Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara won the MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Challenge dash for cash Saturday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian Challenge, O’Hara won the two-lap sprint by 0.316 second, earning the $5,000 cash prize.
James Rispoli was a close second on his Vance & Hines/Mission Harley-Davidson Road Glide.
Kyle Wyman, the 2021 King Of The Baggers Champion, finished third on his Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson Road Glide.
Rispoli’s teammate Hayden Gillim was the fourth and final finisher, just 1.241 seconds behind O’Hara.
Bobby Fong, the fastest qualifier, was unable to make the start after crashing in Qualifying Two (Q2) moments before the Challenge.
O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams didn’t crash but a problem with a wheel change in between Q2 and the Challenge prevented him from starting the dash for cash.
Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian’s Bobby Fong crashed during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Road America, but the recording breaking lap time of 2:20.817 Fong did on Friday held up to get him pole position.
Hayden Gillim topped Q2 with a 2:20.834 on his Vance & Hines/Mission Harley-Davidson Road Glide, but that was only good enough for the second spot on the grid.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 2:21.029 on his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian Challenger.
DUNLOP TAKES FIRST WIN OF TT IN MONSTER ENERGY SUPERSPORT TT RACE 1
Michael Dunlop got race week underway at the Isle of Man TT Races with victory in the opening Monster Energy Supersport TT Race, his tenth victory in the class and 22nd in total.
Riding the MD Racing Yamaha, Dunlop grabbed the lead at Ballaugh on lap one and was never headed, eventually winning with a race record time by 12.3seconds with Peter Hickman (K2 Trooper Beer Triumph) getting the better of Dean Harrison (BPE by Russell Racing Yamaha) for second, the gap between the two at the end of four laps just 0.394s.
With superb conditions again all-round the Mountain Course, Harrison led through Glen Helen on lap one, his advantage over Dunlop half a second with Hickman a further second back in third. Davey Todd (Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles Honda) was another seven tenths of a second back with Harrison’s team-mate James Hillier two tenths adrift of the Honda rider.
Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan Yamaha) rounded out the early top six with 3.4s covering the top six riders but Mike Browne was a non-starter having blown an engine in the earlier warm-up lap.
Dunlop nosed ahead on the run to Ballaugh with his advantage over Harrison now 1.5 seconds with a similar distance back to Hickman. Coward had moved up to fourth though having overhauled both Todd and Hillier. Behind them, James Hind and Craig Neve were going well in seventh and eighth.
The lead had stretched to 3.6 seconds at Ramsey and the gap widened as Dunlop went up and over Snaefell Mountain, an opening lap of 128.305mph giving him a 5.4s advantage over Harrison. Hickman remained in third but was now 4.6 seconds adrift of Harrison although he was holding a similar gap over fourth-placed Coward.
Todd and Hillier were locked in battle for fifth with Hind still in seventh but there was change further back with Paul Jordan up to eighth ahead of Rob Hodson and David Johnson.
Lap two and Harrison continued to lead on the road, but he was continually losing ground to Dunlop, the gap at Glen Helen up to 7.3 seconds. Dunlop had also overtaken Coward so had clear track ahead of him and had Harrison firmly in his sights. Third to sixth remained the same but Jordan had now got ahead of Hind for seventh.
Dunlop continued to extend his lead throughout the second lap and as he came into the pits for fuel, an improved lap speed of 129.136mph gave him a healthy 13.4s advantage. Harrison, in turn, was only 8.6s clear of Hickman with Coward still in contention for a podium position as he sat just 6.2 seconds adrift.
Todd and Hillier were still running in fifth and sixth with Jordan in seventh but Hodson and Johnson both moved up a place as Hind was hit with a 30 second penalty for speeding in pit lane, the youngster dropping out of the top ten because of the indiscretion.
After the fuel stop, Harrison cut Dunlop’s lead by two seconds on the third run to Glen Helen with Coward losing time at the pits and falling into the clutches of Todd, the gap between them now down to two seconds.
