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Tom Sykes, Jonathan Rea and Chaz Davies all posted sub 1’41 lap times as WorldSBK winter testing continued at Jerez on Thursday.

There were novelties aplenty as the Jerez WorldSBK test moved into its third day on Wednesday

It was WorldSBK Champion Jonathan Rea who topped the timesheets as a critical 2016 pre-season test began in Jerez on Monday. 

WorldSBK testing at Spain’s Aragon circuit saw the first appearance of Nicky Hayden aboard his Ten Kate Honda alongside team mate Michael van der Mark.

American Nicky Hayden wants the ‘double’ — a world superbike title to sit alongside the MotoGP trophy he won in such exhilarating circumstances in 2006

 Motorcycling Australia (MA) is pleased to announce that Wild Card applications for the Australian round of the FIM 2016 Motul Superbike World Championship are now open.

Yamaha’s return to wsbk for 2016 was officially kicked off this week, and the 2015 world champions, Kawasaki worked on their new 2016 spec bike at a two day WorldSBK test at Spain’s Jerez.

Torres and Haslam get a win a piece at the final round of the season, while Welshman Davies knocks off Sykes for 2^nd in the championship and World champion Rea ends his winning season with a DNF.

Jonathan Rea, the World Champion dpes the double for the fifth time this year after a three-rider battle raged from the start. 

Jonathan Rea has been crowned World Superbike Champion of 2015 after a stellar season including 12 race wins and 20 podium finishes from 21 races.