2018

Year: 2018

Month: ALL

WSB Rider of the Year: 1st - Jonathan Rea

30 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP Reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike Reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

WSB Rider of the Year: 2nd - Michael van der Mark

27 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB Rider of the Year: 3rd - Chaz Davies

23 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB Rider of the Year: 4th - Alex Lowes

21 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB Rider of the Year: 5th - Tom Sykes

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

WSB: Successful test for new BMW squad in Almeria

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

The all-new BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team completed a successful shakedown test in Almeria this week with riders Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger. The duo had previously ridden the all-new BMW S1000RR...

WSB: Laguna returns to calendar for 2019, no Kyalami

19 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

Laguna Seca has returned to the 2019 World Superbike calendar after initially being dropped for the upcoming season. Circuit bosses had been unable to agree a date with World Superbike rights’ holders...

WSB: Three-race format confirmed for 2019

11 December 2018 by Simon Patterson

World Superbike bosses have confirmed a radical shift in the championship’s structure for 2019 as the series reverts to its traditional two-races-on-Sunday format, albeit with significant changes from...

Dall'Igna: 'To win both WSB and BSB would be ideal!'

06 December 2018 by Oli Rushby

Ducati Corse General Manager Gigi Dall’Igna has his sights set on world domination with the all new V4 in 2019, stating the Italian firm’s goal is to win titles in both World and British Superbikes...

WSB: Lowes: 'We need to keep taking steps forward'

30 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Alex Lowes has said he feels like Yamaha made a step forward with the YZF-R1 during this week’s Jerez test, something the Brit says will be essential if they are to continue the improvement seen last...

WSB: Bautista: 'It's been a very positive start'

29 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

While many expected MotoGP exile Alvaro Bautista to perform as he moved to Ducati’s World Superbike team next year, the Spaniard impressed with just how quickly he seemed to adapt to the...

WSB: Davies: 'Early days, but potential is there'

29 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies has said the early signs are positive for Ducati’s new V4 R after his second test aboard the all-new bike at Jerez this week. Davies, who is thought to still be struggling with injuries...

WSB: Champion Rea 'disappointed' for Ten Kate squad

28 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Four-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea has expressed his disappointment for Ten Kate racing after the squad declared themselves bankrupt after being ditched by Honda earlier this month. The...

WSB: Haslam: 'I need to adapt to the bike, not adapt the bike to me'

28 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

2018 Bennetts British Superbike champion Leon Haslam spent this week’s Jerez test familiarising himself with the World Superbike-spec Kawasaki ZX-10RR he’ll ride alongside Jonathan Rea next...

WSB: Rea quickest in Jerez as Bautista impresses on debut

28 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea once again laid down the marker as a number of World Superbike teams continued their preparation for the 2019 season at Jerez. However, while Rea was over half a second quicker than the...

WSB: Ten Kate Racing declared bankrupt

27 November 2018 by Greg Haines

Tuesday marks the end of an era for World Superbike fans as the Ten Kate Racing organisation has declared itself bankrupt. The future of the Dutch outfit was thrown into disarray when it was announced...

WSB: Laverty handed Go Eleven Ducati lifeline

24 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Eugene Laverty has been handed an eleventh-hour lifeline to join the Go Eleven Ducati World Superbike team for the 2019 season. The Northern Irishman had been left without a ride after the new...

WSB: Rea quickest as Davies debuts new V4R

15 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea once again laid down the marker as preparations for the 2019 World Superbike season got underway with the first winter test at Aragon. Getting a first taste of the 2019-spec ZX-10RR, Rea...

WSB: 2019 provisional calendar announced

13 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

The 2019 World Superbike calendar has finally been announced, featuring 13 provisional dates across ten different countries. The season as always kicks off in February at Phillip Island, with an...

WSB: GRT Yamaha confirm Melandri and Cortese in WSB

09 November 2018 by MCN News

GRT Yamaha have announced that they will be joining the FIM World Superbike paddock in 2019 with Marco Melandri and Sandro Cortese confirmed as riders. MORE WSB NEWS Camier and Kiyonari confirmed in...

