May

Year: 2015

Month: May

Terol lucky to avoid further injury

31 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Althea Ducati’s Nico Terol was lucky to avoid further injury at Donington Park last weekend, according to the former World Champion. He crashed out of race two, high siding at Coppice during the...

Badovini pleased with Donington results

30 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Ayrton Badovini says he’s delighted with his progress on the BMW Italia S1000RR since he replaced Frenchman Sylvain Barrier earlier in the season. Now four rounds into his tenure with the squad, the...

Camier rues Donington fall

26 May 2015 by Simon Patterson

Leon Camier has been left rueing his Donington Park results, after throwing away the chance for MV Agusta’s best ever Word Superbike result in the second race after crashing out of fifth place. The...

Sykes doubles up at Donington

24 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (KRT) put on his best weekend of the year to record his second win of the day at home in Donington Park, running out 9.772 seconds ahead of his team-mate Jonathan Rea (KRT). Rea had almost...

Sofuoglu takes Donington win

24 May 2015 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) scored yet another win in the WSS class but he had his hands full with early leader Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and British wild card Kyle Ryde...

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...