FIM Superbike World Championship

Another back-to-back WorldSBK race as BMW zooms to MotorLand Aragón

Aug 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is set for its next double-header in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). On each of the next two weekends, Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL) will compete […]

Cancelled Bol d’Or 24 Hour race replacement track found

Aug 18, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 17. Following a resurgence and increase of the crisis in France, the final round of the 2019-2020 Endurance World Championship – the Bol d’Or 24 Hour race – has […]

BMW S1000 Engine Defect Keeps BMW from Top Finish at WorldSBK Jerez

Aug 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. Just one week after the race weekend at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP), the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team is now competing with the BMW S 1000 RR at Portimão, Portugal. The ‘Autódromo Internacional do […]

Pata Yamaha Scores Scintillating Double Portimão Podium at FIM Superbike World Championship

Aug 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team with Rizla duo of Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Michael van der Mark fought to second and third positions respectively in Race 1 of the third round of the FIM Superbike […]

Pata Yamaha Ready to Push at Portimão WorldSBK Race

Aug 7, 2020 Michael Le Pard

After its long-awaited return, the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team with Rizla heads directly to Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for the third round in the restarted FIM Superbike World Championship, held back-to-back following round two […]

WorldSBK Interview: Great Fun on a motorbike at more than 300 km/h

Aug 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Portimão. The term ‘home race’ is used regularly in motorsport to describe an event taking place in the home country of a rider, team or manufacturer. However, when the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) visits […]

Fiercely Competitive WorldSBK Finds BMW hitting false neutral

Aug 3, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Jerez de la Frontera. It was a day of mixed feelings for the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team at Jerez de la Frontera (ESP). The racetrack in the south of Spain hosted round two of the […]

From Front Row to 15th Place What Happened to BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in Saturday’s race at Jerez?

Aug 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Jerez de la Frontera. The five-month break is over; the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) resumed this weekend with round two of the season at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. In Saturday’s Superpole, the BMW […]

2020 FIM Superbike World Championship Jezez Podium for Yamaha

Aug 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Razgatlıoğlu Continues Title Bid with WorldSBK Podium in Jerez Opener Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team with Rizla rider Toprak Razgatlıoğlu continued his strong start to the 2020 FIM Superbike World Championship campaign, with a podium […]

WorldSBK Returns to Racing This Weekend in Jerez Spain

Jul 31, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Five months after the opener in Phillip Island, the FIM Superbike World Championship is making its long-awaited return to racing this weekend, as the Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team, GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team, and […]

BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team Riders Help Develop New Garage Seats

Jul 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The two riders in the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, Tom Sykes (GBR) and Eugene Laverty (IRL), naturally spend a lot of time in the saddle of their BMW S 1000 RR. However, during tests […]

The waiting is over: WorldSBK action is coming thick and fast in Jerez and Portimão

Jul 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. For five months the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team has had to exercise great patience. Now the action is coming thick and fast. Since the season-opener at the end of February/start of March on Phillip […]

Inspiration Friday: The Best of Times & The Worst of Times

Inspiration Friday: It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times

Jul 24, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The Chinese Curse, “May you Live in Interesting Times” and “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” (A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens) seem to sum up 2020 […]

Countdown is on to restart 2020 FIM Superbike World Championship WorldSBK

Jul 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Barcelona. The countdown is on to the restart of the 2020 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK). After several months without racing, the season is set to resume on the first weekend in August at Jerez […]

2021 WorldSBK Season FIM Superbike World Championship takes shape

Jul 2, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The rider planning of the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team for the 2021 season in the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is taking shape. New to the team is 27-year-old Dutchman Michael van der Mark, who will […]