The 2022 Superbike World Championship heads towards its halfway point, with round six about to play out at the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic which has been partially re-surfaced  since the first WorldSBK round was held at the track in 2021.

The latest Donington round saw Iker Lecuona battling with physical problems, suffering with arm pump around the technical British track, but hopefully a full week of rest allowed him to recover and regain his strength. Both him and teammate Xavi  Vierge are keen to head into the summer break on a high and will be doing their best to score strong results over the weekend.

Most is another new track for the two SBK rookie riders, and so the Spanish duo will need to work well with their respective technicians right from first practice in order to understand the track and adapt their bikes’ accordingly.

The Autodrom Most was completed in the early 80s and has been used for a wide variety of two- and four-wheel competitions over the years. The circuit is located in the north-east of the country, close to the German border and roughly 100 km from Prague. It currently measures 4.212 km in length and comprises a real variety of turns, 21 in all.

The first sector of the track, including the first chicane, has been recently resurfaced and the Czech circuit will feature on the annual schedule until at least 2025.

Weekend schedule (CEST):

Friday

10.30 – 11.15 – SBK Free Practice 1

15.00 – 15.45 – SBK Free Practice 2

Saturday

9.00 – 9.30 – SBK Free Practice 3

11.10 – 11.25 – Superpole

14.00 – SBK Race 1  (22 laps – 92.66 km)

Sunday

9.00 – 9.15 – SBK Warm-up

11.00 – Superpole race (10 laps – 42.12 km)

14.00 – SBK Race 2 (22 laps – 92.66 km)

Iker Lecuona 7

“I’ve spent a week just relaxing and resting. It was important to try and recover generally and regain strength after a very busy six weeks of testing around the world. I’ve basically not stopped recently, and I really felt it at Donington. So I’ve done my best to recover in preparation for Most, another new track where we need to start from scratch. I’ve never even seen a video of the track actually, so Friday’s free practice sessions will be crucial. In my case, this is the third of several new tracks we are going to visit this season and, so far, we have been able to adapt well, so we must keep up the good work.”

Xavi Vierge 97

“This is another new track for us and I think it’s going to be a challenging one, judging by the layout. I tried to get some idea of it in a simulator last week so that we can work well on the bike setup right from Friday morning and adapt as fast as possible in order to be competitive over the weekend.”

WorldSBK 2022

Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Bautista Alvaro 19 SPA 246 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati
2 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 229 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
3 Razgatlioglu Toprak 1 TUR 203 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha
4 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 124 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha
5 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 119 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati
6 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA 116 Team HRC Honda
7 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 106 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
8 Bassani Alex 47 ITA 88 Motocorsa Racing Ducati
9 Redding Scott 45 GBR 79 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
10 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 69 Team HRC Honda
11 Baz Loris 76 FRA 60 Bonovo Action BMW BMW
12 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 48 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha
13 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 29 Team GOELEVEN Ducati
14 Mahias Lucas 44 FRA 20 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki
15 Laverty Eugene 50 IRE 18 Bonovo Action BMW BMW
16 Tamburini Roberto 2 ITA 18 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha
17 Bernardi Luca 29 ITA 15 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati
18 Fores Xavi 15 SPA 12 Team GOELEVEN Ducati
19 van der Mark Michael 60 NDL 11 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
20 Mykhalchyk Illia 37 UKR 10 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
21 Nozane Kohta 3 JPN 9 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha
22 Ponsson Christophe 23 FRA 8 Team Gil Motor Sport Yamaha
23 Haslam Leon 91 GBR 4 TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki
24 Mackenzie Tarran 95 GBR 3 McAMS Yamaha Yamaha
25 Mercado Leandro 36 ARG 1 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda
26 Vinales Isaac 32 SPA 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha
27 Syahrin Hafizh 35 MAL 0 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda
28 Hickman Peter 10 GBR 0 FHO Racing BMW
29 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki
30 Marvin Fritz 17 GER 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha
31 Ruiu Gabriele 16 ITA 0 B-Max Racing Team BMW
32 Konig Oliver 52 CZE 0 ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA Kawasaki
33 Delbianco Alessandro 25 ITA 0 TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki
34 Cresson Loris 84 BEL 0 TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki
Location Information

Autodrom Most,  Czech Republic Autodrom Most is a new track in WorldSBK calendar for 2021. Thanks to its attractive event line-up, it is popular destination for many motor enthusiasts and their families from whole Europe.  The track was completed in 1983 as a part of restoration of coal mine lands… read more.

Pole Position Left
Lenght 4.212 Km
Corners 21
Right 14
Left 7

Records

Pole Record 1'30.064 (168,360 Km/h) Km/h T.Razgatlioglu, (BMW M 1000 RR, 2024)
Race Record 1'31.180 166,300 Km/h T.Razgatlioglu, SPR (Yamaha YZF-R1, 2022)
All Time Record 1'30.064 (168,360 Km/h) Km/h T.Razgatlioglu, (BMW M 1000 RR, 2024)
2024 Race 1 Winner T.Razgatlioglu, (BMW M 1000 R)
2024 Superpole Race Winner T.Razgatlioglu, (BMW M 1000 R)
2024 Race 2 Winner T.Razgatlioglu, (BMW M 1000 R)