The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Race 1 at Imola saw a fierce battle for victory as the reigning champion, Alvaro Bautista, fought hard to secure his 17th victory of the 2023 season.

Jonathan Rea of Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK also made headlines by achieving his 250th podium in WorldSBK, while Danilo Petrucci of Barni Spark Racing Team secured his team’s first podium in five years in Race 2 – Donington Park really had it all!

Alvaro Bautista [Aruba.it Racing – Ducati] came away with yet another hat-trick to his name. Bautista’s Race 2 win was monumental to say the least, as he took home Spain’s 80th triumph in the World Superbike Championship

The grid was set from Superpole and it was nothing but sunshine and blue skies reigning down on the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, setting the scene for what was going to be a glorious final race for the Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round. A glorious race it was, with Alvaro Bautista [Aruba.it Racing – Ducati] making it a hat-trick in Australia.

In what was a delightful change in weather conditions for our World Supersport riders, the sun was once again shining on the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit for the World Supersport Race 2 of the Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round. With track temperatures reaching 38 degrees when the lights went out, it was going to be a hard-charging 18-laps.