Leon Haslam
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WSB: Rea takes championship lead with Race 1 win, Bautista crashes again!
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A pivotal point in the 2019 championship race, as Jonathan Rea returns to the top of the standings after Alvaro Bautista fell heavily! A wet Race 1 proved to be dramatic in the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, as Donington Park hosted yet another thrilling encounter. A frantic start saw Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing…
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WSB: Sykes storms to Donington Park pole, Hickman surprises!
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A topsy-turvy grid sees a jumbled-up order as Tom Sykes takes a 49th career pole and heads an all-British front row! After the sun shone on Friday, unfortunately the typically inclement British weather turned nasty on the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. A whole host of riders had their moments in the spotlight at the top…
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WSB: Sykes on top after mixed Donington Park FP1, Bautista outside top ten!
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Shocks and surprises trail in Tom Sykes’ wake after FP1, with four Independent bikes in the top ten; but where are the Ducatis? The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship visits Donington Park this weekend, with the opening Free Practice taking place under sunny skies. With the first 50-miute session complete, it was a mixed…
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WSB: Rea slashes Bautista’s lead to 16 points after dramatic Race 2!
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The title fight is on! A 75th WorldSBK win for Rea as he went head-to-head with Toprak Razgatlioglu on the final lap, whilst Bautista crashes early on! With a 39-point advantage over Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) had a comfortable margin ahead of Race 2 in WorldSBK, combined with…
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WSB: Bautista back to winning ways at Misano as Rea falters!
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The Spaniard took a 14th win of the season whilst a dramatic final three laps saw surprises on the podium! After the miserable rain became a pain in WorldSBK Race 1, it was sunny blue skies at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” in Italy, ahead of the WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race. The 10-lap encounter saw…
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WSB: Rea victorious after Race 1 craziness!
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The reigning WorldSBK champion celebrated a decade of winning with stunning wet weather prowess to close in on the championship lead! With the rain continuing to fall by the bucket-load, it was a delayed start to WorldSBK Race 1 at Misano, Italy. After a 20-minute delay, racing got underway in treacherous conditions but after just…
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WSB: Rea masters Misano ahead of Cortese, Bautista off the front row!
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Rea takes his first back-to-back poles since 2017 on a day where Alvaro Bautista wasn’t able to shine! Despite morning rain, the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” dried out for a frantic Tissot Superpole session for the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. With multiple changes in the closing stages at the Italian venue, it…
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WSB: Rea heads van der Mark with top 12 within a second after FP1!
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10 years after his first race win, Rea marched to the top of the standings after the opening session at Misano! The first session of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” took place in warm weather conditions under a clear blue sky and proved to be a close one. Round seven…
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WSB: Dramatic Race 2 at Jerez sees van der Mark win as Bautista crashes!
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Michael van der Mark conquered Jerez ahead of Rea and Razgatlioglu as Bautista, Davies and Melandri all suffer crashes! In what was a thrilling Race 2 at Jerez, an uncharacteristic error from Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) at the start of Lap 2 saw the Spaniard suffer his first racing crash in WorldSBK. The…
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WSB: Bautista makes it 12+1 at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto!
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The Spaniard paid tribute to his legendary fellow countryman, whilst the rest of the field battled hard in his wake! The WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race saw another spectacular performance by Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati), who breezed to his 13th win in his rookie season. The Spaniard took his home win with a comfortable…
