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Is Garrett Gerloff the favourite for top WorldSBK independent rider honours? - Here’s a closer look at which riders are expected to be in contention.

Motocorsa Ducati rider Axel Bassani completes a three-day Vallelunga test aboard road and WorldSBK-spec machines.

Coming in at sixth on our top ten WorldSBK riders of 2021 is rookie sensation Axel Bassani who finished three spots lower down in the official championship standings.

MOTOCORSA Ducati Racing will have an unchanged one-rider WorldSBK line-up in 2022 after confirming Axel Bassani for a second season.

Axel Bassani rises to the fore to challenge Toprak Razgatlioglu, Jonathan Rea and Scott Redding in WorldSBK race two at San Juan; ‘I had the possibility to learn a lot of things from the other riders, from Scott, Jonny and Toprak. They are the best riders in WorldSBK at the moment’.

Axel Bassani makes ‘little step’ forward in Jerez World Superbike race two to claim sixth place finish. Italian rookie puts impressive last two rounds down to understanding ‘the category, the tyres, the bike’ more and more.

Axel Bassani remains ‘focused’ on his debut WorldSBK campaign with Motocorsa Racing Ducati, despite rumours of a switch to the factory team.

Italian rookie Axel Bassani betters his WorldSBK points tally of Aragon and Estoril combined, with three top ten performances in Misano.