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Ray claims best WorldSBK finish of his career in Race 2, “it was unbelievable”
After qualifying sixth, Bradley Ray recovered from two races where issues hampered him by claiming P6 in the final race of the Imola WorldSBK round.
Razgatlioglu: “The championship is not finished”, Bautista admits to “mistake”
Toprak Razgatlioglu completed his first WorldSBK double of the season after capitalising on a mistake from series leader Alvaro Bautista.
Imola World Superbike Race (2) Results: Razgatlioglu wins as Bautista crashes
Results from Race 2, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
Imola World Superbike Superpole Race Results: Razgatlioglu stuns Bautista
Results from the Superpole Race, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
Bassani: “Not the race I wanted, I started to have a lot of problems”
Axel Bassani says issues with the front tyre led to his surprising slide down the order during Race 1 of the Imola WorldSBK round.
Razgatlioglu: “I tried to keep fighting but it wasn’t enough”
Toprak Razgatlioglu admits he’s not happy to have finished second again to Alvaro Bautista during Race 1 of the Imola WorldSBK round.
Bautista after huge tankslapper: “Lucky that I could stop the bike”
Alvaro Bautista recovered from a huge tankslapper to go on and beat Toprak Razgatlioglu to victory in Race 1 of the Imola WorldSBK round.
Imola World Superbike Race (1) Results: Bautista breaks Razgatlioglu's defence
Results from Race 1, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
Imola World Superbike Superpole Results: Deleted lap hands Razgatlioglu pole
Results from Superpole, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
Imola World Superbike FP3 Results: Rinaldi fastest again as Bautista closes in
Results from Free Practice 3, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
Bassani: “The sound is different, not a normal Ducati” after rev cut
Axel Bassani says the sound of his Ducati Panigale V4 R is different after WorldSBK confirmed a second revs cut of 250 for the Italian manufacturer.
Gerloff “embarrassed” by Baz collision, “not the first time in this position"
Garrett Gerloff has taken full responsibility for crashing into teammate Loris Baz during Free Practice two of the Imola WorldSBK round.
Imola World Superbike FP2 Results: Rinaldi fastest as Gerloff wipes out Baz
Results from Free Practice 2, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
Ducati set to announce Alvaro Bautista’s teammate at end of July
Ducati have confirmed that an announcement on who will partner Alvaro Bautista for the 2024 WorldSBK season is due at the end of July/beginning of August.
Imola World Superbike FP1 Results: Razgatlioglu holds off Rea, Bautista third
Results from Free Practice 1, round eight of the 2023 World Superbike Championship at Imola, Italy.
Toprak Razgatlioglu: “I hope to fight for the win, I am only looking at Jonny”
Toprak Razgatlioglu has made a bold statement by admitting his eyes are mainly focused on Jonathan Rea, and not WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista at Imola.
Bautista: “The only expectation I have for this weekend are battles”
Alvaro Bautista is expecting to face a tough challenge from the likes of Jonathan Rea and Toprak Razgatlioglu during this weekend’s Imola WorldSBK round.
Scott Redding: “On Sunday there’ll be an announcement...”
Will Scott Redding stay at BMW for the 2024 World Superbike season?
Alex Lowes: "We’ve been dreaming for a long time, Sam will be strong"
As not just brothers, but twins, Sam and Alex Lowes “have been dreaming since we were kids” of racing together one day.
Official: Sam Lowes to World Superbike with Marc VDS
Marc VDS has confirmed that it will enter the 2024 World Superbike championship, running its Moto2 star Sam Lowes on Ducati machinery.
WorldSBK rev limits: Ducati loses another 250 rpm, Kawasaki increase
Ducati and Kawasaki will have another change of maximum rpm at this weekend’s Imola World Superbike round.
Sam Lowes: Great time to join WorldSBK, sets targets for ‘end to my GP career'
Sam Lowes will call time on a ten-year grand prix career when he switches to the World Superbike championship with Marc VDS for 2024.
Rea had “thoughts about retiring, but right now I’m so motivated to win”
Jonathan Rea admits he’s previously had thoughts about retiring but that returning to winning ways in WorldSBK remains his main focus.
Garrett Gerloff on 2021 struggles: “I hated racing, I wanted to quit”
Garrett Gerloff says his struggles during the 2021 WorldSBK season nearly made him quit racing.