Alvaro Bautista (Ducati) remains unstoppable after claiming victory in a rough Race 2 in Indonesiawhere he has already accumulated five wins in six events held at the beginning of the season.
In addition, he is also Spanish Xaxi Vierge (Honda) got the Third place at the test, in what was the first podium of his Superbikes record.
The race was suspended on lap 8 due to a red flag, after an accident involving the Dutchman Michael Vandermark (BMW) and German Phillip Oettl (Ducati), with both riders out of the race.
Testing resumed with 14 laps on the urban circuit of Mandalika, with the Italian Michael Rinaldi (Ducati) in first position and Baptist fighting the Turks Toprak Razgatlioglu (Yamaha).
The Toledo native won the battle on lap 4 and followed his teammate, who he caught on the penultimate lap. Rinaldi, for his part, left the line on the last lap, allowing Razgatlioglu and Vierge to pass him. British Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki), six-time world champion, crashed on lap 7 and Spaniard Iker Lecuona finished in ninth position.
is Bautista’s 37th Superbike win and fifth in six races until this season. Baptist he dominates the world championship standings with 112 points, followed by Razgatlioglu with 75 and Locatelli with 70. The next appointment is at the Assen circuit, in the Netherlands, from April 21 to 23.
Source: La Verdad
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