 2023 mi-bike Australian Superbike Championship presented by Motul
Superbike Thursday Session One
McMartin Racing’s Josh Waters was soon into the 1m29s this morning at Sydney Motorsport Park, a 1m29.907 on his third lap before a red flag came out to put a temporary halt to the session after Broc Pearson went down at turn four.
The bike problems that plagued Arthur Sissis yesterday got a bit more terminal in this session with the South Australian pulling into the pits with his Unitech Yamaha pumping oil smoke out of the exhaust early on in the session.
When the session got underway again Cru Halliday dropped in a 1m29.658, the fastest ever domestic Superbike lap here at Sydney Motorsports Park. Cru immediately followed that up with a 1m29.958 and 1m30.053.
Mike Jones then also joined the 1m29s club with a 1m29.997 on his eighth lap of the session.
Then with one minute left on the clock Josh Waters stole Halliday’s glory and headline with a 1m29.570 establishing a new benchmark around SMP for ASBK.
A shout out must also go to Lachlan Epis. After completing the opening three sessions yesterday on the Pirelli rubber he is accustomed to racing on in ASBK, he used Wednesday’s final session and today’s morning session to start getting his head around the Dunlops he will use in the Asian Road Racing Championship this year. Thus a 1m30.275 this morning from Epis on the unfamiliar rubber is quite some feat.
Superbike Thursday Session One Times
| Pos | Rider | Bike | F.Lap |
| 1 | Josh WATERS (VIC) | Ducati V4R | 1:29.570 |
| 2 | Cru HALLIDAY (NSW) | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:29.658 |
| 3 | Mike JONES (QLD) | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:29.997 |
| 4 | Lachlan EPIS (NSW) | BMW M RR | 1:30.275 |
| 5 | Troy HERFOSS (QLD) | Honda CBR RR | 1:30.499 |
| 6 | Max STAUFFER (NSW) | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:30.603 |
| 7 | Broc PEARSON (QLD) | Ducati V4R | 1:30.884 |
| 8 | Senna AGIUS (NSW) | Honda CBR RR | 1:30.985 |
| 9 | Ted COLLINS (VIC) | BMW M RR | 1:31.383 |
| 10 | Arthur SISSIS (SA) | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:33.422 |
| 11 | Paris HARDWICK (NSW) | Kawasaki ZX10R | 1:35.298 |
| 12 | Josh SODERLAND (NSW) | Ducati V4R | 1:35.523 |
| 13 | Nick MARSH (NSW) | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:36.075 |
| 14 | Michael EDWARDS (QLD) | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:37.152 |
| 15 | Dominic DE LEON (NSW) | Kawasaki ZX10R | 1:37.369 |
| 16 | Michael KEMP (SA) | Yamaha YZF-R1M | 1:40.389 |
Supersport Thursday Session One
Harrison Voight sneaked under Jamie Stauffer’s long-standing Supersport race lap record this morning at Sydney Motorsports Park. Harry’s 1m32.486 quicker than Stauffer’s 1m32.654 race lap record from 2008, but Voight still has to get a little quicker if he is to eclipse Jamie’s Supersport qualifying lap record which stands at 1m32.009, also from 2008.
| Pos | Rider | Class | Bike | F.Lap |
| 1 | Harrison VOIGHT (QLD) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:32.486 |
| 2 | Sean CONDON (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:33.184 |
| 3 | John LYTRAS (QLD) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:33.335 |
| 4 | Jake FARNSWORTH (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.073 |
| 5 | Scott NICHOLSON (VIC) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.163 |
| 6 | Tom BRAMICH (VIC) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.323 |
| 7 | Giuseppe SCARCELLA (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.512 |
| 8 | Cameron DUNKER (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.612 |
| 9 | Jack PASSFIELD (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.712 |
| 10 | Ty LYNCH (SA) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.844 |
| 11 | Dallas SKEER (SA) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.901 |
| 12 | Jonathan NAHLOUS (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:34.995 |
| 13 | Jack FAVELLE (NSW)Â | SS | Honda CBR RR | 1:35.140 |
| 14 | Hayden NELSON (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:35.629 |
| 15 | Ben BAKER (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:35.939 |
| 16 | Luca DURNING (QLD) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:37.240 |
| 17 | Reece OUGHTRED (VIC) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:37.520 |
| 18 | Noel MAHON (VIC) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:38.366 |
| 19 | Simone BOLDRINI (NSW) | SS | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 1:40.636 |
| 20 | Brian BOLSTER (NSW) | ST | Suzuki SV | 1:44.638 |
| 21 | Dan HUGHES (WA) | ST | Yamaha YZF-R7 | 1:48.559 |
Supersport 300 / YMF R3 Cup Thursday Session One
Cam Dunker went down at turn two early on in the opening Supersport 300 session on Thursday morning which saw a red flag interruption to the session due to the position of his fallen bike presenting a danger to other riders.
