AUSSIE ANNIVERSARY
With new riders, new teams, new rules and a new energy, there’s always plenty to look forward to at the season opening round of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island. This year should be no exception, following multiple rider moves over the summer in World Superbike and World Supersport that are set to shake up both championships.
This year’s Australian World Superbike round will also be a special one as it marks the 30th Anniversary of racing at the Island.
SITUATION NORMAL
The 2020 World Superbike (WSBK) and World Supersport (WSS) circus kicks off Down Under this coming February 28 to March 1, with the three-race format that was introduced for WSBK last year carrying over for 2020 with no major changes – Race 1 on Saturday, the Tissot Superpole Race on Sunday morning, followed by Race 2 on Sunday afternoon. WSS will race on Sunday, as per usual.
Some new technical regulations will come into play for the 2020 season, mainly to do with updated concession and option parts, as well as more rigorous enforcement of minimum tyre pressure rules for the WSBK and WSS field after this became a factor at the 2018 Australian round.
The FIM have reiterated that aerodynamic aids will be restricted to homologated parts only,
