World Superbike organizers have introduced a brand new occasion schedule for the 2026 season, following the relocation of sister sequence MotoGP a number of years in the past.
The brand new weekend format focuses particularly on the Saturday and Sunday of the occasion, with World Superbike’s principal race positioned as the ultimate contest of every day.
Beforehand, the World Superbike race was adopted by contests in different classes of the championship.
Nevertheless, following current strikes by sister sequence MotoGP, run by Dorna, the race format has been tweaked to ascertain a real hierarchy.
Saturday’s racing begins at midday with the primary spherical of the weekend’s World WCR, adopted by the brand new World Sportbike class at 1 p.m.
World Supersport will happen subsequent at 2pm, with the primary World Superbike function race ending at 3:30pm.
Sunday’s program begins with the World Superbike Tremendous Pole Race at 11:10am, with the remaining races following the identical construction as Saturday.
Based on a championship press launch, “The up to date schedule was developed with enter from key stakeholders and is designed to create a extra intuitive and interesting stream main as much as the race weekend.”
“By concluding each race days with awards ceremonies on the WorldSBK race and paddock present, followers can expertise the climax of the day’s sport within the coronary heart of the paddock, offering a becoming climax to the on-track motion and the general WorldSBK expertise.”
It added: “This construction emphasizes the championship’s sporting hierarchy whereas delivering high-intensity, high-reward reveals throughout all the program.”
The 2026 season begins February 20-22 at Phillip Island.