Back at the front and Dunlop quickly reasserted himself back in the race and going into the fourth and final lap, his lead stood at 17.5s. With a comfortable advantage, all eyes fell on the battle for second with Hickman cutting the gap to Harrison to just 3.9 seconds. Coward, meanwhile, had edged away from Todd once more to the tune of 5.3 seconds with Hillier in a safe sixth.
With a healthy margin, Dunlop was able to ride to his signals on the final lap and duly took the chequered flag for yet another TT victory, but Hickman closed in on Harrison throughout the lap and finally got the better of him on the one-mile dash from Cronk ny Mona to the Grandstand, aided by a 129mph+ lap.
Coward saw off the challenge of Todd to take a fine fourth with Hillier in sixth ahead of Jordan, Johnson, Hodson and Hind who recovered from his penalty to take tenth. Local rider Ryan Cringle was the best newcomer in 22nd after lapping at 120.364mph on his final lap.
Josh Herrin broke the lap record and captured pole position during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 R on Dunlop’s new Sportmax Slicks, Herrin lapped the four-mile course in 2:09.111, improving on the 2:11.656 he did in Q1 and breaking the All-Time Lap Record of 2:09.629 Cameron Beaubier set on Friday.
The All-Time Lap Record coming into the weekend was Jake Gagne’s 2:10.529.
Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Beaubier held provisional pole with his 2:09.629 on Friday and improved that to 2:09.387 on Saturday, but that was only good enough for second on the grid.
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen also improved his time on Saturday, lowering it from 2:10.296 to 2:09.696, earning him the third and final spot on the front row.
Mathew Scholtz also went faster Saturday and claimed the fourth spot on the grid with a 2:10.016 on his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.
After missing Q1 entirely due to technical issues, Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha’s Cameron Petersen (2:11.188) and Jake Gagne (2:11.226) qualified fifth and sixth, respectively, in Saturday’s 30-minute Q2 session.
Qualifying on row three of the grid were Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammates Richie Escalante (2:11.331) and Toni Elias (2:11.396) along with Corey Alexander (2:11.896) on the third Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW.
Travis Wyman snagged pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding his Travis Wyman Racing BMW M 1000 RR, Wyman lapped the 4.0-mile, 14-turn course in 2:13.775, which was just shy of Corey Alexander’s All-Time Lap Record of 2:13.670.
Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Nicolo Bulega won World Supersport Race One Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, Italy.
Riding his factory Panigale V2, Bulega won the 18-lap race by 1.609 seconds and extended his Chamionship point lead. It was the Italian rider’s sixth win of the season.
Stefano Manzi took second place on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, just 0.205 second ahead of Federico Caricasulo and his Althea Racing Ducati in third.
Defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista won World Superbike Race One Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.
Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Spaniard won the 20-lap race by 5.221 seconds. It was his ninth race victory of the season, extending his lead in the Championship point standings.
Bautista’s teammate Michael Rinaldi was the runner-up, and Toprak Razgatlioglu finished third on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1.
American Garrett Gerloff got 13th on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR, just one second behind Xavi Vierge in 10th.
“Giallo Ducati” makes a triumphant return to WorldSBK in Misano
The Championship leader Alvaro Bautista claimed his 12th win of the season with Ducati. He took his 70th WorldSBK podium boosting his lead to a 78-point advantage over Razgatlioglu.
Alvaro Bautista won World Superbike Race One Saturday at Misano. Photo courtesy Dorna.
P1 | Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“Today, I’m happy because it has been a good day for Ducati. I had really good feedback again with the bike, even in those conditions. In Race 1, it was really warm, and the feeling with the bike was amazing. Now I can be very consistent and very fast from the first lap, so I’m happy. Maybe it seems easy from the outside, but believe me, I had to push very hard to maintain this race pace. I was in the 1’33s high, 1’34s low for almost the entire race, and it was not easy. However, I was enjoying every corner, and I was able to stay focused and concentrated throughout the race.”
Local hero Michael Ruben Rinaldi finished second in Race 1 for his 18th podium, for the fourth time in 2023.
