2018 Superbike World Championship

2018 Superbike World Championship
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The 2018 Superbike World Championship was the 31st season of the Superbike World Championship.

2018 was the final season run with the two-race format, as a three-race format was introduced for 2019.

Race calendar and results[]

2018 calendar^[1]
Round		Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	R1	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	24 February	Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Marco Melandri	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
1	R2	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	25 February		Marco Melandri	Marco Melandri	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
2	R1	Thailand	Chang International Circuit	24 March	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
2	R2	Thailand	Chang International Circuit	25 March		Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
3	R1	Spain	Motorland Aragón	14 April	Marco Melandri	Marco Melandri	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
3	R2	Spain	Motorland Aragón	15 April		Marco Melandri	Chaz Davies	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
4	R1	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	21 April	Alex Lowes	Michael van der Mark	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
4	R2	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	22 April		Tom Sykes	Tom Sykes	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
5	R1	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	12 May	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
5	R2	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	13 May		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
6	R1	United Kingdom	Donington Park	26 May	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Michael van der Mark	Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team
6	R2	United Kingdom	Donington Park	27 May		Jonathan Rea	Michael van der Mark	Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team
7	R1	Czech Republic	Brno Circuit	9 June	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
7	R2	Czech Republic	Brno Circuit	10 June		Marco Melandri	Alex Lowes	Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team
8	R1	United States	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	23 June	Chaz Davies	Chaz Davies	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
8	R2	United States	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	24 June		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
9	R1	Italy	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	7 July	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
9	R2	Italy	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	8 July		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
10	R1	Portugal	Algarve International Circuit	15 September	Eugene Laverty	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
10	R2	Portugal	Algarve International Circuit	16 September		Marco Melandri	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
11	R1	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	29 September	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
11	R2	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	30 September		Chaz Davies	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
12	R1	Argentina	Circuito San Juan Villicum	13 October	Marco Melandri	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
12	R2	Argentina	Circuito San Juan Villicum	14 October		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
13	R1	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	26 October	Tom Sykes	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
13	R2	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	27 October		Race cancelled^[2]

Entry list[]

2018 entry list^[3]
Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	1	Jonathan Rea^[4]	All
Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	66	Tom Sykes^[5]	All
Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	2	Leon Camier^[6]	1–3, 6–13^{[N 1]}
			20	Jason O'Halloran^[7]	5
			45	Jacob Gagne^[8]	All
SPB Racing Team	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	5	Vladimir Leonov^[9]	3, 5
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati	Ducati Panigale R	7	Chaz Davies^[10]	All
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati	Ducati Panigale R	33	Marco Melandri^[10]	All
Team Pedercini Racing	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	11	^[11]	11
			16	^[12]	12–13
			41	Luke Mossey^[13]	6
			68	Yonny Hernández^[3]	1–5, 7–10
Barni Racing Team	Ducati	Ducati Panigale R	12	Javier Forés^[14]	All
Penrite Honda	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	17	^[15]	1
Aruba.it Racing – Junior Team	Ducati	Ducati Panigale R	21	Michael Ruben Rinaldi^[16]	3–7, 9–11
Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	22	Alex Lowes^[17]	All
Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	60	Michael van der Mark^[17]	All
Guandalini Racing	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	24	Alessandro Andreozzi^[18]	9
			37	^[19]	1–7
			96	Jakub Smrž^[20]	10–13
			98	Karel Hanika^[21]	8
Yamaha Racing Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	25	Daniel Falzon^[15]	1
Yamaha Racing Team	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	47	Wayne Maxwell^[15]	1
Buildbase Suzuki	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	28	Bradley Ray^[22]	6
Milwaukee Aprilia	Aprilia	Aprilia RSV4 RF	32	Lorenzo Savadori^[3]	All
			34	Davide Giugliano^[23]	3–4
			50	Eugene Laverty^[24]	1–2, 5–13
Orelac Racing VerdNatura	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	36	Leandro Mercado^[25]	All
Team GoEleven Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	40	Román Ramos^[26]	All
OMG Racing UK	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-R1000	44	Gino Rea^[22]	6
TripleM Honda World Superbike Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	51	Florian Marino^[27]	12
TripleM Honda World Superbike Team	Honda	Honda CBR1000RR	99	Patrick Jacobsen^[28]	1–11
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	54	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu^[29]	All
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	91	Leon Haslam^[30]	5–6
Team WD40	Kawasaki	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	55	^[22]	6
Attack 2Wheel Legal Yamaha	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	57	Josh Herrin^[31]	8
Gulf Althea BMW Racing Team	BMW	BMW S1000RR	76	Loris Baz^[32]	All
MV Agusta Reparto Corse	MV Agusta	MV Agusta 1000 F4	77	^[33]	12–13
MV Agusta Reparto Corse	MV Agusta	MV Agusta 1000 F4	81	Jordi Torres^[34]	1–11
Yamaha Motor Europe	Yamaha	Yamaha YZF-R1	94	Niccolò Canepa^[35]	6, 9
Dreamteamcompany	Aprilia	Aprilia RSV4 RF	121	Matthieu Lussiana^[11]	11

