Josh Waters wraps up unprecedented fifth Australian Superbike Championship

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After becoming the first rider to claim four Australian Superbike Championship crowns last year, Josh Waters furthered that benchmark today at The Bend when he was crowned champion for the fifth time.

Qualifying on Saturday afternoon held more interest than usual, as it presented a simple ultimatum/equation: if anyone other than Mike Jones took pole position, Josh Waters would be crowned 2025 Australian Superbike Champion here today. Waters held a 50-point lead heading into this weekend. Unless Mike reduced that to 49 by taking pole position today, Waters would be the champion, regardless of whether the McMartin Racing man failed to score a point on Sunday and Jones went on to win both races. If they finished on equal points, Waters would be the champion due to taking more wins during the season. In the end, Cru Halliday took pole, and Josh Waters was crowned 2025 Australian Superbike Champion.

A strange note to be crowned on, but it had seemed almost inevitable early in the season: Waters makes history with five Australian Superbike Championships to his name. A record that is highly unlikely ever to be broken, that is, unless he does it again next year…

Congratulations, Josh Waters and McMartin Racing. Waters’ 2025 championship is now added to his previous Superbike crowns in 2009, 2012, 2017, and 2024, cementing his status as the most successful rider in the 36-year history of the ASBK Championship.

Waters’ 2025 championship is now added to his previous Superbike crowns in 2009, 2012, 2017, and 2024, cementing his status as the most successful rider in the 36-year history of the ASBK Championship.

SW-Motech Superbike Championship Points

Pos	Rider	Bike	Points
1	J. Waters	Duc	338
2	M. Jones	Yam	288
3	A. West	Yam	269
4	C. Dunker	Yam	215
5	G. Allerton	Duc	213
6	B. Pearson	Duc	212
7	J. Nahlous	Yam	199
8	J. Favelle	Yam	165
9	J. Lytras	Yam	162
10	M. Stauffer	Yam	159
11	C. Halliday	Duc	157
12	R. Yanko	Yam	110
13	T. Lynch	Yam	84
14	A. Sissis	Yam	67
15	J. Soderland	Yam	59
16	T. Edwards	Yam	48
17	T. Toparis	Yam	38
18	T. Herfoss	Yam	35
19	P. Linkenbagh	Yam	30
20	M. Walters	Apr	26
21	M. Edwards	Yam	25
22	O. O’Donovan	Kaw	24
23	M. Aizuddin	Bmw	20
24	E. Leeson	Yam	19
25	C. Holding	Yam	18
26	M. Hamod	Hon	17
27	B. Wilson	Yam	17
28	D. Carberry	Bmw	16
29	B. Beaton	Yam	12
30	M. Kemp	Yam	11
31	N. Mahon	Yam	7
32	A. Senior	Yam	7
33	L. Jones	Yam	6
34	S. Condon	Yam	6
35	K. Higuchi	Suz	5

2025 Australian Superbike Championship Calendar


Round	Location	Date
1	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, VIC	Feb 21-23
2	Sydney Motorsport Park, NSW	Mar 28-29
3	Queensland Raceway, QLD	May 2-4
4	Morgan Park Raceway, QLD	Jun 13-15
5	Queensland Raceway, QLD (Superbike Only)	Aug 8-10
6	Phillip Island GP Circuit, VIC	Sept 6-7
7	One Raceway, NSW	Oct 3-5
8	The Bend, SA	Nov 7-9