Motorsport championship
Álvaro Bautista (pictured in 2022) was the defending champion and championship winner.
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (pictured in 2022) finished second.
Jonathan Rea (pictured in 2016) finished third.
The 2023 Superbike World Championship was the 36th season of the Superbike World Championship . The championship was won by Álvaro Bautista , who came into the season as the defending world champion. Axel Bassani won the Independent riders' championship
Race calendar and results
The provisional 2023 season calendar was announced on 8 November 2022.[ 1] It was then updated on 28 February 2023 to announce the seventh round at Imola Circuit on 14–16 July.[ 2] It was updated again on 24 July, the Argentinian round at Circuito San Juan Villicum was cancelled due to the political reasons.[ 3] On 2 August, it was announced that Circuito de Jerez will be the Argentina Round's replacement, making it the track's return to the championship with the last one being held in 2021.[ 4]
Entry list
2023 entry list[ 5] [ 6]
Team
Constructor
Motorcycle
Rider
Rounds
Bmax Racing
BMW
M1000RR
16
Gabriele Ruiu [ 7]
3–5, 7, 10–12
Bonovo Action BMW
31
Garrett Gerloff [ 8]
All
76
Loris Baz [ 9]
All
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
45
Scott Redding [ 10]
All
60
Michael van der Mark [ 10]
1–3, 8–12
66
Tom Sykes [ 11]
5–6
75
Ivo Miguel Lopes [ 12]
4
91
Leon Haslam [ 13]
7
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
Ducati
Panigale V4 R
1
Álvaro Bautista [ 14]
All
21
Michael Ruben Rinaldi [ 15]
All
Barni Spark Racing Team
9
Danilo Petrucci [ 16]
All
Motocorsa Racing
47
Axel Bassani [ 17]
All
Team GoEleven
5
Philipp Öttl [ 18]
All
Holzhauer Racing Promotion
Honda
CBR1000RR-R
61
Florian Alt [ 5]
12
Team HRC
7
Iker Lecuona [ 19]
All
97
Xavi Vierge [ 19]
All
Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team
20
Roberto Tamburini [ 20]
7
35
Hafizh Syahrin [ 21]
1–6, 9–12
36
Leandro Mercado
12
38
Hannes Soomer [ 22]
8–9
51
Eric Granado [ 23]
1–4, 6–8, 10–11
88
Ryo Mizuno [ 24]
5
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
Kawasaki
Ninja ZX-10RR
66
Tom Sykes [ 25]
1–4
53
Tito Rabat [ 26]
5–8, 10–12
44
Lucas Mahias
9
Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
22
Alex Lowes [ 27]
1–9, 11–12
65
Jonathan Rea [ 28]
All
99
Florian Marino [ 29]
10
Orelac Racing VerdNatura
52
Oliver König [ 5]
1–4, 6–12
70
Luca Vitali [ 30]
5
TPR by Viñales Racing
32
Isaac Viñales [ 31]
3–11
GMT94 Yamaha
Yamaha
YZF-R1
34
Lorenzo Baldassarri [ 32]
All
GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
77
Dominique Aegerter [ 33]
All
87
Remy Gardner [ 34]
All
PATA Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK
54
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu [ 35]
All
55
Andrea Locatelli [ 36]
All
Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team
20
Roberto Tamburini [ 37]
8
28
Bradley Ray [ 38]
3–7, 9–11
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
Rider changes
Preseason
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 who got diagnosed with a left femur fracture after a crash from the Dutch round.[ 12]
On May 9, Tom Sykes 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 Michael van der Mark .[ 11]
On May 25, Kawasaki Puccetti Racing announced that Tito Rabat would return to the WorldSBK grid, filling the seat of Tom Sykes who moved to ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team weeks prior.[ 26]
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 .[ 24]
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 .[ 30]
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 .[ 22]
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Race 1 and Race 2
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
Points
25
20
16
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Superpole Race
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Points
12
9
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Riders' championship
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
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 positionItalics – Fastest lap
Teams' championship
Pos.
Team
Bike No.
PHI
MAN
ASS
BAR
MIS
DON
IMO
MOS
MAG
ARA
POR
JER
Pts.
