It has been a long wait since Ben Spies beat off the challenge of Nori Haga to win the 2009 World Superbike Championship, but the 2010 season kicks off this weekend at Australia’s Phillip Island with a new field packed with aspiring British talent.
The seven-strong British challenge will be fronted by two-time former champion James Toseland who returns to the series for Yamaha after two seasons competing in MotoGP. Joining Toseland on the grid will be 2009 British Superbike winner Leon Camier who prepares to make the step up and see if he can replicate his championship winning form on the global stage.
Adding to wealth of British talent in the championship will be World Supersport champion Cal Crutchlow who makes the move to the series and will partner Toseland for Yamaha. The 24-year-old finished third in the 2008 British Superbike Championship, following this up by claiming the Supersport crown in his rookie season last year.
Jonathan Rea (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), Shane Byrne (Althea Racing) and Leon Haslam (Team Suzuki Alstare) will complete the super-seven British line-up.
Once again the championship challenge can be followed on Eurosport and this season they will provide their most comprehensive broadcast package yet with LIVE coverage from every round on British Eurosport, high definition content on Eurosport HD and every race available on demand via the Eurosport Player.
From the second round in Portimao and for every European round of the Championship, viewers can also enjoy coverage in stunning high definition on Eurosport HD. All the action will be streamed LIVE on the Eurosport Player and for the first time, every race will be available as video on demand for those who missed it or simply want to watch again.
TV coverage of the first round of the World Superbike Championship 2010 at Phillip Island starts on February 27th and the scheduled times are as follows:
Saturday 27 Feb
0400-0500 LIVE Superpole qualifying on British Eurosport 2
0900-1000, 1215-1315, 1515-1615 & 2230-2330 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
Sunday 28 Feb
0100-0200 LIVE WSB race one on British Eurosport 2
0230-0330 LIVE World Supersport race on British Eurosport 2
0430-0530 LIVE WSB race two on British Eurosport 2
0900-1130, 1400-1630 & 2000-2230 Highlights on British Eurosport 2
3 comments so far
1 Bob // Mar 1, 2010 at 11:20 am
The first round at Phillip Island was on Eurosport 2, nothing on HD. I hope this is due to the Winter Olympics only.
The massive draw back of having HD is having to watch standard def channels. It really is such a massive downgrade.
2 Hyperman // Apr 6, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Oh where is the video on demand please?
3 Joy Ryder // Apr 8, 2010 at 10:42 am
Hi Martin,
From the second round in Portimao and for every European round of the Championship, viewers can also enjoy coverage in stunning high definition on Eurosport HD. All the action will be streamed LIVE on the Eurosport Player and for the first time, every race will be available as video on demand for those who missed it or simply want to watch again.