2016

Year: 2016

Month: ALL

WSB: Davies hails 'most important weekend of career'

03 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has hailed his double victory at Magny Cours as one of the ‘most important weekends’ of his career given the varying circumstances in which he took victory. The Aruba Ducati man took the...

WSS: Cluzel wins as Sofuoglu denied title chance

02 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Long time race leader and pole man Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was denied what would have been his fifth world championship title three rounds early after he crashed while leading the...

WSB: Davies doubles up in France

02 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A three rider battle at the end after what looked like a two rider battle for the win between the leading Kawasakis for most of the 21 laps saw Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) get the better of...

WSB: Davies takes win in dramatic opening race

01 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured another win in the WorldSBK championship after he elected to fit intermediate tyres at the start of a wet race. With the sun drying the track he was one...

WSB: Davies leads Camier on opening day in France

30 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

The first practice sessions in the FIM Superbike World Championship saw Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) fastest, and then faster again in the afternoon practice period, automatically qualifying...

WSB: Sykes: "We are still in the running"

29 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has refused to rule himself out of the fight for the 2016 World Superbike Championship despite sitting 47 points behind team-mate Jonathan Rea. Should Rea leave Magny Cours with more than 50...

WSB: Rea focused on title fight as WSB hits Magny Cours

28 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea has admitted he will be focused on maintaining his 47-point lead in the Superbike World Championship as the series hits Magny Cours this weekend. The reigning champion has been adamant...

WSB: Supersport 300 class to be introduced for 2017

27 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike bosses have announced the introduction of a new Supersport 300 Championship for the 2017 season. The new production-based class will become the new ‘beginner’ class for the World...

WSB: Gallery: Chaz Davies swaps two wheels for four

26 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike star Chaz Davies swapped two wheels for four this weekend as he headed to Hungaroring to participate in the penultimate round of the AudiSport TT Cup this weekend alongside fellow...

WSB: Guintoli Back And Looking Forward

23 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Sylvain Guintoli returned to World Superbike action at the Lausitzring last weekend, some four and a half months after his horrific Imola highside. He also returned to the series knowing he’d have no...

WSB: Shaun Muir: 'We now have a package to fight for the title'

23 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Shaun Muir Racing’s move to Aprilia marks the end to a challenging debut season in the Superbike World Championship. Under the guise of Milwaukee BMW, it’s been a tough year for the squad as they have...

WSB: Aprilia confirm factory plans with Milwaukee and Laverty

22 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Aprilia have finally confirmed the plans for a full-factory return to the World Superbike championship for 2017 first reported by MCN six weeks ago, releasing details about their link-up with former...

WSB: van der Mark finishes race on severely damaged Honda

19 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark rode to an incredible eighth place in Sunday’s second World Superbike race at the Lausitzring despite his bike sustaining serious damage in a crash. The Dutchman was sat in...

WSB: Wet weather masterclass from Rea as Sykes crashes out

18 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) made up for his first race no-score with a perfect wet race win on Sunday at Lausitzring, giving him a 47 point advantage to take into the final three rounds of the...

WSB: Davies wins as Rea crashes out at Lausitzring

17 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

The Superbike World Championship fight is right back on again thanks to the first race of the restarted season, after Jonathan Rea (KRT) crashed out. Race winner Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)...

WSB: Davies takes pole from Sykes in Germany

17 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) secured his third ever pole position, and his second of 2016, with a 1’37.883 lap on a rapidly drying track at the Lausitzring. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team)...

WSB: Savadori leads opening day at Lausitzring

16 September 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

On a bumpy Lausitzring surface Lorenzo Savadori (IodaRacing Team Aprilia) proved fastest after two hours on track, securing the overnight advantage near the end of the second session. Recent double...

WSB: Series leader Rea keen to get back on track

15 September 2016 by Oli Rushby

World Superbike series leader Jonathan Rea will be looking to extend his gap at the top of the standings as the championship resumes at the Lausitzring this weekend. Off the back of a two-month long...

WSB: Alex Lowes gets some brotherly support for Magny Cours test

06 September 2016 by Simon Patterson

Straight from his incredibly impressive MotoGP debut in Silverstone, where he finished thirteenth while replacing the injured Bradley Smith, Alex Lowes headed back to his day job, to test the Pata...

WSB: Van der Mark: "I needed a new adventure"

31 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark has said the reason he is leaving Honda to ride for Yamaha in the Superbike World Championship for 2017 is that he felt he needed a new adventure. The Dutchman leaves the Ten Kate...

WSB: Van der Mark finally confirmed at Yamaha for 2017

30 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Michael van der Mark will join Alex Lowes in the PATA Yamaha World Superbike team for 2017, it has finally been confirmed. As MCN reported in July, Van der Mark will replace Sylvain Guintoli in the...

WSB: Melandri makes Ducati debut at Misano test

24 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Marco Melandri made his debut for Ducati’s World Superbike squad in a three-day test alongside Chaz Davies and Davide Giugliano at Misano this week. Marking the first time the Italian has ridden a...

WSB Exclusive: Laverty confirms World Superbike return with factory Aprilia

24 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Eugene Laverty will return to the World Superbike championship in 2017 after penning a deal to ride in an all-new factory Aprilia squad run by British outfit Shaun Muir Racing. The news comes after...

WSB: Lowes tests engine and chassis components in Germany

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes and the PATA Yamaha team concluded a successful two-day test at the Lausitzring yesterday before the World Superbike series resumes at the German track next month. Lowes spent time...

WSB: Positive test for Honda riders at Lausitzring

19 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s World Superbike duo enjoyed a positive two-day test at the Lausitring this week, with Michael van der Mark and Nicky Hayden cutting over 100 laps of the German circuit before the WSB series...

WSB: Guintoli returns to action at Lausitzring test

17 August 2016 by Oli Rushby

Sylvain Guintoli returned to action today for the first time since the nasty crash that ruled him out for four rounds of the 2016 World Superbike season. The Frenchman joined his PATA Yamaha team,...

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...