WSBK - Phillip Island

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Australia WorldSBK Superpole Race: Slick tyre gamble pays off for Alvaro Bautista



Results from the Superpole Race, round 12 of the 2022 WorldSBK Championship at Phillip Island, Australia.

Starting on pole for the second time this weekend, Alvaro Bautista looked set to miss out on converting it into victory for the second time as he was one of two riders that elected to start on dry tyres while the track remained wet.

But as changeable conditions played its part for the second time this weekend, the Ducati rider quickly turned it into his favour as he picked off the riders in front.

Despite slipping down to 14th by the end of lap one, Bautista was back in the lead on the penultimate lap as he passed Jonathan Rea at turn two and Toprak Razgatlioglu at turn nine.

Battling hard for the win, just as they did in the Superpole Race at Mandalika, Razgatlioglu and Rea were separated by just +0.043s in their battle for second over the line.


2022 WORLD SUPERBIKE PHILLIP ISLAND, AUSTRALIA - SUPERPOLE RACE RESULTS
POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME
1 Alvaro Bautista SPA Aruba.It Racing Ducati 10 Laps
2 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK +3.285s
3 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK +3.328s
4 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK +6.670s
5 Andrea Locatelli ITA PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK +9.238s
6 Scott Redding GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team +9.328s
7 Garrett Gerloff USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team +12.173s
8 Xavi Vierge SPA Team HRC WorldSBK +13.427s
9 Xavi Fores SPA Barni Spark Ducati Team +17.416s
10 Loris Baz FRA Bonovo Action BMW +18.069s
11 Lucas Mahias FRA Puccetti Kawasaki +27.298s
12 Hafizh Syahrin MAL MIE Honda Racing +29.522s
13 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Ducati +32.064s
14 Leandro Mercado ARG MIE Honda Racing +35.276s
15 Eugene Laverty IRL Bonovo Action BMW +35.868s
16 Philipp Oettl GER GoEleven Ducati +40.015s
17 Kohta Nozane JPN GRT Yamaha +50.920s
18 Kyle Smith GBR Pedercini Kawasaki +51.281s
19 Tetsuta Nagashima JAP Team HRC WorldSBK +51.701s
20 Oliver Konig CZE Orelac Racing Kawasaki +1'03.042s
21 Michael Van Der Mark NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team +1'11.979s
22 Michael Rinaldi ITA Aruba.It Racing Ducati +1'36.397s


Alex Lowes once again got the better of Andrea Locatelli as he finished fourth aboard the second factory Kawasaki machine, while Scott Redding took a strong sixth place finish.

The final points went the way of Garrett Gerloff, Xavi Vierge and Xavi Fores.

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2022 Australian WorldSBK, Phillip Island - Race Results (2)





Race 2 results from the 2022 World Superbike season finale at Phillip Island in Australia.

2022 WORLD SUPERBIKE, PHILLIP ISLAND - RACE 2 RESULTS
POS RIDER NAT TEAM TIME
1 Alvaro Bautista ESP Aruba.it - Ducati 17 laps
2 Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki Racing Team +0.357s
3 Alex Lowes GBR Kawasaki Racing Team +1 Sector
4 Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx +1 Sector
5 Andrea Locatelli ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx +2 Sectorss
6 Scott Redding GBR BMW Motorrad Team +2 Sectors
7 Michael Rinaldi ITA Aruba.it - Ducati +2 Sectors
8 Philipp Oettl GER Team Goeleven +2 Sectors
9 Tetsuta Nagashima JPN Team HRC +2 Sectorss
10 Loris Baz FRA Bonovo Action BMW +3 Sectors
11 Axel Bassani ITA Motocorsa Ducati +3 Sectors
12 Michael Van Der Mark NED BMW Motorrad Team +3 Sectors
13 Lucas Mahias FRA Kawasaki Puccetti +4 Sectors
14 Oliver Konig CZE Orelac Racing Verdnatura +4 Sectors
15 Leandro Mercado ARG MIE Racing Honda Team +4 Sectors
16 Kohta Nozane JPN GYTR GRT Yamaha Team +4 Sectors
17 Hafizh Syahrin MAS MIE Racing Honda Team +4 Sectors
18 Kyle Smith GBR Pedercini Racing +6 Sectors
Eugene Laverty IRL Bonovo Action BMW DNF
Xavi Fores ESP BARNI Spark Racing Team DNF
Xavi Vierge ESP Team HRC DNF
Garrett Gerloff USA GYTR GRT Yamaha Team DNF

Newly crowned champion Alvaro Bautista signs off the 2022 season with victory in a red-flagged race 2 at the 2022 Phillip Island World Superbike finale.

Bautista was being stalked by Jonathan Rea when the race was stopped with five laps to go due to an accident at Turn 1 involving Eugene Laverty, competing in his final race before retirement, and Xavi Fores.

Laverty was 'taken to the Medical Centre for a check up' and described as 'conscious' after the off-camera incident.

Alex Lowes completed the final podium of the year ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu.

Bautista finishes the season with 16 wins, with Razgatlioglu on 14 and 6 for Rea.

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And just like that it’s all done, roll on next season when we’ll be back in Phillip Island again.

[Skub]

More fine racing,it's a pity the last one didn't make it to the flag,we might have seen a JR and AB battle. SS2 was a good one too. Montella is one to watch for next year. Safe to say he's off Oncu's Xmas card list.

I think Laverty left it a race too late to retire,but hopefully they'll get him fixed up.