Motorcycle Specs

The World Superbike Championship enters its 26th year in 2013, 15 round will be featured on the schedule. As tradition, the 2013 World Superbike Championship will get underway at Phillip Island, next years Australian race held February 22-24. World Superbike will also hold the official test the Monday and Tuesday before the season at Phillip Island, which is the most frequently visited venue in World SBK history. The series has met there 22 times since 1988. There will only be a one-week break between round 1 at Phillip Island and round 2 at Buddh International Circuit. The Wednesday before Buddh World SBK, the series will hold another official test. 

In February, World Superbike, which will be marketed under the same umbrella as MotoGP with Dorna Sports, confirmed it would return to Sentul, Indonesia, where the series competed from 1994 to 1997. But things appear to be pushed back another year. Portimao is scheduled for round 8 June 7-9, but is still subject to contract.

The 2013 World Superbike finale will take place October 20 at Jerez del Frontera. World Superbike only visited the Jerez circuit one other time back in 1990.

For the 2013 World Superbike schedule is lacking three circuits that were on the 2012 calendar - Misano (San Marino), Brno (Czech Republic) and Miller Motorsports Park (Utah, USA). But one of these may return (likely Brno or Misano).