Aruba.it Racing Ducati teammates Alvaro Bautista (left) and Michael Rinaldi (right) went 1-2 in Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
P2 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I’m very happy for myself and for the team because it was a 1-2 and that’s always great! I’m really happy about my kind of performance, I didn’t expect to have this kind of race pace, but I was able to lap quickly. I couldn’t explain how Alvaro was doing his pace, he was riding absolutely unbelievably, so he deserves the win. I’m happy about what we’ve done; compared to last year and in 2021 when I won, I’m seven or eight tenths faster per lap so I’m really happy about this. For sure, I’ll try and win sooner or later. I’m really happy about this result.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (54). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Toprak Razgatlioglu completed Race 1 podium finishing 8.971s behind Bautista. He remains second in the Championship standing.
Axel Bassani (47) leads Jonathan Rea (65) and Dominique Aegerter (77) during Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Fourth place went to Italian Axel Bassani who stands in fifth in the Championship standings.
WorldSBK Race 1 Report
The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship racing action got underway with a shortened 20-lap Race 1 at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” during the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round as Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) led teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi as the pair sported a special yellow livery in Race 1. Bautista had a five-second margin over his teammate has he made it 12 wins from 13 races in 2023 while Rinaldi added to his Misano podium count.
As the lights went out for the 20-lap race, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) and Rinaldi looked to have got a better start compared to Bautista but the reigning Champion was able to hold on from the pair to keep the lead from pole position. The trio fought it out over the early laps of the race with Razgatlioglu aiming to pass Rinaldi around the outside into Turn 4 with the Italian defending to keep second place.
As the race settled down, Bautista and Rinaldi were both able to gap Razgatlioglu in first and second place respectively to claim a home victory for Ducati on a special liveried Panigale V4 R, with the bike running yellow colours rather than red to pay homage to Ducati’s history.
While the two Ducati riders checked out in front, Razgatlioglu had to withstand some early pressure from Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) but the 2021 Champion was able to resist that pressure before pulling out a gap over his rivals. As the race hit the halfway stage, Petrucci dropped Bassani behind him and started gaining on Razgatlioglu in the podium fight. By Lap 12, Ragatlioglu started pulling away from the Italian rookie to claim third place. Razgatlioglu’s third place means he closes in on a century of WorldSBK podium while it was Yamaha’s 349th race on the podium.
WorldSBK action resumes on Sunday from 09:00 (Local Time) with the Warm-Up, followed by Tissot Superpole Race at 11:00 and Race 2 at 14:00.
Unveiled before the start of Race 1 for Aruba.it Racing – Ducati riders Alvaro Bautista and Michael Ruben Rinaldi, the yellow livery pays tribute to some historic bikes from Ducati, including the 750 Sport and 750 SS Desmo in the 1970s, before the yellow livery became more popular in the 1990s. Ducati models including the 916, 996, 749, 999 and 1199 have all been run in the yellow livery. Famously, Pierfrancesco Chilli raced the Ducati 998 RS in yellow and won in 2004 at Misano running a yellow livery while Paolo Casoli led a race using a yellow Ducati at 1996 in Hockenheim, Steve Martin ran it in 2004 and Lorenzo Lanzi claimed a race victory at Valencia in 2008 on a yellow liveried Ducati.
Stefano Mesa, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Mesa lapped the newly repaved four-mile circuit in 2:18.184.
Championship point leader Xavi Fores was the best of the rest with a 2:18.211 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2. Friday was Fores’ first time riding at Road America.
Tyler Scott struggled somewhat on Friday but rebounded strongly Saturday morning to claim the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 2:18.631 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America has made balancing adjustments to the Ducati Panigale V2 and Suzuki GSX-R750 via mapping changes this weekend. The details of those changes were not immediately available.
Rossi Moor, the reigning Northern Talent Cup Champion, broke the All-Time Lap Record and claimed pole position in MotoAmerica Junior Cup qualifying Saturday morning at Road America.
Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R, 15-year-old Moor lapped the four-mile circuit in 2:38.613, smashing Rocco Landers’ All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192 set in 2020.
Defending Champion Alvaro Bautista broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.
