With the second half of the season officially underway, check out all the best shots from the 2022 WorldSBK season so far. The top three riders are extremely close together in terms of points, so it’s heating up to be an exciting end to the season!
Championship Standings After French Round (Full Standings Here)
1 Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 332 points 2 Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) 302 3 Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) 285
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In 2022, the ‘titanic trio’ arrive with the gap shrinking and them getting closer and closer, making for an even more interesting dynamic. Who will be ‘magnifique’ at Magny-Cours?
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In second place, it looks settled for Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK), who relinquishes his crown after just one season. He’s 37 points ahead of title rival Jonathan Rea.
Giving chase in the standings is six-time World Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK).
Across the UK Round, lots of riders donated items for auction or took part in a rider concert to raise money for charity.
Signed boots from six-time Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) were sold for $1650.
Several riders from WorldBK and WorldSSP showed off their singing voices in a rider concert, with this concert alone raising $450 for Two Wheels for Life’s valuable work.
Rea was denied Kawasaki’s 500th WorldSBK podium in Race Two after coming fourth.
Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) battled his way up from 10th on the grid to claim a second podium of the weekend, and the season.
In what has been a very strong opening four rounds of the Championship, a challenge lies ahead for Iker Lecuona (Team HRC). The Spanish rookie has never raced at Donington Park…
Razgatlioglu got the holeshot on the opening lap of the race and from there did not look back as he claimed his first race win of the season and secure a front row start for Race 2.
Bautista secured his second win of the Misano round after fighting his way past the reigning Champion.
Bautista initially lost out at the start but was able to battle back, first to take second place from Toprak Razgatlioglu.
The championship is really starting to heat up now. The battle is looking to go until the final round!
After a thrilling battle at Misano, Bautista claimed victory ahead of Rea to extend his lead in the standings.
DIABLO Supercorsa was created thanks to the experience of Pirelli in the FIM Superbike World Championship, which since 2004 has partnered with the Italian tyre company as its sole supplier.
The historic home of WorldSBK and unequivocally home to some of the Championship’s greatest sporting moments, more emotions lie ahead this weekend.
Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK): “I expect a lot more to join the party at Misano.”
The 2022 championship is heating up as Razgatlioglu is frantically trying to defend his title.
All the riders seemed to have had a positive experience at testing, ready to tackle Misano…
Vierge overtook Lecuona in the closing stages of the 21-lap race to claim his first top five result in WorldSBK, finishing just a tenth ahead of his teammate.
The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship descended on the Circuito Estoril and it was a thriller in Portugal as Alvaro Bautista claimed a stunning victory…
Donington Park has been far from a happy hunting ground for Ducati in recent years; no win since 2011 and the Ducati Panigale V4 R has only had one third place.
The action at Donnington Park gets underway on Friday. Make sure you tune in so you don’t miss any action!
A decent weekend for both the Ducati riders at Estoril, showing consistency…
Chasing down Bautista and heading home to rule the roost, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) will be keen to continue his success at Donington Park.
This weekend, the WorldSBK racing gets underway on the scenic Phillip Island circuit…
It’s called the Cathedral for a reason. The TT Circuit Assen has otherwise been a mainstay of motorcycle Grand Prix racing since the world’s first motorsport World Championship began in 1949.
