World Superbike Highlights - Season 2 / Year 2017

Action from the opening round of 2017 at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia.

Action from the second round of the 2017 season at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand.

After rounds in Australia and Thailand to open the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship, the riders and their teams are back in Europe for the third race weekend of the year, the Pirelli Aragon round in Spain. World champion Jonathan Rea has made a perfect start to his title defence with four consecutive victories, but fellow Brits Tom Sykes, Chaz Davies and Alex Lowes are also in the top four and will be looking for podium glory at the MotorLand Aragon circuit.

After the three opening rounds of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship, the riders and their teams now head to Assen in the Netherlands, for the Acerbis Dutch round. Northern Irishman Jonathan Rea has made a brilliant start to his title defence with five wins so far this season, but his fellow Britons Tom Sykes, Chaz Davies and Alex Lowes will also be in the hunt for race victories and podium glory at round four in front of the Dutch fans.

Action from the fifth round of the FIM Superbike World Championship at the famous Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari at Imola. The Motul Italian round sees Northern Ireland's Jonathan Rea pushing for more victories as he continues his World title defence against rivals such as fellow Brits Tom Sykes, Chaz Davies and Alex Lowes and home rider Marco Melandri, who expects great support from the Italian fans.

Donington Park is the venue for round six of the Superbike World Championship, as Brits Jonathan Rea, Tom Sykes, Chaz Davies and Alex Lowes will be extra motivated.

Round seven of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship sees the riders at the Misano Circuit Marco Simoncelli for another exciting weekend of racing. At the Pirelli Riviera di Rimini round, Britons Tom Sykes, Chaz Davies and Alex Lowes look to challenge world champion Jonathan Rea for prominence on the podium in the Misano sunshine.

Action from both races at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California, USA, where the eighth round of the season took place.

The Prosecco DOC German round is the ninth race weekend of the 2017 FIM Superbike World Championship and takes the riders to the 4.255 km Lausitzring circuit. Northern Ireland's reigning world champion Jonathan Rea and his fellow Britons Tom Sykes, Chaz Davies and Alex Lowes will all have podium expectations.

The tenth race weekend of the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship sees the series head to Portugal's Autodromo Internacional do Algarve at Portimao. Northern Ireland's reigning world champion Jonathan Rea will aim to extend his lead in the standings, while his fellow Britons Tom Sykes and Chaz Davies will be looking to halt his progress.

Action from round 11 of the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship - the Pirelli French round from Magny-Cours. Can Tom Sykes and Chaz Davies register crucial race wins or will it be Northern Ireland's reigning world champion Jonathan Rea who takes the glory?

On the penultimate weekend of the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, the riders visit the Jerez circuit in southern Spain, one of the best racing venues in the world. Northern Irishman Jonathan Rea is now a triple World Champion and will aim to keep notching up race wins while his fellow Brits Tom Sykes and Chaz Davies battle it out for the runner-up spot in the championship.

The final round of the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship takes the riders to the floodlit setting of Qatar, where the likes of Yorkshire's Tom Sykes, Welshman Chaz Davies and Northern Ireland's triple world champion Jonathan Rea will all be aiming to end the season on a high.