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Superbike racing is a category of motorcycle racing that employs highly modified production motorcycles, as opposed to MotoGP in which purpose-built motorcycles are used. The Superbike World Championship is the official world championship series, though national Superbike championships are held in many countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, Australia and Canada.
Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette road racing series based on heavily modified production sports motorcycles. The championship was founded in 1988. The Superbike World Championship consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities.
The most beloved are the later model Monoposto with SBK rear trailing arm. Subsequently, more powerful 999S and 999R versions were introduced, both capable of 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in under three seconds; and a top speed of over 170 mph (270 km/h).
Álvaro Bautista was the 2022 Superbike Champion.. The 2022 Superbike World Championship was the 35th season of the Superbike World Championship.The championship was won by Álvaro Bautista, who became World Champion in 2022 after finishing 2nd in Race 2 at the Mandalika round.
JM SBK Ducati: Ducati 998 RS: 23 Jiří Mrkývka: All XEROX – Ducati Nortel Net. Ducati: Ducati 999 RS: 24 Garry McCoy: All 27 Giancarlo De Matteis: 3–4 48 David García: 5–6 50 Miguel Praia: All 69 Gianluca Nannelli: 10–11 UnionBike GiMotorsport Yamaha: Yamaha YZF-R1: 25 Alessio Velini: 1–9 78 Teodor Myszkowski: 11 113 Paolo Blora ...
JM SBK Team Ducati 998RS D: 26 Luca Pedersoli: Team Pedercini: Ducati 998RS D: 27 Mark Heckles: Team Rumi Honda VTR1000SP2: M: 28 Serafino Foti: Team Pedercini: Ducati 998RS D: 31 Vittorio Iannuzzo: Alstare Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000: D: 33 Juan Borja: D.F.X. Racing Team Ducati 998RS P: 35 Nello Russo: Team Pedercini: Ducati 998RS D: 38 Giancarlo ...
The 2006 Superbike World Championship was the nineteenth FIM Superbike World Championship season. The season started on 25 February at Losail, and finished on 8 October at Magny-Cours after 12 rounds and 24 races.
This was the first time SBK had raced in the United States since the 2004 round at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Superbike World Championship shared the weekend with the AMA Superbike Championship and its support classes. However to avoid direct comparisons between World Superbike and AMA Superbike, and because of sponsorship issues the two ...