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Post by truenorth on Apr 21, 2023 11:18:23 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 22, 2023 5:32:26 GMT -8
SBK FP3 1 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'44.648 10 156,250 282,0 2 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'45.359 0.711 0.711 15 155,195 284,2 3 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'45.647 0.999 0.288 7 154,772 280,5 4 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'45.743 1.095 0.096 8 154,632 282,7 5 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'45.801 1.153 0.058 8 154,547 282,7 6 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'46.080 1.432 0.279 8 154,140 284,2 7 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'46.241 1.593 0.161 13 153,907 285,0 8 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'46.288 1.640 0.047 12 153,839 280,5 9 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'46.503 1.855 0.215 12 153,528 277,6 10 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'46.620 1.972 0.117 13 153,360 280,5 11 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'47.132 2.484 0.512 5 152,627 282,0 12 16 G. RUIU ITA Bmax Racing BMW M1000 RR IND 1'47.407 2.759 0.275 13 152,236 272,0 13 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'47.472 2.824 0.065 7 152,144 282,7 14 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'47.536 2.888 0.064 8 152,053 276,2 15 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'47.581 2.933 0.045 10 151,990 276,2 16 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'47.962 3.314 0.381 10 151,453 277,6 17 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'48.324 3.676 0.362 10 150,947 272,7 18 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'48.432 3.784 0.108 4 150,797 268,0 19 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'49.169 4.521 0.737 7 149,779 279,1 20 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'49.665 5.017 0.496 2 149,101 280,5 ----------------- Out 105% in this Session ----------------- 21 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'49.894 5.246 0.229 5 148,791 272,0 22 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 0 23 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 0 24 51 E. GRANADO BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 0 25 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 0
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Post by truenorth on Apr 22, 2023 5:33:12 GMT -8
SBK Superpole 1 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'33.542 7 174,801 291,9 2 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'33.569 0.027 0.027 8 174,750 287,2 3 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.661 0.119 0.092 6 174,579 284,2 4 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'33.741 0.199 0.080 5 174,430 291,9 5 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'33.754 0.212 0.013 6 174,405 288,8 6 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'33.799 0.257 0.045 6 174,322 288,0 7 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'33.956 0.414 0.157 7 174,030 283,5 8 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'33.985 0.443 0.029 7 173,977 291,9 9 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'34.139 0.597 0.154 7 173,692 288,8 10 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'34.199 0.657 0.060 7 173,581 293,5 11 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'34.203 0.661 0.004 6 173,574 288,0 12 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'34.260 0.718 0.057 6 173,469 293,5 13 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'34.310 0.768 0.050 6 173,377 288,0 14 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'34.391 0.849 0.081 7 173,228 288,8 15 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'34.402 0.860 0.011 6 173,208 285,7 16 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'34.488 0.946 0.086 7 173,051 290,3 17 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'34.690 1.148 0.202 8 172,681 294,3 18 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'34.795 1.253 0.105 7 172,490 285,0 19 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'34.919 1.377 0.124 7 172,265 281,3 20 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'35.152 1.610 0.233 6 171,843 282,0 21 51 E. GRANADO BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'35.598 2.056 0.446 6 171,041 286,5 22 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'35.977 2.435 0.379 7 170,366 276,2 23 16 G. RUIU ITA Bmax Racing BMW M1000 RR IND 1'36.043 2.501 0.066 7 170,249 280,5 24 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'36.078 2.536 0.035 7 170,187 286,5 25 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'36.480 2.938 0.402 7 169,478 281,3
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Post by truenorth on Apr 22, 2023 5:34:06 GMT -8
SBK Race1 1 4 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 21 1'34.368 294,3 1'33.542 291,9 2 1 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 21 3.148 3.148 1'34.511 288,0 1'33.569 287,2 3 2 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 21 3.891 0.743 1'34.516 288,0 1'33.661 284,2 4 6 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 21 10.105 6.214 1'34.896 288,8 1'33.799 288,0 5 11 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 21 10.498 0.393 1'34.887 292,7 1'33.985 291,9 6 7 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 13.952 3.454 1'35.042 288,8 1'33.956 283,5 7 3 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 21 14.098 0.146 1'34.811 291,9 1'33.741 291,9 8 10 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 16.942 2.844 1'35.123 289,5 1'34.203 288,0 9 8 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 21 17.807 0.865 1'35.144 291,9 1'34.139 288,8 10 5 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 21 18.066 0.259 1'34.931 291,1 1'33.754 288,8 11 12 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 21 22.002 3.936 1'35.324 297,5 1'34.260 293,5 12 17 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 21 23.632 1.630 1'35.134 294,3 1'34.690 294,3 13 15 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 21 23.819 0.187 1'35.411 290,3 1'34.402 285,7 14 14 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 21 25.088 1.269 1'35.428 294,3 1'34.391 288,8 15 16 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 21 26.803 1.715 1'35.455 296,7 1'34.488 290,3 16 19 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 34.593 7.790 1'36.099 285,7 1'34.919 281,3 17 13 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 21 34.719 0.126 1'36.063 291,1 1'34.310 288,0 18 18 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 47.346 12.627 1'35.970 288,0 1'34.795 285,0 19 24 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 21 50.486 3.140 1'36.708 291,1 1'36.078 286,5 20 25 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 21 52.310 1.824 1'36.669 286,5 1'36.480 281,3 21 21 51 E. GRANADO BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 21 1'00.902 8.592 1'37.264 288,0 1'35.598 286,5 22 23 16 G. RUIU ITA Bmax Racing BMW M1000 RR IND 21 1'01.202 0.300 1'37.264 285,0 1'36.043 280,5 23 22 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 21 1'14.042 12.840 1'37.329 282,7 1'35.977 276,2 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 20 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 11 10 Laps 1'36.304 282,0 1'35.152 282,0 RET 9 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 5 16 Laps 1'35.122 296,7 1'34.199 293,5
