Lecuona was ruled out of both Mandalika and the following Phillip Island round at the end of his rookie 2022 WorldSBK season, after fracturi♕ng vertebrae in a huge free 🎉practice highside in Lombok.

The Spaniard returns holdin🐲g seventh in the early wo♋rld championship standings after 6-8-6 finishes in Australia last weekend.

“I’m really happy to be in Indonesia and I just hope that the track conditions are better than they were last year, at lea𓆏st as far as I was able to experience, because my weekend was brought to a premature end after a massive highside,༒” Lecuona said.

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“But I like thꦕe track and I’m excited to be back in Manꩲdalika and to race here for the first time. After the Australian weekend, I think we’re ready to fight again. We’re still learning about the new bike, so we’ll see but I’m looking forward to the next round.”

Team-mate Xavi Vierge scored his best result of last seaꦫson with six🥀th in Mandalika and can’t wait to return.

“We now have the second round of the yea﷽r at an amazing circuit,” said Vierge, who began the season with 7-12-11 finishes in Australia.

“I ⛄really enjoyed last year’s races and I’m looking f๊orward to getting back there, as there was an incredible atmosphere with great fans.

“I love the track, it's a layout I really enjoy, but hope it ꦏwill be in a better condition than last year, as this will make for more exciting races. I can’t wait to get started!”