The FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) is the pinnacle of production-based motorcycle racing — bikes derived from machines you can buy and ride on the road. Karl and Danny bring you full coverage of every round across the season.
What is WorldSBK?
World Superbike is contested on heavily modified versions of road-legal production motorcycles from manufacturers like Ducati, BMW, Kawasaki, Yamaha, and Honda. The closeness to road machinery is a core part of its appeal — these are bikes fans recognise.
Each round features a unique three-race format: a full-length Race 1 on Saturday, the shorter Superpole Race on Sunday morning, and Race 2 on Sunday afternoon.
The Superpole Race
Unique to WorldSBK, the Sunday-morning Superpole Race is a short, flat-out sprint that also sets part of the grid for Race 2. It rewards aggression and often produces the weekend's most dramatic racing.
Supersport and the wider paddock
Alongside the headline Superbike class runs the WorldSSP (Supersport) championship, a fiercely competitive feeder series. We keep an eye on the support races and the riders pushing for a Superbike seat.
Hear it on MotoPod
Every round, every race — reviewed and debated by the MotoPod crew.
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