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Post by truenorth on Sept 30, 2023 7:14:23 GMT -8
Bautista’s hard-fought win wraps up Manufacturers’ title for Ducati, Razgatlioglu P2 after ‘Titanic Trio’ battle Saturday, 30 September 2023 The Spaniard extended his standings lead to 52 points with victory as Ducati secured their 19th Manufacturers’ Championship title Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed a hard-fought victory in Race 1 at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve as he extended his MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship lead over Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) by five points. The reigning Champion initially dropped during the opening race of the Pirelli Portuguese Round back but fought his rivals hard to move ahead and take his 22nd win of the year as he closes in on a second title BATTLING HARD: the ‘Titanic Trio’ are joined by two more competitors The holeshot belonged to Razgatlioglu as he stormed into the lead while polesitter Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) dropped to fourth through Turn 1, before looking to respond at Turn 3. On the entry into the tight hairpin, Rea made contact with the back of Bautista’s Panigale V4 R. Both stayed on their bike, but Rea dropped to seventh before fighting his way back into the top four on Lap 3. On the same lap, the six-time Champion swept up the inside of Bautista to move into third. At the start of Lap 4, Rea got a good run and moved into second ahead of Lowes when it all kicked off. Bautista thought he’d got ahead of Razgatlioglu but the #54 responded into Turn 2 and 3 to claim the lead, while Rea left the corner third with Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) fourth – the Dutchman staying with the lead group before him and Lowes had a battle for fourth. The reigning Champion used his advantage down the straight to briefly get ahead of Razgatlioglu but the 2021 Champion responded under braking into Turn 1 to defend his lead on Lap 5. On Lap 6, Bautista was able to take the lead and hold it through the first four turns before Razgatlioglu responded into the Turn 5, left-hand hairpin under braking. The #1 repeated the move a lap later but was able to defend his position despite Razgatlioglu’s best efforts. With a clear lap, the Spaniard posted a 1’40.489s, close to lap record pace, to extend his lead to almost a second. Despite initially pulling a gap, it remained within a second with Razgatlioglu aiming to keep the pressure on his rival. At the end of Lap 15, the gap was back up to a second despite the Yamaha star closing in on the #1 in the first half of the lap, and the Spaniard took his 54th win in WorldSBK – closing in on Carl Fogarty’s record of 55 wins for Ducati – as well as his 22nd of the season. Razgatlioglu moved onto 29 podiums for the year, equalling his tally from his title-winning campaign, while Rea was around four seconds down on Razgatlioglu in third. It was the Ulsterman’s 262nd WorldSBK rostrum. With Bautista winning, Ducati were able to secure the 2023 Manufacturers’ Championship standings. BMW RIDERS BATTLE: Gerloff comes out on top against van der Mark Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) came out on top in an epic four-way scrap for P4. He worked his way up through the field, including a stunning battle with van der Mark at one point. On Lap 16, the American tried to come through on the #60 through Turns 11 and 12 but the Dutchman defended around the outside. A lap later and Gerloff tried the same move, fighting hard with his BMW stablemate, to take P4. This allowed Lowes and Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) to stay with the pair, with both coming through to finish fifth and sixth respectively. Van der Mark finished seventh despite his valiant efforts. A FIGHT THROUGH THE FIELD: Locatelli in the top ten despite starting at the back Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) took eighth as he secured yet another top-ten result, finishing just over a second back from van der Mark. He was ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) in ninth. The #55 was sanctioned after ignoring the black flag with orange disc flag in Race 2 at Aragon with a back of the grid start for this race and ‘Loka’ made consistent progress throughout the field. He was able to finish in ninth, giving him optimism for tomorrow’s Tissot Superpole Race where he will line up from the front row. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) completed the top ten, 3.4 seconds down on Locatelli. SCORING POINTS: a mixed Saturday for Petrucci Despite showing strong pace during the weekend, Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) finished Race 1 in 11th although he narrowly missed out on a top ten by just half-a-second. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) dropped down the order compared to his starting position, finishing 12th after starting from seventh. Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) was 13th with Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) completing the points-paying positions. The Brit dropped down the order in the latter stages of the race but was able to take a point in Portugal. JUST MISSING OUT: narrowly missing out on points Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) was four seconds away from a point but he finished 2.5 seconds clear of fellow rookie Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team). Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) was 18th after a pit lane start for exceeding the engine allocation rules and he’ll have to do this again in Sunday’s Race 2. Tito Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) and Hafizh Syahrin (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team) were the last riders inside the top 20, with Syahrin’s teammate, Eric Granado, Gabriele Ruiu (Bmax Racing) and Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO) the last classified riders. HOUSEKEEPING: another bout of bad luck for Rinaldi Isaac Vinales (TPR Team Pedercini Racing) brought his Kawasaki machine into the pits and retired in the early stages, while Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had more misfortune while in the top ten. The #21 was forced to bring his bike into the pits with a technical issue. The top six from WorldSBK Race 1, full results here: 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +2.098s 3. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +6.790s 4. Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) +12.093s 5. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +13.148s 6. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +13.714s Fastest lap: Alvaro Bautista, Ducati – 1’40.489
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Post by truenorth on Sept 30, 2023 7:16:29 GMT -8
SSP Race 1 1 1 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 17 1'43.846 280,0 1'42.769 279,3 2 2 62 S. MANZI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 17 2.637 2.637 1'43.710 282,2 1'43.292 276,4 3 4 9 J. NAVARRO ESP Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 17 6.521 3.884 1'43.819 279,3 1'43.541 275,7 4 7 23 M. SCHROETTER GER MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 17 14.090 7.569 1'44.495 282,2 1'43.690 279,3 5 5 94 V. DEBISE FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 17 14.250 0.160 1'44.242 280,7 1'43.553 281,5 6 10 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 17 15.410 1.160 1'44.583 285,9 1'43.860 282,9 7 17 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 17 20.949 5.539 1'44.467 282,2 1'44.531 282,2 8 14 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 17 22.986 2.037 1'44.551 280,0 1'44.179 279,3 9 15 66 N. TUULI FIN PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 17 25.683 2.697 1'44.503 281,5 1'44.366 274,3 10 11 48 L. DALLA PORTA ITA Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 17 28.865 3.182 1'45.180 288,2 1'43.866 282,2 11 6 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6 * 17 28.944 0.079 1'44.621 287,4 1'43.649 284,4 12 18 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 17 29.081 0.137 1'45.095 284,4 1'44.758 284,4 13 19 17 J. MCPHEE GBR D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 17 32.860 3.779 1'45.048 285,2 1'45.106 282,2 14 9 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 17 37.565 4.705 1'44.915 282,2 1'43.735 282,9 15 13 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 17 40.212 2.647 1'44.641 280,7 1'44.066 280,0 16 16 72 Y. RUIZ ESP MDR Offtec Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 17 42.049 1.837 1'44.915 277,8 1'44.369 273,6 17 23 51 A. SARMOON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 17 46.969 4.920 1'45.911 283,7 1'45.651 272,9 18 26 68 L. POWER AUS Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 17 47.119 0.150 1'45.820 278,6 1'45.901 277,8 19 21 73 M. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 17 47.208 0.089 1'45.752 287,4 1'45.507 282,9 20 22 45 T. SMITS NED Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 17 47.371 0.163 1'45.854 281,5 1'45.603 275,7 21 20 22 F. FULIGNI ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 * 17 47.576 0.205 1'45.664 281,5 1'45.154 277,8 22 25 95 T. MACKENZIE GBR PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 17 47.763 0.187 1'46.030 278,6 1'45.765 269,6 23 24 27 A. DIAZ ESP Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 * 17 48.060 0.297 1'45.852 278,6 1'45.692 277,1 24 29 26 M. NORRODIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 17 57.213 9.153 1'46.453 277,8 1'46.539 281,5 25 27 16 Y. OKAYA JPN ProDina Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 17 57.223 0.010 1'46.211 280,0 1'46.200 277,8 26 30 98 M. ABE JPN VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 * 17 1'31.202 33.979 1'48.403 275,0 274,3 27 31 88 A. MIGNO ITA PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 13 4 Laps 4 Laps 1'46.769 275,0 275,7 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 8 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 14 3 Laps 1'44.823 277,8 1'43.726 277,1 RET 28 35 L. TACCINI ITA Vince64 by Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 13 4 Laps 1'46.994 280,7 1'46.334 277,1 RET 3 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 6 11 Laps 1'43.686 286,7 1'43.504 279,3 RET 12 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 0 46,4 1'43.928 280,7
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Post by truenorth on Sept 30, 2023 15:33:02 GMT -8
