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Sofuoglu beats track best for record Superpole

18 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Sofuoglu beats track best for record Superpole

FIM Supersport World Champion for the fourth time in 2015, Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), became the new all-time pole king in the 600cc class after taking his 23rd career pole win in...

Mahias takes day one at Losail

17 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Mahias takes day one at Losail

Lucas Mahias (MG Competition Yamaha) proved to be the fastest Supersport World Championship rider on day one at Losail, running just over a second slower than the previous track best, as the track...

Rea fastest under lights on opening night

17 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Rea fastest under lights on opening night

New World Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) set the fastest practice time of the first night of track action at a floodlit Losail in Qatar, overhauling the first session fastest rider Jordi...

Biaggi tweet threatens Qatar return

13 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Biaggi tweet threatens Qatar return

A twitter comment by part-time World SBK superstar Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) has apparently threatened his inclusion in the starting-grid at Losail for the WorldSBK finale this coming...

Hayden confirms WSB future with Honda

08 October 2015 by Simon Patterson

Hayden confirms WSB future with Honda

As reported in this week’s MCN, 2006 MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden will return to his superbike roots in 2016 with the American joining the Ten Kate Honda team inWorld Superbikes. Hayden won the...

Rea doubles up in France

04 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Rea doubles up in France

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) secured his second win of the day and his 14th of the season in a dry race two, winning by 2.848 seconds from Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB). Tom Sykes...

Sofuoglu the champion for the fourth time

04 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Sofuoglu the champion for the fourth time

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) won the 2015 Supersport World Championship after finishing second in a shortened 11-lap contest. Sofuoglu looked like he would win the race to win the crown...

Rea wins in the wet at Magny-Cours

04 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Rea wins in the wet at Magny-Cours

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) overhauled long-time race leader Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) to record the first race win, in a shortened 19-lap WorldSBK race at Magny-Cours. An oil spill on...

Haslam takes wet Superpole win

03 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Haslam takes wet Superpole win

Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) took only his third career Superpole win after a dramatic wet session at Magny-Cours. He was in the process of trying to pass Chaz Davies (Aruba.it...

Rea and Davies lead British rider rout on day one

02 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Rea and Davies lead British rider rout on day one

Five British riders, on four different types of machinery, led the first day charge at the 12th round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at Magny-Cours in France. New world champion Jonathan Rea...

Sofuoglu leads early in Magny-Cours

02 October 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Sofuoglu leads early in Magny-Cours

At the start of what could be a pivotal weekend for long-time WSS championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) he took the fastest practice time after two track sessions, with a...

Melandri to return to WSB with Ducati?

29 September 2015 by Simon Patterson

Melandri to return to WSB with Ducati?

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

Biaggi set for further WSB wildcard

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 confirm Crescent WSB switch with Lowes and Guintoli

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

Baiocco belts one out in rare official test

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

Davies extends battle for second with Jerez win

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 achieves dream to become 2015 WSB Champion

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

Sykes wins opening race at Jerez, Rea clinches title

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

Sykes sets new track record to beat Rea to Jerez Superpole

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

Sykes and Rea hold advantage in early Jerez sessions

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

Davies and Giugliano retained by Ducati

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

Rea on the verge of first title

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

Davies confident of Spanish form

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

Lowes keen to get back on track

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...

Jacobsen takes stock of first WSS win

07 August 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jacobsen takes stock of first WSS win

After the first of two long summer breaks had been completed PJ Jacobsen (Core” Motorsport Thailand Honda) returned fit and free of arm pump at Sepang. The American rider made the most of it at a...

Davies keeps title fight alive with race two win

02 August 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Davies keeps title fight alive with race two win

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) rode a virtual start-to-finish race to take the race two victory at Sepang. Despite Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) finishing second he was not crowned...

Jacobsen wins first WSS race in Malaysia

02 August 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jacobsen wins first WSS race in Malaysia

Patrick Jacobsen (Core” Motorsport Thailand Honda) won the 14-lap WSS race from the front at Sepang but had to overcome a last corner attack from Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) to do...

Rea wins, Biaggi podiums in first race thriller

02 August 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Rea wins, Biaggi podiums in first race thriller

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) took his 12th race win of the 2015 season after first Tom Sykes (KRT) and then Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati WSB) led a dramatic 16-lap race at...

Jacobsen scoops first WSS pole position

01 August 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Jacobsen scoops first WSS pole position

As has been the recent norm in WSS racing, the big three – Patrick Jacobsen (Core” Motorsport Thailand Honda), Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) and Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse)...

Sykes on Sepang pole

01 August 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Sykes on Sepang pole

A strong session in Superpole for riders on several types of machinery finally delivered the best starting spot for Sunday’s two 16-lap races to second best Superpole rider ever, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki...

Sykes praises Sepang

31 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Sykes praises Sepang

Tom Sykes (KRT) was one of the few riders who did not go out in the wet second sessions on Friday, but he had no regrets about the decision. “It was a shame to have one session wiped off the weekend...

Biaggi leads Friday dry session

31 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Biaggi leads Friday dry session

Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) belted out a fastest lap of day one in Sepang, leading him riders half his age again, as he did on day one at Misano. But he was not overly optimistic of his race day...

Rea thinking results first, series second

31 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Rea thinking results first, series second

Jonathan Rea could wrap-up the 2015 FIM Superbike World Championship at Sepang, but on Friday he was trying to think of the weekend as two races, not the potential highpoint of his career to date.

Van der Mark speaks futurism

31 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Van der Mark speaks futurism

According to rumours Pata Honda WSB rookie Michael van der Mark is on his way to MotoGP in 2016, but according to the rider himself – who has a two-year contract with Honda Europe to ride in WSB –...

Davies digs In early

31 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Davies digs In early

After a superb double win for his Aruba.it Racing Ducati WSB team in America last time out Chaz Davies made a good early start at Sepang, second in the dry, even if he hardly went out at all in the...

Busy Lowes Continues Laguna Form

31 July 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Busy Lowes Continues Laguna Form

A particularly hard-working rider at Sepang was Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) who had done the Laguna WorldSBK round two weekends before, then competed in the Suzuka 8-hour for the first time...