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
1
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
1
1
1
1
1
Ret
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Ret
12
3
1
10
2
1
Ret
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
879
21
14
2
2
Ret
7
4
15
13
10
Ret
8
3
2
3
Ret
13
17
Ret
5
5
5
14
5
5
2
Ret
Ret
1
5
3
Ret
6
3
8
11
6
2
Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK
54
3
3
Ret
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
Ret
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
879
55
4
5
3
3
2
5
4
5
3
4
3
7
12
7
6
5
4
8
4
3
4
6
Ret
7
6
4
4
4
4
Ret
9
3
5
3
6
10
3
Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK
22
Ret
4
Ret
10
3
13
7
4
9
Ret
5
4
7
6
Ret
6
6
6
9
7
Ret
9
7
14
8
Ret
DNS
5
Ret
DNS
7
Ret
DNS
518
65
2
7
8
9
4
Ret
2
2
Ret
3
Ret
5
5
5
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
Ret
10
4
5
21
99
16
16
15
4
GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
77
13
Ret
7
8
10
12
6
7
4
5
6
8
6
21
11
12
11
11
Ret
14
12
8
11
11
11
6
DNS
15
14
12
14
14
8
18
2
3
321
87
12
Ret
10
DNS
14
7
8
12
6
10
Ret
13
9
Ret
10
10
15
12
11
11
11
11
6
6
15
11
8
7
10
9
6
4
Ret
Ret
4
4
5
Team HRC
7
6
8
6
12
16
9
Ret
11
Ret
6
4
9
8
NC
DNS
Ret
13
14
Ret
13
10
5
10
12
14
12
11
10
6
6
8
5
7
9
13
16
292
97
7
12
11
7
6
3
11
9
Ret
8
9
6
10
8
5
11
14
Ret
12
19
14
17
Ret
9
12
9
9
12
7
8
10
9
15
10
11
13
6
Motocorsa Racing
47
5
9
4
4
5
8
5
6
5
7
10
11
4
4
3
7
8
7
7
6
2
7
4
4
17
8
6
9
15
5
13
11
12
Ret
Ret
11
249
7
Barni Spark Racing Team
9
8
11
9
5
11
6
9
15
8
DSQ
11
12
Ret
NC
7
4
5
3
6
8
9
3
8
2
5
5
7
5
12
Ret
12
15
6
5
9
5
228
8
Bonovo Action BMW
31
10
15
14
14
12
11
12
17
12
9
7
10
13
9
8
Ret
7
9
13
Ret
13
Ret
9
20
4
Ret
5
8
9
10
4
8
4
14
Ret
9
204
76
18
13
15
11
Ret
DNS
17
Ret
Ret
13
18
16
17
13
12
Ret
23
Ret
8
10
7
10
12
10
13
7
12
14
Ret
13
18
12
Ret
13
14
17
9
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
45
9
14
13
Ret
9
10
10
8
7
Ret
12
Ret
11
11
14
8
9
4
10
9
8
4
13
8
7
20
Ret
11
11
14
15
13
14
Ret
Ret
8
193
60
Ret
10
12
6
8
Ret
13
10
Ret
13
14
15
16
13
Ret
13
13
11
7
7
11
Ret
8
12
66
16
20
13
9
18
Ret
75
15
15
17
91
14
15
Ret
10
Team Goeleven
5
11
6
5
13
13
Ret
14
14
11
11
13
14
14
10
9
Ret
10
10
Ret
12
15
Ret
21
13
9
10
10
6
8
7
11
10
9
6
7
7
124
11
GMT94 Yamaha
34
17
16
16
15
15
14
16
20
13
17
17
Ret
15
12
Ret
14
16
19
Ret
18
16
16
Ret
Ret
Ret
14
14
17
21
16
16
16
13
12
12
15
15
12
Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team
20
19
18
16
19
28
18
16
Ret
12
14
15
18
14
Ret
Ret
12
13
15
16
6
Ret
15
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
13
Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team
20
18
21
18
12
35
15
19
17
16
17
15
19
18
14
14
16
Ret
Ret
15
15
17
19
15
19
19
19
20
19
Ret
15
16
18
36
17
20
20
38
18
18
14
Ret
19
19
51
16
18
19
DNS
19
DNS
21
21
17
Ret
DNS
DNS
19
24
18
Ret
24
19
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
Ret
19
21
DNS
DNS
88
21
19
Ret
14
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing
44
16
19
DNS
9
53
19
16
Ret
16
20
Ret
16
20
Ret
15
15
18
Ret
17
18
19
18
16
11
15
14
66
Ret
20
Ret
18
Ret
Ret
Ret
19
15
16
19
Ret
15
TPR by Viñales Racing
32
23
Ret
18
Ret
20
Ret
20
17
16
15
21
16
Ret
22
Ret
18
16
17
Ret
19
16
20
20
20
Ret
20
17
1
Orelac Racing VerdNatura
52
Ret
17
18
17
18
Ret
20
23
16
Ret
DNS
DNS
18
22
17
Ret
23
Ret
20
20
Ret
20
21
18
22
22
21
23
DNS
DNS
16
17
23
0
70
Ret
18
Ret
Bmax Racing
16
22
22
19
Ret
DNS
DNS
DNS
Ret
DNS
17
17
17
21
Ret
Ret
22
21
19
0
Holzhauer Racing Promotion
61
19
18
22
0
Pos.
Team
Bike No.
PHI
MAN
ASS
BAR
MIS
DON
IMO
MOS
MAG
ARA
POR
JER
Pts.
Manufacturers' championship
Pos.
Manufacturer
PHI
MAN
ASS
BAR
MIS
DON
IMO
MOS
MAG
ARA
POR
JER
Pts.
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
R1
SR
R2
1
Ducati
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
704
2
Yamaha
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
6
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
581
3
Kawasaki
2
4
8
9
3
13
2
2
9
3
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
18
10
4
5
14
391
4
BMW
9
10
12
6
8
10
10
8
7
9
7
10
11
9
8
8
7
4
8
9
7
4
9
8
4
7
5
8
9
10
4
7
4
13
8
8
224
5
Honda
6
8
6
7
6
3
11
9
14
6
4
6
8
8
5
11
13
14
12
13
10
5
10
9
12
9
9
10
6
6
8
5
7
14
10
13
205
Pos.
Manufacturer
PHI
MAN
ASS
BAR
MIS
DON
IMO
MOS
MAG
ARA
POR
JER
Pts.
Notes
^ a b The Spanish round was added to the calendar on 2 August 2023. It replaced the Argentinian round which was cancelled due to political reasons .[ 4]
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