World Superbikes

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‘Damage limitation’ for Laverty in Misano

23 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki rider Eugene Laverty has walked – or limped – away from the Misano round of the World Superbike championship having limited the damages to his championship efforts with a ninth...

Misano WSB: Sykes takes double in Misano race two

22 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has completed another double World Superbike double at Misano, taking yet another controlling victory ahead of teammate Loris Baz to give the Kawasaki team their eighth one-two of the...

Misano WSS: Cluzel breaks away to win in style

22 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jules Cluzel has taken another race win on the MV Agusta at Misano, taking the victory in a controlling style by breaking away from the off and crossing the chequered flag by 1.5 seconds despite a...

Misano WSB: Sykes cruises to race one win

22 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has cruised to victory in the opening World Superbike race of the day at Misano, taking the win from teammate Loris Baz after leading from the opening laps before clearing off at the front...

Misano WSB: Superpole king Sykes reigns again

21 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Superpole king Tom Sykes has broken the absolute lap record of Misano on way to taking pole position for tomorrow’s WSB races at the Italian circuit, equalling Carl Fogarty’s 21 career pole positions...

Cluzel loses sponsor but not pace

20 June 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Despite the recent split between Yakhnich Motorsport and the official MV Agusta Reparto Corse team in WSB and WSS, Jules Cluzel took his factory F3 675 to the fastest time in the opening two practice...

Rea and Pata Honda welcoming return to Misano

18 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Pata Honda squad of Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam are looking forward to a return to Italy this weekend, as the World Superbike championship moves to a track that the team’s two British riders...

Barrier return to BMW WSB leaves Camier high and dry

14 June 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sylvain Barrier will return to the World Superbike Championship next weekend at Misano, having sat out the first six rounds of the series following a road traffic collision back in March that left him...

Sepang Race Two: Melandri sparks championship race

08 June 2014 by Steve Hunt

Despite the Kawasaki’s of Baz and Sykes both being fired up for a redemptive second stint –a first corner collision in race one saw both of them crash out – it was the British-based Frenchman,...

Sepang Race One: Melandri takes Aprilia-lead podium

08 June 2014 by Steve Hunt

Marco Melandri took his first win for Aprilia, in a strong 1-2 for the Italian team with Guintoli taking second. But it was a turn one incident that saw both of the Kawasaki Racing teammates of Baz...

Sepang WSS: Jules Wins Pre-Race Pot With Three Of Diamonds

07 June 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Jules Cluzel survived a spat on track with Lorenzo Zanetti late in the single qualifying session at Sepang to claim his second pole position of the season on the ever-improving three-cylinder MV Agusta F3. He is the first rider to score more than one pole so far in 2014. The French rider was only 0.093 seconds ahead of Scotland’s Kev Coghlan (DMC Panavto-Yamaha), who once again showed he is a man...

Sepang: Guintoli takes second pole of the campaign

07 June 2014 by Steve Hunt

After leading through free practice for the entire weekend, Sylvain Guintoli became the first rider to score two superpole wins for the 2014 season with a blistering qualifying display at...

Guintoli The Day One Leader As Aprilias Run Amok

06 June 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

The three Aprilia riders in the 2014 WSB entry list dominated the opening day of practice at Sepang in the first ever visit of the WSB paddock to the regular GP circuit in Malaysia. Sylvain Guintoli...

Cluzel And MV Lead The Opening WSS Exchanges

06 June 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

French rider Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta RC-Yakhnich F3) set the best WSS time on the opening day of action at the first-time World Supersport circuit of Sepang, his best time of the two practices being set in the opening session of the day in warm but manageable conditions. As the track temperatures climbed to over 50°C in the afternoon session Cluzel’s 2.09.423 was unbeaten by any of his rivals,...

Laverty battered and bruised after Suzuki MotoGP test

06 June 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Eugene Laverty (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki) arrived at Sepang for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship battered and bruised after testing Suzuki’s MotoGP machine in Japan and then...

WSB Donington: Sykes reigns supreme with double victory at home

25 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has completed an incredible double-double World Superbike victory, backing up his two wins at Imola last time out with another two today at Donington Park in front of a home crowd; the first...

WSS Donington: Van der Mark extends championship lead with another win

25 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Dutchman Michael van der Mark has extended his lead at the front of the World Supersport championship with a last lap victory at Donington Park, after a race long battle with the MV Agusta of Jules...

