2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship
The 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship season will be 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 will start on April 17 at Road Atlanta, and 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]
Calendar and Results
The 2026 schedule was announced on September 18, 2025.[1]
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| 1 | R1 | Road Atlanta, Georgia | April 17–19 | |||
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| 2 | R1 | Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama | May 15–17 | |||
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| 3 | R1 | Road America, Wisconsin | May 29–31 | |||
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| 4 | R1 | The Ridge Motorsports Park, Washington | June 26–28 | |||
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| 5 | R1 | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California | July 10–12 | |||
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| 6 | R1 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ohio | July 31–Aug 2 | |||
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| 7 | R1 | Virginia International Raceway, Virginia | August 14–16 | |||
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| 8 | R1 | Circuit of the Americas, Texas | September 11–13 | |||
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| 9 | R1 | New Jersey Motorsports Park, New Jersey | September 25–27 | |||
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Confirmed schedule changes
- Road Atlanta will be the opening round again for the first time since the 2024 season.[3]
- Virginia International Raceway will host the tripleheader round that was hosted at Laguna Seca in the previous season.
Teams and riders
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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.[4]
- 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.[5]
- Wrench Motorcycles will return to the series after a one-year hiatus.[6]
- Strack Racing will join the Superbike championship for the first time.[7]
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.[8]
- Sean Dylan Kelly signed with Orangecat Racing after leaving the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team.[9]
- J.D. Beach returned to Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing after leaving Real Steel Motorsports.[10]
Moving between series
- Josh Herrin moved to the Supersport series to join Rahal Ducati Moto for 2026.[11]
- Orangecat Racing announced that Jayson Uribe would remain on the team as they move up to the Superbike series.[9]
- Cameron Peterson returns to the Superbike series from Supersport after signing with Wrench Motorcycles for the current season.[6]
- Defending back-to-back Supersport champion Mathew Scholtz will return to the Superbike series with Strack Racing.[7]
- Brandon Paasch rejoined the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team after a year in the Supersport series, taking over the bike vacated by Sean Dylan Kelly.[12]
References
- ^ a b "MotoAmerica Releases 2026 Schedule". motorcycle.com. September 18, 2025.
- ^ "Cameron Beaubier wins 2025 Superbike finale and sixth Championship, Bobby Fong crashes twice". nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ "MotoAmerica Sets Complete 2026 Schedule". speedsport.com. September 18, 2025.
- ^ "Cameron Beaubier Joins Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law for 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship". ducati.com. November 13, 2025.
- ^ "BMW MOTORRAD MOTORSPORT and OrangeCat Racing Announce the new OrangeCat BMW MOTORRAD Racing Team for the 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Race Season". bmwgroup.com. December 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "Wrench Returns To Superbike With Petersen Prowess & Panigale Performance". motoamerica.com. December 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Strack Racing Yamaha Expands to MotoAmerica Superbike in 2026". yamahamotorsports.com. February 13, 2026.
- ^ "Cameron Beaubier and Benjamin Smith join Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law Racing". cyclenews.com. November 13, 2025.
- ^ a b "MotoAmerica Superbike: OrangeCat Signs Uribe & SDK". roadracingworld.com. December 9, 2025.
- ^ "MotoAmerica Superbike: JD Beach and Bobby Fong together on the Yamaha Attack Performance team". corsedimoto.com. January 26, 2026.
- ^ "Josh Herrin to Race Supersport with Rahal Ducati Moto". roadracingworld.com. November 25, 2025.
- ^ "Team Hammer and Suzuki Announce 2026 MotoAmerica Riders". roadracingworld.com. February 26, 2026.