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Bautista powers to Aragon pole, Rea 10th
Full WorldSBK Superpole qualifying results Alvaro Bautista has bolted to his second World Superbike pole position seeing off Sandro Cortese and Tom Sykes as Jonathan Rea could only manage 10 th pl

Rea strikes back to lead FP3 from Sykes
Full FP3 World Superbike results from Aragon Jonathan Rea has broken Alvaro Bautista’s domination at the Aragon World Superbike round by topping the final practice session in tricky conditions, with t

Lowes halves Bautista’s advantage in FP2
Full FP2 World Superbike results at Aragon Alex Lowes has cut down Alvaro Bautista’s gap at the front to half a second in the second free practice session at Aragon which was curtailed by rain.

Bautista bolts clear early at Aragon
Full FP1 World Superbike results at Aragon Alvaro Bautista has sent out an early warning to his World Superbike rivals by going over one second clear of nearest challengers Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea

Baz targets podiums with Ten Kate Yamaha
Loris Baz is confident he can fight for Ten Kate's first Yamaha World Superbike podiums during the team's partial debut season with the R1.

Camier avoids surgery, targets Aragon return
Moriwaki Althea Honda has confirmed Leon Camier will not require surgery on his injured knee sustained in Thailand and aims to return to action at the next World Superbike round at Aragon.

Bautista, Davies commence two-day Ducati V4 R Aragon test
Alvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies are undertaking a two-day private test at Aragon with the Ducati test squad ahead of the start of the European stretch of the World Superbike championship.

Warokorn undergoes surgery on broken vertebrae
Thailand World Superbike wildcard rider Thitipong Warokorn has undergone a successful surgery in Bangkok after suffering two broken vertebrae in a nasty crash during the sprint race.

Rea: Second place the best we could hope for
Jonathan Rea accepts that against Alvaro Bautista’s current pace on the Aruba.it Racing Ducati V4 R second place was the maximum he could target in Thailand.

Warokorn taken to hospital following sprint race off
Thitipong Warokorn has been taken to hospital in Buriram with chest and head injuries following an incident during the World Superbike sprint race at the Thai round.

Bautista continues to lead in warm-up
Full warm-up results at Thailand WorldSBK Alvaro Bautista has retained top spot in morning warm-up ahead of Jonathan Rea following his race one win in Thailand, while Tom Sykes suffers an early technical iss

Bautista: I was lucky not to crash in “great fight” with Rea
Alvaro Bautista says he feels fortunate he didn’t come off his Aruba.it Racing Ducati in a clash with Jonathan Rea during the early stages of the Thailand opener.

Bautista bolts to maiden World Superbike pole with lap record
Full qualifying results from Thailand WorldSBK Alvaro Bautista has demolished the World Superbike lap record at Buriram to take his first pole position in the series almost half a second quicker than nea

Rea closes gap to Bautista ahead of qualifying
Full FP3 results from Thailand WorldSBK Jonathan Rea has chipped away at Alvaro Bautista’s advantage at the top of the practice times in Thailand in the short FP3 session before qualifying.

Bautista pushes clear of Rea in Thailand
Full FP2 results from Thailand WorldSBK Alvaro Bautista has opened up his advantage on the times over Jonathan Rea during the second free practice session in Thailand.

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.