WSB: Camier & Kiyonari confirmed in all-new HRC squad

06 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Honda Racing Corporation will return to the Superbike World Championship with a full factory effort in 2019, run through a collaboration between Moriwaki Engineering and Althea Racing. There is no...

WSB: Sykes and Reiterberger confirmed as BMW announce superbike return

06 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

BMW Motorrad will ramp up their efforts in the Superbike World Championship with an official team in 2019, it has been announced today at EICMA as the firm unveiled the new S1000RR. The effort will...

WSB: Kiyonari set for shock comeback with Honda?

05 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Ryuichi Kiyonari could be set to make a shock return to the World Superbike championship in 2019 as Honda ramp up their effort in the series. For some time, rumours have circulated that there could be...

WSB: Is this the bike that will end Kawasaki's domination?

05 November 2018 by Oli Rushby

Last night Ducati lifted the covers off the all-new Panigale V4 R. A homologation special designed to race in superbike championships around the world. With the standard road-going V4 1103cc, Ducati...

WSB: Series set to confirm 2019 calendar shake up

31 October 2018 by Greg Haines

While news on the 2019 World Superbike calendar has been traditionally late coming, MCN understands the 2019 World Superbike championship will take place over 14 rounds with a number of key...

WSS: Cortese becomes World Champion in Supersport thriller

28 October 2018 by Greg Haines

Sandro Cortese has won the Supersport World Championship on his first attempt after a nail-biting contest against title rival Jules Cluzel under floodlights in Qatar on Saturday evening. The fact a...

WSB: Extreme weather forces cancellation of final World Superbike race

28 October 2018 by Greg Haines

Saturday night’s last race of the World Superbike season has been called off after appalling weather conditions left the Losail International Circuit in a condition deemed too dangerous for it to go...

WSB: Rea storms to 17th win of season

26 October 2018 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea etched himself further into the record books with his 17th victory of the season in the opening race in Qatar. His 11th win in a row, Rea’s 17th victory sees him equal Doug Polen’s 1991...

WSB: Sykes takes last pole for Kawasaki in Qatar

26 October 2018 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes will start on pole position for the first of his final two races for Kawasaki after beating team-mate Jonathan Rea to the top spot in qualifying in Qatar. The Yorkshireman set a new pole...

WSB: Laverty: 'I have to consider everything'

26 October 2018 by Oli Rushby & Greg Haines

Eugene Laverty has refused to rule out a potential move to the British Superbike championship or even World Supersport as he is left searching for a job for the 2019 season at the eleventh hour. The...

WSS: Mahias appeal heats up Supersport title fight

26 October 2018 by Oli Rushby

The battle for the 2019 World Supersport crown heated up before proceedings even got underway in Qatar as a successful appeal for Lucas Mahias and the GRT Yamaha team sees the Frenchman re-instated as...

WSB: Laverty leads the way in Qatar

25 October 2018 by Oli Rushby

An unemployed Eugene Laverty led the way as the final round of the 2018 Superbike World Championship got underway under the floodlights in Qatar. The Milwaukee Aprilia rider was 0.183 seconds ahead of...

WSB: Sykes to front new factory-backed SMR BMW squad

22 October 2018 by Oli Rushby

2013 World Superbike champion Tom Sykes will head-up a new-look factory-supported BMW squad in 2019 after signing a deal with Shaun Muir Racing. After two largely unsuccessful years with Aprilia, the...

WSB: Rea does the double in Argentina

14 October 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Kawasaki’s Jonathan Rea has stormed to his fifth consecutive double win in Argentina and his sixth of the season, taking victory in the second race from Barni Racing Ducati’s Xavi Fores. Having...

WSB: Rea takes commanding race one win in Argentina

13 October 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Jonathan Rea has taken his ninth win in succession with a commanding race one victory in Argentina in mixed conditions, becoming the first rider to do so at the new circuit in the process. Crossing...

WSB: Melandri claims second pole position of the year in Argentina

13 October 2018 by Dan Sutherland

Marco Melandri has stormed to his second pole position of the season and the first-ever at San Juan Villicum Circuit in Argentina. After a session-long battle with Kawasaki Racing’s Jonathan Rea, the...