2015

Year: 2015

Month: ALL

Sykes takes first clear win of 2015

24 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Race One at Donington was a two-man fight between KRT team-mates Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea, in what was an occasionally over-aggressive battle for supremacy that kept the crowd’s attention for most...

Twenty six up for Sykes at Donington

23 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Superpole at Donington got underway at noon, thanks to the unusual schedule at this round, with Tom Sykes (KRT) taking his 26th career Superpole win with a new track best of 1’27.071. Jonathan Rea...

Sykes breaks away to top day one

22 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has broken clear of the chasing field to take a clear top spot on the opening day of his home round of the World Superbike championship at Donington Park. The former World Champion finished...

Camier surprises to top free practice

22 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Leon Camier has surprised the World Superbike paddock by topping the first free practice session at his home round at Donington Park. The MV Agusta rider finished the first of the day’s three sessions...

Andy Reid set for first WSS weekend

22 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After an unexpected parting of the ways between regular Core Motorsport Thailand Honda WSS rider Ratthapark Wilairot and his Thai owned team, the CBR600RR that won the Chang International Circuit race...

"WSBK legend at Sepang"...is it Biaggi?

18 May 2015 by Steve English

The Sepang International Circuit today announced that “a legendary rider will be competing in the World Superbike round” at the Malaysian track later this year. The decision to bring in a well known...

Davies looks homeward for restart

15 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

When he signed to Ducati on a two-year deal last season Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing- Ducati WSB) always knew that 2015 would be the year he could go for a hatful of wins and possibly the world...

Imola highside leaves Haslam with broken ribs

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Devils Roma Aprilia rider Leon Haslam has been left nursing three cracked ribs after one of the ‘biggest highsides he’s ever had’ in the second World Superbike race at Imola last weekend. The...

World Superbike paddock gets portable defibrillators

14 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

A new link-up between the World Superbike championship’s Clinica Mobilia and Cardiac Science Southern Europe will see a number of easy-to-use portable defibrillators installed every weekend throughout...

Rea Dedicates Imola WSB Wins To Joan Lascorz

13 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After his latest dominant WSB weekend Jonathan Rea (KRT) dedicated his brace of Imola race wins to former KRT Superbike rider Joan Lascorz, who suffered paralysis after hitting a trackside barrier at...

Sofuoglu channels emotions into Imola win

12 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

World Supersport title leader Kenan Sofuoglu says that being able to channel his emotions into his racing gave him the edge he needed to take victory in the class last weekend at Imola. The victory...

WSB: Rea Makes It Eight After Imola Double

10 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) dominated the second Imola race for Kawasaki, with Rea’s eventual comfortable victory giving him eight wins from ten races so...

WSS: Sofuoglu Ahead Of Cluzel In Duel

10 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) beat his great rival Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) by 0.883 seconds at the flag to win the 17-lap WSS race at Imola. Third was Lorenzo Zanetti (MV...

WSB: Rea From Sykes After Six Lap Sprint

10 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

A stopped and restarted first race was finally run over six intense laps, with Tom Sykes (KRT) leading to start but his team-mate Jonathan Rea took the lead soon after and eased way from Sykes. The...

WSB: Super Davide Takes Superpole Win

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) was a the popular winner of the Imola Superpole contest, securing the best possible starting place for Sunday’s 19-lap races as a result. On his first...

WSB: Off Colour Davies Looking For Final Few Tenths

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Official Ducati rider Chaz Davies has been toiling with the last few settings on his machine at Imola, and also fighting the effects of a low level but irritating illness that has been difficult to...

WSB: Limitations Hold Guintoli Back

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a tough start to the season due to a neck injury suffered in winter testing, Sylvain Guintoli (Pata Honda) made progress at the Assen round, and watched his team-mate Michael van der Mark finish...

WSB: Giugliano Fastest Man Pre-Superpole

09 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

WSB returnee Davide Giugliano (Aruba.it Racing- Ducati WSB) continued his amazing comeback from long term injury top lead the field going into Superpole, having topped the final free practice session...

