World Superbikes 2025: When does the season start? How to watch? Calendar, riders, streaming
Updated 18/02/2025 at 11:29 GMT
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The 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship is back, with the opening round in Australia from 21-23 February. Here's all the information you need to know, including the riders in action, the race calendar, and how to watch as Alvaro Bautista and defending champion Toprak Razgatlioglu each vie for their third title. Follow all the action on TNT Sports and discovery+.
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Good news for fans of high-octane action - the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship (also known as WorldSBK) gets underway this weekend.
The season kicks off in Australia from 21-23 February, with 12 rounds in total leading up to the series finale in Spain in October.
Alvaro Bautista and Toprak Razgatlioglu have shared the last four titles between them and will each be gunning for a hat-trick this season.
For the first time this year, the Superbike World Championship will be broadcast live on TNT Sports after its merger with Eurosport, while you can still catch every moment of the races on discovery+.
Here is all you need to know...
When is the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship?
The new season of WorldSBK action begins on Friday, 21 February 2025, and will culminate with the final race on Sunday, 19 October 2025.
There will be 12 rounds between February and October. Each round features two full-length races and an extra 10-lap sprint race, known as the Superpole. The rider with the most points accumulated over the season wins the title.
How can I watch the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship?
Watch the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship on TNT Sports and discovery+, with highlights and reaction via tntsports.co.uk.
Race calendar
- 21st – 23rd February: Phillip Island, Australia
- 28th – 30th March: Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal
- 11th – 13th April: TT Circuit Assen, the Netherlands
- 2nd – 4th May: Cremona Circuit, Italy
- 16th – 18th May: Autodrom Most, Czech Republic
- 13th – 15th June: Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli", Italy
- 11th – 13th July: Donington Park, United Kingdom
- 25th – 27th July: Balaton Park Circuit, Hungary*
- 6th – 8th September: Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France
- 26th – 28th September: MotorLand Aragon, Spain
- 10th – 12th October: Circuito Estoril, Portugal
- 17th – 19th October: Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain
Riders
| Rider | Team | Constructor |
| 19 Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati |
| 11 Nicolo Bulega | Aruba.it Racing | Ducati |
| 7 Iker Lecuona | Team HRC | Honda |
| 97 Xavi Vierge | Team HRC | Honda |
| 53 Tito Rabat | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha |
| 99 Bahattin Sofuoglu | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha |
| 65 Jonathan Rea | Pata Prometeo Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 55 Andrea Locatelli | Pata Prometeo Yamaha | Yamaha |
| 9 Danilo Petrucci | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati |
| 5 Yari Montella | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati |
| 17 Ryan Vickers | Team MotoCorsa Racing | Ducati |
| 29 Andrea Iannone | Team GoEleven | Ducati |
| 22 Alex Lowes | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota |
| 47 Axel Bassani | Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team | Bimota |
| 87 Remy Gardner | GYTR GRT Yamaha Wolrd SBK Team | Yamaha |
| 77 Dominique Aegerter | GYTR GRT Yamaha Wolrd SBK Team | Yamaha |
| 31 Garrett Gerloff | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki |
| 14 Sam Lowes | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Ducati |
| 1 Toprak Razgatlioglu | RoKit BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW |
| 60 Michael van der Mark | RoKit BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW |
| 95 Tarran Mackenzie | Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team | Honda |
| 21 Zaqhwan Zaidi | Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team | Honda |
| 45 Scott Redding | MGM Bonovo Racing Performance | Ducati |
Race weekend schedule
Friday
- 1st free practice
- 2nd free practice
Saturday
- 3rd free practice
- Superpole (qualifying, sets the starting positions for Race 1 and the Superpole Race on Sunday. To qualify for the race, riders must record a lap time no longer than 107% of the time recorded by the rider in pole position.)
- Full-length Race 1
Sunday
- Warm-up
- Superpole Race - 10 laps
- Full-length Race 2 (the top nine from the Superpole Race start in that position for Race 2; the positions from 10th onwards are set from Saturday's race)
How does the scoring work?
Position/Points
1st – 25, 2nd – 20, 3rd – 16, 4th – 13, 5th – 11, 6th – 10, 7th – 9, 8th – 8, 9th – 7, 10th – 6, 11th – 5, 12th – 4, 13th – 3, 14th – 2, 15th – 1
Superpole
1st – 12, 2nd – 9, 3rd – 7, 4th – 6, 5th – 5, 6th – 4, 7th – 3, 8th – 2, 9th – 1
Stream the 2025 Superbike World Championship live and on-demand on discovery+.
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