2022 WorldSBK

Toprak Razgatlioglu looks ahead to Assen after a relatively low-key brace of third place results marked the start of his WorldSBK title defence at Aragon

We look back at the talking points emerging from the 2022 WorldSBK opener, including Alvaro Bautista's comeback and Scott Redding's backward slump

Scott Redding cannot hide his frustration and confusion as to why a lack of competitiveness on his BMW debut at Aragon WorldSBK yielded just one point

Alvaro Bautista puts two difficult seasons with Honda firmly behind him as he powers to two victories for Ducati in the 2022 WorldSBK opener at Aragon

Chaz Davies will pop out of retirement for a one-off outing in the Le Mans 24 Hours race, the opening round of the 2022 Endurance World Championship

Alvaro Bautista disappears for a dominant second WorldSBK victory of the weekend in Aragon to crown a hugely successful comeback performance for Ducati

Alvaro Bautista returns to winning ways with Ducati in fine style with a dominant victory in the WorldSBK Superpole Race at Aragon

Jonathan Rea keeps his cool to out-fox Alvaro Bautista's late lunge to secure victory in the opening race of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship in Aragon

Toprak Razgatlioglu will start his 2022 WorldSBK title defence from pole position at Motorland Aragon after pipping home favourite Alvaro Bautista 

Jonathan Rea tops the first day of WorldSBK free practice at Motorland Aragon, holding off Alvaro Bautista and Toprak Razgatlioglu ahead of Spanish opener

The start of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship is just moments away... but who will be the riders to beat and the riders to watch this season? 

Leon Haslam will retain a presence on the 2022 WorldSBK grid with a handful of wild-card outings as part of the Pedercini Kawasaki squad

All eyes on the opening round of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship season at Motorland Aragon this weekend as testing at the same venue comes to an end

Moto3 and WorldSSP Champion Sandro Cortese announces he is retiring almost two years after sustaining serious injuries in a WorldSBK crash at Portimao

Ukraine's Ilya Mikhalchik will make his WorldSBK debut in the 2022 season opener at Aragon as a replacement for the injured Michael van der Mark at BMW

BSB champ Tarran Mackenzie will make his much anticipated debut on the international stage at Assen for Round 2 of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship

The 2022 WorldSBK Championship calendar is confirmed as comprising 36 races over 12 rounds, ending with a return to Phillip Island in November

Motoxracing Yamaha announces a change of rider prior to the 2022 WorldSBK Championship, dropping Isaac Vinales in favour of experienced Roberto Tamburini

Tom Sykes believes Scott Redding faces a 'tall order' to match his Ducati results at BMW when he takes to the grid for the 2022 WorldSBK Championship 

Toprak Razgatlioglu shakes off initial difficulties dialling into the Pata Yamaha during testing in Barcelona to end it top of the timesheets by 0.3s

Iker Lecuona cracks the top three for Honda during pre-season 2022 WorldSBK testing at Barcelona, thinks the team is well placed for podium fight this season

Crescent Racing boss Paul Denning admits he wasn’t initially convinced about poaching Yamaha's 2021 WorldSBK champ Toprak Razgatlioglu from Kawasaki

Xavi Vierge suffers a rib fracture in an accident during WorldSBK testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, putting him in doubt for Aragon opener

Toprak Razgatlioglu ends the well-attended two-day WorldSBK test in Barcelona on top for Yamaha from Ducati's Alvaro Bautista and Honda's Iker Lecuona