AUSTRALIAN ROUND
SATURDAY

An extraordinary Saturday for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team that celebrated the amazing success of Alvaro Bautista who dominates in wet conditions. 

The first race of the 2023 WorldSBK season took place with persistent rain. 

Alvaro Bautista – who started from second position on the grid – chased Rea (Kawasaki) over the first eight laps before taking the lead halfway through the race and finishing by a wide margin. 

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Alvaro Bautista #1 
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“I am very happy with this victory also because we were able to take it in extremely different conditions to those we had in testing. We didn’t have any reference data and that’s why it was important to stay focused, especially in the first laps, to understand the track well, and to find the limit. We got a good win, the best way to start the season. If I have to be honest, though, I hope to race in dry conditions tomorrow“.