Bautista, riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R with Pirelli’s new SCQ tire, turned a 1:33.017, which eclipsed the previous All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.328 he set in 2022. Then, Bautista crashed on the very next lap, but he was able to pick his Ducati up and ride away.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was second with a 1:33.182 on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Bautista’s teammate Michael Rinaldi earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:33.266.
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 14th with a time of 1:34.268 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
Road America, prior to its recent repaving. Photo by John Ewert, courtesy of Road America.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara won the MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Challenge dash for cash Saturday at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian Challenge, O’Hara won the two-lap sprint by 0.316 second, earning the $5,000 cash prize.
James Rispoli was a close second on his Vance & Hines/Mission Harley-Davidson Road Glide.
Kyle Wyman, the 2021 King Of The Baggers Champion, finished third on his Screamin’ Eagle Harley-Davidson Road Glide.
Rispoli’s teammate Hayden Gillim was the fourth and final finisher, just 1.241 seconds behind O’Hara.
Bobby Fong, the fastest qualifier, was unable to make the start after crashing in Qualifying Two (Q2) moments before the Challenge.
O’Hara’s teammate Jeremy McWilliams didn’t crash but a problem with a wheel change in between Q2 and the Challenge prevented him from starting the dash for cash.
Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands Design Indian’s Bobby Fong crashed during MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Road America, but the recording breaking lap time of 2:20.817 Fong did on Friday held up to get him pole position.
Hayden Gillim topped Q2 with a 2:20.834 on his Vance & Hines/Mission Harley-Davidson Road Glide, but that was only good enough for the second spot on the grid.
Defending Champion Tyler O’Hara claimed the third and final spot on the front row with a 2:21.029 on his Progressive Insurance/Mission Foods Indian Challenger.
Michael Dunlop (6) leaving the starting line at the Isle of Man TT earlier this week. Photo courtesy Isle of Man TT Press Office.
DUNLOP TAKES FIRST WIN OF TT IN MONSTER ENERGY SUPERSPORT TT RACE 1
Michael Dunlop got race week underway at the Isle of Man TT Races with victory in the opening Monster Energy Supersport TT Race, his tenth victory in the class and 22nd in total.
Riding the MD Racing Yamaha, Dunlop grabbed the lead at Ballaugh on lap one and was never headed, eventually winning with a race record time by 12.3seconds with Peter Hickman (K2 Trooper Beer Triumph) getting the better of Dean Harrison (BPE by Russell Racing Yamaha) for second, the gap between the two at the end of four laps just 0.394s.
With superb conditions again all-round the Mountain Course, Harrison led through Glen Helen on lap one, his advantage over Dunlop half a second with Hickman a further second back in third. Davey Todd (Milenco by Padgett’s Motorcycles Honda) was another seven tenths of a second back with Harrison’s team-mate James Hillier two tenths adrift of the Honda rider.
Jamie Coward (KTS Racing powered by Steadplan Yamaha) rounded out the early top six with 3.4s covering the top six riders but Mike Browne was a non-starter having blown an engine in the earlier warm-up lap.
Dunlop nosed ahead on the run to Ballaugh with his advantage over Harrison now 1.5 seconds with a similar distance back to Hickman. Coward had moved up to fourth though having overhauled both Todd and Hillier. Behind them, James Hind and Craig Neve were going well in seventh and eighth.
The lead had stretched to 3.6 seconds at Ramsey and the gap widened as Dunlop went up and over Snaefell Mountain, an opening lap of 128.305mph giving him a 5.4s advantage over Harrison. Hickman remained in third but was now 4.6 seconds adrift of Harrison although he was holding a similar gap over fourth-placed Coward.
Todd and Hillier were locked in battle for fifth with Hind still in seventh but there was change further back with Paul Jordan up to eighth ahead of Rob Hodson and David Johnson.
Lap two and Harrison continued to lead on the road, but he was continually losing ground to Dunlop, the gap at Glen Helen up to 7.3 seconds. Dunlop had also overtaken Coward so had clear track ahead of him and had Harrison firmly in his sights. Third to sixth remained the same but Jordan had now got ahead of Hind for seventh.
