This week, the new MotoGP regulations for 2027 were announced, which entail a decrease in motorcycle performance in favor of safety and entertainment in races. However, the FIM will not risk diluting the performance difference between the premier class and MotoGP.
The assurance was given by President Jorge Viegas in a press conference, as there will also be new rules for WSBK: ‘Obviously we want to have MotoGP in top and Superbike it was meant to be stock bikes with some changes, and we have also started working two years ago in changing the regulations in Superbike. Some things will happen very soon, but in a way to keep a distance between MotoGP and Superbike obviously’.
The leader of the federation then said: ‘We are talking with all the the manufacturers – you know that we have still more manufacturers in Superbike than in MotoGP. But it’s also a great work being done and a consensual solution’.
According to Viegas, the British Superbike Championship (BSB) is being used as a laboratory for the new rules, which should be defined by 2026: ‘We are working also in the new gen for the ex-Supersport 300 and we are using a bit the British championship as a test so see how these new rules apply, but I hope in 2026 the new gen will be on and will be defined’.