AUSTRALIAN ROUND | SATURDAY
February 24, 2024
OFFICIAL TEST | BARCELONA
March 18, 2024
It was a Sunday full of twists and turns at Phillip Island. Race-2 was stopped after 4 laps by the red flag for the crash of Rea (Yamaha) and the riders restarted with 11 laps to go, obviously without the mandatory flag to flag introduced for this round.
Starting from fourth position, Alvaro immediately took the lead, which he held until the red flag.
Same conditions in the second start: the Spanish took the lead at the very first corner but the excessive consumption of the rear tire did not allow him to defend himself from the attack of Lowes (Kawasaki) a few corners from the end.
Superpole Race Results
P1 A. Lowes (Kawasaki)
P2 A. Locatelli (Yamaha) +1.157s
P3 T. Razgatlioglu (BMW) +1.738s
P4 A. Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +1.812s
P5 N. Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.838s
Race-2 Results
P1 A. Lowes (Kawasaki)
P2 A. Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 0.048s
P3 D. Petrucci (Ducati) +1.178s
P5 N. Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +2.346s
Championship Standings
P1 A. Lowes (Kawasaki) 50
P2 N. Bulega (Ducati) 41
P3 A. Locatelli (Yamaha) 29
P5 A. Bautista (Ducati) 27
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Alvaro Bautista #1
SUPERPOLE RACE P 4
RACE 2 P 2
“I am very satisfied because the feeling with the bike has grown day by day. That was the main objective after a winter in which we encountered some difficulties, also because of my physical condition. In Race 2 I rediscovered the sensations of last year and this gives me great confidence ahead of the next round. The overtaking of Lowes? I didn’t expect him to pass at that point but in the last three laps, I felt I had a problem with the rear tyre. It’s okay”.
