro Bautista has made it a Sunday double in Phillip Island after winning Race 2 ahead of WorldSBK rival Jonathan Rea.

After struggling to generate tyre temperature when switching from wet tyres to dry, WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista saw his pace completely disappear in Race 1 at Phillip Island.

Toprak Razgatlioglu was among the early leaders of Saturday’s wet-dry opening race at the Phillip Island WorldSBK finale.

A drying Phillip Island track provided HRC riders Xavi Vierge and Tetsuta Nagashima with their first flag-to-flag World Superbike race at Phillip Island on Saturday.

Alex Lowes saw a first WorldSBK win of 2022 slip between his fingers after pitting two laps later than team-mate Jonathan Rea, who gained significant amounts of time in the process.

As was the case for Alvaro Bautista and Alex Lowes, pitting too late for dry tyres resulted in a missed opportunity at victory in Race 1 at Phillip Island, a decision six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea timed to perfection.

Jonathan Rea took a dominant WorldSBK victory in Race 1 at Phillip Island, his first in 25 races, after managing changeable conditions better than his competitors. 

Alex Lowes made it two Kawasakis at the sharp end of the Phillip Island timesheets during Friday practice for the 2022 World Superbike season finale.

Tetsuta Nagashima made an impressive start to his first weekend as a WorldSBK rider as he finished sixth on combined times during Friday Practice at Phillip Island. 

With the 2022 World Superbike title in the bag, Alvaro Bautista began his quest to also claim the most race wins this season during Friday practice at Phillip Island.