A challenging start for the Honda HRC team at Portimão leaves riders Chantra and Rea with work to do on Saturday.. Read more
Honda HRC has arrived at Portugal’s Autódromo Internacional do Algarve for the second round of the 2026 Superbike World Championship. Chantra will be back in action after missing the opening round due to injury and will be joined by factory test rider Jonathan Rea, who steps in for Jake Dixon, still recovering from the injury sustained during the Phillip Island test... Read more
The Honda HRC team confirms that Somkiat Chantra and Jonathan Rea will form its rider line-up for the upcoming second round of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship, scheduled to take place at Portugal’s Autódromo Internacional do Algarve on 27–29 March... Read more
The Honda HRC team and substitute rider Nagashima round out the opening WorldSBK weekend with a positive P11 in a wet Race 2 at Australia’s Phillip Island... Read more
The first of the 2026 SBK season’s races brought points for Tetsuta Nagashima and fellow Honda rider Ryan Vickers... Read more
Following the presentation of the new CBR1000RR-R livery, the focus now shifts to the Honda HRC team as preparations continue ahead of the next week’s 2026 Superbike World Championship season opener in Australia... Read more
Honda HRC has today unveiled the stunning new livery of the CBR1000RR-R with which factory riders Jake Dixon and Somkiat Chantra will compete in the 2026 Superbike World Championship... Read more
Today’s races at Spain’s Jerez Circuit brought the 2025 WorldSBK season to a positive and emotional close for the Honda HRC team and its riders, Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona. A hard-fought and impressive fourth place for Vierge in the Superpole Race not only marked the team’s strongest result of the year, but also crowned a weekend in which his consistent performances saw him climb to seventh in the overall standings — Honda’s best WorldSBK result since 2020. Iker Lecuona gave his all in every session and wrapped up the season with two top ten finishes... Read more
WorldSBK Race 1 at Spain’s Jerez Circuit delivered very positive results for the Honda HRC factory team, with Xavi Vierge crossing the line fifth after a strong performance that saw him fighting for the podium until the very end. Iker Lecuona concluded the race in twelfth position... Read more
A positive conclusion to the weekend for Xavi Vierge who placed sixth and seventh in Sunday’s races. A little short on consistency after a long break, Iker Lecuona was able to demonstrate speed and some strong passing on his way to P10 in the Superpole race, before he crashed out of Race 2 while pushing to reach the top ten... Read more
