Team HRC rider Xavi Vierge concludes the day’s WorldSBK races at the Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli’ in eighth and fifth position, impressive results considering that he started sixteenth on the grid in the sprint race. Hit by another rider, team-mate Iker Lecuona is ruled unfit to compete in the second Superbike race.

The riders lined up for the Superpole race at 11am local time and in sunny conditions. The Team HRC duo were lying seventh and tenth one lap into this short sprint. Vierge soon closed in on team-mate Lecuona and, on lap four, the pair were lying a close seventh and eighth. Lap seven unfortunately brought a crash for Lecuona, who fell at turn 8 after a contact with Petrucci. The incident resulted in a red flag, which signalled the end of the race, with riders having completed just seven laps. Team-mate Vierge finished an impressive eighth, having made up eight positions in just a handful of laps and improving significantly on his grid position for race 2 as a result.

Iker was transported to the circuit Medical Centre where he was diagnosed with a left hip injury and a left ankle contusion. The Spaniard was therefore deemed unfit to compete in the day’s second and final race.

The final race of the weekend ran over a distance of 21 laps. Xavi lined up in eighth on the grid and almost immediately made up one position when the race got underway. Up into sixth on lap seven, the Team HRC rider lapped with similar pace to the riders immediately ahead, running a consistent central phase. Gaining another position in the final stages, Vierge secured a very solid top five finish, thus boosting his championship points total.

In terms of the general standings after this fifth round, Vierge now lies eighth in the championship standings with 87 points while Lecuona positions eleventh with 64 points. Team HRC will be back on track at the Donington Park circuit in the UK over the weekend of 30 June-2 July.

Xavi Vierge 97

SPRC P8 - RC2 P5

“I’m really happy with our performance today. Yesterday we had a very unlucky qualifying, coming up against one yellow and one red flag on my two fast laps. Starting from sixteenth on the grid makes life quite difficult on the strong WorldSBK grid and especially here, where overtaking is tough. Yesterday I gave it my all anyway, and we reached the top ten. We then made a small change to the bike set up that gave me that little extra that I needed to run a very good Superpole race. We earned a third row start and a good opportunity for Race 2. We made the most of it and scored a positive top five. We are really happy with this result and with the work we have done this weekend, and that we doing in general. It’s true that Ducati is quite far ahead and finishing race 2 more than 20 seconds from the winner is still too much, but we are now closer to Kawasaki and Yamaha and were not far from the podium, just three seconds in fact. So we must keep up the good work. Lastly, I’m sorry for Iker who had really bad luck today in the sprint race but, on the other hand, it seems that he’s not badly hurt fortunately. I wish him a speedy recovery.”

Iker Lecuona 7

SPRC DNF - RC2 UNFIT

“We had a big crash in the Superpole race and it was not even my fault as I was hit from behind by another rider. I had to go to the medical centre and was declared unfit for race 2. I’m not feeling great but not too bad either. The good thing is that I’ve nothing broken, and this is the most important thing. On the other hand, I have this contusion to a muscle in my leg and a few hematomas here and there, so it’s best I don’t walk for two or three days and rest completely. But this is racing in the end. The positive of the weekend is that we have been improving throughout - I’ve continued to find feeling with the bike again and we were fighting when I crashed. Now we focus on recovering in time for Donington. Depending on my feeling in few days, we will see if I can start with some light training, on the bicycle or in the gym, or need to wait longer. But I’m confident I can be fully fit for Donington.”

WorldSBK 2023
Race Round 05   Rimini

Results Tissot Superpole Race (7 Laps)

Sunny
Humidity
69%
Track Temp
37°C
Air Temp
23°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Bautista Alvaro 1 SPA 12 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati Time of Race 10'59.497
2 Razgatlioglu Toprak 54 TUR 9 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha 0.101
3 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 7 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 0.738
4 Bassani Axel 47 ITA 6 Motocorsa Racing Ducati 2.239
5 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 5 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 2.490
6 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 4 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 3.955
7 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 3 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha 1 Lap
8 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 2 Team HRC Honda 1 Lap
9 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 1 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 1 Lap
10 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 0 Team GOELEVEN Ducati 1 Lap
11 Redding Scott 45 GBR 0 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 1 Lap
12 Baldassarri Lorenzo 34 ITA 0 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha 1 Lap
13 Baz Loris 76 FRA 0 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 1 Lap
14 Ray Bradley 28 GBR 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha 1 Lap
15 Syahrin Hafizh 35 MAL 0 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 1 Lap
16 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki 1 Lap
17 Vinales Isaac 32 SPA 0 TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki 1 Lap
18 Vitali Luca 70 ITA 0 ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA Kawasaki 1 Lap
19 Mizuno Ryo 88 JPN 0 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 1 Lap
20 Sykes Tom 66 GBR 0 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 1 Lap
21 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA DNF Team HRC Honda
22 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA DNF BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati
23 Ruiu Gabriele 16 ITA DNF B-Max Racing Team BMW
24 Gardner Remy 87 AUS DNF GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha
WorldSBK 2023
Race Round 05   Rimini

Results Race 2

Sunny
Humidity
69%
Track Temp
46°C
Air Temp
24°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Bautista Alvaro 1 SPA 25 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati Time of Race 33'06.059
2 Razgatlioglu Toprak 54 TUR 20 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha 8.446
3 Bassani Axel 47 ITA 16 Motocorsa Racing Ducati 18.368
4 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 13 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 20.174
5 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 11 Team HRC Honda 22.344
6 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 10 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha 23.307
7 Petrucci Danilo 9 ITA 9 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati 23.552
8 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 8 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 24.905
9 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 7 Team GOELEVEN Ducati 25.255
10 Gardner Remy 87 AUS 6 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 27.253
11 Aegerter Dominique 77 SWI 5 GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha 27.529
12 Baz Loris 76 FRA 4 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 36.856
13 Sykes Tom 66 GBR 3 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 38.066
14 Redding Scott 45 GBR 2 ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 52.235
15 Syahrin Hafizh 35 MAL 1 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 1'02.594
16 Vinales Isaac 32 SPA 0 TPR by Vinales Racing Kawasaki 1'09.448
17 Ray Bradley 28 GBR 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha 4 Laps
18 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 0 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 6 Laps
19 Baldassarri Lorenzo 34 ITA 0 GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha 7 Laps
20 Vitali Luca 70 ITA 0 ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA Kawasaki 10 Laps
21 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 0 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 14 Laps
22 Mizuno Ryo 88 JPN 0 PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 19 Laps
23 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki
Location Information

Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” Via Daijiro Kato, 10 47843 Misano Adriatico (RN) – Italy Misanocircuit.com

POLE POSITION RIGHT
LENGTH 4.226 Km
CORNERS 16
RIGHT CORNERS 10
LEFT CORNERS 6

Records

Pole Record 1'32.320 (164,792 Km/h) T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR, 2024)
Race Record (SPRC) 1'32.687 (164,140 Km/h) T. Razgatlioglu (BMW M 1000 RR, 2024 SPRC)
All Time Record 1'32.320 (164,792 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)