2026 Sportbike World Championship

2026 Sportbike World Championship
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Support series:
Superbike World Championship
Supersport World Championship
Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship
Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM World Cup

The 2026 Sportbike World Championship will be the first season of the new Sportbike World Championship class. The new class replaced the Supersport 300 World Championship who ran for nine season as the support class for the Superbike World Championship from 2017 up to 2025.[1][2]

Race calendar and results

The provisional 2026 season calendar was announced on 31 July 2025.[3][4][5]

2026 calendar[3]
Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Winning constructor Ref
1 R1 Portuguese Round Algarve International Circuit 28 March
R2 29 March
2 R1 Dutch Round TT Circuit Assen 18 April
R2 19 April
3 R1 Czech Round Autodrom Most 16 May
R2 17 May
4 R1 Aragón Round[6] MotorLand Aragón 30 May
R2 31 May
5 R1 Emilia-Romagna Round Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 13 June
R2 14 June
6 R1 French Round Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 5 September
R2 6 September
7 R1 Italian Round Cremona Circuit 26 September
R2 27 September
8 R1 Spanish Round Circuito de Jerez 17 October
R2 18 October

Entry list

2026 entry list[7]
Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
MMR Aprilia RS 660 Factory 41 Ioannis Peristeras TBC
98 Thomas Benetti TBC
Revo–M2 11 Mattia Sorrenti TBC
91 Matteo Vannucci TBC
Deza–Box 77 Racing Team Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 16 Álvaro Fuertes TBC
77 José Osuna TBC
MTM Kawasaki 34 Xavier Artigas[8][9] TBC
71 Loris Veneman[8][9] TBC
Pons Motosport Italika Racing 40 Julian Correa[10][11] TBC
88 Daniel Mogeda TBC
Prodina Kawasaki Racing 38 David Salvador[12] TBC
47 Antonio Torres[12] TBC
Kove Racing Team 109 Kove 450RR 7 Beñat Fernández[13][14] TBC
66 Phillip Tonn[15] TBC
Track & Trades Wixx Racing Suzuki GSX–8R 6 Jeffrey Buis TBC
65 Ferre Fleerackers TBC
VLR Racing Team Suzuki 68 Kas Beekmans TBC
CM Triumph Factory Racing Triumph[16] Daytona 660 18 Bruno Ieraci TBC
23 Elia Bartolini TBC
PHR Performance Triumph 55 Harrison Dessoy[17][18] TBC
73 Fenton Seabright[17][18] TBC
ARCO Yamaha MotoR University Team Yamaha[19] YZF–R7 33 Gonzalo Sánchez TBC
69 Alessandro Di Persio TBC
Miguel Oliveira Team 79 Tomás Alonso TBC
Panattoni BGR Smrz Racing 21 Troy Sovička TBC
26 Mirko Gennai TBC
PATA AG Motorsport Italia 89 Taiyo Aksu[20] TBC
/ ProGP Nitiracing 27 Felix Mulya[21] TBC
93 Arai Agaska[21] TBC
Team BrCorse 43 Marco Gaggi TBC
50 Carter Thompson[22] TBC
Yamaha MS Racing FIMLA AD78 12 Humberto Maier TBC
92 Gabin Cazard TBC
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

References

  1. ^ Chung, Dennis (24 June 2024). "World Supersport 300 Championship to End After 2025 Season". motorcycle.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Introducing a new entry class: World Sportbike". worldsbk.com. Dorna Sports. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2026 WorldSBK calendar unveiled with new dates for classic rounds". WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  4. ^ "2026 WorldSBK calendar unveiled with new dates for classic rounds". WorldSBK.com. FIM. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  5. ^ "2026 World Superbike Calendar". cyclenews.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  6. ^ Brittle, Cian. "WorldSBK extends contract with MotorLand Aragon until 2027". Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ^ "MAIDEN SEASON ENTRY LIST: Six manufacturers and their riders are all set to face off in WorldSPB's inaugural season!". worldsbk.com. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b "MTM Kawasaki to join World Sportbike with Xavi Artigas and Loris Veneman". kawasaki.co.uk. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b Newman, Luke (13 November 2025). "MTM Kawasaki will participate in the debut World Sportbike season". bikesportnews.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  10. ^ Bice, Sean (27 November 2025). "American Rider Correa Will Compete In All-New 2026 FIM Sportbike World Championship". motoamerica.com. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  11. ^ "More about American Julian Correa racing in FIM World Sportbike". roadracingworld.com. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Prodina Racing conferma Salvador e Torres per il debutto nella Sportbike 2026". prodina.it (in Italian). 19 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  13. ^ "Benat Fernandez and his Kove team's brass confirm #7 will ride for Kove in WorldSPB and reflect on their 2025 title". worldsbk.com. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  14. ^ "Benat Fernandez Steps Up To The Sportbike World Championship With Kove Racing Team 109". team109.ie. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  15. ^ "Kove Racing Team 109 finalise 2026 rider line up, Phillip Tonn joins the squad in WorldSPB". team109.ie. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  16. ^ "Triumph Enters World Sportbike Championship With Daytona 660". motorcycle.com. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Triumph Factory Racing and PHR Performance Set for World Sportbike". triumphmotorcycles.co.uk. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  18. ^ a b Close, Josh (24 November 2025). "WorldSBK: PHR Performance Triumph enter World Sportbike Championship with Harrison Dessoy and Fenton Seabright". motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  19. ^ "Yamaha Motor Europe to enter inaugural FIM Sportbike World Championship with R7". yamaha-racing.com. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  20. ^ "Taiyo Aksu confirmed on WorldSPB grid in 26 with Yamaha". mcnews.com.au. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  21. ^ a b "Dua Pembalap Indonesia di World Sportbike 2026! Arai Agaska dan Felix Putra Mulya Siap Gaspol dengan Yamaha R7". otoinfo.id (in Indonesian). 2 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  22. ^ "Carter Thompson secures berth on WorldSPB grid for 2026 with Yamaha". mcnews.com.au. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
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