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Bautista leads Rea after trading top times
Full FP1 results from Thailand WorldSBK Alvaro Bautista has edged out Jonathan Rea for top spot at the end of opening practice in Thailand which saw the pair trade best lap times throughout the 50-m

Rea eyes fightback at favoured circuit
Jonathan Rea is eager “to build on our results from Phillip Island” as he eyes the top spot of the rostrum in Thailand having had to settle for second place behind Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista at Phillip Island last month.

World Superbike amends sprint race rules
World Superbike organisers have adjusted its approach to the new sprint race and will now recognise it in its statistics and historical data.

Bautista: Australia a dream, Thailand is uncertain
Alvaro Bautista says despite his dream debut in World Superbikes with a hat-trick of wins at Phillip Island he can’t be certain if the same performance will be translated in Thailand this weekend.

Sykes: BMW chassis strong, suffering speed deficit
Tom Sykes hopes to maximise the use of the new BMW S1000RR’s strong chassis to make up for the expected top speed deficit it will face at the Buriram circuit this weekend in Thailand.

Ten Kate Racing set to confirm World Superbike comeback
Ten Kate Racing has announced it will return to the World Superbike championship in 2019 and will reveal its manufacturer and rider line-up next month.

Dall’Igna: MotoGP connection more important than past
Gigi Dall’Igna refused to get carried away in the wake of Alvaro Bautista’s stunning World Superbike debut at Phillip Island, and believes MotoGP experience is more relevant than ever to extract the most from Ducati’s Panigale V4 Superbike.

Rea satisfied with results but gap to Bautista “too much”
Jonathan Rea says he’s content with a triple of second places but has concerns about the pace gap Alvaro Bautista was able to produce at the opening World Superbike round at Phillip Island.

Bautista: I’ll never forget perfect World Superbike debut
Alvaro Bautista has hailed his historic achievement of a World Superbike hat-trick of wins on his debut as “a perfect weekend” that he says would have been unbelievable before this weekend.

Rea back on top in warm-up
Full WorldSBK warm-up results from Phillip Island Jonathan Rea has returned to the top of the times in Sunday’s warm-up session ahead of Kawasaki team-mate Leon Haslam in the final preparation ahead of

Rea: Second was best target and we achieved it
Jonathan Rea has conceded he never thought he had the pace to challenge Alvaro Bautista in the opening Phillip Island race but was pleased with securing his pre-race target of second place to start his 2019 World Superbike campaign.

Sykes surprises with “special” BMW progress
Tom Sykes says he never expected the new BMW Motorrad WorldSBK squad to be fighting so high up the pecking order at the opening race as he secures seventh place on his BMW debut.

Winter preparations, strategy pays off for Bautista’s debut win
Alvaro Bautista says Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s extensive winter testing programme with the new V4 R and his race strategy at Phillip Island provided him with the tools to produce an untouchable race pace and win on his World Superbike debut.

Rea returns to pole position as WorldSBK 2019 starts
Full qualifying results from Phillip Island Jonathan Rea has secured the first pole position of the 2019 World Superbike championship after seeing off the challenge from both new Kawasaki teammate

Bautista stays clear of Haslam, Rea
Full FP3 results at Phillip Island Alvaro Bautista has sent out a warning ahead of qualifying by producing the fastest lap of the weekend with a 1m 29.785s to pull out almost half a second on

Bautista strikes back against Rea, Haslam
Full FP2 results from Phillip Island Alvaro Bautista has ended Friday practice fastest ahead of his World Superbike debut with the Aruba.it Racing Ducati rider seeing off both factory Kawasaki

Rea starts fastest from Bautista
FP1 results from the Australian World Superbike round Jonathan Rea has topped the opening practice session of the 2019 World Superbike championship to beat rookie Alvaro Bautista who dominated

Lowes: I was lucky to walk away from strange crash
Alex Lowes is assured he’s in a stronger position than the lap times from the final day of the Phillip Island test suggest having had his progress interrupted by “a bit of a strange crash”.

Haslam “in a good place” with base Kawasaki package
Leon Haslam is confident of his “base pace” with his factory Kawasaki following the Phillip Island test but isn’t focusing on returning to racing just yet.

Bautista: Pace very good, team perfect
Alvaro Bautista feels he is “ready to tackle the first race” after dominating the timesheet during the Phillip Island test as a final preparation for the start of the 2019 World Superbike championship.

Bautista sweeps top spot at Phillip Island test
Alvaro Bautista has topped every session of the final pre-season test at Phillip Island for Aruba.it Racing Ducati ahead of the 2019 World Superbike championship.

Bautista fastest on opening day of Phillip Island test
Phillip Island World Superbike Monday test times World Superbike debutant Alvaro Bautista has topped both test sessions on the opening day of the Phillip Island test ahead of the

World Superbike race direction, stewards reshuffled
The World Superbike race direction and FIM Stewards panel has been tweaked ahead of the 2019 season with Tamara Matko appointed FIM WorldSBK Safety Officer and Chairman of race direction.

Moriwaki Althea Honda WorldSBK challenger finally unveiled
The highly-anticipated unveiling of the new Moriwaki Althea Honda team has taken place at Phillip Island ahead of the final pre-season test for the 2019 World Superbike championship.