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Post by truenorth on Apr 22, 2023 5:35:05 GMT -8
SSP Superpole 1 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'36.900 8 168,743 249,4 2 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'37.103 0.203 0.203 10 168,390 251,2 3 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'37.588 0.688 0.485 9 167,553 247,1 4 94 V. DEBISE FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'37.593 0.693 0.005 10 167,545 250,6 5 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'37.634 0.734 0.041 7 167,474 250,0 6 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 1'37.703 0.803 0.069 8 167,356 249,4 7 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'37.789 0.889 0.086 9 167,209 247,1 8 62 S. MANZI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'37.876 0.976 0.087 8 167,060 245,5 9 23 M. SCHROETTER GER MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 1'37.878 0.978 0.002 10 167,057 255,3 10 9 J. NAVARRO ESP Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'38.185 1.285 0.307 9 166,535 249,4 11 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 1'38.243 1.343 0.058 10 166,436 254,1 12 66 N. TUULI FIN Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 1'38.349 1.449 0.106 9 166,257 252,3 13 29 N. SPINELLI ITA VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'38.864 1.964 0.515 9 165,391 247,7 14 24 A. WONGTHANANON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'38.999 2.099 0.135 9 165,165 249,4 15 19 A. MANTOVANI ITA Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'39.076 2.176 0.077 10 165,037 247,7 16 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'39.165 2.265 0.089 7 164,889 248,8 17 32 O. BAYLISS AUS D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'39.400 2.500 0.235 9 164,499 251,7 18 22 F. FULIGNI ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'39.528 2.628 0.128 8 164,287 245,5 19 51 A. SARMOON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'39.627 2.727 0.099 8 164,124 251,7 20 95 T. MACKENZIE GBR PETRONAS MIE HONDA Team Honda CBR600RR 1'39.715 2.815 0.088 7 163,979 242,7 21 73 M. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'39.727 2.827 0.012 9 163,960 252,9 22 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart - Yamaha WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'39.728 2.828 0.001 9 163,958 247,7 23 40 S. CORSI ITA Altogo Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'39.746 2.846 0.018 9 163,928 248,3 24 17 J. MCPHEE GBR Vince64 by Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'39.802 2.902 0.056 8 163,836 250,0 25 68 L. POWER AUS Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'39.981 3.081 0.179 10 163,543 246,0 26 4 H. TRUELOVE GBR Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 1'40.353 3.453 0.372 9 162,937 252,9 27 7 A. NORRODIN MAS PETRONAS MIE HONDA Team Honda CBR600RR 1'40.465 3.565 0.112 9 162,755 243,2 28 16 Y. OKAYA JPN ProDina Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'40.993 4.093 0.528 10 161,904 249,4 ----------------- Not Qualifed ----------------- NQ 27 A. DIAZ ESP Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'42.219 5.319 1.226 6 159,962 248,8 NQ 98 M. ABE JPN VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'42.298 5.398 0.079 1 159,839 243,2 ----------------- Disqualifed ----------------- DSQ 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'38.231 1.331 8 166,457 257,8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 22, 2023 7:06:31 GMT -8
Bautista overcomes grid drop to claim Assen Race 1 victory after battling Rea and Razgatlioglu Saturday, 22 April 2023 Reigning Champion Alvaro Bautista battled his way back from fourth on the grid to claim Race 1 victory in the Netherlands ahead of Rea and Razgatlioglu There was no shortage of thrilling action in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the iconic TT Circuit Assen in Race 1 during the Pirelli Dutch Round as Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed a hard-fought victory in the Netherlands. He overcame his rivals and a three-place grid drop to fight his way from fourth place on the grid to finish ahead of Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) in the 21-lap race. FIGHTING BACK: overcoming a penalty for victory Bautista was given a three-place grid drop for the Race 1 grid for slow riding on the racing line in the Tissot Superpole session, which dropped him from pole position to fourth place. He was into the top three from the start before fighting with Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) who passed him into the chicane on the opening lap. Bautista was able to respond at Turn 1 to move back into the top three, before he started chasing down Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK). Razgatlioglu was running in second place and looked to close down Rea to put a bike between him and Bautista but the reigning Champion overtook Razgatlioglu at the chicane on Lap 5 to move into second place, before moving into the lead on Lap 9 when he overtook Rea at the high-speed right-hander of Turn 6 to move into the lead. Although Rea tried to keep the pressure on Bautista, the Spanish rider pulled a gap on the six-time Champion with the trio setting into their respective positions. Bautista’s victory was his 38th WorldSBK win and puts Ducati on 398 in WorldSBK with the Italian manufacturer just two away from a milestone 400th victory. It was also Ducati’s 698th race on the podium, meaning they could hit 400 wins and 700 races on the podium in the same race. Rea’s second place was his 247th in WorldSBK, as well as his 24th at Assen which puts the track level with Aragon and Portimao. LATE SURGES: moving up the field Fourth place went to a charging Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) after he moved up the order. He had been running in seventh place, behind Lowes, Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) but, as the laps progressed, he made his way up the order. Locatelli made a move on Lowes at Turn 5 on Lap 15 before following that up two laps later by overtaking Redding. He closed the gap to Bassani and overtook him on the last lap to claim fourth spot; continuing his record of not finishing outside the top five in 2023 and at the TT Circuit Assen. Bassani was fifth at the end of the race, ahead of Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), who passed Lowes and Redding in the closing stages, in sixth. IN THE TOP TEN: claiming a top ten finish in Race 1 Lowes claimed seventh place at the end of the race, just over a tenth behind Aegerter, while Aegerter’s teammate, Remy Gardner, was eighth after a strong Race 1 for the Independent Yamaha team. