Portuguese Round

Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge have completed two more days of testing in preparation for the 2022 Superbike World Championship season. Two very important days for the Team HRC riders, who were able to ride their CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADES at the spectacular Portuguese circuit of Portimão for the first time. The… read more.

Team HRC was let down by bad luck at Portimao this weekend, with both Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam demonstrating podium-worthy pace in qualifying and each of the three races, both in wet and dry conditions. Once again today, both riders missed out on a likely podium finish during the… read more.

Team HRC riders Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam were both in the battle for the podium throughout the first of this weekend’s WorldSBK races at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. Haslam ultimately crossed the line fifth while Bautista unfortunately crashed at the last corner of the final lap while defending… read more.

Team HRC have again hit the ground running in Portimão, continuing the recent positive trend with Leon Haslam placing third in FP2 and fourth overall on day 1, and Alvaro Bautista ninth, less than four tenths from his teammate. Team HRC is in action at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve… read more.

After an extremely challenging weekend for everyone involved, Team HRC travelled straight on to Portugal, where round 11 of the season will take place this weekend, the third of three back-to-back events and the last European round of the 2021 Superbike World Championship. The fast and spectacular Portimão circuit, located… read more.

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Team HRC has concluded round 3 of the Superbike World Championship at the Portimão circuit in Portugal with a top five finish with Alvaro Bautista in the weekend’s third and final race.  The 10-lap Superpole race got underway at 11am. Tenth off the line, Haslam immediately moved up into eighth.… read more.

Team HRC has completed the first race day making up round 3 of the Superbike world championship at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, riders Alvaro Bautista and Leon Haslam crossing the line in ninth and twelfth place respectively. The morning’s final free practice session saw both riders shave a full… read more.

Having travelled straight from Jerez de la Frontera in Spain following last weekend’s second WorldSBK championship round, today saw Team HRC out on track at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal, taking part in the first free practice sessions making up the season’s third round. At 10.30am local time,… read more.

Having concluded round 2 of the 2020 Superbike World Championship in Spain just three days ago, Team HRC is already in Portugal, where round 3 will play out this coming weekend at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve. The racing at the Spanish track of Jerez de la Frontera proved challenging… read more.