Bu1eGAS: Nicolo Bulega crowned 2023 WorldSSP Champion after stunning season Saturday, 30 September 2023 The Italian made history as he wrapped up this year’s Championship in style at MotorLand Aragon to be crowned World Champion before his move to WorldSBK Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati WorldSSP Team) has been crowned the 2023 Champion and the Italian takes the honours of being Ducati’s first title winner in the FIM Supersport World Championship. Bulega made his debut last season and, while he did not stand on the top step of the rostrum, showed his potential with plenty of podiums and a big step forward was made this season as he claimed the title in stunning fashion. GET TO KNOW: all about the latest Champion… 23-year-old Bulega was born in Emilia-Romagna and is the son of former WorldSSP rider Davide Bulega, who competed between 1999 and 2001. He rose through the ranks and made a name for himself in Moto3™ and Moto2™ before two seasons in WorldSSP from 2022 where he was crowned Champion. Speaking to the Official Programme for the Indonesian Round, Bulega described his heroes as Valentino Rossi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic while he races with the #11 as it’s the same number that his dad raced with. THE EARLY YEARS: a 2015 title and promotion to the World Championship After showing his potential in Italy and across Europe, Bulega stepped up to what was then the FIM CEV Moto3™ Junior World Championship in 2014 and finished sixth in the standings. He returned for a second year and won the title ahead of Grand Prix stars Albert Arenas, Aron Canet and 2020 MotoGP™ World Champion Joan Mir. Bulega took one win that season, at Jerez, compared to Arenas’ three but his consistency helped him to the title with the Italian only outside the top five on two occasions out of 12 races, with this characteristic echoed in 2023. On the back of his success, Bulega took part in the 2015 Valencian Grand Prix with the Sky Racing Team VR46, scoring four points on debut. PODIUMS IN Moto3™: Bulega’s potential on display He remained with the same team for 2016, his first full season in Moto3™, and got off to a stunning start. Sixth in Qatar was followed up with second at Jerez in Round 4, and a consistent run of top-ten finishes followed. He took third at the Japanese Grand Prix but 2017 proved to be more challenging with no podiums, on his way to 12th with 81 points. His final year in the lightweight class was marred by retirements with Bulega not scoring points until Assen, the eighth race of the season. A THREE-YEAR STINT: a move to Moto2™ beckons It took until just his fourth Moto2™ race in 2019 to score his first points, with ninth at Jerez, and he followed that up with tenth at Le Mans. He finished the campaign with 48 points with a best finish of seventh at Brno; it would turn out to be his best Moto2™ campaign in three years. He was 20th with 32 points and 26th with 12 points in 2021 in what proved to be his final Moto2™ campaign before a switch to WorldSSP for the 2022 campaign, coinciding with the return of Ducati to World Supersport as he linked up with the Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team. It would prove to relight his career path. THE WORLD SUPERSPORT SWITCH: a podium contender from the start Bulega’s first WorldSSP round came at Aragon in 2022 and he was immediately on the pace with fifth in Race 1 and a maiden podium in Race 2. Nine visits to the rostrum came that year for the #11 but a first win eluded him as Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) diced for the title. He finished his rookie year fourth in the standings, 22 points behind Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) in third. A TITLE-WINNING CAMPAIGN: a multiple race winner and a consistent season With the Ducati Panigale V2 now in its second WorldSSP season, refinements were made and the year of experience Bulega put in his pocket allowed him to take the next step as he became a race winner. Victory came at Phillip Island, with a double, at the opening round of the season before a podium in Indonesia. Another double at Assen, plus victories at Barcelona and Misano despite the best efforts of title rival Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) put him in pole position for the title. The Ducati star was able to keep winning with more visits to the top step at Donington, Most and Magny-Cours, allowing him to pull out a 60-point lead heading into the Aragon Round. A double at Aragon extended his lead to 85 points, with Manzi P11 and P2, but it wasn’t enough to win the title and the fight lasted one more round. With Bulega needing to leave Portimao Race 1 with a 75-point advantage over Manzi, he wrapped up the 2023 title in style on Saturday with victory; becoming Ducati’s first Champion in WorldSSP. WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD? A factory Ducati seat guaranteed… Bulega’s future was known before the title was wrapped up. For next year, the Italian will partner Alvaro Bautista at the factory Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team, replacing Michael Ruben Rinaldi. He follows in the footsteps of 2020 Champion Andrea Locatelli, who moved straight into the factory Yamaha seat and has been a regular top-six finisher, and two-time Champion Dominique Aegerter who moved to WorldSBK for 2023 after his second title.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2023 7:03:04 GMT -8