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) was another who made moves late on in the race as he claimed ninth place with Redding eventually finish in tenth. Redding had been fighting for fourth in the early stages of the 21-lap race but he fell down the order in the closing stages of the 21-lap race, finishing 0.259s behind Petrucci. SCORING POINTS: rounding out the top 15 Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) was 11th after he bounced back from an incident with Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) where Vierge ran wide at the chicane and lost positions when Rinaldi overtook him. Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW), like a lot of riders, made moves in the latter stages of the race as he took 12th place; finishing just 0.187s ahead of Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK) in 13th. Two Ducati riders completed the points-paying positions with Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) in 14th and Rinaldi in 15th. HOUSEKEEPING: to note from WorldSBK Race 1 Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) finished in 16th place after a late-race battle with French rider Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW), with Baz making his return from injury. Rookie Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was 18th in his first race for Yamaha although he was fighting in the points during the early stages of the race. Hafizh Syahrin (PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team) was 19th ahead of Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO), Eric Granado (PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team), wildcard Gabriele Ruiu (Bmax Racing) and Isaac Vinales (TPR by Vinales Racing) in 23rd. Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) was the first retirement of the race when he crashed out at Turn 1 on Lap 6, forcing him to retire from the race. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) retired after bringing his bike back to the pitlane after he suffered a technical issue. The top six following WorldSBK Race 1, full results here: 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 2. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +3.148s 3. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +3.891s 4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +10.105s 5. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) +10.498s 6. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +13.952s Fastest lap: Alvaro Bautista, Ducati – 1’34.368s
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Post by truenorth on Apr 22, 2023 8:02:51 GMT -8
Bulega converts pole position into Race 1 victory at Assen, Schroetter storms to maiden WorldSSP podium Saturday, 22 April 2023 After briefly losing out on the first lap, Bulega battled back to lead throughout the 18-lap race to claim his third victory of 2023; three manufacturers on the podium Three different manufacturers stood on the FIM Supersport World Championship podium in Race 1 at the TT Circuit Assen for the Pirelli Dutch Round as Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) claimed victory by more than four seconds ahead of his rivals. Behind Bulega, there was an incredible fight for the podium where one rider was able to claim their first podium in the Championship and another took an emotional home podium. FIERCE FIGHTS: battling for the rostrum Bulega started the race from pole position but initially lost out to Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) as the lights went out for the 18-lap race, but he was able to respond on Lap 1 to re-claim the lead. He was under early pressure from Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), who quickly recovered from contact with Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) at the start, to move into second place where he could put pressure on Bulega. Bulega resisted his pressure before starting to pull a gap to Oncu while the Turkish rider dropped into the clutches of home hero van Straalen, with the Dutch rider opting to use the SCX tyre while Oncu used the harder SC0 tyre. The Dutch rider closed in by a second on Oncu on Lap 12 before making the move on Oncu at Turn 5 on Lap 13. Van Straalen was able to then pull a gap to Oncu who had to focus on defending from the chasing pack, eventually dropping behind Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) who passed him on Lap 16 for third place. Van Straalen was ahead of the group but found himself under late pressure from rookie Schroetter who made the move on the final lap through the final sector to deny van Straalen second place, while claiming his first podium in WorldSSP with van Straalen settling for third in home soil; only 0.107s behind Schroetter and he also had the exact same margin over Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) who missed out on his maiden WorldSSP podium. Bulega was able to claim his third WorldSSP victory, all coming this season, to extend his lead in the Championship standings while it was also Ducati’s eighth win in WorldSSP. Schroetter’s maiden podium meant he became the 101st different rider to stand on the WorldSSP podium as well as taking Germany’s 40th podium, while van Straalen was the 30th for Dutch riders in the Championship. A BIG BATTLE: five riders within a second at the flag Fifth place went to Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) at the end of the race with the Italian consistently in the group fighting for the podium and he was only 0.152s behind Debise after 18 laps. Caricasulo took sixth place after running at the front the early stages of the race while Turkish star Oncu dropped down to seventh at the end of the race; more than one second behind Caricasulo but also with a similar margin to the riders behind. COMPLETING THE TOP TEN: in the fight tomorrow? The returning Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed eighth place, 1.779s behind Oncu, with Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) was ninth after fighting in the podium battle in the early stages. Jorge Navarro (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) rounded out the top ten as he finished 2.074s behind De Rosa at the end of the race and only a couple of seconds further back away from the battle for the podium group. POINTS IN THE BAG: incredible fight back to take points Two WorldSSP300 graduates were fighting for 11th place at the end of the race with Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in 11th place ahead of Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) who crossed the line in 12th place. Huertas, returning from injury sustained in Australia, was forced to start from 29th and last on the grid after he was disqualified from Tissot Superpole due to a weight limit infringement, was also penalised to drop one place in the race classification for exceeding track limits on the final lap. He was therefore classified in 13th place, with Niki Tuuli (Dynavolt Triumph) promoted to 12th place. Andrea Mantovani (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) was 14th ahead of Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) in 15th; Booth-Amos had crossed the line in 14th but he was also penalised with a one-place penalty for a last-lap track limits infringement. HOUSEKEEPING: to note from WorldSSP Race 1 John McPhee (Vince64 by Puccetti Racing) was the first rider to retire from Race 1 when he crashed at Turn 4 on Lap 4 with the British rider unable to re-join the race following the crash. Luke Power (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) crashed out on Lap 5 at Turn 10, shortly after he was given a double Long Lap Penalty for a jump start. Thai rider Apiwath Wongthananon (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team) was a retirement after running in the points in the early stages before he dropped down to last place. Oli Bayliss (D34G Racing) also retired from the race after he was given a double Long Lap Penalty for a jump start. With just a couple of laps to go, Tom Edwards (Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team) and Nicholas Spinelli (VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha) collided at the final chicane, taking both riders out of the race. Edwards was ahead of Spinelli with the Italian running into the back of Edwards, and the FIM WorldSBK Stewards decided to investigate the incident after the race. Alvaro Diaz (Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP) and Maiki Abe (VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha) both did not take part in the race after not setting a lap time within 105% of the fastest rider in Tissot Superpole. The top six following WorldSSP Race 1, full results here: 1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 2. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +4.017s 3. Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) +4.124s 4. Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) +4.231s 5. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) +4.383s 6. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) +4.655s Fastest Lap – Nicolo Bulega, Ducati – 1’37.831s
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:15:11 GMT -8
Superpole Race 1 1 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 8 1'33.780 291,1 1'33.542 291,9 2 2 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 8 0.916 0.916 1'33.947 285,7 1'33.569 287,2 3 3 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 8 1.757 0.841 1'34.093 288,8 1'33.661 284,2 4 4 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 8 3.126 1.369 1'34.124 291,1 1'33.741 291,9 5 6 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 8 6.067 2.941 1'34.500 290,3 1'33.799 288,0 6 8 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 8 6.781 0.714 1'34.581 292,7 1'33.985 291,9 7 7 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 8 7.054 0.273 1'34.666 290,3 1'33.956 283,5 8 5 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 8 7.125 0.071 1'34.562 292,7 1'33.754 288,8 9 12 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 8 8.568 1.443 1'34.743 296,7 1'34.260 293,5 10 15 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 8 10.344 1.776 1'34.721 290,3 1'34.402 285,7 11 10 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 8 10.546 0.202 1'34.891 295,1 1'34.199 293,5 12 11 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 8 11.246 0.700 1'34.905 291,1 1'34.203 288,0 13 16 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 8 11.807 0.561 1'35.223 292,7 1'34.488 290,3 14 14 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 8 12.037 0.230 1'35.072 292,7 1'34.391 288,8 15 9 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 8 12.825 0.788 1'35.159 291,9 1'34.139 288,8 16 18 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 8 13.079 0.254 1'35.167 285,7 1'34.795 285,0 17 17 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 8 13.549 0.470 1'34.726 300,0 1'34.690 294,3 18 24 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 8 20.193 6.644 1'35.899 291,1 1'36.078 286,5 19 20 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 8 21.340 1.147 1'36.086 285,7 1'35.152 282,0 20 19 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 8 24.463 3.123 1'35.812 286,5 1'34.919 281,3 21 21 51 E. GRANADO BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 8 25.353 0.890 1'36.043 288,8 1'35.598 286,5 22 23 16 G. RUIU ITA Bmax Racing BMW M1000 RR IND 8 25.706 0.353 1'36.542 281,3 1'36.043 280,5 23 25 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 8 27.243 1.537 1'36.557 285,0 1'36.480 281,3 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 22 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 6 2 Laps 1'38.084 279,8 1'35.977 276,2 RET 13 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 0 1'34.310 288,0
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:18:09 GMT -8
