Australian Round
The beautiful Phillip Island circuit on the Bass Straight, off the coast of Victoria in Australia, is one of the most iconic and exciting venues in world motorsport. WorldSBK™ first raced at Phillip Island in 1990, just after the first MotoGP™ visit in 1989.
Phillip Island Circuit
Back Beach Road, Cowes, VIC, 3922
Phillip Island, Australia
Location Information
POLE POSITION | LEFT |
LENGTH | 4.445 Km |
CORNERS | 12 |
RIGHT CORNERS | 5 |
LEFT CORNERS | 7 |
Records
Pole Record | 1'29.413 (178,97 Km/h) J. Rea (Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 2019) |
Race Record | 1'30.848 (176,14 Km/h) M. Melandri (Ducati Panigale R, 2018) |
All Time Record | 1'29.413 (178,97 Km/h) J. Rea (Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 2019) |
2019 Race 1 Winner | Alvaro Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R) |
2019 Superpole Race Winner | Alvaro Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R) |
2019 Race 2 Winner | Alvaro Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R) |
The first round of the Superbike World Championship has concluded today at Phillip Island (Australia), with the new Sunday race format which saw riders lining up first for the Superpole race and then, later in the day, for Race 2. Having finished the ten-lap race in thirteenth place, Leon Camier… read more.
The first race of the 2019 Superbike World Championship took place this afternoon at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia. Having qualified tenth in the morning’s Superpole, rider Leon Camier started the race from the fourth row of the grid, with the aim of making up ground and demonstrating the… read more.
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Moriwaki Althea Honda Team rider Leon Camier wrapped up day one of the opening round of the 2019 WSBK season in sixth position overall, closing just 0.465” from the front in the combined standings. During the morning session, the Brit set the seventh fastest time, with team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari closing… read more.
Leon Camier and Ryuichi Kiyonari have completed their second and final day of testing at Phillip Island, thus concluding their pre-season preparation ahead of the upcoming 2019 World Superbike Championship. On Friday the Moriwaki Althea Honda Team’s riders will be back out on the same track for the first free… read more.
The final 2019 World Superbike pre-season test, which is taking place over two days, is underway at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia. The WSBK riders had two 2-hour sessions, which ran from 11.10-13.10 and 15.40 to 17.40, in which to start the all-important bike set-up work. Leon Camier and… read more.