WSBK News

Tito Rabat promised '99% factory' Ducati material if competitive on WorldSBK bow
WSBK
02/01/2021 - 08:44
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Tito Rabat will ride a '99% factory' Ducati Panigale V4 R for the 2021 WorldSBK season after becoming the latest to make the switch from MotoGP

Leon Camier talks ‘amazing’ Honda role, ‘hardest decision’ to give up racing
WSBK
01/31/2021 - 14:00
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Leon Camier is relishing the chance to take on his new Honda WorldSBK managerial role despite the pain of giving up his racing career

Honda WorldSBK team pile on the miles despite more wet weather disruption
WSBK
01/31/2021 - 13:46

Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam defy the poor weather to get some useful miles in on the updated Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP

Axel Bassani latest to step up for 2021 WorldSBK with Motocorsa Ducati
WSBK
01/22/2021 - 10:29

Motocorsa Racing signs WorldSSP graduate Axel Bassani to its Ducati effort for the 2021 WorldSBK Championship

Rain scuppers Tito Rabat debut on opening day of 2021 WorldSBK test
WSBK
01/20/2021 - 18:26
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Ex-MotoGP rider Tito Rabat is forced to wait another day to make his WorldSBK debut as rain scuppers the first day of action at Jerez

Leon Camier gives up racing to become Honda WorldSBK team manager
WSBK
01/18/2021 - 12:12
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Leon Camier hangs up his helmet and accepts a position as Team HRC Honda manager for the 2021 WorldSBK Championship season

Loris Cresson steps up to WorldSBK for 2021 with Pedercini Kawasaki
WSBK
12/24/2020 - 19:39

Loris Cresson steps up from WorldSSP to WorldSBK with the Outdo Kawasaki TPR (Pedercini) squad for the next two seasons of WorldSBK

Tito Rabat swaps MotoGP for WorldSBK with Barni Ducati deal
WSBK
12/24/2020 - 14:26
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2014 Moto2 World Champion Tito Rabat switches to WorldSBK after five seasons in MotoGP with the Barni Racing Ducati squad

‘Positive’ impressions as van der Mark shakes down new BMW M 1000 RR 
WSBK
12/10/2020 - 12:42
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Michael van der Mark shakes down the brand-new BMW M 1000 RR during a private test in France ahead of its debut in the 2021 WorldSBK Championship

Christophe Ponsson, Gil Motorsport swells 2021 WorldSBK grid
WSBK
12/08/2020 - 10:04
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Christophe Ponsson will make a full-time return to the WorldSBK Championship in 2021 on Yamaha machinery with the family-run Gil Motorsport team

2021 WorldSBK calendar reveals 13 events, Indonesia return, Assen April kick-off
WSBK
11/30/2020 - 16:10

The 2021 WorldSBK calendar is revealed with a return to 13 planned rounds, a late April start in Assen and a first event in Indonesia for 24 years 

Chaz Davies to remain with Ducati for 2021 WorldSBK, joins Team Go Eleven
WSBK
11/30/2020 - 11:32
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Chaz Davies will directly swap with Michael Ruben Rinaldi for the 2021 WorldSBK Championship season after securing a deal with Team Go Eleven Ducati

Eugene Laverty stays with BMW for 2021 WorldSBK in new satellite effort
WSBK
11/28/2020 - 08:43
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Thirteen-time race winner and 2013 runner-up Eugene Laverty secures a 2021 WorldSBK deal with the factory-backed satellite RC Squadra Corse BMW team

Ex-MotoGP rider Jonas Folger lands full-time WorldSBK deal for 2021
WSBK
11/28/2020 - 08:24

Ex-MotoGP rider Jonas Folger will step up to the WorldSBK Championship full-time in 2021 with the BMW-factory supported Benovo Action satellite team

‘Very happy’ Rea warns he’s just ‘scratched surface’ of new Kawasaki ZX-10RR
WSBK
11/26/2020 - 17:40
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Jonathan Rea continues to punch in the miles on the new Kawasaki ZX-10RR as he officially brings a sixth title-winning WorldSBK season to a close with a two-day Aragon test

Who is still looking for a ride in the 2021 WorldSBK Championship?
WSBK
11/24/2020 - 15:02
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The 2021 WorldSBK Championship grid is filling up but there are some notable names yet to source a ride for next season, including Chaz Davies and Loris Baz

Gerloff targets top Yamaha status for 2021 WorldSBK as stock rises
WSBK
11/19/2020 - 14:40
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Fresh from his MotoGP endeavour, 2020 WorldSBK rookie standout Garrett Gerloff is aiming high ahead of his second season in the championship

WorldSBK debutant Locatelli finding his feet, Razgatlioglu ‘really happy’
WSBK
11/19/2020 - 12:11

Andrea Locatelli makes his WorldSBK debut with Pata Yamaha during the two-day test in Jerez alongside Toprak Razgatlioglu

‘Pluses and minuses’ as Rea gives new Kawasaki ZX-10RR a powerful debut in Jerez
WSBK
11/19/2020 - 08:30
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Jonathan Rea wasn't giving too much away about his first impressions of the new Kawasaki ZX-10RR despite setting an impressive pace on his debut outing in Jerez

All-new Kawasaki ZX-10RR breaks cover at WorldSBK test, immediately tops times
WSBK
11/18/2020 - 19:20
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The brand-new Kawasaki ZX-10RR makes its world premiere on day two of the Jerez WorldSBK test and immediately comes close to breaking the Jerez lap record...

2021 WorldSBK calendar: 11-13 rounds, 3 'brand new' circuits
WSBK
11/03/2020 - 16:07
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2021 World Superbike calendar set to feature 11-13 rounds, 2-3 flyaways, plus 'three brand new circuits that WorldSBK has never seen before'.

Yamaha, Pata confirm 2021 WorldSBK contract extension
WSBK
11/02/2020 - 12:47
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The familiar Pata Yamaha livery will continue in the 2021 World Superbike Championship.

'Hurt' Davies given 'no good reason' for Ducati axe, 'no one has returned calls'
WSBK
10/23/2020 - 16:42
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Chaz Davies says he has been given 'no good reason' for his axe from Ducati's WorldSBK line-up, adding that the unanswered calls suggest he won't move to a privateer set-up either

Isaac Vinales steps up to WorldSBK for 2021 with Orelac Kawasaki
WSBK
10/20/2020 - 15:55
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Isaac Vinales - younger brother of MotoGP race winner Mavierick - will get his first big break on a big bike in 2021 after sealing a WorldSBK deal with the Orelac Kawasaki team