Explained: The new 2025 WSBK rules
Fuel flow is the key change to be aware of

The new rules for the 2025 World Superbike Champi💛onship have been confirmed.
The fuel flow regulations is the hot topic for the upcoming seꦬason.
Whil🐓e other tweaks have been made to existing rules, the fuel flow regulation is a fundamental change for manufacturers.
Explaining 2025 WSBK fuel flow regulation
Each man🔯ufacturer is permitted 47kg per hour of fuel flow at the start of the 2025 WSBK season.
There is a tolera𒐪nce of 2g per lap, but any more could result in a penalty.
If a manuf𒅌acturer is 12 concession points clear of second place, their allowance may be reduced by 0.5kg per hour at a concession⭕ checkpoint.
Con𝄹cession checkpoints arrive every two WSBK rounds.
A manufacturer with concessions could also ch♍oose to increase their fuel flow by 0.5kg per hour.
No rev limits will be imposed.
Reduction in tyre allocation
The quantity o💯f tyres avai🦩lable in 2025 has been reduced.
Ten front and 11 rear tyres per rider, per weekend, are av🃏ailable in 2025.
Key tweak to testing rule
The precise definition🌄 of a half-day test has been cl🌟arified.
The new definition is: one consecutiv🧸e four-hour testing block, or a five-hour🌜 testing block with a one-hour lunch break.
Manufacturers are now permitted 12 test days including Supported and Official Tests. This has been change🙈d from 10 te𝔍st days 10 excluding Supported and Official Tests.
Teams with concessions benefit from an extra six test day💞s.
A ‘superconcession’ has been introduced. A manufacturer can receive an additional six days of testing (yes, on♎ top of the six extra days theyও’ve already received). This would bring them to 24 days of testing including Supported or Official Tests.
Change in how concession points are won
A fundamental change has been introduc💙ed to how manufaꦰcturers can accrue concession points.
Previously, every rider 🅷would contribute to their manufacturer’s tally. In 2025, only a manufacturer’s highest-placed rider will count.
A manufacturer 🦂with 30 concession points less than the highest-scoring manufacturer will be assessed by the Conc♋ession Token Performance Calculator. This may result in concession or superconcession benefits.

James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering 🔯everything fr꧒om American sports, to football, to F1.