2021 Superbike World Championship Explained

The 2021 Superbike World Championship (known officially as the 2021 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 34th season of the Superbike World Championship. The championship was won by Toprak Razgatlıoğlu at Mandalika round.

Race calendar and results

The provisional 2021 season calendar was announced on 30 November 2020, with 13 rounds scheduled,^[1] and was later revised in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 16 February 2021 the Assen round, scheduled for 23–25 April, was postponed to 23–25 July.^[2] On 9 March 2021 the Estoril round, scheduled for 7–9 May, was postponed to an unannounced date and the Navarra round—a new event for the championship—was added into the calendar.^[3] On 16 April 2021 the Estoril round was confirmed to be held on 28–30 May.^[4] On 29 April 2021 the Phillip Island round was cancelled and a round at Most—another new venue—was added into the calendar.^[5] On 25 September 2021, it was announced that the Mandalika round was pushed back a week.^[6]

2021 calendar
Round			Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Winning constructor
1	R1	Aragón	MotorLand Aragón	22 May	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	nowrap	Kawasaki
	SR			23 May		Michael van der Mark	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	R2					Chaz Davies	Scott Redding	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
2	R1	Estoril	Circuito do Estoril	29 May	Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Scott Redding	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
	SR			30 May		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
3	R1	Emilia-Romagna	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	12 June	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	nowrap	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
	SR		13 June	nowrap		Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
	R2				Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	nowrap	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
4	R1	UK	Donington Park	3 July	Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	SR	4 July		Toprak Razgatlıoğlu		Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	R2				Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
5	R1	Dutch	TT Circuit Assen	24 July	Jonathan Rea	Scott Redding	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	SR			25 July		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
6	R1	Czech	Autodrom Most	7 August	Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	SR			8 August		Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	R2					Scott Redding	Scott Redding	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
7	R1	Navarra	Circuito de Navarra	21 August	Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Scott Redding	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
	SR			22 August		Scott Redding	Scott Redding	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
8	R1	French	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	4 September	Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	SR			5 September		Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
9	R1	Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	18 September	Tom Sykes	Scott Redding	Scott Redding	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
	SR			19 September		Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	R2					Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	Ducati
10	R1	Spanish	Circuito de Jerez	26 September	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Jonathan Rea	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	SR			Race cancelled
	R2			Scott Redding	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
11	R1	Portuguese	Algarve International Circuit	2 October	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Scott Redding	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	SR			3 October		Michael van der Mark	Michael van der Mark	BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team	BMW
	R2					Jonathan Rea	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
12	R1	Argentinean	Circuito San Juan Villicum	16 October	Scott Redding	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	SR			17 October		Scott Redding	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK	Yamaha
	R2					Scott Redding	Scott Redding	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
13	R1	Indonesian	Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit	21 November	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Toprak Razgatlıoğlu	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki
	SR					Race cancelled
	R2					Scott Redding	Jonathan Rea	Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK	Kawasaki

