The rules of the game
Practice
Since last year there’s a new format with just three practice sessions on Friday. On Saturday the Superpole has become a classic qualification session again, which decides the grid for the first race that afternoon. A Sprint race of ten laps takes place Sunday morning that decides the starting grid for the second ‘classic’ race.
Races
The Superbike world championship is comprised of 13 rounds. Each round is run over two races of approximately 40 minutes with a distance of between 90 and 110 kilometres. A sliding scale of points are awarded at the end of each race as for Grands Prix races: 25, 20, 15, 13, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 pt. The Sunday morning Sprint race allows the first ten riders to score extra points as follows: 12/9/7/6/5/4/3/2/1. With three races and different formats the teams have the opportunity to work on different strategies throughout the weekend while the riders and the fans can enjoy an even more exciting show.
