WSBK Features

Five of the main talking points in WorldSBK after the French Round at Magny-Cours.

Alvaro Bautista wants to continue with Ducati in WorldSBK next season, but will they take a different approach?

A selection of pictures paying tribute to Anthony Gobert's career in World Superbike and 500GP.

With pre-season testing right around the corner, here are some predictions from Crash.net heading into next month’s WorldSBK season-opener.

New riders, world champion’s moving teams and first-time circuits should add more drama and excitement to WorldSBK than ever before in 2024.

Here is the confirmed 2024 WorldSBK rider line-up.

With the 2023 WorldSBK campaign done and dusted, we look ahead to the key storylines in 2024.

BMW are poised to become a force in 2024 WorldSBK season as financial investment, the addition of Toprak Razgatlioglu and a new test team are changes that have all been made.

The 2023 WorldSBK season produced 172 crashes, but who were the riders with the most falls?

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

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.

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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?

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.

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?

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

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?

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

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? 

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.