Team HRC completes round four of the 2022 Superbike World Championship with three strong top five finishes for riders Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Italy. Vierge unfortunately suffered a crash in race 2, hitting his right hand quite hard.

At 11 am local time, the factory riders lined up for the 10-lap Superpole race. Getting away from the third row of the grid, Vierge and Lecuona were lying sixth and ninth through the first turns. The Team HRC duo pushed hard in the initial stages to move, respectively, into fifth and sixth by the end of lap two. On lap three, Vierge passed Rinaldi to take fourth and started to move in on Rea, third. Lapping with almost identical lap times, Xavi came within three tenths of the six-time world champion but was not quite able to get close enough to pass. An excellent performance nevertheless saw him cross the line fourth, less than a second from the podium. Lecuona battled it out with Rinaldi and Locatelli through the central part of this short race, moving into fifth on lap five, a position he was able to hold to the line to finish immediately behind his team-mate and gift Team HRC its first double top five finish of the season.

Thanks to their Superpole race results, Vierge and Lecuona started from fourth and fifth on the grid for race 2. Xavi held his starting position through the opening lap, his team-mate behind him in sixth.  The pair were lying sixth and seventh on lap seven, after which Vierge pushed to close in on, and successfully pass, Bassani on lap ten. Xavi’s race was unfortunately brought to a premature end on lap twelve, when the Spaniard suffered a crash at turn 11, while fending off an attack from the Italian. Team-mate Lecuona continued to lap with consistent pace all the way to the line, passing Bassani, defending well, and ultimately crossing the line in fifth position, scoring more important championship points in the process.

After being checked by doctors at the circuit medical centre, Xavi has been diagnosed with some bruising and possible minor fractures. He will undergo further checks tomorrow once back in Spain.

Lecuona continues to hold fifth in the championship standings with 99 points while Vierge positions ninth with 63 points.

Xavi Vierge 97

SPR P4 RC2 DNF

“The crash was a real pity because we’ve had an incredible weekend and were running a really good second race. I think the other rider (Axel Bassani) overtook me, touching my front wheel, so I found myself in direct line with the wall and had to jump off the bike. I was lucky because I touched the ground at very high speed. After an initial check, it looks like I might have broken something in my right hand but nothing important. So first thing tomorrow I will undergo more comprehensive examinations to understand our next steps in order to be ready to ride as soon as possible. I want to say thank you so much to my team and technicians because they are doing an amazing job.”

Iker Lecuona 7

SPR P5 RC2 P5

“Overall I’m really happy with our weekend here. I think both me and Xavi did not expect this kind of speed, but we’ve both been very fast, worked together and finished very close to the front in all three races. In race 1, I maybe struggled a bit more but then in the Superpole race I battled hard with Rinaldi and Locatelli. I lost some time as a result, but my pace was strong, and I knew I could fight for the top five again in race 2. Starting from the second row helped a lot, and even though I struggled with the rear tyre in the early stages, lap by lap I felt more comfortable and in the second part of the race I could ride really fast. I’m very happy for now; we’re just nine points from fourth in the championship and to have finished in the top ten in every race tells us that we’re on the right track.”

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Race Round 04   Rimini

Results Superpole Race

Sunny
Humidity
50%
Track Temp
39°C
Air Temp
27°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Razgatlioglu Toprak 1 TUR 12 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha Time of Race 15'46.121
2 Bautista Alvaro 19 SPA 9 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 2.087
3 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 7 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 4.975
4 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 6 Team HRC Honda 5.903
5 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA 5 Team HRC Honda 7.197
6 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 4 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha 8.476
7 Bassani Axel 47 ITA 3 Motocorsa Racing Ducati 8.749
8 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 2 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 9.383
9 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 1 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha 9.566
10 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 0 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 12.303
11 Redding Scott 45 GBR 0 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 12.400
12 Laverty Eugene 50 IRE 0 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 19.399
13 Syahrin Hafizh 35 MAL 0 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 21.834
14 Bernardi Luca 29 ITA 0 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati 22.000
15 Mykhalchyk Illia 37 UKR 0 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 24.547
16 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki 25.000
17 Tamburini Roberto 2 ITA 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha 26.420
18 Ruiu Gabriele 16 ITA 0 B-Max Racing Team BMW 28.132
19 Mercado Leandro 36 ARG 0 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 28.479
20 Konig Oliver 52 CZE 0 ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA Kawasaki 2 Laps
21 Nozane Kohta 3 JPN 0 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha 1 Lap
22 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 0 Team GOELEVEN Ducati 4 Laps
23 Baz Loris 76 FRA 0 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 5 Laps
24 Delbianco Alessandro 25 ITA 0 TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki
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Race Round 04   Rimini

