(Motorinformed.com) – The end of the combustion engine is approaching. Or not? In the automotive sector, the trend towards electrically powered vehicles is clear. In the case of motorcycles, on the other hand, there are still no clear intentions to go purely electrically in the near future. © Motorsport Images The more than 20 WSBK
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(Motorinformed.com) – On September 19, 2021, the Superpole race of the Superbike World Championship in Barcelona had to be stopped. Five laps had to be driven at the restart. The pilots went about their work extremely aggressively in order to make up positions in the short time available. Those responsible have reacted to this and
(Motorinformed.com) – Glamorous five-star hotels or luxury mobile homes that are brought from race to race by team members: this is the idea many fans have when they think of the life of a World Championship driver. But the reality is often different. Jonas Folger toured Europe with his Fiat Ducato and caravan last year
(Motorinformed.com) – At the end of June, Garrett Gerloff spontaneously came to the MotoGP event in Assen because Petronas-Yamaha driver Franco Morbidelli was unable to drive due to an injury. The course in Assen was new territory for Gerloff. The WSBK event only took place four weeks later on the TT Circuit not far from
(Motorinformed.com) – In addition to BMW and Honda, Kawasaki also took advantage of the last test opportunity of the year at the Jerez Circuit in Spain. Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes were out on the track on Wednesday and Friday. Thursday was a day of rest and gave the engineers the opportunity to evaluate the
(Motorinformed.com) – Aprilia celebrated some successes in the Superbike World Championship with the RSV4. Max Biaggi won the championship in 2010 and 2012. Sylvain Guintoli drove to the world title in the 2014 season. But after that Aprilia concentrated fully on the MotoGP project and neglected the development of the RSV4. The V4 superbike from
(Motorinformed.com) – Maximilian Kofler changes the racing series after two years in the Moto3 World Championship. The 21-year-old Austrian competes in the Supersport World Championship as part of the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) program in the 2022 season. Kofler has signed a contract with the Italian team CM Racing and will contest the season as
(Motorinformed.com) – Yamaha works driver Toprak Razgatlioglu secured the fastest time at the start of the World Superbike training session in Mandalika (Indonesia) (to the FT1 result). The World Championship leader showed a dominant performance in FT1 and led the standings from the beginning to the end of the session with a sometimes large lead.
(Motorinformed.com) – Superbike World Championship driver Garrett Gerloff was able to get an impression of MotoGP at the end of 2020 and in summer 2021. In November 2020, the American took over the factory Yamaha from Valentino Rossi in Valencia and made a surprisingly strong MotoGP debut in Friday’s free practice sessions. In June of
(Motorinformed.com) – Kawasaki’s winning streak in the Superbike World Championship threatens to come to an end this year. Before the season finale, defending champion Jonathan Rea is 30 points behind. © Motorsport Images Toprak Razgatlioglu regularly prevailed against Jonathan Rea and Scott Redding zoom Especially in the second half of the season, Yamaha rider Toprak
(Motorinformed.com) – Honda made noticeable progress in the final European races. But this upward trend could not be confirmed at the WSBK weekend in Argentina. Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam struggled to make it into the top 10. © Motorsport Images Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista did not have a good weekend zoom Bautista finished
(Motorinformed.com) – At the end of the season, Toprak Razgatlioglu will test the MotoGP bike for Yamaha (more information). The Turk wants to get an impression of whether the Yamaha M1 fits the driving style. Ex-MotoGP rider Alvaro Bautista has doubts that Razgatlioglu can be successful in MotoGP with his aggressive style. © Yamaha Toprak
(Motorinformed.com) – The exciting championship fight between Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea is about to be decided. This weekend the last weekend of the Superbike World Championship season 2021 on European soil will take place in Portimao (Portugal). Then there are the overseas races in Argentina and Indonesia. © Motorsport Images Razgatlioglu travels to Portimao
(Motorinformed.com) – The Superbike World Championship will be held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain this weekend. It is the ninth station of the 2021 season. This year, too, the races can be followed on television and in the Internet stream. Below you will find the transmission times and the various options for following
(Motorinformed.com) – Yamaha works driver Toprak Razgatlioglu has secured victory in the second main race at the Superbike World Championship in Magny-Cours (see the race result). The world championship leader won a tough duel with world champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki). The two world championship rivals fought an exciting elbow duel in Sunday’s race. Scott Redding
(Motorinformed.com) – After the WSBK weekend in Navarra, Yamaha works driver Toprak Razgatlioglu leads the championship tied with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki). Technically, Yamaha made significant progress from 2020 to 2021, although, unlike Kawasaki, no new homologation model was presented. The last model update was in 2020, but the changes to the R1 were only minor.
