The 2023 WorldSBK season wꦑas enthralling, breath-taking and action-packed throughout, but 2024 is shaping up to be even greater.

And here’s why…

• Bautista on Imola cr♈ash: ‘I didn’t have a good appreciation of the reality’ 
• Rea on leavinꦬg Kawasaki: ‘I wish to be world champion again’

Razgatlioglu and Rea on the move

Toprak Razgatlioglu, after four years with Yamaha and a title victory in 2021, has moved to BMW in the hope of bringing the German manufacturer to the top 𒉰of the series.

BMW have not been major players when it comes to wins or titles, ho൩wever, the addition of arguabl🍰y the best Superbike rider in the world can’t be taken lightly. 

Razgatlioglu has the type of talent we’ve very rarely seen from some༒one in Superbike racing, and with Michael Van Der Mark, Scott Redding and Garrett Gerloff all aboard M 1000 RR machines too, BMW sho🍸uld be more prepared than ever to put forward a serious challenge.

For R💟ea, his stunning journey with Kawasaki h𝔍as ended and he’s instead replaced Razgatlioglu at Yamaha.

The six-time world champion should be more competitive next season and could be the main title threat to Bautis🍒ta, depending on how Razgatlioglu and BMW get on.

If that’s the case then a battle simil☂ar to 2019 could take place when Rea came out victorious against the Spani🐟ard.

Andrea Iannone joins WorldSBK

The headline ad꧙🌠dition to WorldSBK in 2024 is Andrea Iannone, after the Italian saw his four-year doping ban come to an end. 

A MotoGP race winner, Iannone, like Razgatlioglu has a special ability on two wheels and i🐠s joining the series with 🎃Ducati, who possess the best package on the grid.

Iannone will be expected to produce despite his lengthy time 📖away, and with the Panigale V4 R at his disposal, he could become the next best rider on that bike behind Bautista. 

Hungary and another venue in Italy added

A calendar that sees 10 out of 12 races in Europe - only✅ Phillip Island and Donington Par🌜k are the non European rounds - has resulted in two new venues being added.

The first of those is the Balaton Park circuit𝔉 in Hungary which will hඣost round eight of the season, before round ten sees riders go to Cremona in Italy.

This will presentꦰ two new challenges for all the riders on the grid as previous data aboard Superbike♏ machinery won’t be available. 

New circuits introduced to a calendar tent to tღhrow up unusual results and therefore these two circuits could be opportunities foওr new winners to be born.