Bautista resists Rea pressure for WorldSBK Superpole Race victory at Assen Sunday, 23 April 2023 The pair battled for the majority of the race at Assen with Bautista coming out on top after a thrilling fight The shortened Tissot Superpole Race in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship was a fierce fight between Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) for victory at the TT Circuit Assen during the Pirelli Dutch Round. The pair could barely be separated throughout the eight-lap race as they secured a front row start for this afternoon’s Race 2 following their battle. FRONT ROW FOR RACE 2: battling for the win Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) got the holeshot as the lights went out and jumped into the lead of the race but Bautista was able to respond on the opening lap to re-claim first place before looking to build a gap. Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) both kept the pressure on Bautista while Rea’s teammate, Alex Lowes, was also in the four-rider group for victory. As the race approached the final few laps, Bautista started to pull out a gap over Rea to claim victory in the Superpole Race and claim first on the grid for Race 2, ahead of Rea in second and Razgatlioglu in third. Victory for Bautista moved Ducati onto 399 wins in WorldSBK history and 699 races on the podium, while Rea’s second place set a new record for podiums at one track with 25. Razgatlioglu claimed his 89th podium in WorldSBK with third place. RACE 2 FROM ROW TWO: fierce fights for good grid positions Lowes finished in fourth place after losing time to Razgatlioglu, Rea and Bautista but he also had a margin of more than two seconds over Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) in fifth place after he had a fight with Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) and Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team). Locatelli got through on Lap 6 while Bassani and Aegerter were fighting and separated by just 0.273s at the end of the line. THIRD ROW START: looking to take advantage of their starting position Aegerter took seventh and he will lead the third row in Race 2 as he withstood a charging Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in eighth place. Aegerter held on by just 0.071s to take seventh spot in the eight-lap Superpole Race to secure a third-row start for Race 2. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) will start from ninth in Race 2 after taking the same position in the Superpole Race as he looks to emulate his podium from Mandalika. HOUSEKEEPING: to note from the Superpole Race The race was shortened to eight laps following a technical issue for Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) with possible fluid on the track, with the start delayed for this to be checked. Baz did not take part in the shortened Superpole Race following the issue. The top nine following the WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race, full results here: 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 2. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.916s 3. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +1.757s 4. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +3.126 5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +6.067s 6. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) +6.781s 7. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +7.054s 8. Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +7.125s 9. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) +8.568s Fastest Lap: Alvaro Bautista, Ducati – 1’33.780s
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:19:13 GMT -8
SBK Race 2 1 1 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 21 1'34.133 289,5 1'33.542 291,9 2 3 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 21 3.915 3.915 1'34.304 285,7 1'33.661 284,2 3 5 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 21 7.416 3.501 1'34.715 287,2 1'33.799 288,0 4 7 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 9.445 2.029 1'34.929 285,7 1'33.956 283,5 5 P 6 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 21 9.500 0.055 1'34.578 291,9 1'33.985 291,9 6 12 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 12.279 2.779 1'35.006 286,5 1'34.203 288,0 7 8 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 21 13.457 1.178 1'35.100 290,3 1'33.754 288,8 8 10 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 21 13.532 0.075 1'35.042 291,1 1'34.139 288,8 9 4 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 21 16.890 3.358 1'35.036 291,9 1'33.741 291,9 10 16 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 21 20.304 3.414 1'35.082 292,7 1'34.488 290,3 11 14 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 21 21.645 1.341 1'35.238 291,1 1'34.391 288,8 12 17 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 21 22.038 0.393 1'35.015 293,5 1'34.690 294,3 13 19 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 37.985 15.947 1'35.810 281,3 1'34.919 281,3 14 24 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 21 42.954 4.969 1'36.356 288,0 1'36.078 286,5 15 20 66 T. SYKES GBR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 21 44.662 1.708 1'36.420 281,3 1'35.152 282,0 16 25 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 21 54.512 9.850 1'36.807 282,7 1'36.480 281,3 17 21 51 E. GRANADO BRA PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 21 55.140 0.628 1'36.477 284,2 1'35.598 286,5 18 22 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 21 1'07.639 12.499 1'37.338 273,4 1'35.977 276,2 19 23 16 G. RUIU ITA Bmax Racing BMW M1000 RR IND 21 1'07.659 0.020 1'36.877 279,1 1'36.043 280,5 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 11 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 12 9 Laps 1'35.070 291,9 1'34.199 293,5 RET 13 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 8 13 Laps 1'35.744 288,0 1'34.310 288,0 RET 2 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 5 16 Laps 1'34.686 288,0 1'33.569 287,2 RET 9 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 2 19 Laps 1'35.388 291,9 1'34.260 293,5 RET 18 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1 20 Laps 284,2 1'34.795 285,0 RET 15 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1 20 Laps 289,5 1'34.402 285,7
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:22:00 GMT -8
Bautista brings up Ducati’s 400th WorldSBK victory with Assen hat-trick, Rea crashes out from lead battle Sunday, 23 April 2023 History was made in WorldSBK at the TT Circuit Assen as Ducati claimed their 400th WorldSBK win after Alvaro Bautista’s hat-trick The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship had more history written at the TT Circuit Assen during the Pirelli Dutch Round as Italian manufacturer Ducati claimed their 400th victory in WorldSBK history after Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed a hat-trick in the Netherlands. Ducati become the first manufacturer to reach this milestone as Bautista also racked up his 40th win in WorldSBK after withstanding early pressure in the race. HISTORY MADE: Bautista records a milestone for Ducati The battle for the lead involved Bautista, Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) in the early stages of the race with all three taking their chance to lead throughout the race. Razgatlioglu made his move for the lead on Lap 3 but Bautista responded quickly, before Rea made his move on Lap 5 at the same Turn 8. Bautista was able to respond almost immediately to re-claim the lead and Rea’s race would come to an end on the following lap. He lost the front of his Kawasaki machine at Turn 9 on Lap 6 which