World Superbikes

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Supersport 1st qualifying

22 April 2005

Sebastien Charpontier has topped the first qualifying session for the Valencia round of the World Supersport championship, just beating teammate Katsuaki Fujiwara. The two riders lead the way in the...

WSB bans big bang

22 April 2005

The FIM has voted to ban big bang engines from being used in the World Superbike championship. The move came after the Virgin Yamaha team developed a big bang engine to compete in the British...

Supersport first practice

22 April 2005

The Ten Kate Hondas of Katsuaki Fujiwara and Sebastien Charpentier have dominated the opening practice session for the World Supersport race at Valencia – with Fujiwara taking the fastest lap of the...

WSB: First practice times

22 April 2005

Troy Corser is fastest in Valencia after first practice for Sunday’s WSB races. See below for our as-it-happened timings from this morning’s session. We’ll be bringing you live updates from the...

Corser on Valencia pole

22 April 2005

Troy Corser has continued his domination of the Valencia superbike weekend by taking the fastest superpole lap and pole position for Sunday’s race. Corser topped all the free practice and qualifying...

WSB testing for Monza

22 April 2005

Tha Yamaha, Suzuki and Ducati squads have all completed testing at Monza in Italy to prepare for the next round of the World Superbike championship on May 8, 2005. The Motor Italia Yamaha sqyad...

AMA podium for Hodgson

22 April 2005

Neil Hodgson has taken second place in the third round of the AMA Superbike championship at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. The British ex-BSB and WSB champion took fourth in the racing on...

WSB: Walker 2nd fastest

22 April 2005

Britain’s Chris Walker finished second fastest in a last minute dash for the front row in Friday first qualifying for Sunday’s WSB races at Valencia. ZX-10R rider Walker was only bested by...

Corser does the double

22 April 2005

Troy Corser has won both races at the Valencia round of the World Superbike championship, with Brit Chris Walker taking third place in race two behind Chris Vermeulen. Race 2: For Corser race two...

GMT94 win Le Mans

15 April 2005

Reigning world endurance champions GMT94 have won the Le Mans 24 hours with riders David Checa, William Costes and Sebastien Gimbert. The team qualified on pole position, with David Checa holding the...

WSB arrives in Europe

15 April 2005

The WSB championship hits Europe for the first time this season this weekend with defending champ James Toseland focused on clawing his way back into the title fight. We’ll be bringing you live...

Foggy: I'd beat Rossi

08 April 2005

Tough-talking former WSB champ Carl Fogarty reckons he would have spanked current MotoGP champ Valentino Rossi had the two ever gone head-to-head. The Foggy Petronas Racing WSB boss – who has four...

Do you want airhorns?

08 April 2005

The owners of Silverstone race circuit want you to decide whether to allow the use of airhorns during race meetings. This year the circuit will host two major bike events, with World Superbikes on...

WSB: Kagayama on pole

01 April 2005

Yukio Kagayama has taken pole position for the Phillip Island round of the World Superbike championship despite setting only the fifth fastest time in the second qualifying session. The Alstara...

WSB: First qualifying

01 April 2005

Australians dominated the first world superbike qualifying session at Phillip Island on Friday April 1, with Troy Corser taking the fastest lap and six of the top eight riders hailing from Australia. ...

WSB: Corser does double

01 April 2005

The Alstare Corona Suzuki team has dominated the top of the World Superbike leader board for the second time with Troy Corser taking both wins at Phillip Island and team-mate Yukio Kagayama taking a...

Brits Endurance success

25 March 2005

The British Diablo 666 team are celebrating after claiming a podium finish at the start of their second full season in the World Endurance championship. The team fielded British riders James Hutchins...

Foggy-Petronas testing

25 March 2005

The Foggy-Petronas team has spent two days testing at Phillip Island in Australia to prepare for the World Superbike round there on April 3, 2005. Both riders enjoyed trouble-free testing with Steve...