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings[]

Riders' championship[]

Pos.	Rider	Bike	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		DON		BRN		LAG		MIS		POR		MAG		VIL		LOS		Pts
Pos.	Rider	Bike	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	J. Rea	Kawasaki	5	2	1	4	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	3	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	C	545
2	Davies	Ducati	3	Ret	3	1	2	1	3	5	4	2	8	5	8	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	5	2	Ret	4	8	C	356
3	van der Mark	Yamaha	9	7	7	2	5	5	2	3	6	Ret	1	1	4	2	8	5	4	2	3	2	7	3	8	9	7	C	333
4	Sykes	Kawasaki	2	4	6	Ret	6	6	4	1	2	3	3	6	3	16	7	8	5	5	5	5	2	4	6	5	2	C	314
5	Melandri	Ducati	1	1	8	7	4	3	6	7	3	Ret	22	11	2	15	5	Ret	7	3	2	3	6	5	2	3	5	C	297
6	Lowes	Yamaha	6	5	5	3	7	4	12	14	10	6	4	4	5	1	3	4	Ret	6	10	11	18	7	7	6	3	C	248
7	Forés	Ducati	4	3	2	5	3	Ret	5	4	5	4	Ret	Ret	14	8	6	6	6	Ret	Ret	10	3	8	4	2	13	C	230
8	Laverty	Aprilia	8	15	9	Ret					12	9	6	Ret	6	4	4	3	3	8	Ret	7	9	11	5	Ret	4	C	158
9	Razgatlıoğlu	Kawasaki	13	10	15	8	9	9	10	9	11	8	21	2	10	9	Ret	DNS	11	12	8	Ret	8	12	3	7	10	C	151
10	Savadori	Aprilia	DNS	DNS	12	9	15	10	15	10	8	Ret	5	7	7	5	14	Ret	8	7	Ret	6	4	6	Ret	8	11	C	138
11	Baz	BMW	11	9	11	12	11	15	7	8	13	11	7	10	18	11	15	10	Ret	9	6	9	10	10	9	11	6	C	137
12	Camier	Honda	7	6	4	6	Ret	DNS			WD	WD	10	8	9	7	Ret	13	9	10	Ret	14	11	9	10	Ret	Ret	C	108
13	Torres	MV Agusta	Ret	8	10	Ret	Ret	8	9	6	14	5	11	9	Ret	Ret	9	7	18	Ret	7	13	12	14					98
14	Rinaldi	Ducati					8	7	Ret	12	7	7	12	Ret	15	6			17	11	9	8	Ret	13					77
15	Mercado	Kawasaki	10	12	13	Ret	Ret	13	8	Ret	15	10	13	12	12	17	Ret	11	10	17	11	15	14	15	Ret	12	12	C	70
16	Ramos	Kawasaki	14	11	14	13	10	11	11	Ret	Ret	12	19	Ret	13	10	12	12	13	15	14	Ret	15	18	12	13	14	C	65
17	Gagne	Honda	12	13	18	14	12	12	DNS	DNS	16	Ret	16	13	Ret	12	10	9	14	14	13	12	13	16	Ret	10	9	C	64
18	Hernández	Kawasaki	Ret	DNS	16	11	14	16	16	15	17	13			11	14	11	15	Ret	16	12	16							28
19	Jacobsen	Honda	16	14	17	10	16	14	14	13	Ret	14	15	16	16	13	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	17	16	17					21
20	Haslam	Kawasaki									9	16	9	Ret															14
21	Giugliano	Aprilia					13	18	13	11																			11
22	Canepa	Yamaha											20	18					12	13									7
23	Marino	Honda																							11	Ret			5
24	Hanika	Yamaha															13	14											5
25		Kawasaki																							14	14	15	C	5
26		MV Agusta																							13	Ret	Ret	C	3
27	Ray	Suzuki											14	15															3
28	Mossey	Kawasaki											17	14															2
29		Yamaha	15	Ret	Ret	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	DSQ	18	15	18	17	17	18													2
30	Andreozzi	Yamaha																	15	Ret									1
	Herrin	Yamaha															Ret	16											0
		Kawasaki																					17	19					0
	Leonov	Kawasaki					DNS	17			Ret	Ret																	0
	G. Rea	Suzuki											23	19															0
	Falzon	Yamaha	Ret	DSQ																									0
	Smrž	Yamaha																			Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	C	0
	Lussiana	Aprilia																					Ret	Ret					0
		Kawasaki											Ret	Ret															0
	O'Halloran	Honda									Ret	DNS																	0
		Honda	Ret	DNS																									0
	Maxwell	Yamaha	Ret	DNS																									0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		DON		BRN		LAG		MIS		POR		MAG		VIL		LOS		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship[]

Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		DON		BRN		LAG		MIS		POR		MAG		VIL		LOS		Pts
Pos.	Manufacturer	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Pts
1	Kawasaki	2	2	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	9	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	C	570
2	Ducati	1	1	2	1	2	1	3	4	3	2	8	5	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	5	C	459
3	Yamaha	6	5	5	2	5	4	2	3	6	6	1	1	4	1	3	4	4	2	3	2	7	3	7	6	3	C	378
4	Aprilia	8	15	9	9	13	10	13	10	8	9	5	7	6	4	4	3	3	7	Ret	6	4	6	5	8	4	C	218
5	Honda	7	6	4	6	12	12	14	13	16	14	10	8	9	7	10	9	9	10	13	12	11	9	10	10	9	C	151
6	BMW	11	9	11	12	11	15	7	8	13	11	7	10	18	11	15	10	Ret	9	6	9	10	10	9	11	6	C	137
7	MV Agusta	Ret	8	10	Ret	Ret	8	9	6	14	5	11	9	Ret	Ret	9	7	18	Ret	7	13	12	14	13	Ret	Ret	C	101
8	Suzuki											14	15															3
Pos.	Manufacturer	PHI		CHA		ARA		ASS		IMO		DON		BRN		LAG		MIS		POR		MAG		VIL		LOS		Pts

Notes[]

^ Leon Camier was also entered into round 5 but was replaced by Jason O'Halloran after two practice sessions due to injury.^[7]

References[]

^ "2018 provisional Motul FIM Superbike World Championship Calendar". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
^ "WorldSBK race two cancelled in Qatar". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2018 Provisional Permanent Entry List" (PDF). Dorna WSBK. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
^ "Jonathan Rea To Stay With Kawasaki For Two More Seasons". motomatters.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ "Tom Sykes Extends With Kawasaki For Two More Years". motomatters.com. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ Cobb, Haydn (12 October 2017). "WSBK: Camier joins Red Bull Honda for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "O'Halloran steps in for Camier at Imola". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ Cobb, Haydn (7 December 2017). "Gagne joins Red Bull Honda for full 2018 WSBK campaign". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
^ "Spanish Round, 13–14–15 April 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cobb, Haydn (16 August 2017). "Melandri re-signs with Aruba.it Racing Ducati for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Acerbis French Round, 28 – 30 September 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "Gabriele Ruiu to make WorldSBK debut in Argentina". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "Luke Mossey to make WorldSBK debut at Donington". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ "Fores to remain with Barni Racing Team". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Australian Round, 23–24–25 February 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
^ "Rinaldi and Aruba.it Racing - Junior Team set for WorldSBK debut". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b Cobb, Haydn (8 August 2017). "Alex Lowes stays with Pata Yamaha for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "Andreozzi to ride for Guandalini Racing at Misano". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
^ Cobb, Haydn (30 November 2017). "Jezek moves to Guandalini Yamaha". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^ "Smrz set to finish the season with Guandalini Racing". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
^ "Hanika to step in at Guandalini racing". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "UK WorldSBK set to welcome three home heroes to the grid". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^ "Giugliano set to step in for Laverty at MotorLand Aragon". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ "2018 grid begins to take shape". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ Cobb, Haydn (5 November 2017). "WSBK: Mercado switches to Orelac Racing Kawasaki". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
^ "Ramos to stay with Go Eleven for 2018". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "Florian Marino set for WorldSBK debut in Argentina". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ Cobb, Haydn (30 November 2017). "Jacobsen confirms World Superbike switch with Triple M Honda". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
^ "Exklusiv: Toprak Razgatlioglu fährt 2018 Superbike-WM". speedweek.com (in German). speedweek.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
^ "Pata Italian Round, 11–12–13 May 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "Josh Herrin to make WorldSBK debut at Laguna Seca". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
^ Gruz, David (16 November 2017). "Baz seals World Superbike return with Althea BMW". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
^ "Scheib steps in at MV Agusta". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
^ "WSBK Qatar: Torres confirms switch to MV Agusta for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
^ "Prosecco DOC UK Round, 25–27 May 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