SBK Superpole Race 1 5 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 10 1'39.838 312,3 1'39.989 311,4 2 4 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 10 0.142 0.142 1'39.826 315,9 1'39.891 315,9 3 3 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 10 4.024 3.882 1'40.011 307,8 1'39.872 313,2 4 9 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 6.984 2.960 1'40.536 312,3 1'40.207 313,2 5 6 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 10 7.236 0.252 1'40.391 307,8 1'40.133 310,5 6 13 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 10 7.549 0.313 1'40.335 319,6 1'40.385 312,3 7 7 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 10 8.387 0.838 1'40.687 310,5 1'40.171 317,8 8 12 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 10 9.898 1.511 1'40.358 307,8 1'40.385 315,0 9 14 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 10 11.003 1.105 1'40.841 314,1 1'40.453 314,1 10 10 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 10 11.230 0.227 1'40.628 306,1 1'40.262 308,7 11 15 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 10 11.362 0.132 1'40.797 301,8 1'40.473 313,2 12 16 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 10 12.751 1.389 1'41.003 315,0 1'40.594 315,9 13 11 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 10 12.806 0.055 1'40.831 305,2 1'40.381 315,9 14 17 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 13.053 0.247 1'40.883 302,7 1'40.672 311,4 15 8 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 10 13.609 0.556 1'41.035 307,8 1'40.198 311,4 16 19 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 18.858 5.249 1'41.527 308,7 1'41.286 307,0 17 18 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 21.305 2.447 1'41.370 311,4 1'41.147 310,5 18 20 53 T. RABAT ESP Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 21.363 0.058 1'41.725 301,0 1'41.754 308,7 19 21 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 10 23.818 2.455 1'42.060 297,7 1'41.895 307,0 20 22 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 24.348 0.530 1'42.128 300,2 1'42.121 301,0 21 23 16 G. RUIU ITA Bmax Racing BMW M1000 RR IND 10 31.299 6.951 1'42.857 305,2 1'42.554 307,8 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 2 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 7 3 Laps 1'40.751 315,0 1'39.762 312,3 RET 1 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1 9 Laps 173,9 1'39.620 315,0 NS 24 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'43.635 300,2
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2023 7:04:01 GMT -8
SBK Race2 1 1 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 20 1'40.475 315,9 1'39.989 311,4 2 2 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 20 0.126 0.126 1'40.575 317,8 1'39.891 315,9 3 6 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 20 1.764 1.638 1'40.738 313,2 1'40.385 312,3 4 8 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 20 2.864 1.100 1'40.662 307,0 1'40.385 315,0 5 3 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 20 6.373 3.509 1'40.882 311,4 1'39.872 313,2 6 11 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 20 9.305 2.932 1'41.035 310,5 1'40.198 311,4 7 5 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 20 10.154 0.849 1'40.942 307,0 1'40.133 310,5 8 15 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 10.262 0.108 1'41.044 306,1 1'40.672 311,4 9 12 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 20 12.253 1.991 1'41.056 311,4 1'40.262 308,7 10 10 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 20 19.155 6.902 1'40.992 315,0 1'39.620 315,0 11 7 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 20 20.468 1.313 1'41.566 311,4 1'40.171 317,8 12 14 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 20 20.970 0.502 1'41.340 314,1 1'40.473 313,2 13 17 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 23.800 2.830 1'41.867 310,5 1'41.286 307,0 14 13 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 20 29.871 6.071 1'41.358 316,8 1'40.381 315,9 15 9 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 20 41.408 11.537 1'41.552 311,4 1'40.453 314,1 16 18 53 T. RABAT ESP Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 20 42.685 1.277 1'42.500 308,7 1'41.754 308,7 17 20 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 20 42.967 0.282 1'42.848 302,7 1'42.121 301,0 18 16 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 51.507 8.540 1'42.247 312,3 1'41.147 310,5 19 21 16 G. RUIU ITA Bmax Racing BMW M1000 RR IND 20 51.529 0.022 1'42.895 313,2 1'42.554 307,8 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 4 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 11 9 Laps 1'41.100 309,6 1'40.207 313,2 RET 22 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 5 15 Laps 1'41.403 307,8 1'40.594 315,9 RET 19 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 0 198,8 1'41.895 307,0
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2023 7:04:43 GMT -8