put him out of the race. It meant the fight for victory became between Bautista and Razgatlioglu, but the reigning Champion was able to pull out a gap over Razgatlioglu as he claimed his 40th WorldSBK win and Ducati’s 400th win in WorldSBK. Razgatlioglu was unchallenged as he took second place in Race 2 to continue his run of podium finishes, now at six races. He was directly ahead of teammate Andrea Locatelli in third, matching his podium tally from 2021 and doubling his count from 2022. Locatelli had to fend off a challenge from Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) who took fourth place. Not only did Bautista’s victory give Ducati their 400th WorldSBK victory, it was also their 700th race on the podium to hit two milestones in one race. As it was Bautista’s 40th win, all on Ducati, he has exactly 10% of Ducati’s WorldSBK victories. Razgatlioglu now has 90 podiums to his name while teammate Locatelli has ten, putting him level with Simon Crafar and Max Neukirchner while equalling his best podium tally to date. LATE DRAMA: last-lap penalty switches fourth place… Bassani had been running in the lead group during the first half of the race and was promoted to third following Rea’s crash but Locatelli made his way past his compatriot on Lap 8 at Turn 5 with a similar move to the one he made on Saturday against Bassani. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) backed up his sixth-place finish in Race 1 with fourth in Race 2. At the final chicane, the pair made contact with Bassani taking to the green and Aegerter staying on track. The incident was looked at and Bassani, who crossed the line in fourth, was demoted one place due to a track limits infringement on the final lap; Aegerter was therefore classified in fourth place, his best WorldSBK finish, with Bassani in fifth. It was yet another strong result for GRT Yamaha as Aegerter’s teammate, Remy Gardner, took sixth place after fighting his way through the field. LEAVING ASSEN IN THE TOP TEN: a strong comeback Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) claimed seventh spot after a hard-fought race for the British rider, finishing just over a second behind Gardner but also withstanding a late charge from rookie Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team). Petrucci finished in eighth place but was only 0.075s behind Redding at the end of the 21-lap race as he charged through the field. Ninth belonged to Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) after a dramatic race for the Brit. On the sighting lap, Lowes went into the gravel and he was able to bring his bike back to the pits for the team to work on. He was able to start the race from the back of the grid, rather than fourth place where he had been scheduled to, but was able to slice his way through the field to ninth place. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) took tenth place to end a difficult weekend in the top ten. TAKING HOME POINTS: inside the top 15 German rider Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) took 11th place, just over a second behind Rinaldi, while he had to fend off Garrett Gerloff (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) who finished in 12th place and only four tenths behind Oettl. Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) took 13th place ahead of Hafizh Syahrin (PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team) was 14th ahead of Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing); Sykes claiming his first point since returning to WorldSBK for the 2023 campaign. Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO) was 16th and almost 10 seconds down on the points-paying positions and he had to fend off Eric Granado (PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team) in 17th place. Isaac Vinales (TPR by Vinales Racing), making his first start of the 2023 campaign, was 18th after a late fight with wildcard Gabriele Ruiu (Bmax Racing). Ruiu was just 0.020s behind Vinales at the end of the race. HOUSEKEEPING: to note from Race 2 Three riders crashed in quick succession on Laps 2 and 3 in separate incidents. Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) crashed at Turn 9 on Lap 2, Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) crashed at Turn 16 and Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) crashed at Turn 1 on Lao 3. Van der Mark was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash and he was subsequently transported to hospital for further assessments on a suspect left femur fracture. Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) was another who retired from the race when he crashed at Turn 15 on Lap 8, while Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) crashed at Turn 4 on Lap 12; he did re-join the race but brought his bike into the pits and retired. The top six following WorldSBK Race 2, full results here: 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +3.915s 3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +7.416s 4. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +9.445s 5. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) +9.500s 6. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +12.279s Fastest Lap: Alvaro Bautista, Ducati – 1’37.607s
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:31:54 GMT -8
SSP Race2 1 1 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 18 1'37.607 249,4 1'36.900 249,4 2 8 62 S. MANZI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 18 4.437 4.437 1'37.935 247,7 1'37.876 245,5 3 2 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 18 4.523 0.086 1'37.944 251,7 1'37.103 251,2 4 9 23 M. SCHROETTER GER MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 18 5.088 0.565 1'38.042 253,5 1'37.878 255,3 5 12 66 N. TUULI FIN Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 18 10.864 5.776 1'38.050 253,5 1'38.349 252,3 6 4 94 V. DEBISE FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 18 11.068 0.204 1'38.345 251,7 1'37.593 250,6 7 10 9 J. NAVARRO ESP Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 18 13.078 2.010 1'38.425 253,5 1'38.185 249,4 8 6 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 18 13.485 0.407 1'38.422 250,0 1'37.703 249,4 9 28 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 18 17.103 3.618 1'38.420 252,3 1'38.520 257,8 10 3 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 18 20.074 2.971 1'37.966 250,0 1'37.588 247,1 11 16 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 18 20.518 0.444 1'38.795 247,7 1'39.165 248,8 12 15 19 A. MANTOVANI ITA Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 18 20.997 0.479 1'38.752 251,7 1'39.076 247,7 13 22 40 S. CORSI ITA Altogo Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 18 24.862 3.865 1'38.959 247,7 1'39.746 248,3 14 13 29 N. SPINELLI ITA VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 18 32.942 8.080 1'39.002 249,4 1'38.864 247,7 15 21 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart - Yamaha WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6 * 18 39.344 6.402 1'39.760 249,4 1'39.728 247,7 16 14 24 A. WONGTHANANON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 18 39.469 0.125 1'39.283 250,0 1'38.999 249,4 17 23 17 J. MCPHEE GBR Vince64 by Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 18 43.397 3.928 1'40.065 250,0 1'39.802 250,0 18 18 51 A. SARMOON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 18 43.448 0.051 1'39.854 250,0 1'39.627 251,7 19 20 73 M. