The Finish Line

Eyes have already started to turn towards 2023 in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship despite two rounds left of the 2022 season, and another piece of next year’s rider line-up has fallen into place.

In what will be a short yet exciting turn around for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship, the Grand Ridge Brewery Australian Round will return to its traditional spot on the WorldSBK calendar in 2023 as the opening round on the 24th to 26th February at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.

While Spaniard Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) may have one hand on the trophy, with a strong chance of wrapping up the Championship in Race 1 of Mandalika next weekend, Toprak Razgatlioglu is trailing fiercely behind by 82 points in the Championship standings with two rounds remaining in the 2022 season.

Reigning Champion Dominique Aegerter is now potentially one win away from becoming a two-time World Supersport Champion.

The titanic trio were at it again in Argentina, putting on a show for an extraordinary crowd attendance of over 78,000 fans – marking this has the highest attended WorldSBK round since 2019.

Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) is once again leaving the weekend behind him further extending his Championship lead. With wins in both Race 1 and Race 2, and a 2nd in Superpole, Baustista extends his lead out to 82 points ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK).