WSBK Race Reports

James Toseland has won a dramatic first race of the 2004 WSBK season, held at a damp - but drying - Valencia, the Brit overcoming a poor start, then avoiding a turn two accident for team-mate Regis Laconi to build a larg mid-race lead... only to come under further pressure in the closing stages.

Newly crowned 2003 World Superbike Champion Neil Hodgson completed what has been a dream week for the 29 year-old by taking victory in the second and final race of the day at Assen.

Frankie Chili opened his long overdue 2003 victory account with a measured performance at hot and sticky Laguna Seca on Sunday by taking the first 28-lap race when erstwhile leaders Ruben Xaus and Regis Laconi crashed.

Once more Neil Hodgson had to fight all the way for victory, but once more the result was the same as the Brit notched up his eleventh win of the 2003 season and now stands 130 points clear atop the riders' championship table.

Castrol Honda's Colin Edwards took an emphatic victory in today's opening race of the crucial 12th and penultimate round of the World Superbike championship at Assen in Holland.

Ducati riding World Champion Troy Bayliss yet again proved himself to be class of the field in the second race today at Kyalami.

Ben Bostrom emerged victorious in race two at Brands Hatch today, the American battling tooth and nail with British hero Neil Hodgson - the pair clearly in a class of their own around the challenging Kent track.

Home hero Neil Hodgson won a thrilling duel with Ben Bostrom in the restarted race one at Brands Hatch, but the American had an aggregate advantage and his second place on the road was enough to put him on the top step of the podium.

Ben Bostrom became the first man to sweep both Laguna Seca races since John Kocinski in 1997 as he led race two from start to finish and was never troubled leaving all the fighting and squabbling to those left in his wake.

Troy Bayliss scored his fourth victory of the 2001 season with a daring last lap move on long-time leader Ben Bostrom in Sunday's first race at a boiling hot Misano circuit in Italy to extend his Championship lead over fourth place finisher Colin Edwards.

Troy Bayliss increased his overall Championship lead with a superbly controlled wet weather ride under intense pressure from Neil Hodgson on a drying Lausitzring track.

Pierfrancesco Chili scored his first victory of the 2001 World Superbike Championship in fine style at Donington Park on Sunday as he fended off Neil Hodgson and Troy Corser in a fantastic race-long scrap.

Troy Bayliss finally won his first race of the 2001 World Superbike Championship when he brilliantly passed Colin Edwards going into the final corner after 18 truly breathtaking laps around the beautiful Monza circuit.

Makoto Tamada's margin of victory in the second race of the day at Sugo may have been similar to that of his race one walkover but on this occasion he was made to fight harder than he has done all weekend as Hitoyasu Izutsu led the field for more than half the race.

Makoto Tamada easily won the first World Superbike race of the day aboard his Cabin Honda after fighting off a brave challenge from Troy Corser in the early going.

Troy Corser achieved what he failed to do last year by taking a Valenican double on the factory Aprilia RSV1000, the Australian taking a light to flag victory ahead of countryman Troy Bayliss and a fired up Gregorio Lavilla.

Troy Corser romped home to victory in the first of Sunday's two races at the 2.95-mile Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia as sun bathed the Eastern Spanish track for the first time, Troy Bayliss and Ben Bostrom completing the podium.

Colin Edwards repeated his Race One dominance in the second encounter at Oschersleben to clinch the 2000 World Superbike Championship, for the moment.

Noriyuki Haga emerged triumphant from a classic World Superbike duel with Colin Edwards and Troy Bayliss to stake his intents for the final two rounds of the year.

Neil Hodgson emulated his Donington Park feat by simply walking away with the second race of the day at Brands Hatch in a style that was very reminiscent of King Carl.

Troy Bayliss used the superior power of the Infostrada Ducati to keep a fired up Neil Hodgson at bay in Race One at Brands Hatch, an event marred by a horrific looking crash involving Steve Hislop.

Noriyuki Haga showed the world why is simply had to race at Laguna Seca with a typically spectacular victory in race one.

A fresh breeze had taken hold at the sun drenched Misano circuit as the fans prepared for the second Superbike race of the day. The wind was blowing down the back straight and could provide a helpful boost for the riders on the fastest part of the track.

Colin Edwards began Sunday with a perfect record at Hockenheim in 2000. Fastest in Friday practice, Saturday qualifying and Superpole and in the Sunday warm-up. Not many would have argued if you said the Castrol Honda looked unbeatable.