External links[]

Official website

[8] Leon Camier was also entered into round 5 but was replaced by Jason O'Halloran after two practice sessions due to injury.^[7]

[1] "2018 provisional Motul FIM Superbike World Championship Calendar". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[2] "WorldSBK race two cancelled in Qatar". www.worldsbk.com. Retrieved 2019-01-05.

[entry-3] "2018 Provisional Permanent Entry List" (PDF). Dorna WSBK. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

[4] "Jonathan Rea To Stay With Kawasaki For Two More Seasons". motomatters.com. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[5] "Tom Sykes Extends With Kawasaki For Two More Years". motomatters.com. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[6] Cobb, Haydn (12 October 2017). "WSBK: Camier joins Red Bull Honda for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[OHalloran-7] "O'Halloran steps in for Camier at Imola". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[9] Cobb, Haydn (7 December 2017). "Gagne joins Red Bull Honda for full 2018 WSBK campaign". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[10] "Spanish Round, 13–14–15 April 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[Ducati-11] Cobb, Haydn (16 August 2017). "Melandri re-signs with Aruba.it Racing Ducati for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[MagnyCours-12] "Acerbis French Round, 28 – 30 September 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[13] "Gabriele Ruiu to make WorldSBK debut in Argentina". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[14] "Luke Mossey to make WorldSBK debut at Donington". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[15] "Fores to remain with Barni Racing Team". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

[PI-16] "Australian Round, 23–24–25 February 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

[17] "Rinaldi and Aruba.it Racing - Junior Team set for WorldSBK debut". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

[Yamaha-18] Cobb, Haydn (8 August 2017). "Alex Lowes stays with Pata Yamaha for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[19] "Andreozzi to ride for Guandalini Racing at Misano". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

[20] Cobb, Haydn (30 November 2017). "Jezek moves to Guandalini Yamaha". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[21] "Smrz set to finish the season with Guandalini Racing". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

[22] "Hanika to step in at Guandalini racing". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[Donington_Park-23] "UK WorldSBK set to welcome three home heroes to the grid". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

[24] "Giugliano set to step in for Laverty at MotorLand Aragon". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[25] "2018 grid begins to take shape". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[26] Cobb, Haydn (5 November 2017). "WSBK: Mercado switches to Orelac Racing Kawasaki". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[27] "Ramos to stay with Go Eleven for 2018". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[28] "Florian Marino set for WorldSBK debut in Argentina". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[29] Cobb, Haydn (30 November 2017). "Jacobsen confirms World Superbike switch with Triple M Honda". crash.net. Crash Media Group. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[30] "Exklusiv: Toprak Razgatlioglu fährt 2018 Superbike-WM". speedweek.com (in German). speedweek.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[31] "Pata Italian Round, 11–12–13 May 2018 – World Superbike – Biographical Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[32] "Josh Herrin to make WorldSBK debut at Laguna Seca". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[Baz-33] Gruz, David (16 November 2017). "Baz seals World Superbike return with Althea BMW". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[34] "Scheib steps in at MV Agusta". worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

[35] "WSBK Qatar: Torres confirms switch to MV Agusta for 2018". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

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