2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship

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The 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship season is the 50th season of the premier class of production-based motorcycle road racing in the United States and the twelfth with current promoter Wayne Rainey and the KRAVE group (dba MotoAmerica). The Superbike season started on April 17 at Road Atlanta, and will finish on September 27 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.[1]

Cameron Beaubier is the defending champion, having claimed his 6th Superbike championship in the previous season.[2]

Confirmed schedule changes

The 2026 schedule was announced on September 18, 2025.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Race winners
1 R1 Georgia (U.S. state) Road Atlanta, Georgia April 17–19 South Africa Mathew Scholtz South Africa Mathew Scholtz South Africa Mathew Scholtz
R2 South Africa Mathew Scholtz United States Bobby Fong
2 R1 Alabama Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama May 15–17
R2
3 R1 Wisconsin Road America, Wisconsin May 29–31
R2
4 R1 Washington (state) The Ridge Motorsports Park, Washington June 26–28
R2
5 R1 California WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California July 10–12
R2
6 R1 Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ohio July 31–Aug 2
R2
7 R1 Virginia Virginia International Raceway, Virginia August 14–16
R2
R3
8 R1 Texas Circuit of the Americas, Texas September 11–13
R2
9 R1 New Jersey New Jersey Motorsports Park, New Jersey September 25–27
R2
R3

Teams and riders

2026 Entry List
Team Manufacturer No. Rider Rounds
Durbin Racing BMW 625 United States Christopher Durbin C All
Ikonic Racing 191 United States A. J. Blackmon C
OrangeCat Racing 36 United States Jayson Uribe All
40 United States Sean Dylan Kelly All
Rahal Ducati Moto with XPEL Ducati 15 United States P. J. Jacobsen All
Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law 1 United States Cameron Beaubier All
78 United States Benjamin Smith All
Wrench Motorcycles 45 South Africa Cameron Peterson All
Corrientes Racing Team Honda 919 Argentina Emanuel Aguilar C All
Jones Honda 16 United States Alex Dumas All
46 United States Ashton Yates
Limitless Racing 84 United States Joseph Giannotto C All
Real Steel Motorsports 14 United States Andrew Lee C All
69 United States Hayden Gillim All
Red Lobo Racing 222 United States Manuel Segura C
Super Carl Racing 60 United States Carl Soltisz C
Team Brazil 94 Brazil Danilo Lewis C All
Privateer Motorsports Kawasaki 997 United States Kreece Elliott C
M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Suzuki 54 Mexico Richie Escalante All
66 United States Brandon Paasch All
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Yamaha 50 United States Bobby Fong All
95 United States J. D. Beach All
BPR Racing 194 United States Deion Campbell C All
Metronome Racing 627 United States Matt Spinak C
Strack Racing 11 South Africa Mathew Scholtz All
Superbike Supply 90 United States Zachary Schumacher C
Thrashed Bike Racing 88 United Kingdom Max Flinders All
Source:[4]
Icon Legend
C Superbike Cup

Team changes

New teams/rebrands

  • Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati and FLO4LAW/SBU Racing merged to form Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law. The new team will add a second bike for this season.[5]
  • Orangecat Racing became an official BMW team, will field two bikes for this season. The team had been operating in the former Stock 1000 series, and fielded two bikes in last season's SuperBike Championship round at VIR.[6]
  • Wrench Motorcycles will return to the series after a one-year hiatus.[7]
  • Strack Racing will join the Superbike championship for the first time.[8]

Driver changes

Moving teams

  • Defending champion Cameron Beaubier moved from Tytlers Cycle Racing to the newly formed Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law to pilot their second Ducati alongside Benjamin Smith.[9]
  • Sean Dylan Kelly signed with Orangecat Racing after leaving the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team.[10]
  • J. D. Beach returned to Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing after leaving Real Steel Motorsports.[11]

Moving between series

  • Josh Herrin moved to the Supersport series to join Rahal Ducati Moto for 2026.[12]
  • Orangecat Racing announced that Jayson Uribe would remain on the team as they move up to the Superbike series.[10]
  • Cameron Peterson returns to the Superbike series from Supersport after signing with Wrench Motorcycles for the current season.[7]
  • Defending back-to-back Supersport champion Mathew Scholtz will return to the Superbike series with Strack Racing.[8]
  • Brandon Paasch rejoined the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team after a year in the Supersport series, taking over the bike vacated by Sean Dylan Kelly.[13]

Championship standings

References

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