The 2023 Superbike World Championship was the 36th season of the

Superbike World Championship Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK, SBK, World Superbike, WSB, or WSBK) is a silhouette-class road racing series based on heavily modified production motorcycles, also known as superbike racing. The championship was founded i ...

. The championship was won by

Álvaro Bautista Álvaro Bautista Arce (born 21 November 1984) is a Spanish motorcycle road racer. He won the 2022 Superbike World Championship, with Ducati factory team. After the 2019 World Superbike season with the factory Ducati team, for 2020 and 2021 h ...

, who came into the season as the defending world champion.

Axel Bassani Axel Bassani (born 24 July 1999) is an Italian motorcycle racer competing in the Superbike World Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 with Team Motocorsa Racing since 2021. In 2022 he won the trophy for Best Independent rider. He was the ...

won the Independent riders' championship

Race calendar and results

The provisional 2023 season calendar was announced on 8 November 2022. It was then updated on 28 February 2023 to announce the seventh round at

Imola Circuit The Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, better known as Imola, is a motor racing circuit in the town of Imola, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, east of Bologna. It is one of the few major international circuits to run in an an ...

on 14–16 July. It was updated again on 24 July, the Argentinian round at

Circuito San Juan Villicum The Circuito San Juan Villicum is a motor sports racing circuit located in the San Juan Province of Argentina close to National Route 40. The circuit is anti-clockwise with a length of . There are seven turns to the right and ten left.

was cancelled due to the political reasons. On 2 August, it was announced that

Circuito de Jerez Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto (formerly known as Circuit of Jerez and Circuito Permanente de Jerez), is a racing circuit located close to the city of Jerez de la Frontera, south of Seville and deep within the sherry-producing region in th ...

will be the Argentina Round's replacement, making it the track's return to the championship with the last one being held in 2021.

Entry list

Rider changes

Preseason

Remy Gardner Remy Christopher Gardner (born 24 February 1998) is an Australian motorcycle racer, best known for winning the 2021 Moto2 World Championship with Red Bull KTM Ajo. He is the son of 1987 premier class world champion, Wayne Gardner. Career M ...

and

Dominique Aegerter Dominique Aegerter (born 30 September 1990) is a Swiss professional road racer of solo motorcycles, competing in both the MotoE World Championship and the Supersport World Championship. He won the Supersport World Championship in and 2022. He al ...

will race for GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, replacing

Kohta Nozane is a Japanese motorcycle racer. He was the All Japan J-GP2 champion in 2013 and the All Japan JSB1000 champion in 2020. Career Moto2 World Championship Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 (2023) Nozane competed in the Moto2 World Championship in 2023 ...

and

Garrett Gerloff Garrett Gerloff (born August 1, 1995) is an American motorcycle racer who has competed in the Superbike World Championship since 2020. He rides a Yamaha YZF-R1. He was a two-time champion MotoAmerica in the Supersport class after taking first pla ...

. Gardner has raced in the MotoGP World Championship in 2022. *

Tom Sykes Tom Sykes (born 19 August 1985 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England) is a professional motorcycle racer who has competed in World Superbike Championship since . For 2022, Sykes re-joins his former team Paul Bird Motorsport riding a Ducati i ...

will return to the Superbike World Championship, joining Kawasaki Puccetti Racing. Sykes has raced in the

British Superbike Championship The British Superbike Championship (BSB), currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, is the leading road racing superbike championship in the United Kingdom, and was once widely acknowledged as the p ...

in 2022. *

Danilo Petrucci Danilo Carlo Petrucci (born 24 October 1990) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer who has competed in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship with Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York. After losing his KTM ride in MotoGP at the end of the ...

will make his full-time debut with Barni Spark Racing Team. *

will move to Bonovo Action BMW from GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, replacing

Eugene Laverty Eugene Laverty (born 3 June 1986) is a professional motorcycle road racing, road racer from Northern Ireland, the brother of Michael Laverty, Michael and John Laverty, John. For 2022, Laverty is contracted to ride for satellite BMW team Bonov ...

. * Isaac Viñales joined Team Pedercini, now in a partnership with Viñales Racing. They will miss the first two races because of sponsorship issues.

Midseason

* On May 2, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team announced that Ivo Miguel Lopes would compete at the Catalunya round, substituting for

Michael van der Mark Michael van der Mark (born 26 October 1992) is a motorcycle road racer based in the Netherlands. He competes in the Superbike World Championship with a BMW M1000RR. He was the 2012 European Superstock 600 champion. In 2013 and 2014 he won the ...

who got diagnosed with a left femur fracture after a crash from the Dutch round. * On May 9,

and Kawasaki Puccetti Racing announced their split after 4 rounds into the season. He will compete for ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, substituting for the recovering

. * On May 25, Kawasaki Puccetti Racing announced that

Tito Rabat Esteve "Tito" Rabat Bergada (born 25 May 1989) is a Spanish motorcycle racer. He is best known for winning the 2014 Moto2 World Championship. Rabat then made the move to MotoGP in 2016 and spent five full-time seasons there, before moving to th ...

would return to the WorldSBK grid, filling the seat of

who moved to ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team weeks prior. * On May 31, Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team announced that Ryo Mizuno would make his WorldSBK debut at the Emilia-Romagna Round, substituting for the still-recovering

Eric Granado Eric Granado Santos (born 10 June 1996) is a Brazilian Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He currently competes in the MotoE World Cup, aboard an Energica Ego Corsa., He was the 2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship winner. He competed in the FIM ...

. * On June 1, Orelac Racing VerdNatura announced that Luca Vitali would make his WorldSBK debut at the Emilia-Romagna Round, substituting for the injured Oliver König. * On July 27, Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team announced that Hannes Soomer would make his WorldSBK debut at the Czech Republic Round, substituting for the still-recovering

Hafizh Syahrin Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah (born 5 May 1994) is a Malaysian motorcycle racer, set to race in WorldSBK in 2022 With MIE Honda. In 2018, he became the first ever Southeast Asian to race in the MotoGP category. Career Early career Hafizh was born ...

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows: ;Race 1 and Race 2 ;Superpole Race

Riders' championship

Teams' championship

Manufacturers' championship

Notes

References

External links

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