The 2026 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship season was 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 started on April 17 at Road Atlanta, and finished on September 27 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
Cameron Beaubier was the defending champion, having claimed his 6th Superbike championship in the previous season.
Calendar and results The 2026 schedule was announced on September 18, 2025.
RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapRace winners 1 R1 Road Atlanta, Georgia April 17–19 Mathew Scholtz Mathew Scholtz Mathew Scholtz R2 Mathew Scholtz Bobby Fong 2 R1 Barber Motorsports Park, Alabama May 15–17 Cameron Beaubier Mathew Scholtz Mathew Scholtz R2 Mathew Scholtz Mathew Scholtz 3 R1 Road America, Wisconsin May 29–31 Cameron Beaubier Cameron Petersen Cameron Petersen R2 P. J. Jacobsen Sean Dylan Kelly 4 R1 The Ridge Motorsports Park, Washington June 26–28 P. J. Jacobsen P. J. Jacobsen J. D. Beach R2 Cameron Petersen Sean Dylan Kelly 5 R1 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California July 10–12 Cameron Petersen J. D. Beach J. D. Beach R2 J. D. Beach J. D. Beach 6 R1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Ohio July 31 – August 2 Benjamin Smith Bobby Fong Sean Dylan Kelly R2 P. J. Jacobsen Mathew Scholtz 7 R1 Virginia International Raceway, Virginia August 14–16 Mathew Scholtz Sean Dylan Kelly Bobby Fong R2 J. D. Beach Bobby Fong R3 Loris Baz Loris Baz 8 R1 Circuit of the Americas, Texas September 11–13 R2 9 R1 New Jersey Motorsports Park, New Jersey September 25–27 R2 R3
Confirmed schedule changes Road Atlanta was the opening round again for the first time since the 2024 season. Virginia International Raceway hosted the tripleheader round that was hosted at Laguna Seca in the previous season.
Teams and riders 2026 Entry ListTeamManufacturerMotorcycleRiderRounds Durbin RacingBMWM1000RR 625 Christopher Durbin 1–3 OrangeCat Racing 36 Jayson Uribe 1–3 40 Sean Dylan Kelly 1–3Rahal Ducati Moto with XPELDucatiPanigale V4 R 15 P. J. Jacobsen 1–3Warhorse HSBK Ducati Flo4Law 1 Cameron Beaubier 1–3 78 Benjamin Smith 1–3Wrench Motorcycles 45 Cameron Petersen 1–3 Jones HondaHondaCBR1000RR 16 Alex Dumas 1–2CBR1000RR-R SP 46 Ashton Yates 3 197 Ezra Beaubier 3 199 Geoff May 2 Corrientes Racing Team 919 Emanuel Aguilar 1–2 Limitless Racing 84 Joseph Giannotto 1–3 Real Steel Motorsports 14 Andrew Lee 1–3 69 Hayden Gillim 1–3 72 Larry Pegram 3Super Carl Racing 60 Carl Soltisz 1–3 Team Brazil 94 Danilo Lewis 1, 3 M4 ECSTAR Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R1000R 54 Richie Escalante 1–3 66 Brandon Paasch 1–3 Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 50 Bobby Fong 1–3 95 J. D. Beach 1–3BPR Racing 194 Deion Campbell 1–3Metronome Racing 627 Matt Spinak 1Strack Racing 11 Mathew Scholtz 1–3 Superbike Supply 90 Zachary Schumacher 1–3 Thrashed Bike Racing 88 Max Flinders 1–3 Source: Icon Legend Superbike Cup
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. Orangecat Racing became an official BMW team, fielded 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. Wrench Motorcycles will return to the series after a one-year hiatus. Strack Racing will join the Superbike championship for the first time.
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. Sean Dylan Kelly signed with Orangecat Racing after leaving the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team. J. D. Beach returned to Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing after leaving Real Steel Motorsports.
Moving between series Josh Herrin moved to the Supersport series to join Rahal Ducati Moto for 2026. Orangecat Racing announced that Jayson Uribe would remain on the team as they move up to the Superbike series. Cameron Petersen returns to the Superbike series from Supersport after signing with Wrench Motorcycles for the current season. Defending back-to-back Supersport champion Mathew Scholtz will return to the Superbike series with Strack Racing. Brandon Paasch rejoined the M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team after a year in the Supersport series, taking over the bike vacated by Sean Dylan Kelly.
Championship standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
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
Riders' championship Pos Rider Bike ATL ALA RAM RID MON VIR OHI TEX NJE Pts 1 Sean Dylan Kelly BMW 2 3 7 3 2 1 106 2 Mathew Scholtz Yamaha 1PF 2F 1F 1F 6P Ret 105 3 Bobby Fong Yamaha DNS 1 4 6 3 3 80 4 J. D. Beach Yamaha Ret 4 3 2 5 4 73 5 Cameron Petersen Ducati 4 6 DNS 5 1F 5 70 6 Richie Escalante Suzuki 6 10 5 4 DNS 7 49 7 Cameron Beaubier Ducati 3 5 2P 17 WD WD 478 Brandon Paasch Suzuki 7 8 8 8 DNS 9 409 Andrew Lee Honda 8 13 9 7 9 10 4010 P. J. Jacobsen Ducati DNQ DNQ Ret 11 4 2F 3811 Hayden Gillim Honda DNS 7 6 Ret 7 6 38 12 Jayson Uribe BMW 5 11 12 16 8 8 3613 Max Flinders Yamaha 9 Ret 13 10 WD DNS 1614 Deion Campbell Yamaha DSQ 12 10 Ret 10 Ret 16 15 Carl Soltisz Honda 12 17 15 12 13 14 14 16 Geoff May Honda 11 9 12 17 Ashton Yates Honda 11 11 1018 Emanuel Aguilar Honda 10 Ret 17 14819 Danilo Lewis Honda DSQ 16 12 12820 Benjamin Smith Ducati Ret 9 DNQ DNQ WD WD 721 Alex Dumas Honda Ret 14 14 13 7 22 Joseph Giannotto Honda 11 Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 5 23 Zachary Schumacher Yamaha 13 18 DNS 15 16 16 424 Larry Pegram Honda Ret 13 325 Ezra Beaubier Honda 14 15 326 Christopher Durbin BMW 15 15 DNS DNS 15 17 3 27 Matt Spinak Yamaha 14 19 2 Pos Rider Bike ATL ALA RAM RID MON VIR OHI TEX NJE PtsP - Pole positionF - Fastest lap
Superbike Cup Pos Rider Bike ATL ALA RAM RID MON VIR OHI TEX NJE Pts 1 Andrew Lee Honda 8 13 9 7 9 10 145 2 Carl Soltisz Honda 12 17 15 12 13 14 82 3 Deion Campbell Yamaha DSQ 12 10 Ret 10 Ret 65 4 Zachary Schumacher Yamaha 13 18 DNS 15 16 16 50 5 Alex Dumas Honda Ret 14 14 13 48 6 Danilo Lewis Honda DSQ 16 12 12 47 7 Emanuel Aguilar Honda 10 Ret 17 14 43 8 Christopher Durbin BMW 15 15 DNS DNS 15 17 41 9 Joseph Giannotto Honda 11 Ret 16 Ret 17 Ret 35 10 Ezra Beaubier Honda 14 15 22 11 Matt Spinak Yamaha 14 19 18 12 Larry Pegram Honda Ret 13 16 Pos Rider Bike ATL ALA RAM RID MON VIR OHI TEX NJE Pts
References
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