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Update: The World Superbikes Championship has been impacted by coronavirus.
Each round of the championship features two full-length races and a recent inclusion, the Superpole race. This is an additional 10-lap sprint. The results of all three races are combined for each round. At the end of the year, a World Championship is awarded for both a rider and a manufacturer.
Heading into 2020, record-breaking Northern Irishman Jonathan Rea is the 5-time defending series champion, along with his manufacturer, Kawasaki.
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In Australia, Fox Sports has the broadcast rights for the Superbike World Championship, offering full live coverage of every round. You can watch with a Foxtel iQ subscription or stream the races through Kayo Sports or Foxtel Now. You won't find any live coverage on free-to-air TV, but SBS does broadcast highlights. Here's a quick rundown on how to keep up with the 2020 WSBK competition live.
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With coverage of every round of the Superbike World Championship live on Fox Sports, you can catch all the motorbike action on TV with a Foxtel iQ subscription. You just need to add on the $25/month Sports HD channel pack. Alternatively, subscribers can also stream races to their laptops or mobile device with the Foxtel GO app. The app is available for free to all Foxtel iQ users.
The Sports HD channel pack comes on top of the base Entertainment pack ($49/month). Subscribers get iQ4, the telco's most advanced set-top box, which lets you watch some content in 4K and record live TV. Foxtel iQ deals are always available, so you can save big on fees and score discounts if you're willing to bundle multiple channel packs.
Fox Sports is also available with Foxtel Now, the streaming service that lets you watch Foxtel channels live and catch up with content on demand. To stream the 2020 Superbike World Championship you will need the Sport channel pack, which costs $29/month. This is a Premium channel pack, so you can only add it to your subscription if you already have the base Essentials pack. This one costs $25/month and includes several Pop and Lifestyle channels. New subscribers get a 10-day free trial.
After Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) won a record-extending fifth consecutive title in 2019, he has to be the man to catch once more in 2020. But Alex Lowes, Toprak Razgatlioglu, Alvaro Bautista and Michael van der Mark are just some of the names aiming to finally knock Rea off his perch this season.
Image source: worldsbk website
