In front of 32,000 adoring Spanish fans, Bautista lived up to pre-weekend predictions of being the favourite, securing all three wins in effortless fashion. It means he’s now won 11 of the 12 races so far held in 2023, and has given...
The 2013 world champion has endured a miserable start to his return to the series after a season away in British Superbike, scoring just a single point in last month's Assen round with a 15th-place finish. A brief statement issued...
The ex-MotoGP rider joined BMW last year after losing his Ducati ride to Alvaro Bautista, scoring three podiums in the middle of the season on his way to eighth in the standings. However, Redding has come nowhere near replicating that...
The Spanish rider was unstoppable on home soil, winning the Superpole race to give himself pole for the final race of the weekend, which he duly dominated, beating Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu by eight seconds. It gives Bautista, who...
After an early red flag caused by a crash for Eric Granado, poleman Bautista sauntered to another straightforward win aboard his V4 Panigale in the restarted 17-lap race, shrugging off the 250rpm rev limit decreased given to Ducati...
Series organisers announced on Thursday ahead of the start of track action at the Spanish venue that the all-conquering Ducati V4 R Panigale would have its adjustable rev limit lowered by 250rpm, bringing it down to 15850rpm. It marks...
Bautista’s future in WSBK has been subject of much speculation in recent weeks, with paddock rumours suggesting that he could decide to hang up his helmet at the end of his current contract in 2023 in order to focus on his family...
Razgatlioglu, the 2021 WSBK champion, is now in his fourth season as a works Yamaha rider in WSBK, and has made two test appearances on the brand’s M1 grand prix bike. Yamaha MotoGP boss Lin Jarvis has been coy on the prospects of...
After returning to the Ducati fold last year following a two-year spell at Honda, Bautista stormed to a first WSBK crown with 16 wins, 13 of which came in full-length races. The Spaniard has made a dominant start to his title defence...
The Superpole race featured a straight fight between Bautista and Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea, with the Ducati rider again emerging ahead in a repeat of Saturday's result. Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu joined the battle for victory in the...
Ducati rider Bautista overcame Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea to win Saturday's opener by a little over three seconds. Bautista had secured pole earlier in the day but was handed a three-place grid penalty for riding slowly on the racing...
Listen to this article The prospect of WSBK adopting a Moto2/Moto3-style minimum weight requirement that effectively levels the playing field between heavier and lighter riders was a major talking point throughout the 2022 season,...
Listen to this article Pedercini was notably absent from last year's 2023 entry list reveal, despite having previously announced its intention to be on the grid as part of a new tie-up with Vinales Racing. Now the Italian squad has...
Listen to this article Released on Thursday, the list contains no names that weren't already announced by their teams, but does clarify certain riders' number choices, as well as some tweaked team names for the upcoming campaign. Notable...
Listen to this article Spanish veteran Fores returned to WSBK for the final three rounds of the 2022 season on board Barni's solo Panigale V4 R, in what was effectively an audition for a full-time seat at the satellite Ducati squad. However,...
Listen to this article It was announced last month that the 2013 world champion is returning to WSBK next season with the satellite Puccetti Racing team after a season away from the series racing in British Superbike. The two-day Jerez...
Listen to this article Granado, 26, will race in WSBK on a full-time basis for the first time in 2023, having spent the last two seasons racing in both the Spanish Superbike series and MotoE World Cup. He previously made one outing...
Listen to this article Ray had been tipped to transition to the global stage following his success in BSB with the OMG Racing Yamaha outfit, the 25-year-old Briton winning nine races on his way to the crown. Now it has been confirmed...
Listen to this article Last week, it was announced that two-time MotoGP race winner Petrucci will be joining the Barni Racing squad for his rookie WSBK season next year aboard a satellite Ducati V4 R Panigale. Petrucci had represented...
Listen to this article Petrucci had long been rumoured to make the switch to the production-based series next year after reuniting with Ducati in MotoAmerica, where he finished second in the championship this year. Ducati’s decision...
Listen to this article Redding was signed by BMW to lead its factory WSBK programme on the back of the marque’s first comeback win in 2021 with Michael van der Mark. Although the partnership got off to a nightmare start at Aragon,...