2023

"I'm an absolute two-stroke nut" - 20 Questions with double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner

"I'm an absolute two-stroke nut" - 20 Questions with double MotoGP champion Casey Stoner

During last month’s Eicma trade show in Milan, we sat down with two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner to discuss 20 questions about his riding and racing career. News Editor Dan Sutherland...

BSB: Lee Jackson returns to Hawk Racing alongside Charlie Nesbitt

BSB: Lee Jackson returns to Hawk Racing alongside Charlie Nesbitt

Lee Jackson will line-up alongside Charlie Nesbitt at Hawk Racing in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next season. The two-time BSB race winner returns to the team, which will be known...

MotoGP: Paolo Ciabatti named General Manager of Ducati Corse's new Off-Road project

MotoGP: Paolo Ciabatti named General Manager of Ducati Corse's new Off-Road project

Paolo Ciabatti has stepped down from his role within Ducati’s MotoGP project to focus on the Italian manufacturer’s new Off-Road Division. Ciabatti has been Sporting Director of Ducati Corse since...

BSB: Luke Hedger joins CDH Racing Kawasaki ahead of 2024 season

BSB: Luke Hedger joins CDH Racing Kawasaki ahead of 2024 season

Luke Hedger will make his full-time debut in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in 2024 after signing for CDH Racing Kawasaki. Hedger finished 10th in the Pirelli National Superstock...

Roads: Tom Birchall announces retirement from racing

Roads: Tom Birchall announces retirement from racing

Tom Birchall, the most successful Sidecar passenger in Isle of Man TT history has announced his immediate retirement from racing. Alongside older brother Ben, the Birchalls have dominated Sidecar...

WSB: Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith join BMW test team

WSB: Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith join BMW test team

Sylvain Guintoli and Bradley Smith have joined BMW Motorrad Motorsport as part of the German manufacturer’s new test team. The pair have been brought in to help develop and improve the M1000 RR,...

MotoGP: Trackhouse Racing named as Aprilia's new satellite team

MotoGP: Trackhouse Racing named as Aprilia's new satellite team

American-owned Trackhouse Racing has confirmed that it will join the MotoGP grid in 2024 as Aprilia’s official satellite team. Trackhouse Racing is owned by Justin Marks and musician Pitbull, and...

WSB: Toprak Razgatlioglu makes BMW debut at Portimao Test

WSB: Toprak Razgatlioglu makes BMW debut at Portimao Test

Following the expiration of his Yamaha contract at the end of November, Toprak Razgatlioglu has tested the ROKiT BMW M1000 RR for the first time in a shakedown test at Portimao. The 2021 World...

BSB: Tommy Bridewell to defend 2023 title with Honda Racing UK

BSB: Tommy Bridewell to defend 2023 title with Honda Racing UK

Tommy Bridewell will defend his Bennetts British Superbike Championship crown with Honda Racing UK next season after opting to leave PBM Ducati. The 2023 champion told MCN last month that he had...

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales tops Valencia test whilst Marc Marquez shines with Ducati

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales tops Valencia test whilst Marc Marquez shines with Ducati

Maverick Vinales ended the one-day Valencia Test at the top of the timesheets after completing 86 laps onboard the Aprilia RS-GP. The Spaniard completed more laps than anybody and posted a best...

MotoGP: Fabio Di Giannantonio joins Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati for 2024

MotoGP: Fabio Di Giannantonio joins Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati for 2024

Fabio Di Giannantonio has been confirmed as Luca Marini’s replacement at the Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati team for the 2024 MotoGP season. Di Giannantonio, left without a ride following Marc Marquez’s...

MotoGP: Luca Marini signs two-year deal with Repsol Honda

MotoGP: Luca Marini signs two-year deal with Repsol Honda

Repsol Honda have confirmed that Luca Marini has joined the team on a two-year deal following his departure from the Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati team. The Italian has enjoyed his best premier class...

