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Home race one glory for Rinaldi, risks for Redding
Michael Rinaldi dominates World Superbike race one at Misano for a memorable home victory, team-mate Scott Redding settles for points as risk level rises.

Jonathan Rea recovers from ‘lost’ FP1 session to finish fourth
Jonathan Rea finished fourth fastest overall on day-one of WorldSBK action at Misano, after losing most of FP1 to a rear brake failure.

Michael Rinaldi fastest for Ducati on day-one of WorldSBK Misano
Home favorite Michael Rinaldi dominates FP2 to finish fastest on day-one of WorldSBK action at Misano.

Dall'Igna: We expect everybody will fight for the victory
Ducati Corse General Manager, Luigi Dall’Igna, believes Ducati has everything it needs and is not missing 'anything' to claim the 2021 WorldSBK championship.

Locatelli finds ‘setup’ gains, ‘aim is to be in the front group’ at Misano
Andrea Locatelli says an improved ‘setup helped me make another step’ in Estoril, ahead of his home WorldSBK race at Misano this weekend.

Davies hoping for ‘solid weekend’, missed Misano pre-season test due to Covid
Chaz Davies was the only Ducati rider not to test at Misano earlier this year as he was sidelined by Covid-19, but nonetheless, the GoEleven Ducati rider is aiming to achieve ‘the best result possible’, at the team’s home WorldSBK race.

Lowes looking forward to first Misano outing on Kawasaki
Alex Lowes is one of many riders that will be getting the first taste of Misano on their current WorldSBK machinery after last year’s cancelled Italian round.

Rea credits ‘characteristic changes’ of Kawasaki, improved working ‘window'
Jonathan Rea heads into this weekend’s round three of the 2021 WorldSBK season at Misano with four wins from a possible six.

Redding: We can’t make any more mistakes, Misano a special weekend for Rinaldi
Scott Redding believes it’s ‘necessary to be perfect’ for the remainder of the WorldSBK season if he’s to recover the points lost to Jonathan Rea in Estoril.

Razgatlioglu to make first Yamaha appearance at Misano
Following last year’s cancellation of the Misano WorldSBK event, Toprak Razgatlioglu will get his first competitive experience of the Yamaha R1 in Rimini this weekend.

Bautista: I took many risks, our pace was worth top-five finish
Team HRC rider Alvaro Bautista finishes ‘hard-fought’ third WorldSBK race at Estoril seventh in what was a crash heavy weekend.

P2 ‘the best way to end difficult weekend’ - Davies
Chaz Davies recovers from a disastrous WorldSBK qualifying session to claim second place during race two at Estoril.

Gerloff suffers more disappointment after contact with Rinaldi
Garrett Gerloff’s great start to the final WorldSBK race in Estoril was a short-lived one as he lost control of his R1 and hit Michael Rinaldi on the second lap - causing a second consecutive race two incident this year.

Jonathan Rea extends championship lead after Estoril double
Jonathan Rea completes his second WorldSBK double of the season as he claims two wins from three in Estoril.

Locatelli claims best WorldSBK finish with P5 at Estoril
Former Moto2 rider Andrea Locatelli takes his first top five finish as a WorldSBK rider during race two at Estoril.

Redding: Upset with myself, pushed too hard, tyre needed to settle
Scott Redding laments ‘going too early’ in his attempt to regain the race lead from Jonathan Rea during WorldSBK race two in Estoril. Ducati rider loses second place in the championship after crashing out.

Double long-lap penalty costs Razgatlioglu victory chance in Estoril
A double long-lap penalty in Estoril for jumping the start costs Toprak Razgatlioglu any chance at claiming first WorldSBK win of 2021.

Razgatlioglu claims second place after race long battle with Redding
Toprak Razgatlioglu claimed his best result of the 2021 WorldSBK season so far with second place in race one at Estoril.

Scott Redding takes second WorldSBK win of 2021 in Estoril
Scott Redding led every corner of every lap during race one at Estoril which sees him reduce the championship gap to just eight points.

WorldSSP Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (2)
Results from the second practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Supersport Championship.

WorldSBK Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (2)
Results from the second practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship.

WorldSSP Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (1)
Results from the first practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Supersport Championship.

WorldSBK Estoril, Portugal - Free Practice Results (1)
Results from the first practice session at Estoril, round 2 of the 2021 World Superbike Championship.

Alvaro Bautista: Aragon results don’t reflect our current situation
Disappointing ‘race results’ at the opening WorldSBK weekend in Aragon don't ‘reflect current situation’ at Team HRC, says Alvaro Bautista ahead of round two in Estoril.