Dunlop continued to extend his lead throughout the second lap and as he came into the pits for fuel, an improved lap speed of 129.136mph gave him a healthy 13.4s advantage. Harrison, in turn, was only 8.6s clear of Hickman with Coward still in contention for a podium position as he sat just 6.2 seconds adrift.
Todd and Hillier were still running in fifth and sixth with Jordan in seventh but Hodson and Johnson both moved up a place as Hind was hit with a 30 second penalty for speeding in pit lane, the youngster dropping out of the top ten because of the indiscretion.
After the fuel stop, Harrison cut Dunlop’s lead by two seconds on the third run to Glen Helen with Coward losing time at the pits and falling into the clutches of Todd, the gap between them now down to two seconds.
Back at the front and Dunlop quickly reasserted himself back in the race and going into the fourth and final lap, his lead stood at 17.5s. With a comfortable advantage, all eyes fell on the battle for second with Hickman cutting the gap to Harrison to just 3.9 seconds. Coward, meanwhile, had edged away from Todd once more to the tune of 5.3 seconds with Hillier in a safe sixth.
With a healthy margin, Dunlop was able to ride to his signals on the final lap and duly took the chequered flag for yet another TT victory, but Hickman closed in on Harrison throughout the lap and finally got the better of him on the one-mile dash from Cronk ny Mona to the Grandstand, aided by a 129mph+ lap.
Coward saw off the challenge of Todd to take a fine fourth with Hillier in sixth ahead of Jordan, Johnson, Hodson and Hind who recovered from his penalty to take tenth. Local rider Ryan Cringle was the best newcomer in 22nd after lapping at 120.364mph on his final lap.
Josh Herrin (2), as seen earlier this season at Road America. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Josh Herrin broke the lap record and captured pole position during MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V4 R on Dunlop’s new Sportmax Slicks, Herrin lapped the four-mile course in 2:09.111, improving on the 2:11.656 he did in Q1 and breaking the All-Time Lap Record of 2:09.629 Cameron Beaubier set on Friday.
The All-Time Lap Record coming into the weekend was Jake Gagne’s 2:10.529.
Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW’s Beaubier held provisional pole with his 2:09.629 on Friday and improved that to 2:09.387 on Saturday, but that was only good enough for second on the grid.
Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen also improved his time on Saturday, lowering it from 2:10.296 to 2:09.696, earning him the third and final spot on the front row.
Mathew Scholtz also went faster Saturday and claimed the fourth spot on the grid with a 2:10.016 on his Westby Racing Yamaha YZF-R1.
After missing Q1 entirely due to technical issues, Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha’s Cameron Petersen (2:11.188) and Jake Gagne (2:11.226) qualified fifth and sixth, respectively, in Saturday’s 30-minute Q2 session.
Qualifying on row three of the grid were Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki teammates Richie Escalante (2:11.331) and Toni Elias (2:11.396) along with Corey Alexander (2:11.896) on the third Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW.
Travis Wyman snagged pole position during MotoAmerica Steel Commander Stock 1000 Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Riding his Travis Wyman Racing BMW M 1000 RR, Wyman lapped the 4.0-mile, 14-turn course in 2:13.775, which was just shy of Corey Alexander’s All-Time Lap Record of 2:13.670.
Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli. Photo courtesy Michelin.
Aruba.it Racing Ducati’s Nicolo Bulega won World Supersport Race One Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, Italy.
Riding his factory Panigale V2, Bulega won the 18-lap race by 1.609 seconds and extended his Chamionship point lead. It was the Italian rider’s sixth win of the season.
Stefano Manzi took second place on his Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, just 0.205 second ahead of Federico Caricasulo and his Althea Racing Ducati in third.
Misano World Circuit - Marco Simoncelli. Photo courtesy Michelin.
Defending World Champion Alvaro Bautista won World Superbike Race One Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.
Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R, the Spaniard won the 20-lap race by 5.221 seconds. It was his ninth race victory of the season, extending his lead in the Championship point standings.
Bautista’s teammate Michael Rinaldi was the runner-up, and Toprak Razgatlioglu finished third on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1.
American Garrett Gerloff got 13th on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR, just one second behind Xavi Vierge in 10th.