WSB: Rea Fastest On Day One At Imola

08 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

KRT rider Jonathan Rea set a 1’47.344 lap to sit on top of the timesheets after the first day of WSB action at Imola, ending up 0.173 seconds ahead of his team-mate Tom Sykes. The two official...

WSS: Cluzel Climbs Highest On Day One

08 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After a halted and restarted second FIM Supersport World Championship practice session at Imola Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) left it late to take the advantage going into day two, with his...

Guintoli still adapting to Pata Honda

05 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Reigning World Superbike champion Sylvain Guintoli says he’s still adapting his riding style to the Pata Honda machine he switched form Aprilia to at the start of the 2015 season. Starting the season...

Ponsson switches from Grillini to Pedercini

03 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Frenchman Christophe Ponsson has made the switch from Grillini Kawasaki to the Team Pedercini bikes ahead of this weekend’s Imola round of the World Superbike series. He joins Davide Salom at the...

Season starts at home round for Badovini

01 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

BMW Motorrad Italia rider Ayrton Badovini says his 2015 World Superbike season only starts next weekend when the championship returns to Imola, located only five miles form his hometown of Castel...

Hero EBR withdraw from WSB series

30 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Hero EBR team boss and rider Larry Pegram has confirmed the team’s withdrawal from the World Superbike championship, only days after the bankruptcy of parent manufacturer EBR. Only weeks ago, ahead of...

Fabrizio stands in for Terol at Imola

28 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Four-time WSB race winner Michel Fabrizio will ride as substitute for the injured Nico Terol (Althea Racing Ducati) at the next round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Imola in Italy. Terol,...

Haslam: I need to change my riding style

28 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Red Devils Roma Rider Leon Haslam says that a change in his riding style might be needed, after struggling with tyre issues in both races last weekend at the Assen round of the World Superbike...

Terol out for WSB Imola

26 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

Former 125GP champion Nico Terol will miss the next round of the 2015 World Superbike championship at Imola, after doctors confirmed the damage to his right hand sustained at Assen as a...

MV steps it up for Camier

25 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

After experiencing some serious electronics issues Leon Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) had to ride through in the recent Aragon round, MV Agusta redoubled their efforts with their new Marelli...

Rea’s WSB lead put in context

24 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

At 13 rounds long, the 2015 FIM Superbike World Championship will run right through until the middle of October and feature 26 individual points scoring races. After eight races there is one...

World Supersport controversy continues to burn

22 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The controversy that ended Sunday’s World Supersport race at Assen has continued to burn, with race winner Kenan Sofuoglu and second place finisher Jules Cluzel firing shots at each other after their...

World Superbike adds Vallelunga as ‘back-up’ track

22 April 2015 by Simon Patterson

The World Superbike Championship has taken the unprecedented steps of adding the Vallelunga circuit to it’s 2015 and 2016 calendars as a ‘back-up’ track in case of other tracks being unable to host...

WSB Assen: Rea doubles after brilliant race two

19 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea secured his sixth win from eight starts in the WSB Championship at Assen, winning race two by 0.439 seconds from Chaz Davies (Ducati). Local rider Michael van der Mark (Honda) took his...

WSB Assen: Sofuoglu wins supersport stunner

19 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The end of the WSS race at Assen was an all-time classic, with Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) getting the nod from Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta) but only after each rider had been put under...

WSB Assen: Rea wins race one

19 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

From second on the grid Jonathan Rea (KRT) took the early lead from Tom Sykes his team-mate and Leon Haslam (Aprilia), and would run out the winner in a busy race, but one in which he was in full...

WSB Assen: Sykes takes first pole of 2015

18 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The usual suspects crammed the top of the time sheets in Superpole 2 at the beginning and also at the end and it was Tom Sykes (KRT) who put himself on the top pre-race place. Leon Haslam (Aprilia...

WSB Assen: Davies leads the field into Superpole

18 April 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing Ducati WSB) headed the 24 riders in WSB at Assen into the Superpole contest, with a best lap time of 1’35.748 set on Friday. Although all the top riders behind him...