As the 2025 World Superbike Championship season approaches, the two-day tests in Jerez could prove crucial for the teams and riders involved, with the weather potentially complicating plans due to rain.
BMW will showcase the new M1000RR for the first time against its competition, but without the reigning champion Toprak Razgatlioglu, who is sidelined with a fractured finger. Michael van der Mark will be the only official rider for the German brand on the track, joined by test riders Markus Reiterberger and Sylvain Guintoli.
Scott Redding marks his return to Ducati, the brand with which he debuted in WorldSBK in 2020, after three seasons with BMW. The English rider achieved his best results with the Italian brand, fighting for wins and podiums. Garrett Gerloff will officially debut for Kawasaki following stints with BMW and Yamaha.
Álvaro Bautista, seeking a “reset” after losing the title in 2024, will be present with Ducati Aruba.it alongside his new teammate Nicolò Bulega. Jonathan Rea begins his second season with Yamaha, hoping to improve on last year’s results, where he finished 13th with only one podium.
Four rookies will be in attendance: Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing), Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing), Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda), and Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing).
In the Supersport category, the debut of the Chinese brand QJMOTOR is notable, with Raffaele De Rosa and Niki Tuuli testing both the current SRK 800 RR and a new prototype. Kawasaki will present the new Z6-636 with Jeremy Alcoba, while Phillip Oettl returns to the category with a Ducati Panigale V2 from Feel Racing.