I saw an Asphalt and Rubber comparison of lap times of SBK vs. the AMA Superbikes at Miller over Memorial Day. I thought that was pretty interesting and I got to wondering about SBK vs. Moto GP. It's not as good of a comparison as the A&R comparison at Miller (Same track, same weekend, same weather), but after a bit of digging, I found a couple of comparisons at the UK Silverstone Circuit.

Casey Stoner, qualified this weekend at Silverstone 2:02.020 on his Repsol Honda.

Cal Crutchlow set a SBK lap record at Silverstone in July 2010 on a Yamaha R1 with a time of 2:05.259

The comparison chart compiled by A&R is as follows:

Pos No. Rider Bike Time
1 7 Carlos Checa Ducati 1098R 1’48.260
2 2 Leon Camier Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’49.055
3 1 Max Biaggi Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’49.306
4 66 Tom Sykes Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’49.432
5 11 Troy Corser BMW S1000 RR 1’49.552
6 4 Johnny Rea Honda CBR1000RR 1’49.621
7 96 Jakub Smrz Ducati 1098R 1’49.683
8 58 Eugene Laverty Yamaha YZF R1 1’49.708
9 84 Michel Fabrizio Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’49.855
10 86 Ayrton Badovini BMW S1000 RR 1’49.881
11 41 Noriyuki Haga Aprilia RSV4 Factory 1’49.938
12 33 Marco Melandri Yamaha YZF R1 1’50.136
13 50 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati 1098R 1’50.140
14 111 Ruben Xaus Honda CBR1000RR 1’50.149
15 12 Joshua Waters Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’50.153
16 91 Leon Haslam BMW S1000 RR 1’50.159
17 17 Joan Lascorz Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’50.195
18 52 James Toseland BMW S1000 RR 1’50.306
19 1 Josh Hayes Yamaha R1 1’50.401
20 79 Blake Young Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’50.551
21 8 Mark Aitchison Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’50.646
22 22 Tommy Hayden Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’50.664
23 121 Maxime Berger Ducati 1098R 1’50.717
24 54 Roger Hayden Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’51.196
25 72 Larry Pegram BMW S1000RR 1’51.382
26 36 Martin Cardenas Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’51.408
27 44 Roberto Rolfo Kawasaki ZX-10R 1’51.586
28 10 JD Beach Kawasaki ZX-10 1’51.746
29 8 Chris Peris BMW S1000RR 1’51.768
30 99 Geoff May Buell 1125R 1’51.963
31 25 David Anthony Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’52.138
32 2 Chris Clark Yamaha R1 1’52.196
33 15 Steve Rapp BMW S1000RR 1’52.275
34 23 Ben Bostrom Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’52.550
35 57 Jeremy Toye BMW S1000RR 1’52.553
36 62 Chris Trounson BMW S1000RR 1’53.994
37 68 Tony Kasper BMW S1000RR 1’54.713
38 33 Jordan Burgess Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’55.149
39 42 Chris Siebenhaar Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’55.504
40 12 Trent Gibson Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’57.494
41 988 Wesley Kane Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’57.731
42 9 Eric Haugo Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’58.267
43 28 Kevin Boisvert Suzuki GSX-R1000 1’58.496
44 63 Skip Salenius Yamaha R1 2’00.988

I highlighted the first Americans on the list. I wonder how well some of our top riders in the US, like Josh Hayes, would do head to head with say, Casey Stoner and Carlos Checa, if they all were on the same production bike. I'd pay to watch. Too bad it will always remain speculation.