2026 Sportbike World Championship
| 2026 Sportbike World Championship | |||
| Previous: | 2025 (WorldSSP300) | Next: | 2027 |
| Support series: Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship Yamaha R3 bLU cRU FIM World Cup | |||
The 2026 Sportbike World Championship will be the first season of the new Sportbike World Championship class. The new class replaced the Supersport 300 World Championship which ran for nine seasons as the support class for the Superbike World Championship from 2017 up to 2025.[1][2]
Race calendar and results
The provisional 2026 season calendar was announced on 31 July 2025.[3][4][5]
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Ref | ||
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| 1 | R1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Portuguese Round
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Algarve International Circuit | 28 March | ||||||
| R2 | 29 March | |||||||||
| 2 | R1 |  Dutch Round
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TT Circuit Assen | 18 April | ||||||
| R2 | 19 April | |||||||||
| 3 | R1 |  Czech Round
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Autodrom Most | 16 May | ||||||
| R2 | 17 May | |||||||||
| 4 | R1 |  Aragón Round[6]
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MotorLand Aragón | 30 May | ||||||
| R2 | 31 May | |||||||||
| 5 | R1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Emilia-Romagna Round
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Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | 13 June | ||||||
| R2 | 14 June | |||||||||
| 6 | R1 |  French Round
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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 5 September | ||||||
| R2 | 6 September | |||||||||
| 7 | R1 |  Italian Round
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Cremona Circuit | 26 September | ||||||
| R2 | 27 September | |||||||||
| 8 | R1 |  Spanish Round
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Circuito de Jerez | 17 October | ||||||
| R2 | 18 October | |||||||||
Entry list
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References
- ^ Chung, Dennis (24 June 2024). "World Supersport 300 Championship to End After 2025 Season". motorcycle.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Introducing a new entry class: World Sportbike". worldsbk.com. Dorna Sports. 15 May 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b "2026 WorldSBK calendar unveiled with new dates for classic rounds". WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "2026 WorldSBK calendar unveiled with new dates for classic rounds". WorldSBK.com. FIM. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ "2026 World Superbike Calendar". cyclenews.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
- ^ Brittle, Cian. "WorldSBK extends contract with MotorLand Aragon until 2027". Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "MAIDEN SEASON ENTRY LIST: Six manufacturers and their riders are all set to face off in WorldSPB's inaugural season!". worldsbk.com. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b "MTM Kawasaki to join World Sportbike with Xavi Artigas and Loris Veneman". kawasaki.co.uk. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b Newman, Luke (13 November 2025). "MTM Kawasaki will participate in the debut World Sportbike season". bikesportnews.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ Bice, Sean (27 November 2025). "American Rider Correa Will Compete In All-New 2026 FIM Sportbike World Championship". motoamerica.com. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
- ^ "More about American Julian Correa racing in FIM World Sportbike". roadracingworld.com. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Prodina Racing conferma Salvador e Torres per il debutto nella Sportbike 2026". prodina.it (in Italian). 19 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Benat Fernandez and his Kove team's brass confirm #7 will ride for Kove in WorldSPB and reflect on their 2025 title". worldsbk.com. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Benat Fernandez Steps Up To The Sportbike World Championship With Kove Racing Team 109". team109.ie. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Kove Racing Team 109 finalise 2026 rider line up, Phillip Tonn joins the squad in WorldSPB". team109.ie. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Triumph Enters World Sportbike Championship With Daytona 660". motorcycle.com. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Triumph Factory Racing and PHR Performance Set for World Sportbike". triumphmotorcycles.co.uk. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b Close, Josh (24 November 2025). "WorldSBK: PHR Performance Triumph enter World Sportbike Championship with Harrison Dessoy and Fenton Seabright". motorcyclenews.com. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Yamaha Motor Europe to enter inaugural FIM Sportbike World Championship with R7". yamaha-racing.com. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ "Taiyo Aksu confirmed on WorldSPB grid in 26 with Yamaha". mcnews.com.au. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
- ^ a b Prasetyo, Agung (1 December 2025). "ProGP NitiRacing Confirms Felix Putra Mulya and Arai Agaska for the 2026 World Sportbike Championship". nitiracing.com. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Carter Thompson secures berth on WorldSPB grid for 2026 with Yamaha". mcnews.com.au. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.