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Motorcycles

1988 first season

FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK)

Race bikes built from road bikes you can buy

Rounds
12
Riders on the entry list
22
Teams
14
Races per weekend
3

2026 seasonSeason complete

The story

Road bikes, raced hard

WorldSBK started in 1988. Its rules said the race bikes had to come from models sold to the public. That idea still holds today.

Six brands race in 2026: Bimota, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha. Teams modify the bikes for the track, but the base is a road model. Each weekend has three races.

The machines

The bikes6 brands

Every race bike starts from a road bike that the maker sells to the public. Teams then modify it for the track. Bimota, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha are on the 2026 grid.

On the grid

Who is on the grid

Manufacturers

  • Bimota
  • BMW
  • Ducati
  • Honda
  • Kawasaki
  • Yamaha

Calendar

2026, round by round

Dates are race days where known, otherwise the event weekend. Times in the app are always in your own time zone.

  1. FEB22 Australian RoundPhillip Island, Australia Done
  2. MAR29 Portuguese RoundPortimão, Portugal Done
  3. APR19 Dutch RoundAssen, Netherlands Done
  4. MAY3 Hungarian RoundBalaton Park, Hungary Done
  5. MAY17 Czech RoundMost, Czech Republic Done
  6. MAY31 Aragon RoundAragón, Spain Done
  7. JUN14 Emilia-Romagna RoundMisano, Italy Done
  8. JUL12 UK RoundDonington Park, United Kingdom Done
  9. SEP6 French RoundMagny-Cours, France Done
  10. SEP27 Italian RoundCremona, Italy Done
  11. OCT11 Estoril RoundEstoril, Portugal Done
  12. OCT18 Spanish RoundJerez, Spain Done

Good to know

  • Three races a weekend

    Race 1 is on Saturday afternoon. The Superpole Race, a short sprint, runs on Sunday morning. Race 2 follows on Sunday.

  • Sprint sets Race 2 grid

    The top nine finishers in the Superpole Race take the first nine places on the grid for Race 2. The sprint has been part of the weekend since 2019.

  • First China round in 2027

    WorldSBK plans its first race in China in 2027, at Shanghai. It is the last round of the provisional 2027 calendar.

Next year

2027: 12 rounds

The 2027 calendar is provisional. Valencia replaces Jerez, and the season ends in China for the first time.

  1. FEB21 Phillip Island RoundPhillip Island, Australia
  2. MAR21 Portimão RoundPortimão, Portugal
  3. APR4 Valencia RoundValencia, SpainValencia replaces Jerez.
  4. APR18 Assen RoundAssen, Netherlands
  5. MAY23 Aragón RoundAragón, Spain
  6. JUN6 Most RoundMost, Czech Republic
  7. JUN20 Misano RoundMisano, Italy
  8. JUL11 Donington Park RoundDonington Park, United Kingdom
  9. SEP5 Magny-Cours RoundMagny-Cours, France
  10. SEP26 Cremona RoundCremona, Italy
  11. OCT17 Estoril RoundEstoril, Portugal
  12. OCT31 Shanghai RoundShanghai, ChinaFirst WorldSBK round in China.

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