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# Rider Bike Team 01 Alvaro Bautista Ducati Aruba Ducati 11 Nicolo Bulega Ducati Aruba Ducati 55 Andrea Locatelli Yamaha Pata Yamaha 65 Jonathan Rea Yamaha Pata Yamaha 22 Alex Lowes Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing 47 Axel Bassani Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing 77 Dominique Aegerter Yamaha GRT Yamaha 87 Remy Gardner Yamaha…

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Iannone "surprised" by early testing pace on Ducati Superbike

Ex-MotoGP racer Iannone will make his return to racing action in 2024 as his four-year doping ban expires after signing to join satellite Ducati squad Go Eleven next season.

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Rea gets first taste of Yamaha WSBK machinery in Jerez test

Six-time champion Rea, who has made the transition from Kawasaki to replace BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu, turned 12 laps aboard the R1 he will race in 2024 on a rain-affected opening day of testing.

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Rinaldi set for Motocorsa Ducati ride after losing Honda chance

Rinaldi had been left searching for alternative employment when Ducati made the decision to promote Nicolo Bulega directly from World Supersport to its works WSBK team, where he will join Alvaro Bautista.

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Kawasaki signs Bassani to replace Yamaha-bound Rea in WSBK

As reported by Motorsport.com earlier this month, Bassani will leave Motocorsa Ducati after three seasons to join Alex Lowes at Kawasaki next year.

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Tyre failure dents Razgatlioglu’s WSBK title fightback hopes

Yamaha rider Razgatlioglu arrived at the Czech track with the momentum of his win at Imola behind him, and he gained further ground in a wet opening race of the weekend by finishing second behind Jonathan Rea while Bautista struggled to 12th.

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Ducati set to drop Rinaldi, promote Bulega to works WSBK team

Bulega, 23, is hotly tipped to make the step up to WSBK next year on one of Ducati’s two factory V4 Panigale Rs alongside reigning champion Alvaro Bautista.

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World Superbike: Bautista completes another treble at Misano

After his win in the first race on Saturday, Bautista took his 13th and 14th victories of the season out of a possible 15 in the Superpole race and the second full-distance race of the weekend.

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World Superbike results: Bautista wins Misano Race 1

From pole, Bautista was once again unstoppable as he led a Ducati 1-2 from team-mate Michael Ruben Rinaldi, the pair of works riders sporting a special yellow livery for this weekend.

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World Superbike results: Bautista completes Barcelona treble

The Spanish rider was unstoppable on home soil, winning the Superpole race to give himself pole for the final race of the weekend, which he duly dominated, beating Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu by eight seconds.

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World Superbike results: Bautista wins again in Barcelona opener

After an early red flag caused by a crash for Eric Granado, poleman Bautista sauntered to another straightforward win aboard his V4 Panigale in the restarted 17-lap race, shrugging off the 250rpm rev limit decreased given to Ducati ahead of the start of the weekend.

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World Superbike results: Bautista completes Assen victory sweep

The Superpole race featured a straight fight between Bautista and Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea, with the Ducati rider again emerging ahead in a repeat of Saturday's result.

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World Superbike results: Bautista beats Rea in Assen Race 1

Ducati rider Bautista overcame Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea to win Saturday's opener by a little over three seconds.

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Indonesia WSBK: Bautista seals first Ducati title since 2011

Ducati's Alvaro Bautista wrapped up his maiden World Superbike title with a round to spare in the final race of the weekend at Mandalika with a second-place finish behind Toprak Razgatlioglu.

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Indonesia WSBK: Razgatlioglu smashes lap record for pole

Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu obliterated the lap record at Mandalika to score pole position for this weekend's penultimate round of the World Superbike season.

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Argentina WSBK: Razgatlioglu outduels Bautista in Superpole race

Defending World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu narrowly defeated Alvaro Bautista to claim victory in a nail-biting Superpole race in Argentina.

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Argentina WSBK: Bautista dominates after Razgatlioglu crash

Alvaro Bautista put one hand on the 2022 World Superbike Championship title with victory in the opening race in Argentina after his main rival Toprak Razgatlioglu crashed on the opening lap.

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Argentina WSBK: Razgatlioglu smashes lap record to take pole

Yamaha’s Toprak Razgatlioglu obliterated the lap record at Circuito San Juan Villicum to claim pole position for the Argentina round of the World Superbike Championship.

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Argentina WSBK: Razgatlioglu tops Friday practice ahead of Rea

Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu led the way in Friday practice for the Argentina World Superbike round, leading his championship rivals Jonathan Rea and Alvaro Bautista across the two sessions.

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Portimao WSBK: Razgatlioglu hangs on to win Superpole race

Toprak Razgatlioglu made it two wins out of two in the Portimao World Superbike round after defeating Alvaro Bautista in a straight duel in the Superpole race.

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Portimao WSBK: Razgatlioglu beats Bautista in shortened Race 1

Yamaha’s Toprak Razgatlioglu emerged victorious in the opening race of the Portimao World Superbike weekend that was delayed and shortened by a horrifying crash in one of the support classes.

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Barcelona WSBK: Bautista completes treble win on home turf

Alvaro Bautista made it a hat-trick of World Superbike victories on home turf at Barcelona with an imperious ride to his 11th win of the season in Sunday's finale.

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Barcelona WSBK: Bautista leads Kawasaki duo in Superpole race

Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista extended his lead in the World Superbike Championship with victory in the Superpole race in Barcelona, as Toprak Razgatlioglu missed the podium for a second race running.

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Barcelona WSBK: Bautista dominates, Gerloff grabs podium

Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista extended his World Superbike championship lead with a dominant display in the opening race at Barcelona for his ninth win of the season.

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Barcelona WSBK: Lecuona scores Honda's first pole in six years

Iker Lecuona scored Honda’s first pole position in the World Superbike Championship since 2016 with a stunning effort in Saturday’s qualifying session at Barcelona.

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