“Giallo Ducati” makes a triumphant return to WorldSBK in Misano
The Championship leader Alvaro Bautista claimed his 12th win of the season with Ducati. He took his 70th WorldSBK podium boosting his lead to a 78-point advantage over Razgatlioglu.
Alvaro Bautista won World Superbike Race One Saturday at Misano. Photo courtesy Dorna.
P1 | Alvaro Bautista | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“Today, I’m happy because it has been a good day for Ducati. I had really good feedback again with the bike, even in those conditions. In Race 1, it was really warm, and the feeling with the bike was amazing. Now I can be very consistent and very fast from the first lap, so I’m happy. Maybe it seems easy from the outside, but believe me, I had to push very hard to maintain this race pace. I was in the 1’33s high, 1’34s low for almost the entire race, and it was not easy. However, I was enjoying every corner, and I was able to stay focused and concentrated throughout the race.”
Local hero Michael Ruben Rinaldi finished second in Race 1 for his 18th podium, for the fourth time in 2023.
Aruba.it Racing Ducati teammates Alvaro Bautista (left) and Michael Rinaldi (right) went 1-2 in Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
P2 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | Aruba.it Racing – Ducati
“I’m very happy for myself and for the team because it was a 1-2 and that’s always great! I’m really happy about my kind of performance, I didn’t expect to have this kind of race pace, but I was able to lap quickly. I couldn’t explain how Alvaro was doing his pace, he was riding absolutely unbelievably, so he deserves the win. I’m happy about what we’ve done; compared to last year and in 2021 when I won, I’m seven or eight tenths faster per lap so I’m really happy about this. For sure, I’ll try and win sooner or later. I’m really happy about this result.”
Toprak Razgatlioglu (54). Photo courtesy Dorna.
Toprak Razgatlioglu completed Race 1 podium finishing 8.971s behind Bautista. He remains second in the Championship standing.
Axel Bassani (47) leads Jonathan Rea (65) and Dominique Aegerter (77) during Race One. Photo courtesy Dorna.
Fourth place went to Italian Axel Bassani who stands in fifth in the Championship standings.
WorldSBK Race 1 Report
The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship racing action got underway with a shortened 20-lap Race 1 at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” during the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round as Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) led teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi as the pair sported a special yellow livery in Race 1. Bautista had a five-second margin over his teammate has he made it 12 wins from 13 races in 2023 while Rinaldi added to his Misano podium count.
As the lights went out for the 20-lap race, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) and Rinaldi looked to have got a better start compared to Bautista but the reigning Champion was able to hold on from the pair to keep the lead from pole position. The trio fought it out over the early laps of the race with Razgatlioglu aiming to pass Rinaldi around the outside into Turn 4 with the Italian defending to keep second place.
As the race settled down, Bautista and Rinaldi were both able to gap Razgatlioglu in first and second place respectively to claim a home victory for Ducati on a special liveried Panigale V4 R, with the bike running yellow colours rather than red to pay homage to Ducati’s history.
While the two Ducati riders checked out in front, Razgatlioglu had to withstand some early pressure from Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) and Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) but the 2021 Champion was able to resist that pressure before pulling out a gap over his rivals. As the race hit the halfway stage, Petrucci dropped Bassani behind him and started gaining on Razgatlioglu in the podium fight. By Lap 12, Ragatlioglu started pulling away from the Italian rookie to claim third place. Razgatlioglu’s third place means he closes in on a century of WorldSBK podium while it was Yamaha’s 349th race on the podium.
WorldSBK action resumes on Sunday from 09:00 (Local Time) with the Warm-Up, followed by Tissot Superpole Race at 11:00 and Race 2 at 14:00.
Unveiled before the start of Race 1 for Aruba.it Racing – Ducati riders Alvaro Bautista and Michael Ruben Rinaldi, the yellow livery pays tribute to some historic bikes from Ducati, including the 750 Sport and 750 SS Desmo in the 1970s, before the yellow livery became more popular in the 1990s. Ducati models including the 916, 996, 749, 999 and 1199 have all been run in the yellow livery. Famously, Pierfrancesco Chilli raced the Ducati 998 RS in yellow and won in 2004 at Misano running a yellow livery while Paolo Casoli led a race using a yellow Ducati at 1996 in Hockenheim, Steve Martin ran it in 2004 and Lorenzo Lanzi claimed a race victory at Valencia in 2008 on a yellow liveried Ducati.
