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A chaotic Sunday concludes the Australian WorldSBK round at Phillip Island

Itumeleng Garebatshabe
Last updated: February 27, 2024 10:29
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Team HRC and rider Xavi Vierge have now concluded a challenging WorldSBK season-opener at the Phillip Island Circuit in Australia. Vierge crossed the line twelfth in the Superpole race and thirteenth in Race 2.

Team HRC and rider Xavi Vierge have now concluded a challenging WorldSBK season-opener at the Phillip Island Circuit in Australia. Vierge crossed the line twelfth in the Superpole race and thirteenth in Race 2. Iker Lecuona did not participate in the weekend’s racing after injuring his shoulder during testing earlier in the week.

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After a brief warm-up session during the morning, Vierge was ready for the Superpole race at 1pm local time (CET+10). The ten-lap sprint ran in warm and sunny conditions (air temp. 25°C, track temp. 39°C) and quickly turned into another battle, with the top ten finishing within five seconds of each other. Lying eleventh through lap one, the Team HRC rider found himself part of a group of four riders fighting to reach the top ten. Although he was able to lower his lap times as the sprint race progressed, the Spaniard lost a little ground in the second half, ultimately crossing the line twelfth.

Like yesterday, the 20-lap Superbike race was meant to be split in two with a mandatory pitstop during which riders had to change tyres. The race got underway one hour later than scheduled after an incident in one of the earlier ASBK races meant that a section of the asphalt had to be cleaned. Xavi was lying thirteenth in the initial stages, but the race was red-flagged at the beginning of lap four when Jonathan Rea suffered a crash at Turn 12. The race was restarted just a short time later but reduced to just eleven laps, with no pitstop requirement. Vierge again started from thirteenth and was lying fourteenth through lap one. Part of a group of four or five riders, the Spaniard was able to maintain a similar pace to the riders up ahead but struggled to make up positions, ultimately crossing the line thirteenth to score three more championship points.

With round 1 of the 2024 WorldSBK championship now complete, round 2 will take place over the weekend of 22-24 March at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, meaning that Lecuona has approximately three weeks in which to recuperate from his shoulder injury. He will continue with his rehabilitation in the coming weeks, as he aims to be fully fit in time for his home round.

Pos.RiderNum.TeamConstr.PtsTime/Gap
1Alex LOWES22Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKKawasaki2516’27.565
2Álvaro BAUTISTA1ARUBA.IT Racing – DucatiDucati200.048
3Danilo PETRUCCI9Barni Spark Racing TeamDucati161.178
4Andrea IANNONE29Team GoElevenDucati131.275
5Nicolo BULEGA11ARUBA.IT Racing – DucatiDucati112.346
6Michael RUBEN RINALDI21TEAM MOTOCORSA RACINGDucati102.913
7Sam LOWES14ELF Marc VDS Racing TeamDucati93.480
8Garrett GERLOFF31Bonovo Action BMWBMW84.119
9Michael VAN DER MARK60ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK TeamBMW75.152
10Dominique AEGERTER77GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK TeamYamaha65.159
11Axel BASSANI47Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBKKawasaki55.183
12Remy GARDNER87GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK TeamYamaha47.652
13Xavi VIERGE97Team HRCHonda39.082
14Philipp OETTL5GMT94 YamahaYamaha210.729
15Brad RAY28Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK TeamYamaha111.806
16Tito RABAT53Kawasaki Puccetti RacingKawasaki017.416
17Scott REDDING45Bonovo Action BMWBMW021.815
18Tarran MACKENZIE95PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDAHonda025.481
19Adam NORRODIN27PETRONAS MIE Racing HONDAHonda032.107
–Andrea LOCATELLI55Pata Prometeon YamahaYamaha01 lap

TAGGED:Team HRCWorldSBKXavi Vierge

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