Gobert goes home

25 March 2005

Anthony Gobert is back in racing – but he’s had to return to his native Australia to get a ride. After 12 months out of racing, he will compete in the national superbike class in Oz – starting at this...

Hodgson fourth in test

18 March 2005

Neil Hodgson has taken the fourth fastest lap at the latest American Superbike test, on a track he’s never seen before. The test at Infineon Raceway, in Sonoma, California, was scheduled to take...

Toseland at Ducati party

18 March 2005

WSB champ James Toseland is joining Ducati customers and fans at the joint birthday party for Ducati London South and Central on Saturday night (March 19). The event, at the Sports Café in Haymarket,...

Hodgson 2nd at Daytona

11 March 2005

Britain’s Neil Hodgson has taken an impressive second place at Daytona on his AMA Superbike debut. The former World Superbike champion had a good start on the Parts Unlimited Austin Ducati 999R,...

Hodgson 3rd on AMA grid

11 March 2005

Neil Hodgson has qualified in third place for the first round of the AMA Superbike championship in Daytona, Florida. Hodgson set a 1:39.884 lap but it was Suzuki Rider Matt Mladin that really...

Corser tops WSB test

11 March 2005

Troy Corser has set the fastest time at the first day of World Superbike testing at Valencia in Spain. The Australian achieved the quickest time of the day in the dying stages of the second session...

Corser dominates test

11 March 2005

Troy Corser heads the timesheets following at a two-day World Superbike test at Valencia in Spain. The Australian has been fastest from the first session on Saturday, March 12, and only failed to...

Daytona warm-up

11 March 2005

Britain’s Neil Hodgson has continued his promising AMA debut with the fourth fastest time in warm-up for the first race at Daytona. The session was dominated by the Suzuki GSX-R1000s of Matt Mladin...

Hodgson 6th in practice

04 March 2005

Matt Mladin took the fastest time again in the last AMA practice session before qualifying, with Brit Neil Hodgson taking sixth. Mladin and fellow Suzuki riders Ben Spies and Aaron Yates took the top...

Hodgson's wet AMA start

04 March 2005

Neil Hodgson has finished fourth fastest in a shortened practice session for the first round of the AMA Superbike championship at Daytona. The Suzukis dominated the top of the leaderboard with Ben...

Laconi takes Qatar pole

25 February 2005

Regis Laconi has taken pole position for the first round of the World Superbike championship at Qatar after rain upset the Superpole session. It looked set to be a Suzuki at the front of the grid...

Fri am: Corser fastest

25 February 2005

Rain hit the second qualifying session for the first round of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar on Friday morning – leaving Troy Corser sitting on provisional pole. Superpole takes place on...

Corser tops practice

25 February 2005

Yukio Kagayama and Troy Corser have proved that the Suzuki GSX-R1000 is going to be a force to be reckoned with this year after the two riders topped the final practice session before...

Kagayama leads WSB

25 February 2005

The first round of the 2005 World Superbike championship has finished with ex-BSB star Yukio Kagayama at the top of the points table after a dominant display by his Alstare Suzuki team. You can read...

Rainy test for Hodgson

18 February 2005

Neil Hodgson and team-mate Eric Bostrom have battled the elements to test at Laguna Seca this week. The two-day test took began on Tuesday, February 15, with Hodgson managing just six laps on the...

WSB tyre rules changed

18 February 2005

Corrections have been made to the Superbike Technical Rules regarding the number of tyres used at WSB race meetings. At each event, during free practices, qualifying practices, Superpole and warm-up...

Top spot for Kagayama

18 February 2005

Yukio Kagayama has proved that the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 is definitely up to challenging for the World Superbike title by taking the fastest time at the final pre-season test in Qatar. Kagayama took...

Rain slows WSB practice

18 February 2005

The first practice for the opening round of the 2005 World Superbike championship got underway at Qatar with just nine riders taking to the rain-drenched track. It doesn’t rain often in the desert,...