SSP Race2 1 2 62 S. MANZI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 17 1'43.627 280,0 1'43.292 276,4 2 1 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 17 0.084 0.084 1'43.649 284,4 1'42.769 279,3 3 3 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 17 3.278 3.194 1'43.663 284,4 1'43.504 279,3 4 7 23 M. SCHROETTER GER MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 17 6.300 3.022 1'44.159 279,3 1'43.690 279,3 5 10 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 17 7.905 1.605 1'44.276 285,2 1'43.860 282,9 6 8 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 17 9.427 1.522 1'44.226 277,8 1'43.726 277,1 7 4 9 J. NAVARRO ESP Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 17 13.325 3.898 1'44.205 279,3 1'43.541 275,7 8 14 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 17 13.361 0.036 1'44.024 287,4 1'44.179 279,3 9 11 48 L. DALLA PORTA ITA Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 17 16.393 3.032 1'44.491 286,7 1'43.866 282,2 10 15 66 N. TUULI FIN PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 17 17.832 1.439 1'44.219 283,7 1'44.366 274,3 11 16 72 Y. RUIZ ESP MDR Offtec Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 17 18.475 0.643 1'44.422 277,8 1'44.369 273,6 12 6 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6 * 17 18.516 0.041 1'44.327 283,7 1'43.649 284,4 13 18 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 17 19.090 0.574 1'44.445 284,4 1'44.758 284,4 14 19 17 J. MCPHEE GBR D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 17 24.006 4.916 1'44.542 289,0 1'45.106 282,2 15 9 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 17 34.248 10.242 1'44.221 280,7 1'43.735 282,9 16 23 27 A. DIAZ ESP Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 * 17 34.768 0.520 1'45.062 282,2 1'45.692 277,1 17 17 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 17 38.235 3.467 1'44.165 285,2 1'44.531 282,2 18 22 51 A. SARMOON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 17 38.670 0.435 1'45.336 280,7 1'45.651 272,9 19 25 68 L. POWER AUS Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 17 39.476 0.806 1'45.641 279,3 1'45.901 277,8 20 24 95 T. MACKENZIE GBR PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 17 39.802 0.326 1'45.570 277,1 1'45.765 269,6 21 27 26 M. NORRODIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 17 42.559 2.757 1'45.554 280,0 1'46.539 281,5 22 20 73 M. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 17 42.804 0.245 1'45.737 282,9 1'45.507 282,9 23 29 88 A. MIGNO ITA PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 17 58.355 15.551 1'46.558 278,6 275,7 24 21 45 T. SMITS NED Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 17 1'05.283 6.928 1'44.766 278,6 1'45.603 275,7 25 26 16 Y. OKAYA JPN ProDina Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 17 1'05.436 0.153 1'46.491 278,6 1'46.200 277,8 26 28 98 M. ABE JPN VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 * 17 1'26.909 21.473 1'48.446 270,9 274,3 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 12 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 15 2 Laps 1'44.301 282,2 1'43.928 280,7 RET 5 94 V. DEBISE FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 8 9 Laps 1'44.683 277,1 1'43.553 281,5 RET 13 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1 16 Laps 172,3 1'44.066 280,0
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2023 7:06:50 GMT -8
FINAL CORNER MOVE: Bautista pips Razgatlioglu by just one tenth in thrilling Superpole Race fight Sunday, 1 October 2023 The reigning Champion closed in on a second riders’ title while he also equalled a long-standing record for wins with Ducati Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed a hard-fought win against Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) in the Tissot Superpole Race with the outcome decided at the final corner. The pair were separated by just 0.142s at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve as the #1 edged closer to a second MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship title, while he also went level with four-time Champion Carl Fogarty for wins with Ducati as the Pirelli Portuguese Round hosted another scrap between the top two. CLOSING IN: a chance for history in Race 2… Razgatlioglu got the holeshot from the second row to lead heading into Turn 1 while Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) also got a great start as Championship leader Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) lost ground. However, on Lap 1, the #1 gained two places when the two Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK riders crashed at Turn 5. Jonathan Rea was going for an overtake on Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) ahead and lost the front, while Alex Lowes crashed at the same corner, in a separate incident, when behind the six-time Champion. Both retired from the race and will start Race 2 from the fourth row. On Lap 5, Bautista got ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) on the run into Turn 1 to move into second place and soon set his sights on Razgatlioglu ahead. The #1’s pace was quicker than the Yamaha ahead and he used this to his advantage at the start of Lap 8 to get alongside but the #54 responded under braking to maintain the lead. He tried again on the start of Lap 9 but remained in second and set up a final lap showdown. A moment over the hill on the penultimate lap cost him time but he was still able to attack on the straight into Turn 1, but Razgatlioglu defended the lead. A big slide for the Yamaha into Turn 13 allowed Bautista to close in and the reigning Champion pipped his rival by 0.142s for his 55th victory with Ducati, putting him level with Carl Fogarty for wins with the Italian brand; this record had stood since 1999. Razgatlioglu took second with Locatelli returning to the rostrum with third. STARTING FROM THE SECOND ROW IN RACE 2: an epic four-rider scrap for fourth Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) will