MotoGP Valencia: Pecco Bagnaia crowned 2023 World Champion as Jorge Martin crashes out

MotoGP Valencia: Pecco Bagnaia crowned 2023 World Champion as Jorge Martin crashes out

Francesco Bagnaia has been crowned 2023 MotoGP World Champion after a chaotic season finale in Valencia which saw title rival Jorge Martin crash out in a collision with Marc Marquez. Bagnaia made...

BSB: Bradley Perie returns to Supersport class with Gearlink Kawasaki

BSB: Bradley Perie returns to Supersport class with Gearlink Kawasaki

Bradley Perie will return to the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship next season after joining Gearlink Kawasaki. Perie, who finished runner-up to Jack Kennedy in 2022, returns to the...

BSB: Tommy Bridewell confirms PBM Ducati departure for 2024 season

BSB: Tommy Bridewell confirms PBM Ducati departure for 2024 season

Tommy Bridewell has confirmed that will not continue with the Paul Bird Motorsport Ducati team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship in 2024. The reigning champion made the announcement on...

MotoGP: Luca Marini confirms Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati departure

MotoGP: Luca Marini confirms Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati departure

Luca Marini and the Mooney VR46 Racing Ducati team have confirmed that they will part company following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season on Sunday. Rumours have been rife for a few weeks...

BSB: Oxford Products Racing Ducati retain Ben Currie and Christian Iddon for 2024

BSB: Oxford Products Racing Ducati retain Ben Currie and Christian Iddon for 2024

Reigning British Supersport Champion Ben Currie will defend his crown with the Oxford Products Racing Ducati team in 2024 whilst Christian Iddon will once again represent the team in the Bennetts...

BSB Q&A: Andrew Irwin stays with Honda for 2024

BSB Q&A: Andrew Irwin stays with Honda for 2024

Andrew Irwin will remain with Honda Racing UK in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship next year after revocering from a serious arm injury. Irwin suffered a fractured humerus during the...

BSB: Honda reveal British Supersport plans with Jack Kennedy

BSB: Honda reveal British Supersport plans with Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy will return to the British Supersport Championship next season after joining forces with Honda Racing UK. It’s the first time since 2009 that the factory Honda squad have entered the...

Roads: Dean Harrison joins John McGuinness and Nathan Harrison at Honda

Roads: Dean Harrison joins John McGuinness and Nathan Harrison at Honda

Dean Harrison has signed for Honda Racing UK and will contest the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, as well as the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT. The 2019 Senior TT winner left DAO...

WSB: Tarran Mackenzie set for 2024 Superbike promotion with Petronas MIE Racing

WSB: Tarran Mackenzie set for 2024 Superbike promotion with Petronas MIE Racing

Tarran Mackenzie will race in the World Superbike Championship in 2024 after being promoted within the Petronas MIE Racing Team. The 2021 Bennetts British Superbike Champion raced for the Honda...

BSB: McAMS become title sponsors of Mar-Train Racing Yamaha

BSB: McAMS become title sponsors of Mar-Train Racing Yamaha

McAMS will become the title sponsors of the Mar-Train Yamaha team next season in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship. The UK’s leading motorcycle accident management company have been...

WSB: Michael Ruben Rinaldi signs 2024 deal with Motocorsa Ducati

WSB: Michael Ruben Rinaldi signs 2024 deal with Motocorsa Ducati

Michael Ruben Rinaldi will remain on Ducati machinery in the World Superbike Championship next season after signing a deal with independent team Motocorsa Racing. The Italian was told that he’d...

WSB: Cremona Circuit to undergo key modifications and improvements ahead of 2024 debut

WSB: Cremona Circuit to undergo key modifications and improvements ahead of 2024 debut

After being added to the World Superbike Championship calendar for 2024, Italian circuit Cremona is now set to undergo the crucial homologation process in order to ensure everything is ready to go...

