Superbike World Championship (also known as SBK) is the premier worldwide Superbike racing Championship. The championship was founded in 1988. The Superbike World Championship season consists of a series of rounds held on permanent racing facilities. Each round has 2 races and the results of each race are combined to determine two annual World Championships, one for riders and one for manufacturers.

The motorcycles raced in the World Superbike championship are tuned versions of motorcycles available for sale to the public, by contrast with MotoGP where purpose built machines are used.

Europe is the Superbike World Championships traditional home with a very large fan base. SBK rounds are also held in Qatar and Australia and in the USA. Once regarded as the poor cousin to the more glamorous MotoGP championship, the Superbike World Championship has grown into a world-class professional racing series. Many of the riders that competed in SBK over the years are household names among motorcycle racing fans. SBK riders include Troy Bayliss, Troy Corser, Max Biaggi, Ruben Xaus, Noriyuki Haga and more shown below.

3- Max Biaggi - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - Ducati 1098 RS
7- Carlos Checa - HANNspree Ten Kate Honda - Honda CBR 1000RR
10- Fonsi Nieto - Alstare Suzuki - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K8
11- Troy Corser - Yamaha Motor Italia - Yamaha YZF-R1
13- Vittorio Iannuzzo - Team Pedercini - Kawasaki ZX-10R
21- Troy Bayliss - Ducati Xerox - Ducati 1098 F08
22- Luca Morelli - Alto Evolution Honda - Honda CBR 1000RR
23- Ryuichi Kiyonari - HANNspree Ten Kate Honda - Honda CBR 1000RR
31- Karl Muggeridge - D.F. Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR
36- Gregorio Lavilla - Paul Bird Motorsport - Honda CBR 1000RR
38- Shinichi Nakatomi - Yamaha Motor France - Yamaha YZF-R1
41- Noriyuki Haga - Yamaha Motor Italia - Yamaha YZF-R1
44- Roberto Rolfo - HANNspree Honda Altea - Honda CBR 1000RR
54- Kenan Sofuoglu - HANNspree Ten Kate Honda - Honda CBR1000RR
55- Regis Laconi - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - Kawasaki ZX-10R
57- Lorenzo Lanzi - R.G. Team - Ducati 1098 RS
71- Yukio Kagayama - Alstare Suzuki - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K8
76- Max Neukirchner - Alstare Suzuki - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K8
77- Loic Napoleone - Grillini Racing Team - Yamaha YZF-R1
83- Russell Holland - D.F. Racing - Honda CBR 1000RR
84- Michel Fabrizio - Ducati Xerox - Ducati 1098 F08
86- Ayrton Badovini - Team Pedercini - Kawasaki ZX-10R
88- Shuhei Aoyama - Alto Evolution Honda - Honda CBR 1000RR
94- David Checa - Yamaha GMT 94 - Yamaha YZF-R1
96- Jakub Smrz - Guandalini Racing by Grifo’s - Ducati 1098 RS
100- Makoto Tamada - Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse - Kawasaki ZX-10R
111- Ruben Xaus - Sterilgarda Go Eleven - Ducati 1098 RS
194- Sébastien Gimbert - Yamaha GMT 94 - Yamaha YZF-R1