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Former MotoGP rider Alvaro Bautista is the defending World Superbikes champion after winning a season-long battle with the 2021 champ, Turkish rider Toprak Razgatlıoğlu.
That pair, along with Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea, took all the wins between them last year.
Bautista's title defence looks all-but assured, with the Spanish rider having consistently won races in 2023 and looks a level above his competitors.
Here's a rundown of all you need to know throughout the 2023 World Superbikes season.
What | World Superbikes Championship 2023 |
When | Friday 24th February - Sunday 15th October |
How to watch | Eurosport & Discovery+ |
Odds (Outright) | Alvaro Bautista 1/66, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu 14/1, Jonathan Rea 60/1 |
24th-26th February: Australia (Phillip Island) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista
3rd-5th March: Indonesia (Mandalika International Street Circuit) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Toprak Razgatlıoğlu; Alvaro Bautista
21st-23rd April: Netherlands (TT Circuit Assen) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista
5th-7th May: Catalunya (Circuit de Bacelona-Catalunya) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista
2nd-4th June: Emilia-Romagna (Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista
30th June-2nd July: United Kingdom (Donington Park) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista; Alvaro Bautista
14th-16th July: Italy (Imola) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Toprak Razgatlıoğlu; Axel Bassani
28th-30th July: Czech Republic (Autodrom Most) | Race winners: Alvaro Bautista; Toprak Razgatlıoğlu; Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
8th-10th September: France (Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours)
22nd-24th September: Aragon (MotorLand Aragon)
29th September-1st October: Portugal (Algarve International Circuit)
13th-15th October: Argentina (Circuito San Juan Villicum)
The calendar features 12 race weekends across four continents.
There is only one change from last year in that Estoril moves out of the calendar to leave Algarve as the sole Portuguese round, while a second Italian event has been added at Imola.
The order of races has completely changed, however, with the season kicking off where 2022 ended at Phillip Island, Australia.
The Indonesian street race moved from its November date to early March, while last year' season-opener Aragon is in late September this year.
The next three scheduled races are as follows:
Where | MotorLand Aragon, Alcaniz, Spain |
When | Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th September |
How to watch | Eurosport & Discovery+ |
Friday 22nd September
10:30 - Practice 1
15:00 - Practice 2
Saturday 23rd September
09:00 - Practice 3
11:10 - Superpole
14:00 - Race 1
Sunday 24th September
11:00 - Superpole Race
14:00 - Race 2
Where | Algarve International Circuit, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal |
When | Friday 29th September - Sunday 1st October |
How to watch | Eurosport & Discovery+ |
Friday 29th September
10:30 - Practice 1
15:00 - Practice 2
Saturday 30th September
09:00 - Practice 3
11:10 - Superpole
Sunday 1st October
09:00 - Warm up
11:00 - Superpole Race
14:00 - Race 2
Where | Circuito San Juan Villicum, San Juan, Argentina |
When | Friday 13th - Sunday 15th October |
How to watch | Eurosport & Discovery+ |
Friday 13th October
09:30 - Practice 1
14:00 - Practice 2
Saturday 14th October
10:00 - Practice 3
11:25 - Superpole Sunday
13:30 - Race 1
Sunday 15th October
10:00 - Warm up
12:00 - Superpole Race
13:30 - Race 2
The 2023 field features 24 regular riders representing 16 teams and five motorcycle manufacturers, while Gabriele Ruiu of Bmax Racing has been given a wildcard for the three most recent events.
Plenty of names will be familiar to MotoGP fans, with Remy Gardner joining GYTR GRT Yamaha and Danilo Petrucci making his full-time debut with Barni Spark, among others.
British Superbike champion Bradley Ray also joins the series.
Bonovo Action BMW
Garrett Gerloff
Loris Baz
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
Scott Redding
Michael van der Mark
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati
Alvaro Bautista
Michael Ruben Rinaldi
Barni Spark Racing Team (Ducati)
Danilo Petrucci
Motocorsa Racing (Ducati)
Axel Bassani
Team GoEleven (Ducati)
Philipp Ottl
Team HRC (Honda)
Iker Lecuona
Xavi Vierge
Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team
Hafizh Syahrin
Eric Granado
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
Tom Sykes
Kawasaki Racing Team
Alex Lowes
Jonathan Rea
Orelac Racing VerdNatura (Kawasaki)
Oliver Konig
TPR by Vinales Racing (Kawasaki)
Isaac Vinales
GMT94 Yamaha
Lorenzo Baldassarri
GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
Dominique Aegerter
Remy Gardner
Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
Andrea Locatelli
Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team
Bradley Ray
There are no new technical regulations for this year in World Superbikes.
Adapting machines to new rules is costly and organisers would rather keep costs as low as possible to ensure the future of the series.
A mooted rule stipulating a minimum weight for rider and bike combined has been ruled out.
As has been the case since 2019, the weekend format sees a 25-minute Superpole qualifying session on Saturday to decide the grid order for Saturday afternoon's Race 1 and Sunday's shorter Superpole race.
The top nine finishers in that line up in the same order for Race 2, with 10th and onwards starting from their grid position as determined from Saturday's Superpole qualifying.
Races 1 and 2 are between 90km and 110km, while the Superpole race is 10 laps.
The main races offer points to the top 15 finishers as follows: 25, 20, 16, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
The Superpole race pays points to the top nine finishers as follows: 12, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
All races are shown live on TV on Eurosport and through streaming service Discovery+, with highlights shown on ITV.
Alvaro Bautista earned his first World Superbike title, beating the defending champion Toprak Razgatlıoğlu by 72 points.
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