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With a stellar 2025 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season in the books, all eyes turn to the 2026 campaign. With many changes to the teams’ lineups, including several experienced MotoGP riders and promising young stars set to join the grid, the offseason will prove decisive for their success in the campaign to come. Several official offseason test events are planned. Find out where and when below!

The off-season’s first test is already in the books, just days after the thrilling conclusion to the 2025 season at Spain’s Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Andalucia. Various teams stuck around at the track to partake in the October 21^st and 22^nd. Factory Ducati riders Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) and his new teammate Iker Lecuona impressed at the top of the timesheets in another early showing with their new 2026 Ducati Panigale V4 R. Following close behind, Bimota’s rider pair, and a posse of Yamaha riders like incoming WorldSBK rookie and 2025 WorldSSP Champion Stefano Manzi (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) got an early chance to get to work on their 2026 packages. Notably, however, Teams like ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and Honda HRC didn’t have their 2026 riders present, as they each had prior responsibilities in the MotoGP paddock, or in the case of Danilo Petrucci (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), were still recovering from his late-season wrist injury.

Looking ahead, teams will return to Jerez on November 26th and 27th for more testing days at the signature Spanish venue, the last test before the Christmas break. Launching into 2026, the field will take on the new year once more at Jerez January 21^st and 22^nd, and a week later at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao on January 28^th-29^th. Those tests will be the final preseason opportunity for WorldSBK and WorldSSP teams to test new parts on European circuits, as their next chance will be during the week of February 16-17^th, before the season launch that weekend in Australia at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. A month later, prior to the Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship season launch and the debut of the first-ever Sportbike World Championship season, the two categories will have a test of their own on March 23^rd.

Off-season testing calendar

2025

October 21^st and 22^nd – Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Andalucia READ FULL REPORT!

November 26^th and 27^th – Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Andalucia

2026

January 21^st and 22^nd – Circuito de Jerez - Angel Nieto, Andalucia

January 28^th and 29^th – Autodromo Internacional do Algarve

February 16^th and 17^th– Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit (WorldSBK and WorldSSP)

March 23^rd - Autodromo Internacional do Algarve (WorldWCR and WorldSPB)

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