A busy SBK winter: all the 2023 test dates

The 2023 Superbike edition will perhaps be remembered for the shortest ever winter, with just a three-month break between the final round of 2022 and the start of the following championship, but teams also face a busy pre-season of testing.

The action kicks off today and tomorrow with Kawasaki, BMW and team Puccetti at Jerez, but from Tuesday 15 to Thursday 18 December the Andalusian track will welcome the production-derived bikes once more, starting with the factory Yamaha and Honda teams, plus BMW and more besides.

This initial 2023 test will also involve Garrett Gerloff and Loris Baz, riding for team Bonovo, team MIE and, particularly, the GRT team’s new recruits, or rather Dominique Aegerter and Remy Gardner, both of whom will be looking to make a strong start aboard the R1.

 

Final preparations in January-February, before things get serious

Action will then resume in January, on the 25th, with riders returning to Jerez for what may be the most interesting test of all. Almost all the big hitters are expected on track, with the factory Yamaha, Kawasaki, Ducati (out for the first time) and BMW teams, as well as GRT, Go Eleven, Orelac and GMT94, and Lorenzo Baldassarri who will make his debut Superbike appearance.

As January draws to an end, there’s time for a trip to Portimão, where Ducati will organize a further two days of testing (31 January-1 February). This may be an opportunity for Danilo Petrucci to debut with team Barni, if they don’t take to the track on 25 January at Jerez.

 

2022-2023 test calendar (in development)

1-2 December: Jerez

13-15 December: Jerez

25-26 January: Jerez

31 January – 1 February: Portimão

20-21 February: official tests, Phillip Island