SBK-Superbike World Championship

SBK-Superbike World Championship

The minimum age for participants in a Motul FIM Superbike World Championship race is 18. For the FIM Supersport World Championship it is 16. The maximum age for both categories is 50. For the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship, the minimum age to participate is 15.

WorldSBK

WorldSSP

WorldSSP300

WorldWCR

Racing Classes

The Motul FIM Superbike World Championship is split up into various classes in order to encourage fierce competition between a selection of manufacturers and riders of various age groups. However, the overall concept has been the same since the inauguration of WorldSBK in 1988: competitors racing production-based machines that fans can easily relate to their road models.

WorldSBK

WorldSBKs class leading category features production-based racing motorcycles. In comparison with standard road models, a World Superbike machine is allowed certain modifications: Engine management, exhaust system, suspension, brakes and a number of engine parts. The bike must weight a minimum of 168kg, with power ranging between 750cc and 1200cc, depending on the number of cylinders the engine contains. Since limited technical modifications were introduced for 2015, tuning bikes, is now subject to more limitations than in previous years.

WorldSSP

The World Supersport class features mid-range machines. These bikes are smaller, lighter and less powerful than their World Superbike counterparts and fewer modifications are allowed. Engine power ranges from 400cc to 750cc, depending on the number of cylinders. The WorldSSP class produces some amazing on-track battles and is vitally important to manufacturers too.

WorldSSP300

World Supersport 300 is a feeder class which has been introduced for the first time in 2017. With a minimum rider age of 15, it features a range of lightweight sport bikes and is an easily accessible championship on the world stage. With a jam-packed grid, it is another fiercely contested class. It features any motorcycle classed as an A2 machine on the road in Europe (excluding A1 class machines). All bikes are homologated by motorcycle racing governing body the FIM and are subject to modifications to weight and rev limits by the SBK Commission, in order to ensure the maximum possible parity.