WSB Donington: Sykes secures emphatic race one victory

25 May 2014 by Michael Guy

Tom Sykes secured a stunning victory in the opening WSB race at Donington Park after fighting back from 11th on lap one to secure victory. The reigning WSB champion looked to be struggling in the...

WSB men pay tribute to Simon Andrews

25 May 2014 by Michael Guy

World Superbike riders Tom Sykes, Eugene Laverty, Alex Lowes and Leon Camier were among members of the paddock that turned out to pay tribute to Simon Andrews. The hugely popular 29 year old lost his life following a crash at the North West 200 last week.

WSB Superpole: Haslam on front row

24 May 2014 by Michael Guy

Leon Haslam made the most of the wet track conditions to storm to second position and a front row start for tomorrow’s two World Superbike races at Donington Park. The PATA Honda rider excelled in...

Rea picks up where he left off

12 May 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

No fewer than 21 riders set times in the one-day test at Imola, which were held in dry conditions after the dry race weekend. To no-one’s surprise Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda) was fastest, using some new...

WSB Imola: Rea makes it two from two as he dominates in Italy

11 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

An imperious Jonathan Rea has taken a double victory at Imola by dominating race two, to complete a fairytale weekend for the Pata Honda, taking the championship lead in the process. Similar to race...

WSS Imola: Pata take a double as Zanetti wins, van der Mark second

11 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Lorenzo Zanetti has taken a home victory in the World Supersport race at Imola, taking his first ever win in the class as Pata Honda take back-to-back victories in the supersport class after Michael...

WSB Imola: Rea goes back to back with race one win

11 May 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has taken back to back wins in World Superbike, taking the first win at Imola to double up his victory last time out in Assen and heading up an all-British podium of Chaz Davies and Tom...

WSB Imola: Rea scores his first 2014 Superpole win

10 May 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Following on from a race win in the wet at Assen last time out Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) fired in a strong Superpole lap at a blisteringly hot Imola to take his first pole of 2014 and...

WSB Imola: Rea on top after early end to Friday's action

09 May 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

A broken drain cover on the exit of the Tamburello chicane brought the second Superbike session of the opening day at Imola to a close with 12 minutes left on the clock. British riders were in the...

WSS Imola: Sofuoglu from Coghlan after one day of action

09 May 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Mahi Racing Team India) scored the early advantage at the Imola race weekend, setting the best lap of the first two practice sessions as he tries to get back into the...

WSB Assen: Rea wins race two, Lowes second

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Jonathan Rea has taken a flag to flag victory in a rainswept World Superbike race two at Assen, leading from start to finish in horrid conditions to better his race one podium finish. He initially...

WSB Assen: Guintoli benefitted by red flags to take race one from Sykes

27 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Sylvain Guintoli has dominated the opening race of the weekend at Assen, taking his second World Superbike win of the year by a wide margin from Tom Sykes, but with red flags late in the race working...

WSS Assen: Marino takes first WSS pole

26 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Florian Marino has held off the advances of triple champion Kenan Sofuoglu and hometown hero Michael van der Mark to take his first ever World Supersport pole position ahead of tomorrow’s Assen round...

WSB Assen: Baz sticks in his first ever pole with Sykes third

26 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

The rains that had been predicted at Assen came just at the right time to stop most of the SBK leading riders from getting in a final fast lap in Superpole two, but given the pace of Loris Baz...

Assen WSB: Rea and Sykes chase Giugliano on day one

25 April 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

After two WSB practice sessions at Assen British duo Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) sit second and third respectively. Davide Giugliano (Ducati World...

Coghlan the fifth element after first day at Assen

25 April 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Spanish-based Brit Kev Coghlan (DMC Panavto Yamaha) ended up fifth fastest after the first two practice sessions at the classic Assen circuit in the Netherlands. The times were led by Frenchman...

Aragon WSB: Sykes wins from hard charging Melandri

13 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes has fought off a charging Marco Melandri and teammate Loris Baz to take a double victory at Motorland Aragon in the second race of the weekend, after a frantic last lap battle. Sykes led for...

Aragon WSS: Coghlan denied win by Cluzel collision

13 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

Scotsman Kev Coghlan has been denied his first ever win in the World Supersport class after being knocked off his machine while in the lead with only two laps remaining, after Jules Cluzel left his...

Aragon WSB: Sykes delivers masterclass in race one

13 April 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Kawasaki Racing Team have delivered a masterclass in winning in the opening race of the day at Aragon, with Tom Sykes and Loris Baz delivering a one-two by over eight seconds from third...