line up from fourth after coming out on top in a thrilling scrap for fourth. He was just two tenths ahead of Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) in fifth with the Honda rider lining up on the Race 2 grid from the middle of the second row, with Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in sixth. Van der Mark was seventh but was involved in this battle for fourth, with around 1.5s separating the quartet of riders. IN CONTENTION IN RACE 2? securing a third-row start Dutchman van der Mark will lead away the third row in Race 2 and will be joined by Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) after he again battled through the field to secure a third-row start. He was just 1.5s behind his BMW stablemate while the fight for ninth went down to the wire between three riders. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) secured P9 and a single point for the Championship, fending off Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) in tenth and Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) in 11th. Kawasaki-bound Bassani was making moves in the early stages of the race as he looked for a top-nine finish but took 11th. The top nine from the Tissot Superpole Race, full results here: 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +0.142s 3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +4.024s 4. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +6.984s 5. Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) +7.236s 6. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +7.549s 7. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +8.387s 8. Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) +9.898s 9. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) +11.003s Fastest Lap: Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) – 1’39.826s, New Lap Record
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2023 7:09:14 GMT -8
HISTORY MAKER: Bautista breaks Ducati win record after stunning Razgatlioglu fight in Race 2 Sunday, 1 October 2023 photos.worldsbk.com/2023/10/01/race2wsbk_full.jpgThe reigning Champion made it 56 wins on Ducati machinery to surpass Carl Fogarty’s tally, but he just missed out on his second riders’ title Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed another Ducati milestone in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship as he took his 56th win with the Italian brand to move clear of Carl Fogarty. It came after another epic battle with Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) which was decided with a drag race to the line at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve after the pair traded position a huge 35 times during Race 2 at the Pirelli Portuguese Round. MAKING HISTORY: Bautista’s hard-fought hat-trick gives him a Ducati record Bautista’s start briefly kept him ahead of Razgatlioglu but the #54 moved into the lead under braking into Turn 1 before pulling out a slight gap. However, the reigning Champion used his advantage to get alongside heading into Turn 1 at the start of Laps 2, 3 and 4. The Yamaha star resisted under braking although on the latter occasion, Bautista cut back through Turn 2 before the Yamaha star got back ahead at Turn 3. It was a similar story on Lap 5 despite being ahead for longer down the straight but the Yamaha star’s strength came into its own heading into Turn 1 as he outbraked the Champion-elect. On Lap 6, Bautista was able to hold the lead through Turn 1 but the #54 came back at his rival at Turn 5 but, on Lap 7, Bautista was able to pass him again. The 2021 Champion looked to respond on the inside through Turns 10 and 11 with the #1 holding on around the outside. Bautista took the lead on Lap 9 into Turn 1 and held the lead until Turn 13, when the Yamaha star came through to take the lead before the reigning Champion overtook him on the run to Turn 1. Once again, the pair swapped positions at Turn 5 before he was able to defend into Turn 1 at the start of Lap 11 although Bautista cutback through the next corner although Razgatlioglu responded into the right-hand hairpin of Turn 3. At the start of Lap 12, Bautista was able to hold the lead through the first three corners after passing his rival at Turn 1, but it was short-lived. At the left-hand hairpin at Turn 5, the Turk outbraked the Spaniard and passed him. He pulled out a gap of around half-a-second which allowed him to hold the lead on Lap 16, and on Lap 17 the #1 came through again for the lead before Razgatlioglu demoted him to second at Turn 13. A lap later and Bautista once again overtook on the run into Turn 1 while Razgatlioglu re-passed him at Turn 5. On the penultimate lap, the Spaniard was ahead heading into Turn 5 before running wide, allowing his rival through, before a final lap showdown. Razgatlioglu led heading into the final corner, but Bautista was able to get the better of the Yamaha on the run to the line, with the duo separated by 0.126s. Behind the epic scrap for the win, Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) battled from the second row in the early stages to claim a podium finish. At times, it looked like he would close in on the duo ahead, potentially having a huge say in the title race, but the #21 had to settle for third as he finished 1.764s down on the lead riders. Bautista’s 56th win for Ducati means he’s now one clear of four-time Champion Carl Fogarty’s record of 55 and the #1 is now the rider with most wins for the Italian manufacturer. Razgatlioglu took his 113th podium and 31st of the season while Rinaldi took his 23rd podium. ANOTHER STRONG RESULT FOR GERLOFF: fourth again for the American Garrett Gerloff’s (Bonovo Action BMW) impressive form continued as he finished in fourth once again, concluding a strong weekend for both the American and BMW. He was only a second away from a first BMW podium as he finished three seconds ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) in fifth after the #55 started from the front row. