Imola, Italy. Historic and iconic, it has a special place in the hearts of everyone in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship family. After four years away, World Superbike action was back and the Prometeon Italian Round didn’t disappoint. A huge title race twist turned the Championship’s outlook on its head, whilst a strong home contingency put on a dazzling show. You can enjoy our Round Recap from Imola here, whilst the Tissot Superpole Race is available FOR FREE on YouTube – make sure you SUBSCRIBE for the latest content!

It was an all-action start in Race 1 at Imola, marking an epic opening few laps on our return. However, it would go the way of Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who delivered a perfect home win for Ducati. In the Superpole Race, it was an epic showdown thriller with Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) beating Bautista in the final two laps. However, the big talking point came in Race 2, when the Championship leader crashed out at Turn 1; this left Razgatlioglu clear to win… but Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) had other ideas. He led for the majority of the race against his Turkish rival, only for Toprak to battle his way to the front with three to go, taking a first feature-length race win of the season ahead of Bassani and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK). The Championship gap came down to 70 points.

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Source: WorldSBK.com