Yamaha privateer Aiden Wagner has completed an extraordinary return to the local road racing ranks by claiming the overall victory in round one of the 2019 Australian Superbike Championship at Phillip Island.

Jonathan Rea has taken his Kawasaki to the top of the timesheets in the final warm-up session at Phillip Island ahead of a watershed day in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, Yamaha Finance round.

Queenslander Aiden Wagner (Yamaha) has won race two in the opening round of the 2019 Australian Superbike Championship at Phillip Island, which ended in dramatic fashion after his Suzuki rival Wayne Maxwell came into contact on the final turn.

Spaniard Alvaro Bautista has become the first rookie to win a maiden WorldSBK race in 12 years after utterly dominating the season opener of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, Yamaha Finance round.

Melbourne has many distinct neighbourhoods, each of which possesses its own individual heartbeat, culture and creativity.

Kawasaki’s world champion Jonathan Rea has produced a stunning, record-breaking Superpole qualifying lap to claim pole position for the season-opening MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, Yamaha Finance round at Phillip Island.