World Superbikes

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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...

WSB: Canepa to stand in for Guintoli at Laguna

05 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Niccolo Canepa will again replace the injured Sylvain Guintoli in this weekend’s ninth round of the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca. Guintoli has been out of action since badly injuring...

WSB: Davies keen to get back on track at Laguna

05 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies will make a last-ditch attempt to get his season back on track as the World Superbike Championship hits Laguna Seca this weekend. Despite a strong start to the year, the Welshman’s season...

WSB: de Rosa to make World Superbike debut at Laguna Seca

04 July 2016 by Oli Rushby

Former Raffaele de Rosa will make his World Superbike debut at Laguna Seca this weekend as he deputises for the injured Markus Reiterberger in the Althea BMW squad. Reiterberger dramatically crashed...

WSS: Sofuoglu aims for 250mph in H2R record attempt

24 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Kenan Sofuoglu will attempt to break the 400kph barrier (248.5mph) on his Kawasaki H2R at the opening of a bridge near Istanbul. The four-time World Supersport champion will make the attempt at the...

WSB: Sykes pips Rea to top Misano test

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes pipped team-mate Jonathan Rea to top the timesheets as team’s completed a one-day test in Misano. Mirroring the weekend’s race action, the Kawasaki Racing Team duo of Jonathan Rea and Tom...

WSB: Nasty highside rules Reiterberger out for Laguna

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Markus Reiterberger will be forced to miss the next round of the Superbike World Championship at Laguna Seca after fracturing his D12 vertebra in Misano. The German star had made a strong start to the...

WSB: Sykes signs two-year extension with Kawasaki

20 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has signed a two-year extension with the Kawasaki Racing Team to continue to compete in the Superbike World Championship. The agreement will see Sykes remain with Kawasaki for an incredible...

WSS: Sofuoglu wins again

19 June 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

In the last WorldSSP race before the long summer break Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was the eventual winner, with Federico Caricasulo (BARDAHL Evan Bros. Honda Racing) second and long...

WSB: Rea wins again with Sykes second

19 June 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) waited until the fifth to last lap to overhaul long time leader Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) to take a double win at Misano, extending his championship lead to...

WSB: Rea narrowly beats Sykes in Misano Race 1

18 June 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) led all the way to the finish of the first Misano WorldSBK race at Misano but on the final lap his constant shadow Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) attempted to...

WSS: Sofuoglu tops Friday times in Misano

17 June 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

After his team-mate had been fastest in the morning session at Misano, Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) pushed his way to the top of the overall WorldSSP times on Friday afternoon, leaving...

WSB: Hayden tops day one in Misano

17 June 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Nicky Hayden (Honda World Superbike Team) made great use of the warm temperatures at Misano to lead the opening day of qualifying action, heading off the challenge of young German rider Markus...

WSB: Rea out for the double in Misano

16 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea is setting his sights on a double victory as the second half of the World Superbike season gets underway at Misano this weekend. The Ulsterman was left to walk away from his home round at...

WSB: Davies hoping for more home success for Ducati

15 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies will be looking to get his season back on track as the second half of the Superbike World Championship season kicks off in Misano. The Welshman’s championship chances took a dent at...

WSB: Canepa to replace recovering Guintoli at Misano

14 June 2016 by Simon Patterson

Former European Superstock 100 champion Niccolò Canepa will return to the World Superbike championship this weekend in Misano, when he steps up to the Pata Crescent Yamaha squad to replace the injured...

WSB: Positive test for Kawasaki duo at Jerez

03 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

While many World Superbike teams tested at Misano ahead of the eighth round of the 2016 Superbike World Championship, the Kawasaki Racing Team duo headed to Jerez to turn some laps before the second...

WSB: Alex Lowes returns to action in Misano

02 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Injured Alex Lowes returned to action with the PATA Yamaha team in a brief test at Misano yesterday, riding for the first time since pulling out of the weekend’s Donington Park World Superbike...

WSB: Hayden and van der Mark improve grip in Misano

02 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Honda’s World Superbike duo completed a successful test at Misano ahead of the eighth round o the 2016 season. Nicky Hayden and Michael van der Mark both completed 58 laps of the Rimini circuit as...

WSB: Ducati enjoy successful test in Misano

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Ducati’s World Superbike team have completed a successful test at Misano ahead of the next round at the Rimini circuit in two weeks’ time. Despite rain after lunch limiting their time on track, Chaz...

WSB: Camier takes MV Agusta to best-ever weekend

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier took MV Agusta to their best-ever weekend in the Superbike World Championship at Donington Park, crossing the line to take fourth and fifth on the F4 RR. The British star came on strong in...

WSB: Brookes finds feeling at Donington

01 June 2016 by Oli Rushby

After a difficult start to the season with the Milwaukee BMW team, Josh Brookes headed to Donington Park unsure of what to expect. While Donington is a circuit he knows well from his time in the...

Davies: 'I probably pushed too hard'

31 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies was relieved to finish on the podium in Sunday’s second race after a difficult start to the weekend at Donington Park. The Welshman lost the majority of the FP2 session on Friday after his...

Rea frustrated to miss out on Race 2 win

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea was left frustrated after missing out on a chance of victory in Sunday’s second Superbike race at Donington Park. The Ulsterman stalked team-mate Sykes, who had so far dominated the...

Sykes hails 'perfect' weekend

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes has hailed a perfect weekend after taking his eighth consecutive victory at Donington Park in front of his home crowd. The Kawasaki star shattered the outright lap record to take pole...

Tom Sykes reigns supreme with Donington double

29 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes fended off an attack from team-mate Jonathan Rea to take his eighth consecutive victory in the second Superbike race at Donington Park. With a much better start than yesterday’s first...

Dominant Donington win for Sofuoglu

29 May 2016 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) extended his championship lead with a start-to-finish victory in the 20-lap WorldSSP race at Donington, winning by 1.569 seconds. It was his 35th career WSS...

Stapleford secures Donington front row

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Luke Stapleford will start his home round of the 2016 Supersport World Championship at Donington Park from the front row of the grid. The reigning British Supersport Champion qualified third behind...

Camier matches season-best result for MV Agusta

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Leon Camier repeated his best-ever performance on MV Agusta’s F4 with a fourth place in today’s opening race at Donington Park. The 2009 British Superbike Champion has been on the pace throughout the...

False neutrals hinder Rea in opening race

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Jonathan Rea’s progress in today’s opening World Superbike race at Donington Park was hindered after hitting a number of false neutrals while fighting with team-mate Tom Sykes and Ducati’s Davide...

Sykes: 'I had to fight for it!'

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes took a seventh consecutive victory at Donington Park this afternoon and says the win was all the more rewardable given the fight he had to put up to get it. Having been beaten up in the...

Disastrous opening race for Davies

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Chaz Davies’ weekend went from bad to worse at Donington Park this afternoon as he crashed out of the opening race twice. The Welshman’s weekend didn’t get off to the best of starts on Friday as he...

Magnificent seven for Sykes at Donington

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes cruised to a seventh consecutive Donington Park victory this afternoon, beating Ducati’s Davide Giugliano and team-mate Jonathan Rea. Chaz Davies took the holeshot to lead the early stages...

Sofuoglu takes supersport pole

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Reigning World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu fought off competition from PJ Jacobsen and Luke Stapleford to take pole position for tomorrow’s World Supersport race at Donington Park. The...

Sykes decimates opposition for record Donington pole

28 May 2016 by Oli Rushby

Tom Sykes obliterated his opposition as he set the fastest ever two-wheeled lap around Donington Park on his way to pole position for the weekend’s two World Superbike races. The Kawasaki man’s time...