Back in Portimão after just five months allows for some incredible tyre developments, seen already in Race 1 when six riders on five different bikes quickened the lap record as much as 0.75 seconds and the final race time by 16 seconds. After just one year from the start of ...>

The opening race of the Superbike World Championship was more than spectacular, having finished so close that it required a photofinish to determine the results. With just a 0.004 second advantage, Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) took the win over Michel Fabrizio (Team Ducati Xerox). The last Superbike race with ...>

Pirelli’s opening race weekend saw spectacular racing with new faces on all accounts, starting from a Superpole led by Haslam, Fabrizio and Crutchlow on three different machines. Race 1 finished 7 seconds faster than previous year, a race so close between Suzuki and Ducati that it demanded a photo finish. ...>