ASBK confirms summer dates with six-round 2026-27 ...

2026-2027 ASBK Championship calendar

The Penrite Australian Superbike Championship introduced by Pirelli will transfer to a brand new summer season format for 2026-27, with a six-round schedule set to run from October 2026 by way of to March 2027.

The brand new calendar opens with a high-profile look on the Australian Motorbike Grand Prix at Phillip Island on October 23-25, earlier than the championship continues at The Bend, One Raceway, Queensland Raceway and Phillip Island once more, forward of a grand last below lights at Sydney Motorsport Park in March.

The shift is a major one for Australia’s premier home highway racing championship, taking the sequence into hotter months and doubtlessly making it a extra viable proposition for worldwide riders and Australian expatriates trying to contest a full season.

Motorcycling Australia CEO Peter Doyle stated the change marked a serious step within the championship’s ongoing growth.

“It is a tremendously thrilling time for the ASBK Championship because it continues to evolve and push new boundaries,” Doyle stated. “It’s a seismic shift, and one that can elevate ASBK to a brand new stage and amplify the superb stage of expertise competing within the championship, from the celebrities of tomorrow within the FIM Oceania Junior Cup to the terribly aggressive Superbike class. There’s already an actual buzz concerning the ASBK summer season calendar, and we stay up for seeing it come to life in October on the Australian Motorbike Grand Prix.”

Whereas consideration is now turning to the brand new summer season championship, the present 2026 ASBK season continues later this month, with spherical two to be held below lights at Sydney Motorsport Park this weekend, March 27-28.