Nicholas Spinelli took victory in a wild Race 1 at Assen, holding off title contenders Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista thanks to a red flag.
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Danilo Petrucci had an eventful day as he topped the times for much of the afternoon, ran into technical issues and crashed his Panigale V4 R.
Danilo Petrucci will stay at Barni Ducati for the 2024 WorldSBK campaign after signing a new one-year deal.
Andrea Iannone is attempting to make a competitive return to racing in 2024 with a move to WorldSBK.
Currently a one-rider team with WorldSBK rookie Danilo Petrucci, Barni Ducati could expand its rider line-up in 2024 with the addition of Andrea Iannone.
Andrea Iannone has dropped his biggest hint yet that a return to world championship racing in 2024 is his main goal, with WorldSBK seen as the likely destination.
Danilo Petrucci is not optimistic about his chances of ever becoming a WorldSBK champion, although winning a race… ‘I’m here to at least try’.
Despite an impressive opening two rounds to his WorldSBK career Danilo Petrucci is not entirely ‘happy’, something a maiden podium result will change.
Back-to-back top ten finishes during the two-day WorldSBK test at Jerez has left Danilo Petrucci feeling strong about his performance ahead of Portimao, although ‘I still don’t have the bike 100% in my hands’, says the Italian.
Jonas Folger leaves Bonovo MGM BMW after the team decides not to contest final World Superbike rounds in Argentina and Indonesia.
Tito Rabat’ switch from MotoGP to WorldSBK has been a bitterly disappointing one so far, with only two top tens in 12 races; ‘The spirits? You get used to it over the years, you leave here trying not to leave unmotivated and continue.”
Tito Rabat says he will be rewarded with the ‘top material’ from Ducati if he proves competitive during his maiden WorldSBK Championship season in 2021.
Tito Rabat joins the likes of Max Biaggi, Marco Melandri and Alvaro Bautista in attempting to make a successful leap from MotoGP to WorldSBK after signing with Barni Ducati
Marco Melandri quits motorcycle racing just four rounds into his comeback with the Barni Ducati team; Samuele Cavalieri replaces the three-time MotoGP race winner
Just months after hanging up his helmet, Marco Melandri is beating a path back to the WorldSBK Championship with Barni Ducati