WSBK News

Yamaha are hopeful their WorldSBK title hopes won’t rely just on Jonathan Rea, after Andrea Locatelli showed race winning potential in Phillip Island.

Yamaha claim it’s their responsibility to get Jonathan Rea back on-track after the six-time WorldSBK champion’s disastrous first weekend with the Japanese manufacturer.

Danilo Petrucci says he could have ‘fought for the win’ in Race 2 of the WorldSBK season-opener if he had ‘two more laps’.

Sam Lowes believes he could have fought for a WorldSBK podium during his debut weekend if he had a bit ‘more experience’

Andrea Locatelli says he felt ‘amazing’ aboard his Yamaha R1 before crashing out of victory contention in Race 2 of the WorldSBK season-opener.

Andrea Iannone admits he’s not completely happy with his results at the WorldSBK season-opener despite calling it ‘the best comeback possible.

Alex Lowes jokes he’s too old for the kind of bold overtakes at Lukey Heights which saw him beat WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista.

The opening WorldSBK round of the year saw Nicolo Bulega become the first-ever WorldSSP champion to win on his premier class debut.

Remy Gardner believes he could have challenged for a Race 2 podium at Phillip Island.

Jonathan Rea suffered one of the worst WorldSBK rounds of his career in Phillip Island, while his former team won both Sunday races.

Michael Van Der Mark was strong during both feature races at Phillip Island but struggled to make headway during the shorter Superpole Race.

Garrett Gerloff says the Phillip Island WorldSBK round was a ‘sinking ship’ even before it began.

Andrea Iannone called his return to world championship racing ‘magical’ as he secured two top five results.

Danilo Petrucci claimed his first WorldSBK podium of the season after getting the better of Andrea Iannone.

Toprak Razgatlioglu feels ‘50/50’ about his first WorldSBK weekend as a BMW rider, after an engine problem cost him a potential podium in Race 2.

Alex Lowes returned to the winners circle after producing two stunning performances at the Phillip Island WorldSBK round.

Jonathan Rea has provided an update on his physical conditions after a big fall in Race 2 at Phillip Island.

Alvaro Bautista got his 2024 WorldSBK title defence back on-track with a double top four finish on Sunday at Phillip Island.

Nicolo Bulega missed out on a potential second win at Phillip Island after suffering a poor start from fifth at the WorldSBK season-opener.

The final WorldSBK race of the season-opener at Phillip Island will go ahead following a lengthy delay.

Alex Lowes says there was not ‘a lot more we could do’ to fight for a WorldSBK podium in Race 1 at Phillip Island.

Jonathan Rea says issues with chatter and rear vibration remain after a very challenging Saturday at Phillip Island.

A first podium with BMW went begging for Toprak Razgatlioglu in Race 1 of the WorldSBK championship, despite a great pit stop.

Andrea Iannone admits he did not expect to be at the level of challenging for WorldSBK podiums in his first race.