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) ended the Portuguese Round with sixth after starting from outside the top ten, the second round in a row he’s completed an epic fightback. REA FIGHTS BACK AFTER LONG LAP PENALTY: securing a result in the top ten Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) continued Honda’s uptick in form with seventh, although the Japanese manufacturer did lose more ground to BMW in their Manufacturers’ Championship fight. He was less than a second behind ‘Petrux’ while he also fended off Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) by just 0.108s as the Swiss rider fought his way through the field for P8. Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) was ninth with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) completing the top ten. Rea started from tenth on the grid following his Superpole Race crash but was involved in a Lap 1, Turn 3 collision with Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Xavi Vierge (Team HRC). Rea was given a Long Lap Penalty by the FIM Stewards for irresponsible riding, but he was able to fight back to take tenth, seven seconds behind Oettl ahead. BATTLING AFTER LAP 1 INCIDENT: Redding, Vierge recover to the points Despite getting another great start, Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) dropped down the order. The Dutchman was one of only two riders to use the SC2 front while the rest of the field used the SC1 option. He was just over a second back from Rea while he had a charging Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) – his 2024 replacement – in 12th. Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) took 13th ahead of Redding and Vierge who battled to 14th after the Lap 1 incident to claim points. HOUSEKEEPING: Gardner’s strong weekend ends prematurely Tito Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) had been running in the points but dropped to 16th, and just over a second away from Vierge, while Isaac Vinales (TPR Team Pedercini Racing) was three tenths back from his compatriot in 17th. Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was 18th with Gabriele Ruiu (Bmax Racing) the last classified rider in 19th, only 0.022s behind the Brit. Hafizh Syahrin (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team) retired on the opening lap with a technical issue while Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) crashed at Turn 1 in the opening stages. Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) had, again, been enjoying a strong race and ran in the podium places in the early stages. However, he was forced to retire with a technical problem on Lap 11. The top six from WorldSBK Race 2, full results here: 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +0.126s 3. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.764s 4. Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) +2.864s 5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +6.373s 6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +9.305s Fastest Lap: Alvaro Bautista (Ducati), 1’40.475s Championship standings 1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 566 points 2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) 506 3. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 350 4. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) 300 5.Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) 244 6. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 233
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2023 7:10:47 GMT -8
BATTLE TO THE LINE: Manzi ends Bulega’s winning run after epic last-lap scrap Sunday, 1 October 2023 Stefano Manzi came out on top in an unmissable final lap showdown against the 2023 Champion to claim victory by just 0.084s Less than a tenth separated Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) in Race 2 at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve as the #62 came out on top after an incredible showdown. The Pirelli Portuguese Round once again played host to a FIM Supersport World Championship thriller as this year’s top two in the standings fought tooth and nail for victory in Portugal on the final lap. A FIGHT TO THE END: Manzi vs Bulega for victory as Montella’s mistake proves costly Newly-crowned Champion Bulega got the holeshot but his lead only lasted a couple of laps as Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) came through at Turn 3 on Lap 3 to take the lead. Two laps later and Bulega was demoted to third behind the rapid Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) at Turn 1 as the #55 moved into second. On Lap 6, Montella pulled off the same move on Manzi to claim the lead. Despite being relegated a place, the #62 was able to keep the pressure on while Bulega stayed within a few tenths of the lead duo. At the