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 18 45.889 2.441 1'39.980 248,3 1'39.727 252,9 20 19 95 T. MACKENZIE GBR PETRONAS MIE HONDA Team Honda CBR600RR 18 45.964 0.075 1'40.138 243,8 1'39.715 242,7 21 25 4 H. TRUELOVE GBR Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 18 51.575 5.611 1'39.970 252,3 1'40.353 252,9 22 26 7 A. NORRODIN MAS PETRONAS MIE HONDA Team Honda CBR600RR 18 52.391 0.816 1'40.271 243,2 1'40.465 243,2 23 27 16 Y. OKAYA JPN ProDina Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 18 57.874 5.483 1'40.239 248,8 1'40.993 249,4 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 17 22 F. FULIGNI ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 * 17 1 Lap 1'39.758 248,8 1'39.528 245,5 RET 11 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 7 11 Laps 1'38.153 257,8 1'38.243 254,1 RET 24 68 L. POWER AUS Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 6 12 Laps 1'40.985 248,3 1'39.981 246,0 RET 5 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 0 1'37.634 250,0 RET 7 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 0 1'37.789 247,1
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:42:58 GMT -8
Double Dutch delight for Bulega with Race 2 WorldSSP victory at Assen Sunday, 23 April 2023 Nicolo Bulega made it two wins from two at the Dutch Round with a commanding victory in Race 2 at the TT Circuit Assen The FIM Supersport World Championship’s visit to the TT Circuit Assen for the Pirelli Dutch Round concluded with a thrilling Race 2 which was won by Nicolo Bulega (Aaruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) as he continued his strong start to the 2023 campaign, while there was an incredible fight for the podium behind Bulega as he took his fourth win in six races this season. Home team Ten Kate Racing Yamaha were able to celebrate a home podium with Stefano Manzi taking second place in the Netherlands. FIGHTING FOR THE PODIUM: a fierce battle Bulega has been the only repeat winner in 2023 so far and he continued that record as he claimed victory in Race 2 at Assen. He initially fell behind Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) on the opening lap but he responded at the final chicane to re-claim the lead of the race and, from there, he was able to take advantage of the squabbling behind him to build a gap of more than three seconds. The battle for the podium had been a group of five or six riders but fracture when Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), teammate Bahattin Sofuoglu and Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) went three-wide into the final chicane. Sofuoglu crashed out after contact with the Dutch rider while Schroetter and van Straalen continued; the incident was placed under investigation by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards and no further action was taken. It meant the podium fight ended up being between Caricasulo, Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) and Schroetter, with Manzi and Caricasulo fighting hard for second place. On Lap 16, the pair went side by side into the final chicane before Manzi opened up a gap to Caricasulo with rookie Schroetter fighting back to close the gap on the podium places. Despite Caricasulo and Schroetter fighting hard, Manzi was able to hold on by just 0.086s for second place, with Caricasulo in third. Victory for Bulega moved Ducati onto nine WorldSSP victories, only one behind Suzuki and MV Agusta in the all-time list while Manzi claimed his eighth podium since joining WorldSSP, putting him in 38th place in the all-time list. Caricasulo took his 30th podium in WorldSSP with third place but his podium, coupled with Bulega’s victory, mean Ducati now have 40 podiums in WorldSSP. JUST MISSING OUT: a late charge but shy of the podium Schroetter backed up his maiden podium from Race 1 with fourth place in Race 2, finishing just half-a-second away from Caricasulo on the podium. The German rookie had a more than five second margin to the riders fighting hard behind him as Niki Tuuli (Dynavolt Triumph) and Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) battled it out for fifth place throughout the second half of the race. Finnish rider Tuuli was able to hold on to fifth on his Triumph machine with Debise ending a strong weekend in sixth place. ROUNDING OUT THE TOP TEN: ending the Dutch Round on a high Their battle allowed Jorge Navarro (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) to close the gap to the top-six battle but he finished two seconds away in seventh place, ahead of Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura). De Rosa had been running ahead of Navarro but was ordered to drop one position in Race 2 which dropped him behind Navarro. Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) once again pulled off an incredible comeback as he finished in ninth from 28th on the grid, finishing ahead of van Straalen in tenth; van Straalen ran off at Turn 5 shortly after the incident at the final chicane. SCORING POINTS: finishing in the top 15 Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) was 11th after a strong race for the Kawasaki rider and he finished as the lead WorldSSP Challenge rider. Booth-Amos finished just 0.444s behind van Straalen at the end of the race, while he had a similar margin behind him with Andrea Mantovani (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) in 12th place. Wildcard Simone Corsi (Altogo Racing Team) ended his debut WorldSSP weekend in 13th place ahead of Nicholas Spinelli (VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha) in 14th and Tom Edwards in 15th. Spinelli had to serve a Long Lap Penalty for Race 2 following a crash with Edwards in Race 1 on Saturday. Apiwath Wongthananon (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team) just missed out on points with 16th, only 0.125s behind Edwards at the end of the flag, while his teammate was involved in a tight battle for 17th. John McPhee (Vince64 by Puccetti Racing) finished in 17th but he was only 0.051s ahead of Anupab Sarmoon (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team) at the end of the 18-lap race. There was another tight finish for 18th as Maximilian Kofler (D34G Racing) finished 0.075s ahead of Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE HONDA Team) in 20th. Harry Truelove (Dynavolt Triumph) finished in 21st ahead of Adam Norrodin (PETRONAS MIE HONDA Team) and Yuta Okaya (ProDina Kawasaki Racing) who rounded out the classified riders. HOUSEKEEPING: to note from WorldSSP Race 2 Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) and Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) crashed out of the race at Turn 1 with both riders retiring from the race. The FIM WorldSBK Stewards opted to investigate the incident after the race. Oncu was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash. Luke Power (Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team) retired from the race after bringing his machine into the pits in the first half of the race, while Federico Fuligni (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) also brought his bike into the pits before taking the chequered flag to retire. Oli Bayliss (D34G Racing) was declared unfit following a crash on Friday in Free Practice 1, with the Australian showing symptoms of a big toe fracture following the crash. The top six following WorldSSP Race 2, full results here: 1 Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 2. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) +4.437s 3. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) +4.523s 4. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +5.088s 5. Niki Tuuli (Dynavolt Triumph) +10.864s 6. Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) +11.068s Fastest Lap: Nicolo Bulega, Ducati – 1’37.607s – New Lap Record Championship standings 1 Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 127 points 2. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) 90 3. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 79 4. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) 77 5. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) 63 6. Niki Tuuli (Dynavolt Triumph) 61
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:45:44 GMT -8
SBK Championship Standings ALVARO BAUTISTA174DUCATI TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU118YAMAHA ANDREA LOCATELLI104YAMAHA AXEL BASSANI77DUCATI JONATHAN REA73KAWASAKI MICHAEL RUBEN RINALDI54DUCATI DANILO PETRUCCI51DUCATI DOMINIQUE AEGERTER50YAMAHA XAVI VIERGE49HONDA ALEX LOWES44KAWASAKI REMY GARDNER37YAMAHA SCOTT REDDING34BMW IKER LECUONA33HONDA PHILIPP OETTL30DUCATI GARRETT GERLOFF23BMW MICHAEL VAN DER MARK19BMW LORIS BAZ6BMW LORENZO BALDASSARRI6YAMAHA HAFIZH SYAHRIN4HONDA TOM SYKES1KAWASAKI
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:46:30 GMT -8
SSP Championship Standings NICOLO BULEGA127DUCATI
STEFANO MANZI90YAMAHA
MARCEL SCHROETTER79MV AGUSTA
FEDERICO CARICASULO77DUCATI
CAN ONCU63KAWASAKI
NIKI TUULI61TRIUMPH
VALENTIN DEBISE44YAMAHA
JORGE NAVARRO44YAMAHA
GLENN VAN STRAALEN40YAMAHA
RAFFAELE DE ROSA33DUCATI
JOHN MCPHEE31KAWASAKI
NICHOLAS SPINELLI29YAMAHA
BAHATTIN SOFUOGLU23MV AGUSTA
OLIVER BAYLISS18DUCATI
TARRAN MACKENZIE15HONDA
ANUPAB SARMOON14YAMAHA
ADRIAN HUERTAS10KAWASAKI
ADAM NORRODIN9HONDA
YARI MONTELLA8DUCATI
TOM BOOTH-AMOS6KAWASAKI
ANDREA MANTOVANI6YAMAHA
HARRY TRUELOVE5TRIUMPH
APIWATH WONGTHANANON4YAMAHA
SIMONE CORSI3YAMAHA
TOM EDWARDS1YAMAHA
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 5:50:27 GMT -8
"I believe we will continue in WorldSBK… WorldSBK is Toprak’s home" – Sofuoglu on Razgatlioglu’s future Saturday, 22 April 2023 Ahead of the Dutch Round, Toprak Razgatlioglu tested a Yamaha M1 at Jerez with talk about a potential MotoGP™ move swirling The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is back in full swing at the iconic TT Circuit Assen for the Pirelli Dutch Round and one topic is being spoken about a lot: Toprak Razgatlioglu’s (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) MotoGP™ test at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto which took place shortly before the Dutch Round. The test was at a private MotoGP™ test and Razgatlioglu was alongside Yamaha test rider Cal Crutchlow at the Spanish circuit. The test was Razgatlioglu’s second on the Yamaha M1 machine but his first full days of action on the MotoGP™ bike after the first one was impacted by rain at MotorLand Aragon. Team Manager Paul Denning revealed he completed 110 laps when he spoke during WorldSBK Free Practice 1 and Razgatlioglu gave more details about the test when speaking to the media on Thursday ahead of track action in the Netherlands. During the Dutch Round, Kenan Sofuoglu, a five-time WorldSSP Champion and Razgatlioglu’s manager, provided an updated on the 2021 Champion’s future on Saturday. Sofuoglu, who raced in WorldSBK in 2008 and also ventured into the MotoGP™ paddock for two seasons in Moto2™ between 2010 and 2011 explained how the first target is to stay with Yamaha and that he believes “we will continue in WorldSBK”. He said: “Our first choice is to continue with Yamaha. We will start speaking about Toprak’s future from our side and also from Yamaha’s side. The first goal is to do a deal together and then we have to decide where to go, MotoGP™ or WorldSBK. This is on the table. I am always telling him to stay in WorldSBK. Many years ago, I took Toprak with me and I built him for WorldSBK. I didn’t build him for MotoGP™. He is very talented, maybe more talented than many MotoGP™ riders, but MotoGP™ is a different world. I believe to be a MotoGP™ rider, you need to grow there. From the Red Bull Rookies Cup, Moto3™, Moto2™ and MotoGP™. “Toprak grew here. WorldSBK is Toprak’s home. I am telling Toprak, ‘we built you for WorldSBK and you can, for the next 10 years, have a big career here’. I always advise to stay in WorldSBK but I’m also respecting his dream. Maybe he’s in between and doesn’t know exactly what to do. We are just speaking. He will make a decision, but I believe we will continue in WorldSBK.”
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 7:34:43 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 8:02:43 GMT -8
Toprak, not only rides an R1 SuperBike like it’s a toy, when Turkey experienced the devastating earthquakes he delivered vital aid in person. Yamaha donated 10million yen to the recovery effort.
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Post by truenorth on Apr 23, 2023 15:06:39 GMT -8
MEDICAL UPDATE: Michael van der Mark has been diagnosed with a left femur fracture following his Race 2 crash at Assen. Wishing you a speedy recovery mickeyvdmark
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Post by truenorth on Apr 26, 2023 7:50:12 GMT -8
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