Alvaro Bautista says recovering from a tough start to his Assen race weekend to take a double victory was a relief but was surprised to see Jonathan Rea battling for the lead on the opening lap of race two.
Jonathan Rea says he’s content with a double podium at Assen having felt he maximised the potential with his factory Kawasaki ZX-10RR despite losing further ground to Alvaro Bautista in the World Superbike championship.
Full Assen World Superbike race two results Alvaro Bautista continued his relentless march towards the 2019 World Superbike Championship title as he consolidated his new record for consecutive wins by escaping
Full Assen World Superbike race one results Alvaro Bautista continued his flawless start to life in the World Superbike Championship as another controlled pole-to-flag victory in race one at Assen successfully
Race one at Assen’s World Superbike round has been cancelled due to snow and cold conditions. The Dutch circuit has been hit with very chilly weather with light snow arriving at Assen midway through World Supersport qualifying.
The opening World Superbike race at Assen has been delayed due to snow and cold conditions. The Dutch circuit has been hit with very chilly weather all race weekend with light snow arriving at Assen midway through World Supersport qualifying.
Full Superpole qualifying results at Assen World Superbike Alvaro Bautista has secured another World Superbike pole position with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati as fortune shone on the Spaniard at Assen with&nbs
Full FP3 results from Assen World Superbike Jonathan Rea has laid down a marker in the freezing conditions at Assen by setting the fastest lap so far this weekend in preparation for a vital qualifying
Alvaro Bautista says a misguided setup on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati effectively denied him a clean day of Friday practice at Assen having failed to match the front-running pace of his World Superbike rivals.
Full FP2 results at Assen World Superbike Tom Sykes has produced a final flying lap to take top spot off Jonathan Rea by just 0.003s during Friday practice at Assen in an intensely competitive FP2
Full FP1 times at Assen WorldSBK Jonathan Rea has topped the opening practice at Assen in very cold conditions ahead of local star Michael van der Mark with runaway World Superbike championship leader
Full free practice one results for the fourth round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Assen, the Netherlands. Hector Barbera is replacing the injured Leandro Mercado at Orelac Racing.
Alvaro Bautista says his aims won’t change heading into the Assen round as he hopes to maintain his 100% winning start to the World Superbike championship, while gearing up for a maximum rev limit hit enforced by organisers.
Ducati has been slapped with a 250RPM drop by World Superbike championship organisers following analysis into manufacturer performance from the opening three rounds, while Honda has been given a boost of 500RPM.
Leon Haslam says due to the circuit characteristics at Assen and competitive front-runners the Dutch round will produce a closely-matched World Superbike pack compared to recent races.
Hector Barbera will stand in for the injured Leandro Mercado at the Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki squad for the Assen World Superbike round, capping an eventful two days after splitting with Team Toth by Willirace Yamaha.