What is WorldSBK?
- therookiereporters
- Aug 7
- 2 min read
Most people who follow motorsports are under the assumption that MotoGP is the only international motorcycle racing series. However, there is also WorldSBK. It is a silhouette road racing series based on heavily modified production sports motorcycles.
History of WorldSBK
Founded in 1988, this series consists of two races at each round/track that it visits. It has 3 championships that drivers and teams compete for. Those being the Riders Championship, Manufacturers Championship and Teams Championship. In the beginning, it was 1,000 V-twin engines (first Ducati then Aprilia and Honda) against 750cc four-cylinder engines of the Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasakis and Suzukis.
Who are the 2025 riders and what does the championship look like so far?
1 Toprak Razgatlioglu - 407 pts
11 Nicolo Bulega - 381 pts
9 Danilo Petrucci - 233 pts
55 Andrea Locatelli - 218 pts
19 Alvaro Bautista - 217 pts
14 Sam Lowes - 156 pts
97 Xavi Vierge - 112 pts
22 Alex Lowes - 105 pts
7 Iker Lecuona - 90 pts
29 Andrea Iannone - 87 pts
47 Axel Bassani - 84 pts
77 Dominique Aegerter - 78 pts
87 Remy Gardner - 76 pts
45 Scott Redding - 76 pts
60 Michael van der Mark - 70 pts
31 Garrett Gerloff - 67 pts
5 Yari Montella - 64 pts
65 Jonathan Rea - 37 pts
17 Ryan Vickers - 27 pts
95 Tarran Mackenzie - 18 pts
99 Bahattin Sofuoglu - 17 pts
12 Michael Rinaldi - 6 pts
53 Tito Rabat - 4 pts
49 Tetsuta Nagashima - 2 pts
Who are the manufacturers?
Ducati
BMW
Yamaha
Honda
bimota
Kawasaki
When and where can you watch WorldSBK?
The next race weekend begins on the 5th of September, running to the 7th of September. The series is currently on “summer break” across August. You can watch on the following platforms:
TNT Sports
Eurosport
MAV TV
Quest
DMAX
WorldSBK Website
As you can see, there is a tight championship battle between Toprak and Nicolo. If you’d like to hear their stories, read these articles: 2025 WorldSBK Riders: Who is Toprak Razgatlioglu?
As the second half of the season approaches, will you tune in and find a new way to spend your Sundays- watching the history making championship battle!
Article written by Alice Seager ©️Alice Seager 2025
