WSBK-Weekend in Assen


23.04.2023
Alvaro Bautista won all the races held at TTCircuit of Assen (Netherland) both in WorldSBK, taking their respective Pole Positions and setting all the fastest laps, as well as setting new circuit records.
An extraordinary haul on the same day of the historic 400 Ducati victories in the World Superbike Championship, a milestone cut by the Spaniard in Race 2.

At the end of the Pirelli Dutch Round, Alvaro Bautista is firmly first in the standings with 174 points, 56 more than Razgatlioglu (Yamaha).

It was a difficult weekend, however, for Michael Rinaldi, who nevertheless gritted his teeth in Race 2 and brought home the Top 10.

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati #1)
"It has been an exciting weekend and I am very happy to have put my signature on such an important milestone as the 400th victory for Ducati in Superbike. I'm also really happy because we even managed to improve on yesterday, especially in the Superpole Race. The advantage in the standings it is not my interest at the moment: what I'll remember from this day is the fantastic feeling with the bike.

Michael Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati #21)
"Honestly it was a very difficult weekend. Right from FP1 the feeling wasn't the same as in the previous rounds; unfortunately, we couldn't work in FP2, then we had to run in wet conditions in FP3. Basically, we did setup in Race 1. At the same time, though, we need to be more responsive when we face difficulties like these. For sure we are not going to lose confidence from a weekend gone wrong."


Gallery:



Race results

Pos.Nr.DriverBikeTime-gap to Leader
1 1 A. Bautista Panigale V4R
2 54 T. Razgatlioglu YZF R1 3.915
3 55 A. Locatelli YZF R1 7.416
4 77 D. Aegerter YZF R1 9.445
5 47 A. Bassani Panigale V4R 9.500
6 87 R. Gardner YZF R1 12.279
7 45 S. Redding M1000 RR 13.457
8 9 D. Petrucci Panigale V4R 13.532
9 22 A. Lowes ZX-10RR 16.890
10 21 M. Rinaldi Panigale V4R 20.304
11 5 P. Oettl Panigale V4R 21.645
12 31 G. Gerloff M1000 RR 22.038
13 34 L. Baldassarri YZF R1 37.985
14 35 H. Syahrin CBR1000 RR-R 42.954
15 66 T. Sykes ZX-10RR 44.662
16 52 O. Konig ZX-10RR 54.512
17 51 E. Granado CBR1000 RR-R 55.140
18 32 I. Vinales ZX-10RR
19 16 G. Ruiu M1000 RR
RET 7 I. Lecuona CBR1000 RR-R 9 Laps
RET 76 L. Baz M1000 RR
RET 65 J. Rea ZX-10RR
RET 97 X. Vierge CBR1000 RR-R
RET 28 B. Ray YZF R1
RET 60 M. Van der mark M1000 RR

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