Entry list

2021 entry list^[7] Team Constructor Motorcycle Rider class=unsortable Rounds Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 1 data-sort-value=REA Jonathan Rea^[8] All 22 data-sort-value=LOW Alex Lowes All GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF-R1 3 data-sort-value=NOZ Kohta Nozane All 31 data-sort-value=GER Garrett Gerloff All Outdo TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 4 Luciano Ribodino^[9] 12 12 Luke Mossey^[10] 4 14 Jayson Uribe^[11] 6–7 15 Oliver König^[12] 13 39 Marco Solorza^[13] 12 76 data-sort-value=CAV1 Samuele Cavalieri^[14] 1–3 83 Lachlan Epis^[15] 9–11 84 data-sort-value=CRE Loris Cresson^[16] 1–11, 13 JEG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R 6 Naomichi Uramoto^[17] 7 Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R 7 data-sort-value=DAV Chaz Davies^[18] 1–9, 12–13 11 Loris Baz^[19] 10–11 Vince64 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 9 Andrea Mantovani^[20] 5, 10 B-Max Racing Team BMW M1000RR 16 Gabriele Ruiu^[21] 11 IXS–YART Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 17 Marvin Fritz 6, 10 98 Karel Hanika 6 Team HRC Honda CBR1000RR-R 19 data-sort-value=BAU Álvaro Bautista All 91 data-sort-value=HAS Leon Haslam All Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 21 data-sort-value=RIN Michael Ruben Rinaldi All 45 data-sort-value=RED Scott Redding All Gil Motor Sport–Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R1 23 data-sort-value=PON Christophe Ponsson nowrap 1–4, 6–13 Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 32 data-sort-value=VIN Isaac Viñales 1–6, 8–13 MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000RR-R 36 data-sort-value=MER Leandro Mercado^[22] 1, 5, 7–13 52 Alessandro Delbianco 6 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR 44 data-sort-value=MAH Lucas Mahias 1–5, 7–10 53 Tito Rabat 11–13 Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R 47 data-sort-value=BAS Axel Bassani^[23] All RC Squadra Corse BMW M1000RR 50 data-sort-value=LAV1 Eugene Laverty^[24] 1–4 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 50 Eugene Laverty 10–12 60 data-sort-value=MAR Michael van der Mark All 66 data-sort-value=SYK Tom Sykes 1–9, 13 Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R 53 data-sort-value=RAB1 Tito Rabat^[25] 1–8 76 Samuele Cavalieri 9–13 Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF-R1 54 data-sort-value=RAZ Toprak Razgatlıoğlu All 55 data-sort-value=LOC Andrea Locatelli All Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M1000RR 94 data-sort-value=FOL Jonas Folger 1–11

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider nowrap Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Race 1 and Race 2

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Superpole Race

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Points	12	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Riders' championship

