Next Superbike winter test: Which teams and riders will be at Jerez

Since 12 October 2025, every race in the Superbike World Championship has been won by Ducati. To ensure that other manufacturers also have a chance of success again, the technical regulations for 2027 are being amended. It has been official since 31 July that the future balance rule will involve two interlinked measures: in addition to the current limit on fuel flow rate per manufacturer, a prescribed maximum engine speed will be introduced. This can be adjusted upwards or downwards by the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) every two rounds per manufacturer in increments of 500 rpm. The starting point depends on the maximum revs of the homologated production model.

Miller, Binder and Morbidelli will not be allowed to race until December

To adapt to the new circumstances, several major two-day private test sessions have been scheduled for the winter of 2026–2027. Last winter, there were hardly any dry hours on the circuit, and the tests were almost entirely rained off. Naturally, the teams and riders are hoping for better luck at the end of this year and the start of next. This is because, apart from the new balance rule, BMW and Honda have a new homologated model and four new riders are joining the line-up. Alongside Supersport champion Albert Arenas (Go Eleven Ducati), these are the MotoGP riders Jack Miller (Pata Yamaha), Brad Binder (BMW) and Franco Morbidelli (Aruba.it Ducati). However, the MotoGP stars won’t be able to test until December, as their season runs until the end of November.

At the test in Jerez on 25–26 November, we won’t see much that’s new in the Superbike class, as BMW and Honda have already unveiled their machines for next year. There are no new riders taking part either.

Things will at least be interesting among the few Supersport riders present. The Kawasaki works team will be fielding its new duo for the first time. David Salvador finished as runner-up in this year’s Sportbike World Championship and was subsequently promoted by the ‘Greens’. And his team-mate, former Moto3 champion Jaume Masia, joins from Ducati. Jeremy Alcoba finished third in the World Championship last season as a Kawasaki works rider; he is now Yamaha’s new figurehead and will be racing for the AS team run by Swiss rider Andrea Quadranti.

Participants in the SBK winter test at Jerez on 25–26 November: