Raising the Bar: Defending the WorldSBK Triple Crown in 2022

Yamaha dominated the FIM Superbike World Championship in 2021, lifting the triple crown of rider, team and manufacturer titles, along with the awards for best independent team and rider and best rookie. But time stands still for no man and Yamaha were already busy developing the 2022 R1 WorldSBK well before Toprak Razgatlıoğlu lifted the world championship trophy in Indonesia, knowing full well that they needed to raise the bar this season if they were going to defend the triple crown from some very motivated rivals.

Yamaha's WorldSBK riders, Razgatlıoğlu, Andrea Locatelli, Garrett Gerloff and Kohta Nozane, all head into 2022 off the back of very different 2021 seasons. For Razgatlıoğlu the goal is simple, to defend his crown, whereas the others will be looking to deny their Turkish teammate a second successive title, as they target the top of the championship standings themselves. 2021 was an exciting season and 2022 promises to be even more so!