Alvaro Bautista

Chaotic Superpole: yellow flag cancelled best lap for many riders

Oct 9, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Everything happens on Saturday at Portimao. First a chaotic Superpole: a yellow flag cancelled the best lap to many riders, before giving back the fourth place to Bautista. Then a serious incident in the Superport […]

Italian rider was protagonist of extremely positive WorldSSP Friday

Oct 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team got off to a convincing start in Pirelli Portuguese Round. Michael Rinaldi and Alvaro Bautista finished second and fifth, respectively, in the combined standings. The Italian rider was the protagonist of an extremely positive Friday. After […]

Amazing perfect weekend one-two WorldSSP Barcelona

Sep 26, 2022 Michael Le Pard

A triumphant day for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team at the Montmelò circuit in Barcelona. Alvaro Bautista and Michael Rinaldi are the absolute protagonists of Race-2, finishing first and second respectively.Bautista completes the perfect weekend after winning Race-1 and the Superpole […]

One of the most hectic WorldSBK race starts in recent memory

Sep 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Challenging Catalan Race 1 for Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Championship contender Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and teammate Andrea Locatelli both battled with a lack of rear tyre grip and degradation to finish fifth and ninth position […]

Dominant win in Barcelona with great start and comeback

Sep 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Alvaro Bautista dominated the whole race, passing under the chequered flag with a wide margin over Rea (Kawasaki). A strong start for Michael Rinaldi who, after a mistake, recovered from 10th position finishing 4th. An exciting Saturday for the Aruba.it Racing […]

Very difficult day for Ducati Following WorldSSP crash

Sep 24, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Rinaldi (P2) and Bautista (P4) protagonists in Friday free practices for Catalunya Round at Barcelona. Bulega third despite a difficult day in WorldSSP An extremely positive free practice day for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati riders. […]

Bitterness and anger leads to irresponsible crash manoeuvre by Kawasaki

Sep 11, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Great P2 for Rinaldi at Magny-Cours. Bautista’s race ends on lap 2 due to an inexscusable manoeuvre by Rea. Precious podium for Bulega (P3) in WorldSSP On the one hand the great satisfaction for the […]

Crazy race Saturday at Magny-cours after crashes

Sep 11, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Bautista dominates Saturday at Magny-cours after a crazy race. Rinaldi in great form gets up to third but then makes a mistake and finishes sixth Race-1 of the Pirelli French Round ends with an extraordinary […]

Long summer break draws to close WorldSBK Pirelli French Round

Sep 8, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The long summer break draws to a close. After five weeks, Alvaro Bautista, Michael Rinaldi and the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team will be back on track tomorrow in the free practice for the Pirelli […]

Spectacular crash ends Ducati’s WorldSSP podium run

Aug 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Bautista second at the end of a spectacular Race-2. A crash for Rinaldi when he was in third place. Bulega (P2) comes close to his first win in WorldSSP. After Saturday’s extraordinary victory and the […]

Emperor and Empress of Pirelli Most WorldSSP and WorldSBK

Aug 1, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Turkish rider wins both the Superpole Race and Race 2, double win for Baldassarri in WorldSSP and victory in 300 for Victor Steeman FOCUS ON THE SUPERPOLE RACE (asphalt: 37°C / air: 25° C) In […]

Triumph celebrates Ducati’s 1000 podiums in WorldSBK

Jul 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Alvaro Bautista celebrates Ducati‘s 1000th podium in WorldSBK (212 conquered by the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team) with a stunning victory. Michael Rinaldi‘s race is compromised at the first corner by an aggressive move by Locatelli (Yamaha) that immediately excludes him from […]

Sixth event of the 2022 WorldSBK season begins at Most

Jul 29, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Prosecco DOC Czech Round, sixth event of the 2022 WorldSBK season, begins with positive indications for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Team. In both FP1 and FP2 Michael Rinaldi and Alvaro Bautista lapped incisively, closing Friday’s free practice in third […]

Inspiration Friday: World Ducati Week 2022

Inspiration Friday #208: World Ducati Week 2022

Jul 22, 2022 Michael Le Pard

What do Newport Beach, Vancouver, Paris, Miami, New Delhi, Rome, Mexico City, Sydney, Valencia, New York, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, Singapore, Seoul, Hangzhou, Bangkok and Ingolstadt have in common? It’s Inspiration Friday #208: World Ducati Week […]

Despite the crash it was a very positive weekend for Ducati

Jul 17, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Alvaro Bautista and Michael Rinaldi respond well to Saturday’s difficulties by giving the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team two valuable results in Sunday’s Race-2. After the fourth place in Superpole Race, the Spanish immediately stuck to Razgatlioglu (Yamaha) and Rea (Kawasaki). […]