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# Rider Bike Team 01 Alvaro Bautista Ducati Aruba Ducati 11 Nicolo Bulega Ducati Aruba Ducati 55 Andrea Locatelli Yamaha Pata Yamaha 65 Jonathan Rea Yamaha Pata Yamaha 22 Alex Lowes Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing 47 Axel Bassani Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing 77 Dominique Aegerter Yamaha GRT Yamaha 87 Remy Gardner Yamaha…

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Iannone "surprised" by early testing pace on Ducati Superbike

Ex-MotoGP racer Iannone will make his return to racing action in 2024 as his four-year doping ban expires after signing to join satellite Ducati squad Go Eleven next season.

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Rea gets first taste of Yamaha WSBK machinery in Jerez test

Six-time champion Rea, who has made the transition from Kawasaki to replace BMW-bound Toprak Razgatlioglu, turned 12 laps aboard the R1 he will race in 2024 on a rain-affected opening day of testing.

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Kawasaki signs Bassani to replace Yamaha-bound Rea in WSBK

As reported by Motorsport.com earlier this month, Bassani will leave Motocorsa Ducati after three seasons to join Alex Lowes at Kawasaki next year.

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Kawasaki To Release Extremely Limited Ninja ZX-10RR WSBK Edition In Germany

Kawasaki Germany is releasing an extremely special, limited-edition Ninja ZX-10RR WSBK Edition. Includes variable air intake system, race ECU, and a bonus box.

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Sam Lowes to make 2024 WSBK switch with Marc VDS

Lowes will ride the class-leading Ducati Panigale V4 R in the production-based category next year, joining his twin brother Alex Lowes, who recently signed a one-year contract extension with the factory Kawasaki team.

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Lowes to remain with Kawasaki in 2024 WSBK season

The news of Lowes’ one-year contract extention was announced ahead of his home event at Donington Park on July 1-2, round six of 12 of the 2023 season.

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World Superbike: Bautista completes another treble at Misano

After his win in the first race on Saturday, Bautista took his 13th and 14th victories of the season out of a possible 15 in the Superpole race and the second full-distance race of the weekend.

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Kawasaki decides against factory Suzuka 8h team for 2023

The Japanese manufacturer said the decision had been made to skip the 2023 running of the event to focus its resources on its World Superbike programme.

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The MotoGP implications of Razgatlioglu’s BMW decision

Razgatlioglu’s future announcement comes just weeks after he tested a Yamaha MotoGP bike, fuelling speculation that the Turkish rider could be in line for a grand prix move with the Japanese marque.

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World Superbike results: Bautista completes Barcelona treble

The Spanish rider was unstoppable on home soil, winning the Superpole race to give himself pole for the final race of the weekend, which he duly dominated, beating Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu by eight seconds.

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World Superbike results: Bautista wins again in Barcelona opener

After an early red flag caused by a crash for Eric Granado, poleman Bautista sauntered to another straightforward win aboard his V4 Panigale in the restarted 17-lap race, shrugging off the 250rpm rev limit decreased given to Ducati ahead of the start of the weekend.

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World Superbike results: Bautista completes Assen victory sweep

The Superpole race featured a straight fight between Bautista and Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea, with the Ducati rider again emerging ahead in a repeat of Saturday's result.

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World Superbike results: Bautista beats Rea in Assen Race 1

Ducati rider Bautista overcame Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea to win Saturday's opener by a little over three seconds.

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Razgatlioglu's season ends with "strange" lack of pace

Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu has described his lack of pace in the final World Superbike race of the season as 'strange', as he capped off his title defence with a muted run to fourth at Phillip Island.

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Phillip Island WSBK: Bautista beats Rea in red-flagged finale

Alvaro Bautista beat Jonathan Rea to win the final World Superbike race of the season at Phillip Island, as the red flags were shown with a handful of laps remaining.

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Phillip Island WSBK: Tyre gamble propels Bautista to SP race win

Alvaro Bautista won the final Superpole race of the World Superbike season at Phillip Island after making an inspired decision to start on slick tyres on a rapidly drying track.

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Phillip Island WSBK: Rea ends winless run in wet/dry thriller

Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea ended a 24-race winless run in World Superbike after coming out on top in a wet/dry opening race of the weekend at Phillip Island.

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Phillip Island WSBK: Bautista beats Rea to pole

Alvaro Bautista scored only the second pole position of his title-winning World Superbike season after beating Jonathan Rea to the top spot in qualifying for this weekend's season finale at Phillip Island.

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Phillip Island WSBK: Rea quickest for Kawasaki in Friday practice

Jonathan Rea led the way for Kawasaki in Friday practice for the World Superbike Championship finale at Phillip Island, as the series returned to Australia for the first time in three years.

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Indonesia WSBK: Razgatlioglu smashes lap record for pole

Yamaha's Toprak Razgatlioglu obliterated the lap record at Mandalika to score pole position for this weekend's penultimate round of the World Superbike season.

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Bautista: Rea had chance to end losing streak in Argentina

Alvaro Bautista feels Jonathan Rea could have ended his victory drought in the World Superbike Championship had he not made a costly mistake while leading the Argentina Superpole race.

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Argentina WSBK: Bautista defeats Razgatlioglu to win Race 2

Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista strengthened his bid for the 2022 World Superbike title with a second victory of the Argentina weekend in Sunday’s final race.

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Argentina WSBK: Razgatlioglu outduels Bautista in Superpole race

Defending World Superbike champion Toprak Razgatlioglu narrowly defeated Alvaro Bautista to claim victory in a nail-biting Superpole race in Argentina.

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Argentina WSBK: Razgatlioglu smashes lap record to take pole

Yamaha’s Toprak Razgatlioglu obliterated the lap record at Circuito San Juan Villicum to claim pole position for the Argentina round of the World Superbike Championship.

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