Stefano Mesa (37) in action at Road America. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Stefano Mesa, riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, earned pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying Two Saturday morning at Road America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Mesa lapped the newly repaved four-mile circuit in 2:18.184.
Championship point leader Xavi Fores was the best of the rest with a 2:18.211 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC Panigale V2. Friday was Fores’ first time riding at Road America.
Tyler Scott struggled somewhat on Friday but rebounded strongly Saturday morning to claim the third and final spot on the front row with a lap time of 2:18.631 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North America has made balancing adjustments to the Ducati Panigale V2 and Suzuki GSX-R750 via mapping changes this weekend. The details of those changes were not immediately available.
Rossi Moor being interviewed by MotoAmerica's Angelle Sampey earlier this season at Road Atlanta. Photo courtesy Fairium NGRT - Gray Area Racing.
Rossi Moor, the reigning Northern Talent Cup Champion, broke the All-Time Lap Record and claimed pole position in MotoAmerica Junior Cup qualifying Saturday morning at Road America.
Riding his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R, 15-year-old Moor lapped the four-mile circuit in 2:38.613, smashing Rocco Landers’ All-Time Lap Record of 2:39.192 set in 2020.
Defending Champion Alvaro Bautista broke the All-Time Lap Record and took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Misano World Circuit – Marco Simoncelli, in Rimini, San Marino.
Bautista, riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R with Pirelli’s new SCQ tire, turned a 1:33.017, which eclipsed the previous All-Time Lap Record of 1:33.328 he set in 2022. Then, Bautista crashed on the very next lap, but he was able to pick his Ducati up and ride away.
Toprak Razgatlioglu was second with a 1:33.182 on his Pata Yamaha Prometeon YZF-R1, and Bautista’s teammate Michael Rinaldi earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:33.266.
American Garrett Gerloff qualified 14th with a time of 1:34.268 on his Bonovo Action BMW M 1000 RR.
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November 11, 2026
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This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific
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Screen-reader and keyboard navigation
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Screen-reader optimization: we run a background process that learns the website’s components from top to bottom, to ensure ongoing compliance even when updating the website.
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Disability profiles supported in our website
Epilepsy Safe Mode: this profile enables people with epilepsy to use the website safely by eliminating the risk of seizures that result from flashing or blinking animations and risky color combinations.
Visually Impaired Mode: this mode adjusts the website for the convenience of users with visual impairments such as Degrading Eyesight, Tunnel Vision, Cataract, Glaucoma, and others.
Cognitive Disability Mode: this mode provides different assistive options to help users with cognitive impairments such as Dyslexia, Autism, CVA, and others, to focus on the essential elements of the website more easily.
ADHD Friendly Mode: this mode helps users with ADHD and Neurodevelopmental disorders to read, browse, and focus on the main website elements more easily while significantly reducing distractions.
Blindness Mode: this mode configures the website to be compatible with screen-readers such as JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, and TalkBack. A screen-reader is software for blind users that is installed on a computer and smartphone, and websites must be compatible with it.
Keyboard Navigation Profile (Motor-Impaired): this profile enables motor-impaired persons to operate the website using the keyboard Tab, Shift+Tab, and the Enter keys. Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus), “H” (headings), “F” (forms), “B” (buttons), and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements.
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
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Color adjustments – users can select various color contrast profiles such as light, dark, inverted, and monochrome. Additionally, users can swap color schemes of titles, texts, and backgrounds, with over seven different coloring options.
Animations – person with epilepsy can stop all running animations with the click of a button. Animations controlled by the interface include videos, GIFs, and CSS flashing transitions.
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Audio muting – users with hearing devices may experience headaches or other issues due to automatic audio playing. This option lets users mute the entire website instantly.
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Notes, comments, and feedback
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