Catalunya Round Race 1

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Sat 24th September 2022 12:00am Local
Sat 24th September 2022 12:00am UTC

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League
SBK

Season
2022

Round
Round 8

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Location

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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Description

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmelo promises to bring plenty of action to World Superbike. Having been a permanent fixture on the MotoGP™ calendar since 1992 – the same year as the Barcelona Olympics – the fast and flowing venue has witnessed classic races across all forms of motorcycle racing.
The circuit also becomes the sixth different circuit to host a race in Spain, following Jerez, Jarama, Albacete, Valencia and MotorLand Aragon. Therefore, Spain will join Italy in hosting a WorldSBK round at six different circuits.

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Result List

01	Alvaro Bautista	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	20 Laps
02	Jonathan Rea	Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team	+8.665
03	Garrett Gerloff	GRT Racing Team	+9.289
04	Michael Ruben Rinaldi	Aruba.it Racing – Ducati	+10.783
05	Toprak Razgatlioglu	Pata Maxus Yamaha	+13.568
06	Iker Lecuona	Honda Racing Corporation	+13.655
07	Alex Lowes	Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team	+14.013
08	Axel Bassani	Motocorsa Racing	+14.839
09	Andrea Locatelli	Pata Maxus Yamaha	+29.775
10	Eugene Laverty	MGM Optical Express Racing	+30.094

Result Description

Race 1 for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship was a stunning affair at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Catalunya Round with all three in the title race having to make stunning fightback. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) extended his Championship lead with victory as he moved from fifth to first, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) battled from losing out at the start to take second while Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) went from eighth to second at the start before dropping back.

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