It was a perfect Sunday for Álvaro Bautista at MotorLand Aragón. The World Superbike Championship leader won the second race of this round, leaving behind the misfortunes of yesterday – he had already won the Superpole race this Sunday’s morning.

In the second race, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) had a strong start to take the lead, but Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha) stood out by moving up to second before overtaking the British rider on the following lap. However, right after that, Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) passed both to take the lead.

The Spanish rider then built a gap from the chasing pack, while Locatelli, Rea, and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha) started battling for second place. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Ducati) also joined the mix, while Rea eventually lost momentum. On lap 15, Locatelli was forced to retire due to technical problems.

From then on, Razgatlioglu held onto second place but had no chance of catching Bautista: the championship leader won with a 4.064s gap. Rinaldi completed the podium ahead of Rea and Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing/Ducati) – who was the top independent rider. Iker Lecuona was the best Honda rider in sixth, while Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action) led the way for BMW in tenth.

Results:

O conteúdo Álvaro Bautista decimated his rivals to win WSBK race 2 at Aragon aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Drama and emotion right up to the last second. As can only be expected in the World Superbike Championship, the Superpole race was once again full of emotion right up to the last moment, as was the case with Alvaro Bautista and Jonathan Rea, with the spaniard taking the win after beating the briton on the last lap of the aragonese track.

The current leader in the standings ended up as the winner for the first time this weekend, so it wasn’t all plain sailing, as you can see from the difference with which Bautista beat Rea, 0.179s, and with the overtake that would end up putting him as the winner coming… on the last lap.

Bautista then prevented the former world champion from taking his second win of the weekend, while Toprak Razgatlioglu was third with a gap of 0.475s to the #1, with this once again being a race in which the Titanic Trio once again outclassed (and in what a way) everyone else.

Fourth place went to Andrea Locatelli, who was more than five seconds behind Bautista, while race 1 winner Michael Rinaldi was only fifth.

O conteúdo Down to the last breath: Alvaro Bautista wins Superpole race after overtaking Jonathan Rea on the last lap aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Michael Ruben Rinaldi is finally back to the wins in the World Superbike Championship, having been the strongest in the first race in Aragon this Saturday. Álvaro Bautista drew attention for unusual reasons, suffering two crashes.

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) had a good start from pole position, but in the early corners, he was overtaken by Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati). The Spaniard then began to build a lead until he made a mistake on the sixth lap and crashed going into turns eight and nine.

With his rival out of the fight, Rea took the lead, with Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha) chasing him, and Rinaldi in third. The Italian gradually closed the gap on the two riders in front and passed them both: first, he overtook Razgatlioglu on lap 13, and then he passed Rea on lap 15.

Rinaldi never gave up the lead until the end, winning with a margin of 1.253s over Razgatlioglu. The Turkish rider secured second place with a overtake on Rea on the 16th lap. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha) and Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati) completed the top five. Bautista had climbed back to 15th place when he suffered another crash on the final lap, definitively putting him out of contention.

Results:

O conteúdo Michael Ruben Rinaldi won in a dramatic race for Álvaro Bautista in Aragon aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Jonathan Rea is back to pole positions in the World Superbike Championship. This Saturday, the six-time champion was the fastest in the Superpole at the Aragón round.

It was in the early stages that the British rider from Kawasaki took the lead, with less than five minutes gone. Once in front, Rea never relinquished the position, even improving his time in the last ten minutes.

Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati), the championship leader, came closest to Rea, securing the second spot on the grid, 0.351 seconds slower than his rival. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha) was third.

Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati) crashed on his first flying lap at turn eight and couldn’t complete any timed laps, appearing on the official results as not qualified.

Results:

O conteúdo Jonathan Rea beats Álvaro Bautista and secures pole position in WSBK at Aragón aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

Álvaro Bautista was the fastest rider on the first day of the Aragon round of the World Superbike Championship (WSBK), in a strong performance for the Aruba.it Ducati team. The best lap times came during the second free practice session.

In the morning, Jonathan Rea set the pace. The Kawasaki rider took the lead in the first 11 minutes and kept his position throughout the session. Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) surprised with the second fastest time, just 0.032s behind, followed by Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team/Ducati) in third, 0.342s off the pace. Bautista finished eighth being over a second slower than the leader.

However, the Spaniard bounced back in FP2. Rea was the first to hold onto the lead for a longer period, but with about half an hour left, he was passed by the factory Ducati riders: first by Michael Ruben Rinaldi and then by Bautista, who set the best time of the day (1m49.649s). The reigning champion edged out Rinaldi by 0.077s.

Rea slipped to fourth as Petrucci secured the third best time. Lecuona continued to impress with the fifth fastest time, raising expectations for his performance in this round.

Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) led the way for BMW in sixth place, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha). Only three riders did not improve their lap times from FP1 to FP2: Lecuona, Xavi Vierge (Team HRC), and Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing).

Combined standings FP1 + FP2:

O conteúdo Álvaro Bautista and Ducati fastest on Friday of WSBK at Aragon aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.

The World Superbike paddock returns to Spain this weekend for the MotorLand Aragón round. It’s the third-to-last round of the season for WSBK and WSSP, while for WSSP300, it’s the second-to-last.

In WSBK, the premier class, Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Ducati) competes on home turf. The Spaniard seeks to defend and extend a 57-point lead over Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha). Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) is in third place, 177 points behind, and it’s unlikely that he will remain mathematically in the title hunt after Aragon – there will be 124 points left to be awarded after this round.

Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Ducati) leads WSSP comfortably and can even clinch the title if he repeats what he has done several times this year and wins both races. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) is in second place, trailing by 60 points. If this gap widens to over 100 points, Bulega will be the champion. Marcel Schrötter (MV Agusta) is also still in contention.

It’s all up for grabs in WSSP300 with just two rounds to go. Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki) currently leads, only five points ahead of José Luis Pérez González (Accolade Smrž Racing BGR/Kawasaki). The top five are within just 32 points of each other, demonstrating the close fight in a championship where everything can change in just one round.

Here are the schedule (CET times) for the Aragón round of WSBK, WSSP, and WSSP300:

Friday, September 22
09:45-10:15: FP1 WSSP300
10:30-11:15: FP1 WSBK
11:25-12:10: FP1 WSSP
14:15-14:45: FP2 WSSP300
15:00-15:45: FP2 WSBK
16:00-16:45: FP2 WSSP

Saturday, September 23
09:00-09:30: FP3 WSBK
09:45-10:05: Superpole WSSP300
10:25-10:45: Superpole WSSP
11:10-11:25: Superpole WSBK
11:40: Race 1 WSSP300
13:00: Race 1 WSBK
14:15: Race 1 WSSP

Sunday, September 24
09:00-09:15: Warm-up WSBK
09:25-09:40: Warm-up WSSP
09:50-10:05: Warm-up WSSP300
11:00: Superpole Race WSBK
12:30: Race 2 WSSP
14:00: Race 2 WSBK
15:15: Race 2 WSSP300

O conteúdo World Superbike returns to the Iberian Peninsula: Schedule for Aragón aparece primeiro em Motorcycle Sports.