| Pos | Rider | Class | Bike | F.Lap |
| 1 | Cameron SWAIN (QLD) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:45.148 |
| 2 | Brandon DEMMERY (NSW) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:45.272 |
| 3 | Brodie GAWITH (VIC) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:45.513 |
| 4 | Steve SFORZIN (VIC) | SS3 | Kawasaki Ninja | 1:45.713 |
| 5 | Henry SNELL (QLD) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:46.371 |
| 6 | Luke JHONSTON (VIC) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:46.470 |
| 7 | Sam PEZZETTA (SA) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:46.842 |
| 8 | Valentino KNEZOVIC (NSW) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:46.907 |
| 9 | Joshua NEWMAN (NSW) | SS3 | Kawasaki Ninja | 1:46.947 |
| 10 | Lincoln KNIGHT (NSW) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:47.272 |
| 11 | Tara MORRISON (SA) | SS3 | Kawasaki Ninja | 1:48.032 |
| 12 | Cooper ROWNTREE (SA) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:48.513 |
| 13 | Casey MIDDLETON (QLD) | SS3 | Kawasaki Ninja | 1:48.566 |
| 14 | Abbie CAMERON (WA) | SS3 | Yamaha YZF-R3 | 1:48.713 |
| 15 | Stephany KAPILAWI-JAMES (QLD) | SS3 | Kawasaki Ninja | 1:49.523 |
| 16 | Calvin MOYLAN (WA) | SS3 | Kawasaki Ninja | 1:50.801 |
| 17 | Daley MILLS (QLD) | SS3 | Kawasaki Ninja | 1:52.842 |
Moto3 Session One
| Pos | Rider | Class | Bike | F.Lap |
| 1 | Carter THOMPSON (NSW) | M3 | Honda NSR 250 | 1:38.967 |
| 2 | Marcus HAMOD (NSW) | M3 | Honda NSR 250 | 1:41.579 |
| 3 | Marianos NIKOLIS (NSW) | M3 | Honda NSF 250 | 1:43.881 |
| 4 | Hudson THOMPSON (NSW) | M3 | Honda NSR 250 | 1:44.524 |
| NC | Cameron DUNKER (NSW) | M3 | Honda NSF 250 | .000 |
OJC Thursday Session One
| Pos | Rider | Bike | F.Lap |
| 1 | Bodie PAIGE (QLD)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:00.674 |
| 2 | Sam DRANE (NSW)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:00.890 |
| 3 | Valentino KNEZOVIC (NSW)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:01.382 |
| 4 | Rikki HENRY (SA)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:01.489 |
| 5 | Jed FYFFE (NSW)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:01.946 |
| 6 | Hunter CORNEY (QLD)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:02.314 |
| 7 | Alexander CODEY (NSW)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:02.561 |
| 8 | Jake PAIGE (QLD)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:02.600 |
| 9 | John PELGRAVE (QLD)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:03.173 |
| 10 | Oscar LEWIS (NSW)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:03.193 |
| 11 | Nixon FROST (VIC)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:03.333 |
| 12 | Riley NAUTA (QLD)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:03.501 |
| 13 | Haydn FORDYCE (VIC)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:03.630 |
| 14 | Hunter CHARLETT (VIC)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:04.280 |
| 15 | Ethan JOHNSON (VIC)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:04.618 |
| 16 | Archie SCHMIDT (SA)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:04.643 |
| 17 | Ella McCAUSLAND (VIC)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:04.844 |
| 18 | Nikolas LAZOS (VIC)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:06.372 |
| 19 | Elijah ANDREW (NSW)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | 2:06.404 |
| NC | Rossi McADAM (WA)Â Â | Yamaha YZF-R15 | .000 |
Sydney Motorsport Park Official ASBK Test
Official Schedule
| Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW – Official ASBK Test – Official Schedule | ||||
| Thursday, February 2 | ||||
| 8.30 | 8.45 | bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup | Practice 1 | 15 mins |
| 8.50 | 9.15 | Michelin Supersport (inc. SuperTwins) | Practice 1 | 25 mins |
| 9.20 | 9.45 | Dunlop Supersport 300 – Yamaha Finance R3 Cup | Practice 1 | 25 mins |
| 9.50 | 10.15 | Alpinestars Superbike | Practice 1 | 25 mins |
| 10.20 | 10.35 | bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup | Practice 2 | 15 mins |
| 10.40 | 11.05 | Michelin Supersport (inc. SuperTwins) | Practice 2 | 25 mins |
| 11.10 | 11.35 | Dunlop Supersport 300 – Yamaha Finance R3 Cup | Practice 2 | 25 mins |
| 11.40 | 12.05 | Alpinestars Superbike | Practice 2 | 25 mins |
| 12.05 | 12.35 | Lunch | 30 mins | |
| 12.35 | 12.50 | bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup | Practice 3 | 15 mins |
| 12.55 | 13.20 | Michelin Supersport (inc. SuperTwins) | Practice 3 | 25 mins |
| 13.25 | 13.50 | Dunlop Supersport 300 – Yamaha Finance R3 Cup | Practice 3 | 25 mins |
| 13.55 | 14.20 | Alpinestars Superbike | Practice 3 | 25 mins |
| 14.25 | 14.40 | bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup | Practice 4 | 15 mins |
| 14.45 | 15.10 | Michelin Supersport (inc. SuperTwins) | Practice 4 | 25 mins |
| 15.15 | 15.40 | Dunlop Supersport 300 – Yamaha Finance R3 Cup | Practice 4 | 25 mins |
| 15.45 | 16.10 | Alpinestars Superbike | Practice 4 | 25 mins |
| 16.10 | 17.00 | All Teams & Riders to Exit the Circuit by 5pm | Pitlane | 50 mins |
| All Times Listed are Australian Eastern Daylight-Saving Time (NSW local time) | ||||
2023 ASBK Calendar
| 2023 ASBK Calendar | |||
| Round | Circuit | Location | Date |
| Test | Sydney Motorsport Park | NSW | Feb 1-2 |
| R1 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | VIC | Feb 24-26 |
| R2 | Sydney Motorsports Park | NSW | Mar 24-25 |
| R3 | Queensland Raceway | QLD | Apr 28-30 |
| R4 | Hidden Valley Raceway | NT | Jun 16-18 |
| R5 | Morgan Park Raceway | QLD | Jul 14-16 |
| R6 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | VIC | Oct 27-29 |
| R7 | The Bend Motorsport Park | SA | Dec 1 – 3 |
