Team HRC riders Xavi Vierge and Iker Lecuona wrapped up an intense WorldSBK race weekend at Donington Park with points in Race 2.

Vierge and Lecuona first made good use of the ten-minute morning warm-up, carrying out some final technical checks. That done, the team turned its attention to the Superpole race, which ran at 11am local time in dry albeit very cloudy conditions. Vierge was lying thirteenth but lost two places mid-race. Although times remained in line with those of his closest rivals, Xavi was unable to make up the ground, crossing the line fifteenth. Team-mate Lecuona, who had made a different tyre choice, was running sixteenth in the early stages of this ten-lap sprint but later dropped back to seventeenth, which is where he finished the race, closing two seconds behind Vierge.

At 2pm the lights went out on the weekend’s final Superbike race. The weather also remained dry for this 23-lapper, with Vierge making a good start to place eleventh through the first laps. Losing a little ground as the race went on, the Spaniard slipped to fourteenth, while team-mate Iker was pushing hard to reach the points zone from sixteenth. By mid-race, a small gap had opened up ahead of Xavi, while Iker had progressed to within a tenth of a second of his team-mate. Able to sneak past Vierge on lap 21, Lecuona ultimately crossed the line in fourteenth position, just three tenths ahead of his team-mate, fifteenth.

After the first five rounds of the 2024 WorldSBK championship, Vierge places sixteenth in the general classification (26 points), with Lecuona lying nineteenth (24 points). Team HRC will travel immediately on to Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic where round six is taking place on 19-21 July.

Iker Lecuona 7

SPRC P17 RC2 P14

“Quite a tough weekend, honestly. It was hard for me to manage both the situation and the frustration; overall, it was not easy for me or the team. We tried to find a way to turn the situation around and make progress and after making a final change to the bike’s setup in this morning’s warm-up, I had slightly better feeling. With nothing to lose, we tried the X tyre despite the cold and tricky conditions, and in the end, it was a mistake, but it was worth trying. In Race 2, I was able to stay close to the middle group at the start and lap at a similar pace to the riders ahead. Mid-race, I started to struggle a bit with the front brakes, and Gerloff overtook me. Two laps from the end, I managed to overtake Xavi in a safe area and collect a couple more points. The positive is that the experience we gained from the work done over these three days will be put to good use in Most next week.”

Xavi Vierge 97

SPRC P15 RC2 P15

“Another tough weekend from which we have to try and take the positives, in that we never gave up, kept our focus, and continued to work hard to find the best setup possible for our bike at this time. We achieved that, and our pace during the race today was not so bad. Of course, it’s not enough to be able to battle with the others yet, but at least there was some progression. We will continue to analyze the data and provide as much information as possible to the engineers to make real progress as soon as possible.”

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Race Round 05   United Kingdom

Results Tissot Superpole Race

Dry
Humidity
70%
Track Temp
21°C
Air Temp
18°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Razgatlioglu Toprak 54 TUR 12 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW Time of Race 14'23.681
2 Bulega Nicolò 11 ITA 9 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 4.826
3 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 7 PATA PROMETEON YAMAHA Yamaha 6.526
4 Redding Scott 45 GBR 6 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 8.375
5 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 5 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 8.576
6 Bautista Alvaro 1 SPA 4 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 9.188
7 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 3 PATA PROMETEON YAMAHA Yamaha 10.037
8 Lowes Sam 14 GBR 2 ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati 11.760
9 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA 1 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati 12.229
10 Iannone Andrea 29 ITA 0 Team GOELEVEN Ducati 12.828
11 Aegerter Dominique 77 SWI 0 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 12.906
12 van der Mark Michael 60 NDL 0 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 13.108
13 Gardner Remy 87 AUS 0 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 13.766
14 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 0 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 14.022
15 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 0 Team HRC Honda 15.010
16 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 0 Motocorsa Racing Ducati 15.646
17 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA 0 Team HRC Honda 18.023
18 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki 18.408
19 Ray Bradley 28 GBR 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha 18.916
20 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 0 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha 20.914
21 Norrodin Adam 27 MAL 0 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 34.700
22 Bassani Axel 47 ITA 0 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 9 Laps
WorldSBK 2024
Race Round 05   United Kingdom

Results race 2

Dry
Humidity
59%
Track Temp
26°C
Air Temp
21°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Razgatlioglu Toprak 54 TUR 25 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW Time of Race 33'11.699
2 Bulega Nicolò 11 ITA 20 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 8.062
3 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 16 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 10.026
4 Redding Scott 45 GBR 13 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 12.275
5 Bautista Alvaro 1 SPA 11 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 13.476
6 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA 10 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati 15.562
7 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 9 PATA PROMETEON YAMAHA Yamaha 16.343
8 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 8 PATA PROMETEON YAMAHA Yamaha 16.742
9 Aegerter Dominique 77 SWI 7 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 18.919
10 Bassani Axel 47 ITA 6 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 23.306
11 Gardner Remy 87 AUS 5 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 25.980
12 van der Mark Michael 60 NDL 4 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 26.107
13 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 3 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 27.579
14 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA 2 Team HRC Honda 29.658
15 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 1 Team HRC Honda 30.026
16 Lowes Sam 14 GBR 0 ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati 30.158
17 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 0 Motocorsa Racing Ducati 30.673
18 Ray Bradley 28 GBR 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha 31.449
19 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki 40.357
20 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 0 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha 48.929
21 Iannone Andrea 29 ITA 0 Team GOELEVEN Ducati 6 Laps
22 Norrodin Adam 27 MAL 0 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 21 Laps
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Razgatlioglu Toprak 54 TUR 241 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
2 Bulega Nicolò 11 ITA 200 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati
3 Bautista Alvaro 1 SPA 186 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati
4 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 165 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
5 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 116 PATA PROMETEON YAMAHA Yamaha
6 Iannone Andrea 29 ITA 88 Team GOELEVEN Ducati
7 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA 85 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati
8 Gardner Remy 87 AUS 83 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha
9 van der Mark Michael 60 NDL 77 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
10 Aegerter Dominique 77 SWI 61 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha
11 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 57 PATA PROMETEON YAMAHA Yamaha
12 Bassani Axel 47 ITA 50 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
13 Redding Scott 45 GBR 42 Bonovo Action BMW BMW
14 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 38 Bonovo Action BMW BMW
15 Lowes Sam 14 GBR 36 ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati
16 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 26 Team HRC Honda
17 Spinelli Nicholas 24 ITA 25 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati
18 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 24 Motocorsa Racing Ducati
19 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA 24 Team HRC Honda
20 Mackenzie Tarran 95 GBR 7 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda
21 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 5 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha
22 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 4 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki
23 Pirro Michele 51 ITA 3 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati
24 Ray Bradley 28 GBR 2 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha
25 Norrodin Adam 27 MAL 0 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda
Location Information

Donington Park Circuit Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RP, United Kingdom Donington Park

POLE POSITION LEFT
LENGHT 4.023 Km
CORNERS 12
RIGHT CORNERS 7
LEFT CORNERS 5

Records

Pole Record 1'24.629 (171,133 Km/h) T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR, 2024)
Race Record 1'25.597 (169,198 Km/h) T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR, RC2, 2024)
All Time Record 1'24.629 (171,133 Km/h) T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR, 2024)
2024 Race 1 Winner T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR)
2024 Superpole Race Winner T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR)
2024 Race 2 Winner T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR)