The buzz surrounding the support classes in round one of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike Championship at Phillip Island this weekend was huge – with most of that thanks to ‘Team Bayliss’

Marco Melandri has defeated world champion Jonathan Rea by a scant 0.021 seconds – less than a wheel length – to score a magnificent clean sweep in round one of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike Championship, Yamaha Finance round at Phillip Island.

Frenchman Lucas Mahias has dominated round one of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Supersport World Championship at Phillip Island this afternoon.

Australian Anthony West has been given a major shot in the arm ahead of today’s opening round of the 2018 FIM Supersport World Championship at Phillip Island.

The opening round of the 2018 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship continues at Phillip Island today, with the international action focussed on the 18-lap WorldSSP race at 1:30pm and the 22-lap WorldSBK battle at 3:00pm.

Aussie road racing legend Troy Bayliss has completed a remarkable comeback to racing, with a thrilling second place in the 2018 Yamaha Motor Insurance Australian Superbike Championship opener at Phillip Island today.