October

Year: 2016

Month: October

WSB: Davies does the double as Rea gifts Sykes second

30 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

A stopped and restarted race took place over only ten laps in the final analysis, with the championship top three locked in a fight to see who would finish second behind already crowned champion...

WSB: Rea first to retain WSB title since Fogarty

29 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) became the first rider to win successive FIM Superbike World Championship titles since Carl Fogarty in the 1998-19 seasons by finishing second at the opening 17-lap...

WSB: Rea on pole as championship decider looms

29 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

With a 48-point lead to take into tonight’s first WorldSBK race at Losail in Qatar, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) made an ideal preparation for taking the crown with one race to spare, by...

WSB: Davies on top as final round commences in Qatar

29 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) pounced at the end of the second hour of WorldSBK free practice at Losail to take the overnight pole, heading up Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) by just...

WSB: Form man Davies looking to hunt Sykes down for second

26 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has his eyes firmly set on taking second place in the Superbike World Championship from rival Tom Sykes as the series concludes in Qatar this weekend. The Welshman has been the form-man...

WSB: Sykes admits title hopes are over

25 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has admitted defeat in the chase for the 2016 World Superbike title with team-mate Jonathan Rea heading into the final round with an almost-insurmountable 48-point lead. It would take Rea...

WSB: Raffaele de Rosa rewarded with Superbike call-up

25 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

European Superstock 1000 champion Raffaele de Rosa will step up to the Superbike World Championship with his Althea BMW team this weekend in Qatar. As a reward for winning his title, de Rosa will join...

WSB: Rea poised to become champion in Qatar

24 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea heads to the final round of the Superbike World Championship in Qatar this weekend almost certain to become the first rider to win back-to-back WSB titles since Carl Fogarty in...

WSB: Haslam to make WSB return in Qatar

20 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Haslam will return to the World Superbike grid next weekend as he joins the Pedercini Kawasaki team for the final round in Qatar. Backed by his BSB sponsor JG Speedfit, Haslam will return to...

WSB: Camier remains with MV Agusta for 2017

18 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier will remain with MV Agusta for the 2017 Superbike World Championship, it has been confirmed. The 2009 British Superbike Champion has enjoyed a strong year with the Italian marque,...

WSB: Davies does the double as title goes to Qatar

16 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) won his second race of the Jerez weekend after taking over the lead on lap one and pulling away to an eventual margin of victory of 5.893 seconds. A fight...

WSB: Davies runs away with race one

15 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) started from the last place on the second row but ended up first in his recently assured normal fashion after disposing of the Kawasaki Racing Team pairing of...

WSB: Sykes on top as Rea ninth on opening day in Jerez

14 October 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) pushed his way to the fastest time of the first day of action at the Jerez round of the WorldSBK championship, with a lap time of 1’41.739. Chaz Davies...

WSB: Davies 'on a roll with nothing to lose'

12 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies might be all-but-mathematically ruled out of the 2016 World Superbike title fight but he’ll still be out to stop the dominant Kawasaki duo of Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes at Jerez this...

WSB: Rea hoping for repeat of Jerez title success

11 October 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea is poised to become the first rider to win back-to-back World Superbike titles since Carl Fogarty in 1999 at Jerez this weekend. The Northern Irishman needs to increase his series lead...