Bautista defends WorldSBK lead at Circuit

The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has arrived at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and finalizing its preparations for what will be the eighth round of the 2022 season. September 23 to 25The WorldSBK will present its magic and will do so in providing the highest possible emotions, as it has already done in the two editions held at the World Cup facilities.

This feeling will be accompanied by surprises and pressure, as a Spanish driver arrives leading the big grid. Is about Alvaro Bautistastanding the reigning world champion, Toprak Razgatliogluand the six-time champion of WorldSBK Jonathan Rea. The distance between them is 30 and 47 points respectively. Bautista is coming off a stellar season in his comeback year Ducati (Aruba.it Racing-Ducati), although they don’t make it easy for them.

Undoubtedly, all eyes will be on him and Rea, an opponent he fought in the last round held in France. Bautista’s fall that resulted in a penalty for Rea made the tension between the two even more palpable. Meanwhile, Turkey’s Razgatlioglu is also trying to find his place in this three-way battle. Although they were, initially, presented as heavy on the event, the WorldSBK He has shown that anything can happen.

In fact, in the last edition of Catalonia WorldSBK Alvaro Bautista He crashed, Toprak Razgatlioglu retired due to a breakdown in another race and Jonathan Rea won the Superpole Race. Scott Redding and Michael Ruben Rinaldi shared the victories of Race 1 and Race 2, pilots who this year are not in a bad position either. Rinaldi is provisionally fourth in the series, while the former MotoGP rider is seventh.

So far this year, no rider other than Bautista, Rea or Razgatlioglu has managed to win any of the races, but the Circuit has shown that anything can happen on asphalt when it comes to the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. . With the calculator in hand, the participants will try to make the most of the appointment that will close the second third of the sports course.

Dominique Aegerter tops the WorldSSP table

In Supersports, Dominique Aegerter is the rider accumulating the most points, with a total of 286. However, Lorenzo Baldassarri follows close behind, with 267. These two riders were able to open a very important gap in the points with respect to their rival, making it clear that the title must be chosen by one of them. They were followed by Nicolo Bulega with almost 100 points, followed by Can Oncu and Stefano Manzi.

Álvaro Díaz could be the WorldSSP 300 champion

In a calendar different from the previous class, the WorldSSP 300 faces its final scoring event of the year, and it does so with a Spaniard at the helm. Álvaro Díaz, with 197 points and an advantage of 40 points over Marc García, can now be proclaimed champion of the category in the Catalan territory. The fact is that in the smallest displacement division anything can happen, so chaos is guaranteed from the beginning to the end of the event, with many actors involved in the fight for points.

Activities and proposals

Unlike other championships, the WorldSBK paddock is more accessible. Fans will be able to walk freely through this emblematic space and meet the stars of the weekend. In addition, there you will find the Paddock Show, a stage where podiums, interviews, talks and much more will be held. They can also visit the pit lane with a Pit Walk experience or participate on their own motorcycle in the Parade Lap.

Tickets

For those who want to live the full experience, there is a three-day subscription (from Friday to Sunday) so as not to miss any detail. Paddock access is added to this subscription, although it can also be purchased with pit walk and/or lap stop access. For those with less time, there is a one-day ticket, to which the aforementioned extras can be added. Tickets at www.circuitcat.com

a sustainable event

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya will this week celebrate another edition of the Catalunya WorldSBK Round with a dimension as important as the sporting one, and that is sustainability. The meeting, which has been ISO 20121 certified since last year, prepared a set of actions to contribute to sustainability and to create awareness among all parties involved in the Round.

Some of these actions are the promotion of sustainable mobility and the responsible use of water, efficient energy consumption, the commitment to Km0 and ecological products, the reduction of plastic waste and its proper separation, the donation of food or sustainable forest conservation, among others. . In addition, attendees will find a sustainability stand in the paddock area that will allow them to learn about these and the other actions the Circuit is working on.