SBK, QJ is in a hurry: in-line four-cylinder Superbike engine ready in January

The year of 2024 marked QJ's arrival in the Supersport World Championship. In fact, the Chinese manufacturer took to the track with Raffaele De Rosa to learn about the category, develop the bike and chart a course for 2025. A season of hard work with the intention of improving in the short term and chasing a clear and defined goal, namely the World Superbike Championship in 2026.

In fact, they are working so hard in Wenling that in 2025 QJ will bring a second bike to the track, entrusted to Niki Tuuli, who will ride alongside Raffaele De Rosa. As if that were not enough, June is also expected to see the arrival of the new bike, which will probably be used from the Misano round onwards.

As mentioned, however, the manufacturer's previously stated goal is Superbike, aiming hard for 2026. The ambitions were revived just these days by President Guo Dongshao at a press conference to present the new models in China.

In Zhejiang province, therefore, they are pushing hard, to the point that by January the inline four-cylinder engine for the World Championship should be ready. This is what we have learned about the steps the company is taking.

Apparently there is all the desire on the part of the brand to be on the grid in just over a year. Much, however, will depend on what will be the development process and at the same time the Superbike regulations, which do not allow motorcycles on the track with performance below 107 percent, just to give an example.

The 2025 season thus seems to act as a stepping stone toward QJ's debut in World SBK. We will soon see if this will be the case or not.

Automatic Translation by DeepL