WSBK Features

10/23/2023 - 12:16

Four of the five factory WorldSBK teams have confirmed their rider lins-up for the 2024 season, with only Honda left to do so. 

09/28/2023 - 15:25

Alvaro Bautista will have his first match point this weekend as he looks to secure his second WorldSBK championship.

09/05/2023 - 12:00

Expected to have the same line-up for a fifth consecutive WorldSBK season, Kawasaki will now have to dust themselves down and find a new direction after losing six-time world champion Jonathan Rea to Yamaha.

07/14/2023 - 12:51

Just moments after winning this year’s Spanish Moto2 Grand Prix, Sam Lowes decided he would start a new career in WorldSBK next season.

07/06/2023 - 15:01

With the 2023 WorldSBK championship having reached the mid-season stage, here’s the latest on who could be riding where in 2024.

05/26/2023 - 13:21

After agreeing a deal to join BMW for the 2024 WorldSBK season, a move which might have ruled him out of ever competing in MotoGP, can Toprak Razgatlioglu be considered a generational talent?

05/24/2023 - 14:01

After agreeing a new two-year deal with its WorldSBK rider Andrea Locatelli, Pata Yamaha could be in the market for a big-name signing after rumours linking them with MotoGP riders Johann Zarco, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Moto2’s Sam Lowes.

05/24/2023 - 10:54

After the latest moves that include Toprak Razgatlioglu joining BMW for 2024, and Andrea Locatelli remaining at Yamaha until the end of 2025, we assess what this could mean for next season’s WorldSBK rider line-up.

03/09/2023 - 08:53

After taking part in a private test aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 alongside MotoGP test rider Michele Pirro, could Andrea Iannone be setting himself up for a move to WorldSBK? If so what are the most likely landing spots?

01/31/2023 - 06:35

KTM’s decision to drop Iker Lecuona at the end of the 2021 season may have been controversial but the Spaniard’s two seasons in MotoGP paved the way for him to ‘shine’ as a factory Honda World Superbike rider.

01/16/2023 - 14:58

The 2023 WorldSBK campaign will feature multiple world champions, a MotoGP race winner and a reigning British Superbike champion, but what should we expect from a very high-profile rookie line-up?

12/06/2022 - 08:55

Updated following the news that Hafizh Syahrin is staying at MIE Honda for the 2023 WorldSBK season.  

11/10/2022 - 11:16

With an 82-point lead over Toprak Razgatlioglu in the WorldSBK standings, Alvaro Bautista has his first match-point this weekend in Mandalika, but how can he win the title?

08/04/2022 - 11:33

The Suzuka 8 Hours is THE most important motorcycle race in the world [*runs for cover]

07/14/2022 - 06:00

Flying high atop the WorldSBK championship, winner of half the races that have taken place so far in 2022, Alvaro Bautista heads into Donington Park in ominous form but will it be enough to beat Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu at a track that’s proved difficult for Ducati? 

06/12/2022 - 16:24

Five winners and losers from round four of the 2022 WorldSBK championship as Alvaro Bautista extends his championship lead, while Toprak Razgatlioglu claims his first win as world champion.

06/09/2022 - 11:38

While MotoGP remains the pinnacle of two-wheel racing for many, World Superbike is once again delivering the type of entertainment that even MotoGP is struggling to match.

05/22/2022 - 16:47

Five winners and losers from round three of the 2022 WorldSBK championship as Toprak Razgatlioglu throws away at least two wins in Estoril.

05/19/2022 - 15:04

Here are the five key storylines to follow ahead of round three of the 2022 WorldSBK championship at Estoril, Portugal. 

03/31/2022 - 13:47

Is Garrett Gerloff the favourite for top WorldSBK independent rider honours? - Here’s a closer look at which riders are expected to be in contention.

02/22/2022 - 14:29

Here's a closer look at the official 2022 WorldSBK rider line-up after Pedercini Kawasaki became the final team to confirm their plans.

01/21/2022 - 13:34

Each of the last three WorldSBK seasons have seen no more than two riders battle for the title, but could that change in 2022 and if so, here’s five riders including last season's top two Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea who we think can be title contenders.

01/20/2022 - 10:22

Since 2018 seven riders with MotoGP experience have joined WorldSBK, four of which made a direct swap, leaving us to wonder who could be next to leave the grand prix paddock for Superbikes.

01/18/2022 - 14:34

With the 2022 WorldSBK season a little over two months from getting underway, here’s a look at five key storylines set to unfold.