Phillip Island

Pata Yamaha Progress in Tricky Conditions on Friday at Phillip Island

Feb 23, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Mixed weather greeted the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team on Friday at the opening round of the 2018 FIM Superbike World Championship and the team were forced to deal with mixed fortunes throughout the day. […]

Camier off to a flying start on opening day at Phillip Island

Feb 23, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team got off to a flying start at the 2018 WorldSBK season opener as Leon Camier set the second fastest time and Jake Gagne finished in eleventh place overall […]

GRT Yamaha Ready to Kick Off Title Defence Down Under

Feb 22, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team, who completed a clean sweep of titles on offer in 2017, have concluded their preseason testing at Phillip Island in encouraging fashion to head into the opening round of […]

Pata Yamaha Primed for Phillip Island Opener

Feb 21, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team concluded a positive preseason at the official two-day Phillip Island test on Tuesday and feel ready for the opening round of the 2018 FIM Superbike World Championship at the […]

Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team wraps up pre-season testing at Phillip Island

Feb 20, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team ended its pre-season testing programme at Phillip Island today, as another strong performance from riders Leon Camier and Jake Gagne ensured the team is ready to go at […]

Honda Motor Europe appoints Chris Pike as new WorldSBK Operations Manager

Feb 15, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Honda Motor Europe has appointed Chris Pike as its new Operations Manager for the FIM World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK). Pike inherits the position vacated by Marco Chini last month and will manage Honda’s operational and […]

Pre-season progress continues at Portimão for the Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team

Jan 30, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team continued its preparation for the 2018 WorldSBK season with two days of productive testing at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. Following on from a successful test at […]

JOSH WATERS BLOG – January 2018

Jan 3, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 2. Josh Waters reflects on a late plan to enter the 2017 Australian Superbike Championship aboard the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 that turned into victory for the new machine and […]

NEW SUZUKI GSX-R1000 2017 WINS VIDEO – PART 1

Dec 12, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – December 12. Team Suzuki Racing today launches the first of a two-part video series to celebrate the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 success in global competition during the 2017 season. Part […]

MotoGP 2017 Track Report: Round 16 Australia

Oct 25, 2017 Michael Le Pard

What was the strategy for the Phillip Island race? It’s been a very difficult weekend, due to the unstable weather that made things very complicated. On the grid, Marc and Dani decided to start the […]

Marquez Wins Classic Phillip Island Battle to Extend MotoGP Points Lead

Oct 25, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team RC213V) scored one of the most important victories of his stellar career at Phillip Island this afternoon. The reigning MotoGP World Champion used all his skill and bravery to escape […]

Movistar Yamaha Persistence Pays Off with Double Podium on Phillip Island

Oct 24, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales were front-runners in a fierce Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at the Phillip Island circuit. With seven riders fighting aggressively for a place on the podium, the […]

6th And 8th Place For Iannone And Rins at Phillip Island

Oct 24, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 22. Andrea IANNONE: P6 – +3.871 Alex RINS: P8 – +12.208 A solid race at the Phillip Island circuit allowed Team SUZUKI ECSTAR to achieve a favourable result, with […]

Zarco Stars to Qualify on Front Row at Phillip Island. Parkes Ready for Home GP Challenge

Oct 23, 2017 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco produced a dazzling performance to qualify in 3rd for the round 16 fight tomorrow. The rapid rookie began the day with a highly confident display in mixed conditions to complete FP3 in 2nd, […]

Movistar Yamaha Pile on Pressure in Phillip Island Qualifying