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Danilo Petrucci returns to Barni after signing 2023 WorldSBK deal with Ducati
After competing in MotoGP, the Dakar Rally and MotoAmerica, Danilo Petrucci will now take his talents to WorldSBK with Barni Ducati.

Eugene Laverty: Pelvic, hip fractures - gave it 100% to the end
Eugene Laverty has provided an update on his medical condition after the race-stopping accident in his final World Superbike appearance at Phillip Island on Sunday.

Gerloff ‘disappointed to end chapter’ at Yamaha with Vierge incident
Garrett Gerloff brought an end to his three-year stint at GRT Yamaha with a DNF in Race 2 at Phillip Island, after contact between himself and WorldSBK rookie Xavi Vierge led to both riders crashing.

Bautista: ‘I thought sh*t for the first time, I needed big balls’
Alvaro Bautista has confirmed his risky gamble which saw him switch from wet tyres to dry moments before the Superpole Race in Phillip Island, would not have been taken had he not secured the WorldSBK title in Mandalika.

Alex Lowes: ‘I knew for sure that I was going to get Topraked’
Alex Lowes completed his most impressive round of the 2022 WorldSBK season with a double podium finish after securing third in Race 2 at Phillip Island.

Rea ‘frustrated’ by Ducati dominance - ‘it’s the story of our season really’
Jonathan Rea has credited Ducati for making a step over the rest of its competition after again seeing Alvaro Bautista win Sunday’s WorldSBK double-header in Phillip Island.

Razgatlioglu beats Rea to second in championship after ‘very strange race’
Despite lacking pace compared to Jonathan Rea throughout the Phillip Island WorldSBK round, Toprak Razgatlioglu managed to hold on for second in the championship after an impressive performance particularly in the 10-lap sprint.

Jonathan Rea: ‘Stronger everywhere but the start-finish line’
Jonathan Rea signs off the 2022 World Superbike season with a runner-up finish at Phillip Island, denied a chance to attack Alvaro Bautista by red flags in the closing stages of race two.

Nagashima ‘curious about what might have been’, Vierge clipped by Gerloff
Tetsuta Nagashima concluded an eventful World Superbike debut with a ninth place in race 2 at Phillip Island, while HRC team-mate Xavi Vierge crashed after opening lap contact with Garrett Gerloff.

Scott Redding: ‘I really want to start winning races again’
An early contender in Race 2 after making his way up from sixth to second by the end of lap two, Scott Redding faded just as quickly as he was eventually pushed back down to P6, the position he finished the final WorldSBK race of 2022 in.

Bautista: ‘I’m too old to make this gamble, one of the best races of my career’
WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista has joked that he’s ‘too old’ to make the kind of dry tyre gamble that resulted in victory during the Superpole Race at Phillip Island.

Bautista wins from Rea as red flag denies last-lap showdown
Alvaro Bautista has made it a Sunday double in Phillip Island after winning Race 2 ahead of WorldSBK rival Jonathan Rea.

Bautista: ‘We depend too much on the set-up, it was like riding on ice’
After struggling to generate tyre temperature when switching from wet tyres to dry, WorldSBK champion Alvaro Bautista saw his pace completely disappear in Race 1 at Phillip Island.

Toprak: Pit stop mishap cost 5 seconds - 'that's racing'
Toprak Razgatlioglu was among the early leaders of Saturday’s wet-dry opening race at the Phillip Island WorldSBK finale.

‘A crazy one’: First flag-to-flag for Vierge, Nagashima
A drying Phillip Island track provided HRC riders Xavi Vierge and Tetsuta Nagashima with their first flag-to-flag World Superbike race at Phillip Island on Saturday.

Lowes misses out on WorldSBK win after pitting ‘one or two laps too late’
Alex Lowes saw a first WorldSBK win of 2022 slip between his fingers after pitting two laps later than team-mate Jonathan Rea, who gained significant amounts of time in the process.

Rea: ‘I made a deal with my team to give them a signal, perfect decision to pit’
As was the case for Alvaro Bautista and Alex Lowes, pitting too late for dry tyres resulted in a missed opportunity at victory in Race 1 at Phillip Island, a decision six-time WorldSBK champion Jonathan Rea timed to perfection.

Rea masters changeable conditions for first WorldSBK win since Estoril
Jonathan Rea took a dominant WorldSBK victory in Race 1 at Phillip Island, his first in 25 races, after managing changeable conditions better than his competitors.

Alex Lowes: 'A good chance to go and fight for victory'
Alex Lowes made it two Kawasakis at the sharp end of the Phillip Island timesheets during Friday practice for the 2022 World Superbike season finale.

Nagashima impresses on WorldSBK debut, MotoGP bike ‘more difficult’
Tetsuta Nagashima made an impressive start to his first weekend as a WorldSBK rider as he finished sixth on combined times during Friday Practice at Phillip Island.

‘Small crash’ but Bautista ‘ready to race in any conditions’
With the 2022 World Superbike title in the bag, Alvaro Bautista began his quest to also claim the most race wins this season during Friday practice at Phillip Island.

Razgatlioglu: ‘I hope we come back strongly’, thinks Bautista ‘will ride alone’
Toprak Razgatlioglu is on the backfoot compared to rivals Alvaro Bautista and Jonathan Rea after Friday Free Practice, but the Yamaha rider hasn’t lost hope of contending for WorldSBK victory at Phillip Island.

Rea: ‘Target is to be there at the end, still fighting for second with Toprak’
After going 24 races without a WorldSBK win, six-time world champion Jonathan Rea appears to be back in the hunt for Race 1 in Phillip Island after doubling up with the fastest time in both Friday free practice sessions.

Bautista focused on 2023, Phillip Island ‘more important than everybody thinks’
Alvaro Bautista says this weekend’s Australian WorldSBK round is ‘more important than everybody thinks’ as preparations for 2023 begin.