start of Lap 9, Manzi gave Montella a taste of his own medicine as he overtook him at Turn 1 but, like when the positions were reversed, the pressure was kept on. Manzi was able to keep his pace in the 1’43s for longer than Montella and Bulega but his Lap 12 time was in the 1’44s with the trio staying close together. On Lap 14, the lead swapped again. Montella got a good run out of the final corner and was able to get ahead into Turn 1 before the pair swapped again a lap later. On Lap 16, Montella ran wide from second at Turn 3 which allowed Bulega ahead of him to fight his year-long adversary for victory. On the final lap, the #11 made his move for the lead at Turn 1 with Manzi fighting back. The Yamaha rider was ahead into Turn 9 but the 2023 Champion pulled off an incredible move through Turn 9 to take the lead, albeit briefly. Manzi responded through Turns 10 and 11 before holding on for victory with just 0.084s between the two. Manzi’s fifth in WorldSSP stopped Bulega’s streak at five victories, while it also means the #11 can’t match Dominique Aegerter’s record for victories in a season now which stands at 17. However, his 19th podium of the year surpasses the Swiss rider’s tally from 2021 with two races left this season. Montella’s third place secured Italy a 1-2-3 for the 10th time in WorldSSP while Italy moved closer to a milestone: the country now has 199 podiums in the Championship. SCRAPPING FOR FOURTH: bouncing back from a difficult Saturday Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) secured third in the World Championship as he took fourth, finishing three seconds behind Montella on the podium. He was 1.6 seconds clear of Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) in fifth as he made it four Italians inside the top five; Schroetter the only outlier. Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) bounced back from his Race 1 crash to take a top six finish and he had a similar margin to Caricasulo as the #62 did to Schroetter. NOTHING TO SEPARATE: a tiny gap covering those in the top ten Spanish rookie Jorge Navarro (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) was unable to back up his Race 1 rostrum as he finished seventh with the #9 losing ground at the start. It was a thrilling battle between Navarro and Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) on a race to the line, with Navarro resisting the WorldSSP veteran by just 0.036s. Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) was ninth with Finnish rider Niki Tuuli (PTR Triumph) completing the top ten. OVERCOMING A PENALTY FOR A POINT: Oncu fights back, Edwards the top WorldSSP Challenge rider It was a strong weekend for wildcard rider for Yeray Ruiz (MDR Offitec Yamaha) as he scored points again, finishing 11th in Race 2 and narrowly missing out on a top-ten spot by just six tenths. However, he was also only 0.041s ahead of Tom Edwards (Yart – Yamaha WorldSSP Team) in 12th with the Australian finishing as the lead WorldSSP Challenge rider in his final race of the season. Ondrej Vostatek (PTR Triumph) secured 13th and was only half-a-second away from Edwards while he had a near five-second lead over John McPhee (D34G Racing) in 14th. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) started in the top ten but finished in 15th after a double Long Lap Penalty. The Turkish star was deemed to have jumped the start and was penalised, with the #61 taking his penalties on Laps 5 and 6 before fighting back for a point. He was ahead of Alvaro Diaz (Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP) in 16th and Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 17th. Sofuoglu was running in the top ten but a Turn 5 crash on Lap 14 dropped him out of contention. HOUSEKEEPING: Huertas’ DNF streak continues There were three retirements in Race 2, with two due to technical issues. Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo ME AIR Racing), who also had issues in the Warm Up session, retired on the opening lap after bringing his bike into the pits. Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) had been running well but a technical issue meant he was forced to retire. Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) was the third and final retirement after he crashed his Kawasaki ZX-6R at Turn 13 on Lap 15. The top six from WorldSSP Race 2, full results here: 1. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) 2. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) +0.084s 3. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) +3.278s 4. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +6.300s 5. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) +7.905s 6. Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) +9.427s Fastest Lap: Stefano Manzi (Yamaha) – 1’43.627s Championship standings 1 Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 453 points 2. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) 368 3. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 293 4. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) 231 5. Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 168 6. Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) 160
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Post by truenorth on Oct 1, 2023 8:11:59 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 2, 2023 8:36:08 GMT -8
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