(Motorinformed.com) – In Navarra, Suzuki will compete in the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) for the first time since 2018. The Japanese brand has announced a wildcard stake in Navarra, Spain, for the next date in the seasonal calendar from August 20th to 22nd. Then Naomichi Uramoto will pilot a GSX-R1000. © Suzuki Racing Naomichi Uramoto
(Motorinformed.com) – Jonathan Rea will also compete for the Kawasaki factory team in the 2022 season. During the WSBK weekend in Most, the reigning world champion made it clear that he was fulfilling his contract with Kawasaki and not switching to MotoGP. Rea has been associated with a move to Petronas-Yamaha and recently left it
(Motorinformed.com) – One of two drivers of the Kawasaki works team in the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) has the certainty of competing for the team in the 2022 season. The contract with Alex Lowes, who has been driving for Kawasaki since 2020, was extended for several years last weekend in Assen. The agreement was made
(Motorinformed.com) – In the racing calendar of the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) for the current 2021 season, the season finale is scheduled for the weekend of November 12th to 14th on the Mandalika Street Circuit currently under construction in Indonesia. Whether this will happen is increasingly questionable. © Geobrugg Planned route layout for the Mandalika
(Motorinformed.com) – According to many experts, the Ducati Panigale V4R is the superbike with the greatest potential. But even in the third season with the V4 machine, Ducati is struggling with problems that make the fight for the world title difficult. Factory driver Scott Redding complains that in the third season with the V4R there
(Motorinformed.com) – After the home game in Misano, Lucio Pedercini pulled the ripcord and separated from driver Samuele Cavalieri. In none of the nine races in Aragon, Estoril and Misano had Cavalieri made it into the points with his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. © Motorsport Images Pedercini driver Samuele Cavalieri followed with last year’s Kawasaki zoom A
(Motorinformed.com) – Michael Ruben Rinaldi was by far the fastest Ducati driver at the Ducati home race in Misano. Neither team-mate Scott Redding nor GoEleven driver Chaz Davies could follow. The weekend was extremely disappointing for Davies, as the former Ducati works driver was not able to score points in any of the three races.
(Motorinformed.com) – For Thomas Gradinger, the start of the new season of the Supersport World Championship has not got off to a good start. At the start in Aragon, the Austrian dropped out in the first race due to a fall. The Yamaha rider had another crash in the rainy warm-up. © Motorsport Images Thomas
(Motorinformed.com) – The start of training at the WSBK weekend in Estoril was very promising from the point of view of Jonas Folger (BMW). The German maintained his position in the top 5 for a long time and has now set absolute best times in the sector. In the end, Folger landed in seventh place
(Motorinformed.com) – The Superbike World Championship starts the new season at the weekend. Jonas Folger will be there, and he will drive a BMW M1000RR for Michael Galinski’s Bonovo Action Team. For Folger it is the first full World Championship season since the end of MotoGP in autumn 2017. © Michelin Jonas Folger made it
(Motorinformed.com) – BMW took the opportunity to test this week in Aragon. In addition to BMW, the factory teams from Kawasaki and Yamaha were also on site (to the test report). The BMW works drivers continued to deal with the new M1000RR. Jonas Folger was on site for the Bonovo Action Team (on Folger’s reaction)
(Motorinformed.com) – The weather played a major role in the test drives over the past few days. Two private test days were reserved in MotorLand Aragon (Spain) on Wednesday and Thursday. Kawasaki and the Yamaha World Superbike teams were there. © Kawasaki World champion Jonathan Rea pulled out with soft qualifying tires zoom Since it
(Motorinformed.com) – The calendar for the Superbike World Championship season 2021 has been adjusted again. World Motorcycle Federation FIM and WSBK rights holder Dorna announced today that a new date has been found for the event in Estoril (Portugal). © Motorsport Images The Superbike World Championship should return to Estoril at the end of May
(Motorinformed.com) – Almost two seconds behind in the WSBK test in Barcelona (to the test report): Ducati driver Tito Rabat drove behind in the great test of strength. Rabat was already behind in the private Misano test (to the test report). The Spaniard is currently not one of the big favorites. Rabat laments problems with