BSB: Storm Stacey to remain with GR Motosport for fifth consecutive season

BSB: Storm Stacey to remain with GR Motosport for fifth consecutive season

Storm Stacey will remain with the GR Motorsport team for a fifth consecutive Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign in 2024. Stacey also raced with the team in the Junior Superstock class...

WSB: 2024 calendar unveiled with two new circuits included

WSB: 2024 calendar unveiled with two new circuits included

The 2024 World Superbike Championship provisional calendar has been revealed and includes trips to two new venues. The series returns to Hungary for the first time since 1990, at the all-new...

Macau Grand Prix: Michael Rutter joins Peter Hickman and Josh Brookes at FHO Racing BMW

Macau Grand Prix: Michael Rutter joins Peter Hickman and Josh Brookes at FHO Racing BMW

FHO Racing BMW will run three riders at this year’s Macau Grand Prix with veteran racer Michael Rutter joining Peter Hickman and Josh Brookes. Returning after a three-year hiatus, Rutter is a...

BSB Brands Hatch: Tommy Bridewell crowned 2023 champion in tense season finale

BSB Brands Hatch: Tommy Bridewell crowned 2023 champion in tense season finale

Tommy Bridewell has been crowned 2023 Bennetts British Superbike Champion after a nail-biting season finale at Brands Hatch. Bridewell knew that he only had to finish a position behind Glenn Irwin...

BSB: Danny Buchan joins DAO Racing Kawasaki for 2024 campaign

BSB: Danny Buchan joins DAO Racing Kawasaki for 2024 campaign

Danny Buchan will be back onboard Kawasaki machinery for his 2024 Bennetts British Superbike Championship campaign after signing for DAO Racing. Buchan has spent the last three seasons with SYNETIQ...

MotoGP: Marc Marquez to leave Repsol Honda at the end of 2023

MotoGP: Marc Marquez to leave Repsol Honda at the end of 2023

Marc Marquez will leave Repsol Honda following the conclusion of the 2023 MotoGP season. The Spaniard’s future has been the biggest talking point within the MotoGP paddock for several weeks, with...

BSB Oulton Park: Glenn Irwin wins controversial second race and takes championship lead

BSB Oulton Park: Glenn Irwin wins controversial second race and takes championship lead

Glenn Irwin came out on top in a controversial second Bennetts British Superbike Championship race at Oulton Park which saw Tommy Bridewell handed a three-second, long lap equivalent penalty for...

BSB: Honda riders complete first Pathway Class test at Oulton Park

BSB: Honda riders complete first Pathway Class test at Oulton Park

Honda Racing completed a special 2024 Class Technical Test at Oulton Park last night with their ridings riding the new ‘Pathway’ specification CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP. The bike has been built to...

BSB: Kyle Ryde signs new deal with OMG Racing for 2024

BSB: Kyle Ryde signs new deal with OMG Racing for 2024

Kyle Ryde has signed a new deal with OMG Racing ahead of this weekend’s Bennetts British Superbike Championship meeting at Oulton Park. Ryde joined the team in 2021 onboard BMW machinery, before he...

BSB Oulton Park: Davey Todd replaces injured Danny Buchan at SYNETIQ BMW

BSB Oulton Park: Davey Todd replaces injured Danny Buchan at SYNETIQ BMW

Davey Todd will return to the Bennetts British Superbike Championship grid this weekend at Oulton Park as a replacement for the injured Danny Buchan. The reigning Pirelli National Superstock...

BSB Oulton Park: Brayden Elliot set for debut with DAO Racing Kawasaki

BSB Oulton Park: Brayden Elliot set for debut with DAO Racing Kawasaki

Brayden Elliot will make this Bennetts British Superbike Championship debut with DAO Racing Kawasaki this weekend at Oulton Park. Elliot graduates from the team’s Pirelli National Superstock...

WSB Magny-Cours: Victories for Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista in France

WSB Magny-Cours: Victories for Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista in France

Alvaro Bautista bounced back in the final World Superbike Championship race at Magny-Cours to take victory and reduce the damage done to his title hopes earlier in the weekend. Up until race three...