MIE Racing Honda has signed Eric Granado for the 2023 Superbike World Championship aboard the CBR1000RR-R Fireblade. The 26-year-old has recently concluded his best ever season in the MotoE World Championship, finishing as series runner-up after amassing five wins and fighting for the title until the last race in San Marino.
To date, his achievements include four titles in the Brazilian SBK Championship as well as world championship seasons in Moto2 (2012), Moto3 (2013, 2014) and the FIM CEV Repsol series, where he won the Moto2 European Championship title in 2017. “I am very happy to take on my first WorldSBK season in 2023.
Firstly, I would like to thank Midori, Honda and all the sponsors for giving me this opportunity. It has long been my goal to make it to World Superbike,” said Granado. “I have won four Brazilian Superbike championships and raced in the Spanish SBK Championship over the last two seasons.
It’s a category I know, although the world championship operates at a much higher level obviously. I competed with the MIE Racing Honda Team in 2020, at the Portuguese round, and I really enjoyed it. “I liked seeing how everyone worked and Midori made me feel really welcome in the team.