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2012 World Superbike Season Photo Gallery

Follow all the action of the 2012 World Superbike season in the 2012 World Superbike season gallery.

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Jonathan Rea is entering his fourth season with Honda after struggling with injuries throughout the 2011 World Superbike Championship.
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Jonathan Rea and Honda took advantage of good weather at Phillip Island to test new chassis and suspension components.
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Hiroshi Aoyama - Phillip Island 2012 WSB Testing
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Tom Sykes recently worked through setup issues on the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R in preparation for the '12 WSB series.
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Joan Lascorz: "This is the last test before we go to Australia so we decided the final direction of the machine set-up to take there and, in general, for the rest of the season."
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Joan Lascorz - 2012 WSB testing in Almeria, Spain.
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The new Crescent Suzuki team will campaign the 2012 season with support from Yoshimura.
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Davide Guigliano won the 2011 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup with Althea Racing and makes his debut this year with Althea Racing in the 2012 World Superbike Series.
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Team manager Genesio Bevilacqua, riders Carlos Checa and Davide Giugliano helped unveil the new livery of the Ducati 1198 machines for the 2012 World Superbike Series.
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Carlos Checa, the 2011 championship winner, knows that competition will be stiffer than ever this year but is confident as he sets about defending his title.
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Crescent Suzuki 2012 GSX-R1000
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Crescent Suzuki 2012 GSX-R1000
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Crescent Suzuki 2012 GSX-R1000
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Crescent Suzuki 2012 GSX-R1000
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Crescent Suzuki 2012 GSX-R1000
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John Hopkins jumps up from BSB to World SBK for 2012, campaigning with the Crescent Fixi Suzuki squad.
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Australian Josh Brookes filled in for injured rider John Hopkins aboard the Crescent Fixi Suzuki at the private test at Phillip Island. Brookes is the likely replacement for Hopkins in next weeks official test, and possible fill in for Hopper if he should miss the 2012 opener.
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Carlos Checa led the way during the first test at Phillip Island.
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Davide Giugliano gets his Althea Racing career underway during the Phillip Island tests.
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Tom Sykes followed Checa on the timesheet at Phillip Island, as the Englishman looks to get the ZX-10R into contention for 2012.
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Leon Camier gets to grips with his new Crescent Suzuki mount at the opening Phillip Island test.
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Leon Camier will contest the 2012 season for the Crescent Suzuki SBK team.
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Ayrton Badovini - BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet SBK
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Michel Fabrizio - BMW Motorrad Italia Goldbet SBK
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2012 World Superbike paddock
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2012 World Supersport paddock
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Ayrton Badovini testing at Phillip Island.
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Michel Fabrizio testing at Phillip Island.
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Max Biaggi will look to regain his title-winning 2010 form.
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Eugene Laverty gets a coveted factory Aprilia seat for 2012 after an impressive rookie SBK camapaign for the now defunct Yamaha squad.
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Leon Haslam testing at Phillip Island.
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Effenbert Liberty Ducati's Jakub Smrz testing at Phillip Island.
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Tom Sykes piloted the KRT Kawasaki ZX-10R to more impressive testing results, setting the fastest SBK lap at the Motorland Aragon circuit during a private two-day test n March.
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Max Biaggi's victory and second place at Phillip Island, with a completely revamped team, confirmed the excellent condition of the five time World Champion and his RSV4. Miami
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Eugene Laverty, the Australian round was a difficult weekend due to the injury he suffered during the tests. His season will kick off in Imola.
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John Hopkins has been given the okay to ride by his hand surgeon after he broke it at the teams first test at Phillip Island.
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Leon Camier is ready to repeat his last race at Imola with another podium finish.
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Jakub Smrz lays down the fastest time at Imola.
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PJ Jacobsen is a rising star in World Superbike, coming from the AMA Pro Racing ranks.
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Hiroshi Aoyama test at Assen in The Netherlands.
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Jonathan Rea test at Assen in The Netherlands.
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Joan Lascorz was hospitalized following a crash which occurred during testing at Imola and fractured his C6 vertebra.
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Michel Fabrizio leads after session one in Monza.
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Marco Melandri in session one at Monza.
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John Hopkins will return to World SuperBike at the Miller Motorsports Park round.
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