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What we learned from the 2024 WorldSBK season-opener
Wins for Alex Lowes and rookie Nicolo Bulega were just two of many surprises at the Phillip Island WorldSBK round.
Alvaro Bautista still betting ‘on the same three riders’ as last year
Despite a chaotic WorldSBK season-opener where the ‘Titanic trio’ failed to win a race, Alvaro Bautista still expects himself, Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu to lead the way going forward.
Yamaha confident Andrea Locatelli can fight for titles; ‘he’s thinking like a winner’
Yamaha are hopeful their WorldSBK title hopes won’t rely just on Jonathan Rea, after Andrea Locatelli showed race winning potential in Phillip Island.
Yamaha admit ‘we need to take responsibility’ after Jonathan Rea disaster
Yamaha claim it’s their responsibility to get Jonathan Rea back on-track after the six-time WorldSBK champion’s disastrous first weekend with the Japanese manufacturer.
Danilo Petrucci: ‘WorldSBK is crazy, one of the closest championships I’ve been in’
Danilo Petrucci says he could have ‘fought for the win’ in Race 2 of the WorldSBK season-opener if he had ‘two more laps’.
Sam Lowes says battling for the podium was possible ‘with more experience’
Sam Lowes believes he could have fought for a WorldSBK podium during his debut weekend if he had a bit ‘more experience’
Andrea Locatelli: ‘The feeling was amazing’, crashed when ‘the bike was in neutral’
Andrea Locatelli says he felt ‘amazing’ aboard his Yamaha R1 before crashing out of victory contention in Race 2 of the WorldSBK season-opener.
Andrea Iannone: ‘I’m a little bit stiff, in MotoGP I was fighting a lot’
Andrea Iannone admits he’s not completely happy with his results at the WorldSBK season-opener despite calling it ‘the best comeback possible.
Alex Lowes: “I’m probably a bit too old to be making moves like that”
Alex Lowes jokes he’s too old for the kind of bold overtakes at Lukey Heights which saw him beat WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista.
Nicolo Bulega: ‘Maybe I still don’t realise, I was smiling a lot’
The opening WorldSBK round of the year saw Nicolo Bulega become the first-ever WorldSSP champion to win on his premier class debut.
Toprak Razgatlioglu ‘really sad’ as mechanical issue ends Race 2 hopes
Toprak Razgatlioglu feels ‘50/50’ about his first WorldSBK weekend as a BMW rider, after an engine problem cost him a potential podium in Race 2.
Remy Gardner hits Jonathan Rea’s bike; ‘shame we couldn’t convert our potential’
Remy Gardner believes he could have challenged for a Race 2 podium at Phillip Island.
Will Jonathan Rea regret leaving Kawasaki after 's**t' weekend?
Jonathan Rea suffered one of the worst WorldSBK rounds of his career in Phillip Island, while his former team won both Sunday races.
Michael Van Der Mark: ‘I messed up in Superpole, I could not recover any places…’
Michael Van Der Mark was strong during both feature races at Phillip Island but struggled to make headway during the shorter Superpole Race.
Phillip Island round ‘a sinking ship, but luckily we didn’t drown’ - Garrett Gerloff
Garrett Gerloff says the Phillip Island WorldSBK round was a ‘sinking ship’ even before it began.
Andrea Iannone on successful racing return: ‘It was a magical weekend’
Andrea Iannone called his return to world championship racing ‘magical’ as he secured two top five results.
Danilo Petrucci: “I was on the podium so I said ‘come on, half a lap left’”
Danilo Petrucci claimed his first WorldSBK podium of the season after getting the better of Andrea Iannone.
2024 World Superbike Phillip Island, Race (2) - Results
Results from Race 2, round one of the 2024 World Superbike championship at Phillip Island, Australia.
2024 World Superbike Phillip Island, Superpole Race - Results
Results from the Superpole Race, round one of the 2024 World Superbike championship at Phillip Island, Australia.
Alex Lowes after first race wins in four years: ‘Unbelievable day, Race 2 was chaos’
Alex Lowes returned to the winners circle after producing two stunning performances at the Phillip Island WorldSBK round.
Jonathan Rea suffers ‘no further injuries, crash came as a big surprise’
Jonathan Rea has provided an update on his physical conditions after a big fall in Race 2 at Phillip Island.
Alvaro Bautista ‘didn’t expect tyre problem, it was really difficult to lean’
Alvaro Bautista got his 2024 WorldSBK title defence back on-track with a double top four finish on Sunday at Phillip Island.
Nicolo Bulega ‘still does not understand the clutch release’
Nicolo Bulega missed out on a potential second win at Phillip Island after suffering a poor start from fifth at the WorldSBK season-opener.
Phillip Island WorldSBK Race 2 start time confirmed after delay
The final WorldSBK race of the season-opener at Phillip Island will go ahead following a lengthy delay.