WorldSBK live | Superpole and Race 1 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, live

4′
And come back
Rinaldi on track! He has modified the bike and will try to get a good time to score some points on it
superpole.

7′
There are major pilots of
world in the pits, exchanging opinions with his mechanics.

Right now,
Razgatlioglu is first,
Razgatlioglu second and then
Razgatlioglu,
Virgin,
Baptist Y
rhea. More fabric to cut…

Eleven
First best time for
Iker
Lecuona, which was very fast here all weekend. So far, he has set the best time, although there is room for improvement.

Of course, if it rains it has no rival.

12′
fall from
Rinaldi! He lingered at the end of the straight, was unable to straighten out and dropped himself to avoid crashing into the guardrails.

Fortunately nothing was done!

start the
superpole! 15 minutes left!

Almost all the riders are already out on the track, to take advantage of the dry conditions in case it rains and the state of the asphalt changes.

THE SUPERPOLE | Let’s remember that the
superpole It was implemented in 2019, it consists of 10 laps and half of the points given in a typical race are distributed. That is, the first takes 12 points, the second 9, the third 7 and so on.

The drops are starting to fall again
Circuit of Montmelo and we will see what conditions are found on the asphalt the pilots of
WorldSBK.

TENSION AFTER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST RACE | TheWithout a doubt, all eyes are on
Baptist Y
rheaopponent where the
Talavera of the Queen there was a dispute in the last round held
France.

a fall for
Baptist which brought him punishment
rhea They see more and more the tension between the two of them. Meanwhile, the Turkish
Razgatlioglu try to take his place also in the three-way battle. Although they were, initially, presented as heavy on the event, the
WorldSBK He has shown that anything can happen.

THE PLAYING LEADERSHIP |
Bautista defends WorldSBK lead at Circuit

The thrill of every race
WorldSBK It will include surprises and pressure, as a Spanish driver arrives leading the big grid. Is about
Alvaro
Baptiststanding the reigning world champion,
soil
Razgatliogluand the six-time champion of
WorldSBK Jonathan Rea. The distance between them is 30 and 47 points respectively.
Baptist starred in a stellar season in his comeback year
Ducatialthough they don’t make it easy for them.

HOW ABOUT FP3? | Only six drivers decided to ride in the difficult conditions presented by the track
Barcelona this morning after overnight rain, where
base led to a
FP3 in wet, followed by
Baptist Y
Razgatlioglu.

A
base, a final fast lap brought him to the top of the classification. The Frenchman is always a rival to be reckoned with in tricky conditions and today he showed it again by putting his
BMW at the top of the session
FP3. On track for most of the session,
Alvaro
Baptist came out to collect valuable data from the track in specific conditions. The leader of
Championship has set the pace and put it
Ducati leading at times throughout the session finishing with the second fastest time.

IKER LECUONA | “I’m confident… We might have a chance to get on the podium”

The first day in
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya It was very encouraging for me
Iker
Lecuona, who dominated the first free session. The Spanish rookie admitted ahead of the weekend’s action that he had “higher expectations” at a circuit he knows well from his time at
MotoGP.

“I feel good, I feel strong, we’ll see.
Alvaro It is very fast, I checked his speed and it is incredible. I am very close
Johnny. Let’s see tomorrow, depending on the weather conditions, anything can happen. Naa
superpole, the realistic goal is in the first two rows of the grid for the first time. I think I have the necessary speed. We might have a chance to fight for the podium.”

HOW ABOUT FP2? | The leader of the championship, the talaverano
Alvaro
Baptistshowed the best speed in the second free session, with the top 14 separated by just one second.

Two of the riders who will compete this weekend on their ‘home’ circuit dominated the first two free sessions of the
Round of Catalonia.
Alvaro
Baptist was imposed on
FP2 in the afternoon a few thousandths of
Jonathan Rhea. The fastest of the day, in general, is
Iker
Lecuonaone of three drivers to score 1’41 in the morning session.

Iker Lecuona, the fastest at the Circuit de Catalunya

WORLDSBK | CLASSIFICATION | This is how it is now
WorldSBK World Championship before the
Catalonia Round 2022:

1st | Alvaro
Baptist (Ducati) – 332 points

2nd | soil
Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) – 302 points

3rd | Jonathan
rhea (Kawasaki) – 285 points

4th | Michael Reuben
Rinaldi (Ducati) – 167 points

5th | Andrea
locatelli (Yamaha) – 166 points

Good morning friends and friends of World of sports!

Welcome and welcome to the broadcast where we continue
liveminute by minute, everything happening now in
Catalan Grand Prix. From now on we move to the circuit of
Montmelo in
Barcelona to follow in detail everything that happens on Saturday’s exciting motoring World Championship
SBK.

Let’s get started!