Results Race 2

Sunny
Humidity
38%
Track Temp
45°C
Air Temp
28°C
Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor Time/Gap
1 Bautista Alvaro 19 SPA 25 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati Time of Race 33'12.030
2 Razgatlioglu Toprak 1 TUR 20 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha 7.194
3 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 16 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati 11.119
4 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 13 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 14.901
5 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA 11 Team HRC Honda 18.774
6 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 10 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha 20.217
7 Bassani Axel 47 ITA 9 Motocorsa Racing Ducati 21.149
8 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 8 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki 23.533
9 Redding Scott 45 GBR 7 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 29.638
10 Baz Loris 76 FRA 6 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 38.831
11 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 5 Team GOELEVEN Ducati 40.881
12 Tamburini Roberto 2 ITA 4 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha 41.588
13 Bernardi Luca 29 ITA 3 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati 43.353
14 Laverty Eugene 50 IRE 2 Bonovo Action BMW BMW 43.833
15 Mykhalchyk Illia 37 UKR 1 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW 43.889
16 Nozane Kohta 3 JPN 0 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha 44.697
17 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki 49.375
18 Mercado Leandro 36 ARG 0 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 1'02.448
19 Konig Oliver 52 CZE 0 ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA Kawasaki 1'22.808
20 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 0 Team HRC Honda 10 Laps
21 Syahrin Hafizh 35 MAL 0 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda 14 Laps
22 Delbianco Alessandro 25 ITA 0 TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki 14 Laps
23 Ruiu Gabriele 16 ITA 0 B-Max Racing Team BMW 18 Laps
24 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 0 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha 19 Laps
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Rider standings

Pos. Rider Num Nation Points Team Constructor
1 Bautista Alvaro 19 SPA 220 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati
2 Rea Jonathan 65 GBR 184 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
3 Razgatlioglu Toprak 1 TUR 141 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha
4 Locatelli Andrea 55 ITA 108 PATA YAMAHA with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha
5 Lecuona Iker 7 SPA 99 Team HRC Honda
6 Rinaldi Michael Ruben 21 ITA 92 ARUBA Racing - Ducati Ducati
7 Lowes Alex 22 GBR 75 Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki
8 Bassani Alex 47 ITA 68 Motocorsa Racing Ducati
9 Vierge Xavi 97 SPA 63 Team HRC Honda
10 Redding Scott 45 GBR 48 BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW
11 Baz Loris 76 FRA 45 Bonovo Action BMW BMW
12 Gerloff Garrett 31 USA 34 GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Yamaha
13 Öttl Philipp 5 GER 20 Team GOELEVEN Ducati
14 Laverty Eugene 50 IRE 18 Bonovo Action BMW BMW
15 Tamburini Roberto 2 ITA 18 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha
16 Bernardi Luca 29 ITA 15 BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati
17 Mahias Lucas 44 FRA 14 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki
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 3 TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki
24 Mercado Leandro 36 ARG 1 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda
25 Vinales Isaac 32 SPA 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha
26 Syahrin Hafizh 35 MAL 0 MIE Racing HONDA Team Honda
27 Rabat Tito 53 SPA 0 Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki
28 Marvin Fritz 17 GER 0 Yamaha MotoxRacing WorldSBK Team Yamaha
29 Ruiu Gabriele 16 ITA 0 B-Max Racing Team BMW
30 Konig Oliver 52 CZE 0 ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA Kawasaki
31 Delbianco Alessandro 25 ITA 0 TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki
32 Cresson Loris 84 BEL 0 TPR Team Pedercini 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)