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As the 2026 season approaches, WorldSBK enters a new phase in its broadcast strategy. Moving towards a more locally integrated structure across Europe and beyond, the Championship has strengthened partnerships with leading national broadcasters in key territories. This approach allows for closer alignment with local markets, greater proximity to fans and more tailored activations, while securing long-term agreements that provide stability and sustained growth for the Championship and its stakeholders. Renewed agreements with long-standing partners and new broadcasters will help captivate the audience this season. 36 broadcasters around the glove will broadcast the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship in 2026, bringing extensive coverage of the fastest production-based Championship in the world to millions of people worldwide. 

WHERE TO WATCH IN EUROPE: New broadcaster joins the fray

Across Europe, there are plenty of broadcasters bringing you the action. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the action will be on TNT Sports, while ITV4 will carry the 46-minute highlights show after each round as Jake Dixon (Honda HRC) joins the WorldSBK grid, alongside fellow Brits Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) and Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team). In France and Poland, WorldSBK will be broadcast on Eurosport. Heading to Portugal, and there are two places to watch: Sport TV and DAZN. DAZN will also broadcast in Spain as Alvaro Bautista (Barni Spark Racing Team) faces a new challenge, while Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) and Xavi Vierge (Pata Maxus Yamaha) swap teams. Across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Servus TV and servusmotogp.com will be the home of the Championship. Nova Sport will carry the action in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, while Slovenia’s coverage is brought to you by the Pop TV network across Pop TV, Kanal A and Voyo. In Belgium, RFTB Auvio will carry WorldSBK, while RTL will have the coverage in neighbouring Luxembourg. Arena4 will host the action in Hungary, while in Gibraltar, it will be broadcast on Gibtelecom.

There are two broadcasters in Italy: TV8, which hosts free-to-air coverage of WorldSBK, while Sky Sport will also broadcast in Italy, Monaco and Malta. In the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, ViaPlay will have all the WorldSBK action. Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Montenegro will all have coverage on Arena, while the TV3 Group joins as a new broadcaster to bring coverage to Estonia, Lativa and Lithuania on TV3. ANT 1 TV have all the action in Greece, while DIGI Sport and VOYO will bring the coverage to Romania and Croatia respectively. In Turkey, Saran will host the action.

MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, CENTRAL ASIA AND OCEANIA: How to watch WorldSBK

Coverage of WorldSBK will be brought to millions of people through several broadcast deals in these regions. For countries in the Middle East and North Africa, the action will be on BeIN Sports. In Asia, SpoTV will have the action in Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand, as Somkiat Chantra (Honda HRC) joins the WorldSBK grid.

Jsports will host the action in Japan, while China’s coverage comes on the Qidian Broadcast network, through the following channels: Douyin Sub license Weibo/Kuaishou/Rednote Wechat/Penguin TV/Huya. Three Chinese manufacturers will compete across WorldSSP and WorldSPB this season: QJMOTOR, ZXMOTO and Kove. Indonesia will have further coverage through Trans7, while Hong Kong and Taiwan have additional broadcasters with NOW TV and Videoland respectively. In Oceania, Fox Sports will broadcast the live action in Australia, while SBS will carry the 46-minute highlights show each round. In New Zealand, TVZN is the broadcaster. Supersport will continue its coverage in the Pan-African territories.

COVERAGE IN THE AMERICAS: ESPN, RACER, REVTV and BanSports the places to watch

ESPN will be the home of WorldSBK in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela, as well as Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries. In the USA, RACER Network will carry the coverage, while REVTV will host it in Canada. In Brazil, BandSports will carry the action.

WorldSBK VideoPass: Live coverage, no ads, historical archive

Fans from around the world can also subscribe to the WorldSBK VideoPass. This gives you access to every session of every round live and uninterrupted throughout 2026, while there’s also a historical archive that you can dive into whenever you want.

With these broadcasters and partnerships, the 2026 WorldSBK season promises to deliver unparalleled excitement and coverage to fans around the world.