2022 World Superbike Aragon, Spain - Superpole Race Results

Alvaro Bautista wins his firs꧙t World Superbike race since 2019 after dominati💖ng a wild Aragon Superpole race.
2022 World Superbike Aragon, Spain - Superpole Race Results | ||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time |
1 | Alvaro Bautista | SPA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | 10 Laps |
2 | Jonathan Rea | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +5.141s |
3 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | TUR | PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | +6.008s |
4 | Michael Rinaldi | ITA | Aruba.It Racing Ducati | +6.067s |
5 | Andrea Locatelli | ITA | PATA Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK | +7.532s |
6 | Alex Lowes | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | +7.623s |
7 | Axel Bassani | ITA | Motocorsa Ducati | +8.801s |
8 | Iker Lecuona | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +10.127s |
9 | Xavi Vierge | SPA | Team HRC WorldSBK | +11.414s |
10 | Garrett Gerloff | USA | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +11.476s |
11 | Eugene Laverty | IRL | Bonovo Action BMW | +13.795s |
12 | Scott Redding | GBR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | +15.408s |
13 | Loris Baz | FRA | Bonovo Action BMW | +15.564s |
14 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | Puccetti Kawasaki | +18.529s |
15 | Roberto Tamburini | ITA | Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSBK Team | +22.786s |
16 | Philipp Oettl | GER | GoEleven Ducati | +22.818s |
17 | Luca Bernardi | SM | Barni Spark Ducati Team | +24.011s |
18 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | GRT Yamaha | +25.367s |
19 | Gabriele Ruiu | ITA | Bmax Racing | +32.598s |
20 | Leandro Mercado | ARG | MIE Honda Racing | +32.661s |
21 | Christophe Ponsson | FRA | Gil Motor Sport Yamaha | +35.858s |
22 | Hafizh Syahrin | MAL | MIE Honda Racing | +36.361s |
23 | Oliver Konig | CZE | Orelac Racing Kawasaki | +37.920s |
24 | Loris Cresson | BEL | Pedercini Kawasaki | +37.980s |
25 | Ilya Mykhalchyk | UKR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | DNF |
After setting a new Aragon World Superbike Lap Record in Superpole, Toprak Razgatlioglu sta൩rted the second race of the weekend from pole.
And like race one there was immediate change b🎀etween Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista.
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The Ducati rider was extremely aggressive as he made his way through at turn four,🐭 however, Razgatlioglu fought back straight away to regain the lead at turn five.
ꦗNot settling for P2, Bautista made an even more aggressive move at turn seven as the two made contact.
After being pushed slightly wide, Razgatlioglu was then touched on the rear of h🎉is R1 by Jonathan Rea who was eager to join the fun.
Hoping to w꧂in his first race since returning to Ducati, Bautista began to pull the pin at the end of lap one but the pole sitter responded on lap two.
Trying everything to stay with Bautista, Razgatlioglu started to make several mistakes ওas he ran wide at turns one and seven.
Bautista’s lead at the end of lap three was over a second, wh𝔍ile team-mate Michael Rinaldi made a brilliant move on Rea for third.
Rea came b✱ack at Rinaldi at turn seven before the latter got completely out of shape🐽 on the approach to turn eight.
Continuing to hamm🎶er home his advantage, Bautista 🎀led by 1.3 seconds come the end of lap four.
After a supeꦡrb race one, BMW rider Ilya Myckalchyk 𒅌crashed at turn five.
After getting through on Razgatlioglu for P2, Rea momentarily lost the front at turn 🅺seven which allowed the world champion to remain close.
Remaining close wasn’t enough for the Turkish rider as he pounced at turn 16. While Razgatlioglu, Rea and Rinaldi continued their epic tussle for second, Bau♋tista was over three seconds clear in what was quic♏kly becoming a repeat of 2019 at Aragon.

As 🌱Rea attempted to go down the inside of Razgatlioglu once again, both riders got their braking all wrong for turn one as Rinaldi w𝓀ent from fourth to second.
Official Aragon WorldSBK Records
Fastest Lap - Toprak Razgatlioglu TUR Pata Yamaha 1m 48.267s.
Most Wins - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki (9)
2021 Aragon WorldSBK Race Winners
Race 1 - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki
Superpole Race - Jonathan Rea GBR Kawasaki
Race 2 - Scott Redding GBR Ducati
Sunday Schedule - 2022 Aragon WorldSBK
13:00 - WorldSBK Race 2 (UK)
Rinaldi unhappy with Rea and Razgatlioglu overtakes
As Bautista went on to win by over five second, Rea regained P2 off of Rinaldi before t𓃲he Italian was demoted to fourth following contact with Razgatlioglu at the final corner.
Rinaldi attempted to close the door on the inside of turn 16, but Razgatlioglu forced his Yamaha 🌜to fit as he nipped ahead in time for the start-finish🌞 line.

Prior to the last lap Rinaldi was visibly an🙈noyed by Rea cutting to the inside at turn seven, as the six-time world champion was close to clipping the front of Rinaldi's Panigale V4 R on more than one occasion.
Following the final overtake with Razgatlioglu that produced yet more contact, Rinaldi was seen waving his hands and shaking his head after the flag, clearly hinting at th🅘e 'hard-but-fair' type of racing being too 'hard'.
Iker Lecuona, Xavi Vierge and Phili𝔉pp Oettl made a bold move before the race started as they ele♏cted to run Pirelli’s brand new SCQ (Superpole specific) tyre.
Update: Michael Van Der Mark looks set to return for his home round at Assen on April 22-24.