Leon Haslam
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WSB: Bautista beats Rea in FP1 after heated opening session in Buriram
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Bautista and Rea swapped places continuously in the latter stages of the session, whilst Yamaha are also in the mix. The first session of the Pirelli Thai Round at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram went the way of Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati). As the sun bared down and the temperatures rose, on-track…
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WSB: Sensational Spaniard checks-out of Australia with 13 point championship lead!
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The final race of the Yamaha Finance Australian Round in the opening meeting of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship went the way of Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati), who completed a dream WorldSBK debut. The Spaniard becomes the first rider to win both WorldSBK races on his debut weekend since John Kocinski…
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WSB: Spanish Rookie Alvaro Bautista dominates from lap one to take first WorldSBK win, whilst Rea and Melandri join him on the podium.
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The opening race of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship was a classic and went the way of Rookie, Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati), who set a scintillating pace and was able to clear off at the front of the pack from lap one. Bautista took the win in a convincing manner, winning…
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WSB: Bautista bags top spot with 13 riders covered by one second!
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WorldSBK Rookie Bautista got his 2019 championship charge off to a fine start, toppling Jonathan Rea late on in FP2 to go into Saturday on top. The final session of the opening day of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship concluded with Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) taking over at the top of combined…
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WSB: Bautista flying on the Ducati in Australia while the Brits get down to business
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Spaniard smashes the times again, Tom Sykes second quickest despite shoulder injury, Alex Lowes has a big crash and Haslam beats Rea to third fastest time. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stormed to the top of the timesheets again today (Tuesday) at Phillip Island with a best lap of 1’30.303 – a massive 0.440 seconds…
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WSB: Bautista dominates day one in Australia. Lowes second, Rea third
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Four different bikes take four top spots in thrilling opener at Phillip Island After three weeks of rest the World Superbike circus is back in action at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit for the final pre-season test before the racing action kicks off. Amidst chilly temperatures and winds, Ducati’s debutant Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)…
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WSB: Rea tops final day of pre-season testing at Portimao. Lowes second. Bautista third.
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Reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea continued his strong pre-season form yesterday, coming out on top during the final day of pre-season testing at the Autodromo do Algarve in Portimao – ahead of 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in Australia next month. Despite suffering a small crash during the minutes of the test, Northern…
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WSB: Jonathan Rea sets the pace at Portimao.
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Jonathan Rea has taken the top spot during the first day of testing at Portimao, keeping up his impressive pre-season pace from Jerez last week. 14 WorldSBK and 10 WordSSP riders are at the Autodromo do Algarve Portimao for the final European winter test ahead of the 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in…
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WSB: Jerez Test: Jonathan Rea returns to the top on the final day of testing
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Busy two-day test comes to an end at Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto with reigning World Champion back at the top of the charts. The sun shone down on the final day of testing at the Spanish circuit of Jerez, where the WSB riders tested on the final day of the two-day long session. With…
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WSB: Alex Lowes fastest at Jerez test
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Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider led day one of testing at Jerez with Jonathan Rea close behind. Making their final preparations ahead of the 2019 season opener, 16 WorldSBK and 12 WorldSSP riders were out on track yesterday at the Circuito de Jerez Ángel Nieto for the opening day of testing at the Andalusian circuit. Despite…
