July

Year: 2016

Month: July

WSB: Stefan Bradl confirmed alongside Hayden at Honda

02 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Stefan Bradl will join Nicky Hayden in Honda’s World Superbike team next season, it has been confirmed. The 2011 Moto2 champion will mirror Hayden’s move from MotoGP to World Superbikes for 2017 to...

WSB: van der Mark set to confirm Yamaha switch

31 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark is set to confirm a shock switch to Yamaha for the 2017 World Superbike season with an announcement expected as early as next week. As reported in this week’s MCN, van der Mark...

WSB: Davies signs two-year Ducati extension

28 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has signed a two-year extension that will see him compete with Ducati Corse for the next two seasons. The news comes as it has been confirmed that Marco Melandri will make a shock return...

WSB: Melandri confirmed at Ducati alongside Davies

28 July 2016 by Simon Patterson

As reported by MCN earlier this week, Marco Melandri will join Welshman Chaz Davies at the factory Aruba Ducati squad in the World Superbike championship for 2017. The Italian has spent 2016 watching...

WSB: Ducati bosses confirm Melandri interest for 2017

27 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri could make a shock return to Ducati next season as he looks to make his World Superbike comeback in 2017. The Italian has made no secret of his desire to return to World Superbikes on a...

WSB: Sykes adapted style to win in Laguna

14 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes was forced to change his style in order to clinch victory in Sunday’s second World Superbike race at Laguna Seca. Struggling with a lack of edge grip from his Pirelli rear tyre, Sykes had to...

WSB: Sykes wins as Rea retires in Laguna

11 July 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A halted and restarted second FIM Superbike World Championship race at Laguna Seca was won by Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) after the first attempted running got red flagged. The restart made...

WSB: Rea takes race one as Davies falls in Laguna

10 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) won his first ever race at Laguna Seca after a 25-lap contest with his team-mate Tom Sykes, who eventually finished 0.819 seconds behind. In third place Nicky...

WSB: Sykes takes pole at Laguna

09 July 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) once again proved the fastest Superpole runner, taking his 37th career pole position and his seventh of the season with a lap of 1’22.155. In his latest pre-race...

WSB: Hayden remains realistic ahead of home round

06 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Nicky Hayden remains realistic ahead of his first home round in the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca this weekend. Having struggled to match the pace of the Kawasaki and Ducati in dry...

WSB: Canepa to stand in for Guintoli at Laguna

05 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Niccolo Canepa will again replace the injured Sylvain Guintoli in this weekend’s ninth round of the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca. Guintoli has been out of action since badly injuring...

WSB: Davies keen to get back on track at Laguna

05 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies will make a last-ditch attempt to get his season back on track as the World Superbike Championship hits Laguna Seca this weekend. Despite a strong start to the year, the Welshman’s season...

WSB: de Rosa to make World Superbike debut at Laguna Seca

04 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Former Raffaele de Rosa will make his World Superbike debut at Laguna Seca this weekend as he deputises for the injured Markus Reiterberger in the Althea BMW squad. Reiterberger dramatically crashed...