2017 has officially begun for the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team as Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes successfully concluded the first half of a four-day test scheduled on the Iberian Peninsula. Circuito de Jerez provided the opening location for the Yamaha duo's return...
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Little more than a month has passed since the dramatic events under the Losail lights called time on the final races of 2016, but in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship that can feel like a lifetime. With thoughts already firmly set on the 2017...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team's three-day test schedule was cut short at the Circuito de Jerez today, as heavy rain, strong winds and chilling temperatures hit the Andalucían region. However, the promising work already undertaken during Wednesday and Thursday's sessions by Michael van der...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team returned to Spain this week as preparations began for the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. Completing two days at Motorland Aragon's 5,077m circuit, the YZF-R1's were put through their paces as the Yamaha crew evaluated a raft of...
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Michael van der Mark has scored a eleventh place in yesterday’s final FIM Superbike World Championship race of 2016 at the Losail International Circuit. The initial encounter was red flagged during the eighth lap after a technical problem occurred to the bike of local rider...
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Michael van der Mark has finished the 17-lap, penultimate race of the 2016 FIM Superbike World Championship in ninth place, after securing a ninth spot also on the grid in Superpole. Van der Mark did not enjoy the best of starts from ninth place and...
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The opening day of action at the final round of the 2016 FIM Superbike World Championship drew to an end with Michael van der Mark in twelfth place after an early FP2 crash halted his progress, so today the young Dutchman will try to earn...
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The Honda WorldSBK Team is currently in Qatar, in the Middle East, where this weekend the thirteenth and final round of the 2016 FIM Superbike World Championship takes place. Michael van der Mark and Nicky Hayden will attack the fast-flowing 5.38 km Losail International Circuit...
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Michael van der Mark has completed the Spanish Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship with another strong performance, as the Honda WorldSBK rider was sixth at the end of race two at ‘Circuito de Jerez’ today. Van der Mark maintained his position after the...
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Michael van der Mark has scored a fifth place in today’s 20-lap, twelfth-round WorldSBK race one at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain. Courtesy of today’s results, the two Honda WorldSBK standard bearers managed to further consolidate their positions in the championship standings, with fourth-placed...
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The opening day of action for the Spanish Round of the 2016 FIM Superbike World Championship has been a positive one for the Honda WorldSBK Team and Michael van der Mark. In the combined times of today’s two free practice sessions at Jerez, Van der...
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The Honda WorldSBK Team has arrived at Jerez de la Frontera, where this weekend the Spanish Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship takes place. Michael van der Mark is eager to get back up to speed on board his Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP machine...
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