Bautista wins shortened Race 2, Vierge claims maiden podium

The Ducati rider bounced reduction after his DNF within the Tissot Superpole Speed to rob the accumulate sooner than Razgatlioglu and Vierge.

Alvaro Bautista claimed his 37th WorldSBK accumulate in an interrupted Speed 2. He heads to the first European Round as the Championship chief with 87 aspects and a 37-point profit within the standings. Toprak Razgatlioglu became as soon as second and 1.218s off Bautista. He moved up within the Championship standings to rob second attach aside with 55 aspects. Xavi Vierge secured his maiden podium atomize for Honda with third attach aside, ending 3.050s at the reduction of the bustle winner. Jonathan Rea crashed out of the bustle after he crashed at Flip 7. The six-time World Champion became as soon as recognized with a factual distal thigh deep abrasion following the wreck.

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s search the advice of with to the Pertamina Mandalika World Avenue Circuit for the Motul Indonesian Round featured one more dramatic bustle in Speed 2 as Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) fought reduction to tell victory in Indonesia in a pink-flagged Speed 2 after scuffling with with teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi. It became as soon as furthermore a memorable bustle for Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) as he claimed his first WorldSBK podium after a solid Indonesian Round.

The fashioned bustle became as soon as pink flagged at the initiate of Lap 8 after an incident at Flip 11 interesting Michael van der Designate (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) with every riders retiring from the bustle and unable to rob the restart. Van der Designate became as soon as taken to the clinical centre for a examine-up following the wreck. The beginning grid for the restarted bustle became as soon as in step with the last executed timing point for every rider and the bustle distanced reduced to 14 laps for the restarted bustle.

Rinaldi started the restarted bustle from pole attach aside and, despite losing momentum at the initiate, became as soon as in a aim to retain that for the length of the opening laps of the 14-lap bustle. The outlet became as soon as at over one second at when Bautista passed Razgatlioglu sooner than the reigning Champion started closing in on teammate and by Lap 11, he had closed the gap reduction down to a tenth. Bautista made the switch on his teammate on Lap 13 of 14 at Flip 10 to switch into the lead of the bustle. On the final lap, Rinaldi ran broad at Flip 10 and misplaced two positions to Razgatlioglu and Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) in third attach aside with Vierge taking his first WorldSBK podium after claiming third attach aside after he started the restarted bustle from third on the grid. He became as soon as running within the chasing community for the length of Speed 2 and became as soon as in a aim to rob good thing about Rinaldi running broad to switch into the podium areas at the reduction of Razgatlioglu, who had been scuffling with for the podium for the length of the restarted bustle.

Rinaldi ended up in fourth attach aside and never more than a second sure of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) in fifth attach aside with the two Italians separated by factual 0.780s at the atomize of the bustle. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) persevered his impressive Indonesian Round with sixth attach aside with Petrucci lower than a second at the reduction of Locatelli in sixth attach aside. Locatelli had temporarily led the fashioned bustle however misplaced ground rapidly afterwards, dropping him down the recount on the grid for the restarted bustle.

WorldSBK will return with the Pirelli Dutch Round taking attach other than the Twenty first to the twenty third of April at the TT Circuit Assen.

WorldSBK Speed 2 Results

1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +1.218s
3. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) +3.050s
4. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +4.068s
5. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) +4.848
6. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +5.838s

WorldSBK Championship standings

1. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 112 aspects
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) 75 aspects
3. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) 70 aspects

Tissot Superpole Speed Results

1. Toprak Razgatlioglu / Yamaha
2. Andrea Locatelli / Yamaha / +1.110s
3. Alex Lowes / Yamaha / +1.372s

P1 | | Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati

“In Speed 2, ranging from tenth attach aside became as soon as no longer straightforward especially in consequence of, on this computer screen, it’s no longer straightforward to lag. In a typical arena, there aren’t quite a pair of aspects to overtake other riders however with this condition with most efficient a minute line of correct grip, it’s nearly very unlikely. I attempted to remain centered within the origin. After they showed the pink flag, I started from fourth attach aside and seemingly the strains got a minute bit more easy.

I had to start with the extra tough rear tyre in consequence of we didn’t bear extra softs. I had to determine out from a onerous with two laps on it or a cozy with eight laps on. We set up the onerous tyre on and tried to adapt. I attempted to defend restful within the origin. After I saw Rinaldi lag away, I thought he had a actually correct tempo. It became as soon as a correct reference for me to bag some profit on Toprak. I became as soon as catching him however at Flip 1 I made a mistake and went a minute bit broad. I misplaced extra than one second, so I misplaced quite a pair of distance to Rinaldi. I didn’t possess I can even procure him however within the last laps I saw tumble him loads. I attempted to retain my tempo. After I caught him, my tempo became as soon as valuable sooner, however I didn’t are searching to risk an overtake. I waited a pair of laps factual to assemble sure that, after I am going him, I did it in a procure attach aside with out risk for him or for me. I’m so contented in consequence of, from a actually worrying initiate today time, we came reduction and we showed that we are solid this yr. I’m happier with this victory than the opposite ones.”

P3 | Xavi Vierge | Team HRC

“Chances are high you’ll maybe maybe’t factor in how contented I’m, we now bear labored so onerous since last yr, however we continually skipped over one thing to wrestle for that attach aside! The initiate of the season in Australia became as soon as so onerous however crew supported me and here in Indonesia, they gave me a bike that I can even enhance the sensation and tempo! In the end of the weekend, we’ve improved. In a roundabout blueprint, we’ve got it! The crew had a fanciful conception, and I can even atomize in third attach aside, which is a victory for each person at the second. We gave it all the pieces unless the last lap.”

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