September

Year: 2015

Month: September

Melandri to return to WSB with Ducati?

29 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Italian media are speculating that MotoGP refugee Marco Melandri is set to return to the World Superbike paddock in 2016, after linking up with the Althea squad that took Carlos Checa to title glory...

Biaggi set for further WSB wildcard

29 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Max Biaggi will return to the World Superbike championship for the third time this year, with the former world champion set to add to impressive performances at Misano and Sepang with an appearance at...

Yamaha confirm Crescent WSB switch with Lowes and Guintoli

23 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Yamaha have confirmed that they will return to the World Superbike championship in 2016, teaming up with sponsor PATA, British team Crescent, and former British and World champions Alex Lowes and...

Baiocco belts one out in rare official test

22 September 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The very day after Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) had won the world championship for Kawasaki he and 16 of his peers were back in action at the Jerez circuit in Spain. The one-day test was a...

Davies extends battle for second with Jerez win

20 September 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies’ (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) plan of hunting down long time leader Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) worked this time around as the battle for overall second in the Superbike World...

Jonathan Rea achieves dream to become 2015 WSB Champion

20 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has become the first Northern Irishman since Joey Dunlop and Brian Reid in 1986 to lift a world title, after taking the World Superbike championship in the first race at Jerez this...

Sykes wins opening race at Jerez, Rea clinches title

20 September 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) became the 2015 FIM Superbike World Champion by finishing fourth in race one at Jerez. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) won the race by 2.865 seconds, with Chaz...

Sykes sets new track record to beat Rea to Jerez Superpole

19 September 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

The top WorldSBK riders batted for their grid placings at Jerez under a warm sun that shone brightest on Tom Sykes (KRT) who took a sliver off of the existing track best with his new record, 1’40.292.

Sykes and Rea hold advantage in early Jerez sessions

18 September 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) relied on their opening session best times to lead the field on the first day of action at a warm and dry Jerez. The cooler morning session offered...

Davies and Giugliano retained by Ducati

17 September 2015 by Steve English

Chaz Davies superb form in 2015 has been rewarded with a one year contract extension at Ducati. News that the Welshman, a former World Supersport champion, has been retained will come as no surprise...

Rea on the verge of first title

16 September 2015 by Steve English

Jonathan Rea is on the verge of claiming his first World Superbike title. The Kawasaki rider needs just six points to wrap up the crown and with six races remaining the 28 year old is almost certain...

Davies confident of Spanish form

16 September 2015 by Steve English

Chaz Davies has won three of the last four World Superbike races and the Welshman could be excused for feeling that his momentum of the summer has been lost by the summer break. However more so than...

Lowes keen to get back on track

16 September 2015 by Steve English

World Superbikes returns to action on Friday with the Spanish round of the championship at Jerez. It’s been a long break since Sepang and Alex Lowes is keen to get back on track for Suzuki and...