Pos. Rider Bike ARA EST MIS DON ASS MOS NAV MAG BAR JER POR VIL MAN Pts. R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 R1 SR R2 1 Razgatlıoğlu Yamaha 3 6 6 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 6 1 3 3 Ret 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 Ret 2 2 1 C 1 1 6 Ret 1 1 3 2 C 4 564 2 Rea Kawasaki 1 1 2 3 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 20 1 1 1 Ret 3 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 4 1 6 2 C 5 Ret Ret 1 2 3 2 1 C 1 551 3 Redding Ducati 4 8 1 1 3 16 4 4 4 Ret 18 4 2 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 12 5 3 1 15 3 3 C 2 2 2 2 9 2 1 3 C 2 501 4 Locatelli Yamaha 10 12 9 10 11 5 9 9 9 Ret 9 11 5 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 12 Ret 5 4 C 4 Ret 4 3 8 6 7 4 C 8 291 5 Rinaldi Ducati 7 11 16 5 5 Ret 1 1 2 12 10 8 Ret 2 8 4 10 5 10 13 7 4 10 7 3 5 1 Ret C 7 4 Ret 7 3 8 5 12 C Ret 282 6 align=left nowrap van der Mark BMW 11 5 5 7 13 6 10 Ret 10 5 3 5 4 Ret 6 Ret 11 7 7 8 9 5 6 8 5 Ret 9 7 C 8 Ret 1 6 6 5 6 6 C 3 262 7 Gerloff Yamaha 9 3 7 4 4 Ret 12 8 5 7 5 2 6 8 Ret 6 6 8 9 9 Ret 11 13 9 Ret 8 7 10 C 10 6 8 5 7 7 8 11 C 6 228 8 Lowes Kawasaki 2 2 3 19 6 4 5 5 6 3 14 6 Ret 6 7 13 7 6 5 5 6 Ret 3 Ret 6 4 Ret 9 C DNS DNS DNS DNS 4 9 DNS DNS C DNS 213 9 Bassani Ducati 12 17 14 11 14 11 7 6 7 10 11 13 10 10 9 5 8 Ret 8 12 10 8 11 11 2 6 8 8 C 6 7 7 9 5 4 4 5 C Ret 210 10 Bautista Honda Ret 7 11 8 10 7 6 10 8 8 15 10 Ret 18 5 7 9 10 Ret 10 8 6 7 6 9 3 4 5 C 3 Ret 5 Ret Ret 11 10 7 C 10 195 11 Sykes BMW 6 Ret 4 14 7 8 8 7 12 4 2 3 7 7 15 9 5 9 6 6 5 9 12 10 8 Ret Ret 10 C 5 184 12 Davies Ducati 5 4 19 6 9 2 NC Ret Ret 11 8 7 9 9 4 Ret 14 12 Ret 7 Ret 7 8 5 10 Ret DNS 12 13 9 8 C 12 143 13 Haslam Honda 8 10 Ret 12 16 12 14 11 Ret 6 4 9 8 12 10 8 13 11 13 14 Ret 10 9 Ret 7 7 11 11 C 12 5 Ret 8 10 10 11 DNS C DNS 134 14 Nozane Yamaha 14 9 12 15 15 13 13 12 13 WD WD WD Ret 15 12 14 15 14 11 11 Ret 17 16 14 11 Ret 10 13 C Ret 14 Ret 13 15 14 14 15 C 7 64 15 Baz Ducati 6 C 9 3 3 4 53 16 Rabat Ducati Ret 14 Ret 9 12 10 15 14 14 Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 11 Ret Ret 13 12 Ret 11 14 15 15 53 Kawasaki 13 14 Ret 11 12 12 Ret C 13 17 Viñales Kawasaki 13 15 13 17 17 15 17 15 17 15 13 17 11 13 14 12 17 17 15 Ret DNS 14 12 15 DNS C DNS 11 10 12 Ret 17 13 13 C 9 45 18 Mahias Kawasaki 15 Ret 10 13 Ret 14 11 Ret 11 9 7 12 Ret DNS DNS Ret 15 14 DNS 14 13 13 Ret Ret DNS C DNS 44 19 Laverty BMW Ret 16 17 18 8 9 DNS 13 15 13 12 15 12 C 11 9 9 10 13 15 16 40 20 Ponsson Yamaha 17 19 15 Ret 20 17 18 16 18 Ret Ret 18 11 16 15 15 17 13 13 17 12 17 9 13 15 C Ret 10 16 14 17 19 17 Ret C 11 36 21 Mercado Honda Ret 18 18 12 14 13 Ret 18 15 Ret 19 17 15 10 14 Ret C 15 8 11 11 16 16 15 9 C Ret 33 22 Folger BMW 16 13 8 16 18 Ret 16 19 16 Ret 16 Ret Ret DNS DNS Ret 18 16 14 16 12 16 18 16 19 13 16 14 C 13 15 13 15 21 23 Cavalieri Kawasaki Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret 19 17 19 16 Ducati 16 11 12 Ret C 14 12 12 16 14 18 18 14 C 14 24 Fritz Yamaha 10 12 19 16 C 16 6 25 Cresson Kawasaki 18 20 20 20 19 18 20 18 20 16 Ret 19 13 17 17 Ret 19 20 17 20 17 18 20 18 18 14 Ret 17 C Ret 16 Ret Ret 3 26 Mantovani Kawasaki 14 16 16 18 C 17 2 27 Mossey Kawasaki 14 17 16 2 Ruiu BMW Ret 15 Ret 0 Epis Kawasaki 20 16 Ret 19 C 18 Ret 17 Ret 0 Uribe Kawasaki Ret 20 21 18 21 16 0 Uramoto Suzuki 16 19 Ret 0 Hanika Yamaha Ret Ret 18 0 Solorza Kawasaki 18 21 20 0 Ribodino Kawasaki 19 20 19 0 Delbianco Honda Ret Ret Ret 0 König Kawasaki Ret C DNS 0 Pos. Rider Bike ARA EST MIS DON ASS MOS NAV MAG BAR JER POR VIL MAN Pts.

Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	ARA			EST			MIS			DON			ASS			MOS			NAV			MAG			BAR			JER			POR			VIL			MAN			Pts.
		R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2	R1	SR	R2
1	Yamaha	3	3	6	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	5	1	3	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	1	1	2	1	11	2	2	1	C	1	1	4	3	1	1	3	2	C	4	607
2	Ducati	4	4	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	10	8	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	5	3	1	5	1	3	C	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	3	C	2	594
3	align=left nowrap	Kawasaki	1	1	2	3	1	1	3	3	3	2	1	6	1	1	1	12	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	4	1	6	2	C	5	11	10	1	2	3	2	1	C	1	570
4	BMW	6	5	4	7	7	6	8	7	10	4	2	3	4	7	6	9	5	7	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	13	9	7	C	8	9	1	6	6	5	6	6	C	3	315
5	Honda	8	7	11	8	10	7	6	10	8	6	4	9	8	12	5	7	9	10	13	10	8	6	7	6	7	3	4	5	C	3	5	5	8	10	10	10	7	C	10	250
	Suzuki																			16	19	Ret																			0
Pos.	Manufacturer	ARA			EST			MIS			DON			ASS			MOS			NAV			MAG			BAR			JER			POR			VIL			MAN			Pts.

Notes and References

1. News: Provisional 2021 WorldSBK calendar unveiled . https://web.archive.org/web/20201216142902/https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2021/Provisional+2021+WorldSBK+calendar+unveiled . WorldSBK.com . . 30 November 2020 . 16 December 2020 . 12 October 2023.
2. News: Dutch WorldSBK round rescheduled for July date. WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 16 February 2021. 16 February 2021.
3. News: Calendar updated: Navarra to make WorldSBK debut, Aragon Round to open the season . WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 9 March 2021. 9 March 2021.
4. News: CALENDAR UPDATE: 2021 double-header kickstarts season, Estoril confirmed as Round 2 . WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 16 April 2021. 16 April 2021.
5. News: Czech Round returns to WorldSBK in 2021, Australian Round set to return in 2022 . WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 29 April 2021. 29 April 2021.
6. News: Mandalika International Street Circuit set for inaugural WorldSBK round in November . WorldSBK.com. Dorna Sports. 25 September 2021. 25 September 2021.
7. Web site: 2021 Provisional Permanent Entry List. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 8 February 2021. 9 February 2021.
8. Web site: How is the 2021 WorldSBK grid shaping up and what seats are still available?. 2020-11-02. www.worldsbk.com.
9. News: Ribodino joins Pedercini Kawasaki for WorldSBK debut for the Argentinean Round. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 6 October 2021. 13 October 2021.
10. Web site: Prosecco DOC UK Round, 2–4 July 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 2 July 2021. 2 July 2021.
11. Web site: Tissot Czech Round, 6–8 August 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 6 August 2021. 6 August 2021.
12. Web site: Pirelli Indonesian Round, 19-21 November 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 19 November 2021. 19 November 2021.
13. News: Marco Solorza debuts in-place of injured Loris Cresson for San Juan. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 8 October 2021. 13 October 2021.
14. News: Cavalieri completes expanded all-rookie Pedercini Kawasaki line-up for 2021. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 8 February 2021. 8 February 2021.
15. Web site: Hyundai N Catalunya Round, 17–19 September 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 17 September 2021. 17 September 2021.
16. News: Cresson secures WorldSBK seat with Pedercini Kawasaki. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 21 December 2020. 21 December 2020.
17. Web site: Pirelli Navarra Round, 20–23 August 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 20 August 2021. 20 August 2021.
18. News: Davies snapped up by Go Eleven Ducati for 2021 Championship charge. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 30 November 2020. 30 November 2020.
19. Web site: Motul Spanish Round, 24–26 September 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 24 September 2021. 24 September 2021.
20. Web site: Prosecco DOC Dutch Round, 23–25 July 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021.
21. Web site: Motul Portuguese Round, 1–3 October 2021 – Biographical Entry List. Dorna WSBK. 1 October 2021. 1 October 2021.
22. News: Leandro Mercado joins MIE Honda Racing for the 2021 WorldSBK season. Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 30 March 2021. 31 March 2021.
23. News: Bassani steps up to Motocorsa Racing for 2021 WorldSBK campaign. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 22 January 2021. 22 January 2021.
24. News: Two BMW satellite teams confirmed for 2021 as Laverty and Folger secure WorldSBK seats. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 27 November 2020. 27 November 2020.
25. News: World Champion Rabat joins WorldSBK stars for 2021 season with Barni Ducati. Superbike World Championship. Dorna Sports. 21 December 2020. 21 December 2020.