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Tom Sykes has labelled World Superbikes‘ one–bike rule ‘an absolute disaster’ after an engine failure early in second practice robbed him of a session of running. The Yorkshireman had gone to the top of the second practice timesheets and bettered his time from the first session with a 1m57.985s in the opening minutes when the […]
Jordi Torres will switch from the Althea BMW team to MV Agusta for the 2018 World Superbike Championship, the Italian manufacturer has confirmed. Spaniard Torres stepped over to the Superbike World Championship in 2015 having previously contested the Moto2 World Championship, in which he was a grand prix winner at the Sachsenring in 2013. Torres […]
Jonathan Rea held onto top spot in Qatar as Thursday practice for World Superbikes concluded, though the Northern Irishman did not improve on his first practice time in a red–flagged second session. Rea dominated proceedings in the first session earlier this evening, the Kawasaki rider almost seven tenths quicker than the rest as he seeks to […]
World Supersport standings leader Lucas Mahias led the way on the opening night of practice in Qatar, while nearest rival Kenan Sofuoglu was seventh on his comeback from injury. Mahias comes into the final round of the season 20 points clear of Sofuoglu, who has been passed fit to race just a month after suffering […]
World champion Jonathan Rea dominated the opening practice session for the final round of the 2017 World Superbike season in Qatar, with Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes second quickest. Rea – who is yet to win at the Losail Circuit – comes into this weekend’s final round of the 2017 campaign seeking to cap off his […]
The first draft of the 2018 World Superbike Championship calendar has launched, revealing a 13–round schedule that sees the return of Brno and confirms Argentina as the penultimate round. The 2018 season is set to start once again in Australia at Phillip Island from February 23–25, with an official test at the circuit preceding the […]
Kenan Sofuoglu will attempt to defend his World Supersport crown in Qatar this weekend despite a hip fracture at Magny–Cours initially ruling him out of the remaining races. The Turkish rider was on his final flying lap in a frantic Superpole session for the Magny–Cours round when he crashed heavily and suffered fractures to his hip. […]
Valentino Rossi said his 2017 Yamaha MotoGP challenger is a ‘dangerous’ bike to ride in rain conditions after struggling to seventh in a wet Malaysian Grand Prix. Yamaha has suffered with its factory M1 in the wet throughout the year, with Rossi failing to finish in a rain–hit Motegi race at the start of the month […]
Marc Marquez was unable to wrap up a fourth MotoGP title after struggling to fourth in a wet Malaysian Grand Prix while championship rival Andrea Dovizioso cut his lead to 21 points. The Spaniard qualified outside of the front two rows for only the second time in his premier class career in seventh, and admitted […]
Andrea Dovizioso has hailed his Malaysian Grand Prix weekend as ‘perfect’ after clinching a crucial sixth win of 2017 in a wet Sepang race to keep his MotoGP title hopes alive. The Italian came into the Sepang weekend 33 points adrift of standings leader Marc Marquez, but a win for Dovizioso and a fourth–place finish […]
Jorge Lorenzo claims he was unaware of a coded message sent by Ducati to let team–mate Andrea Dovizioso through in order to keep his MotoGP title hopes alive in the Malaysian Grand Prix. Lorenzo had been running in the lead of the wet Sepang race when a message appeared on his dash stating ‘suggested mapping […]
Andreaa Dovizioso keeps his MotoGP championship hopes alive after storming to victory in a tense wet Malaysian Grand Prix, as standings leader Marc Marquez finished a distant fourth. Marquez came into the 20-lap Sepang race 33 points in the lead and in need of just seven more points than the Ducati rider to secure a […]