2023 Superbike World Championship
The 2023 Superbike World Championship was the 36th season of the Superbike World Championship. The championship was won by Álvaro Bautista, who came into the season as the defending world champion. Axel Bassani won the Independent riders' championship
Race calendar and results
The provisional 2023 season calendar was announced on 8 November 2022. It was then updated on 28 February 2023 to announce the seventh round at Imola Circuit on 14–16 July. It was updated again on 24 July, the Argentinian round at Circuito San Juan Villicum was cancelled due to the political reasons. On 2 August, it was announced that Circuito de Jerez will be the Argentina Round's replacement, making it the track's return to the championship with the last one being held in 2021.Entry list
Rider changes
Preseason
- Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter will race for GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, replacing Kohta Nozane and Garrett Gerloff. Gardner has raced in the MotoGP World Championship in 2022.
- Tom Sykes will return to the Superbike World Championship, joining Kawasaki Puccetti Racing. Sykes has raced in the British Superbike Championship in 2022.
- Danilo Petrucci will make his full-time debut with Barni Spark Racing Team.
- Garrett Gerloff will move to Bonovo Action BMW from GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, replacing Eugene Laverty.
- Isaac Viñales joined Team Pedercini, now in a partnership with Viñales Racing. They will miss the first two races because of sponsorship issues.
Midseason
- On May 2, ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team announced that Ivo Miguel Lopes would compete at the Catalunya round, substituting for Michael van der Mark who got diagnosed with a left femur fracture after a crash from the Dutch round.
- On May 9, Tom Sykes and Kawasaki Puccetti Racing announced their split after 4 rounds into the season. He will compete for ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team, substituting for the recovering Michael van der Mark.
- On May 25, Kawasaki Puccetti Racing announced that Tito Rabat would return to the WorldSBK grid, filling the seat of Tom Sykes who moved to ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team weeks prior.
- On May 31, Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team announced that Ryo Mizuno would make his WorldSBK debut at the Emilia-Romagna Round, substituting for the still-recovering Eric Granado.
- On June 1, Orelac Racing VerdNatura announced that Luca Vitali would make his WorldSBK debut at the Emilia-Romagna Round, substituting for the injured Oliver König.
- On July 27, Petronas MIE Racing Honda Team announced that Hannes Soomer would make his WorldSBK debut at the Czech Republic Round, substituting for the still-recovering Hafizh Syahrin.
Championship standings
Points were awarded as follows:;Race 1 and Race 2
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
| Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
;Superpole Race
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th |
| Points | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |