Eugene Laverty

  • WSB:  Seventh heaven for Bautista as battle rages in his wake

    WSB: Seventh heaven for Bautista as battle rages in his wake

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    Dominant home-hero makes more history to become the first Spanish winner at the MotorLand Aragon circuit! An action-packed opening WorldSBK encounter saw Alvaro Bautista take a seventh win of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship season. It was a thrilling battle for second position though, as a seven-bike train soon began to frantically swap…

  • WSB:  Bautista on pole at home with just a second covering the top ten!

    WSB: Bautista on pole at home with just a second covering the top ten!

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    Championship leader becomes first Spaniard in WorldSBK history to take pole position at home! The first European Tissot Superpole session of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Motocard Aragon Round was a thriller, with Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) taking a second consecutive pole position in his Rookie year in WorldSBK.…

  • WSB:  Bautista beats Lowes to top opening MotorLand Aragon session!

    WSB: Bautista beats Lowes to top opening MotorLand Aragon session!

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    Alvaro Bautista has thrown down a massive gauntlet at the MotorLand Aragon circuit, whilst second to eleventh positions are covered by just one second! The opening MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship session at the Motocard Aragon Round saw Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) take top-spot at the dramatic MotorLand Aragon circuit. The Spaniard’s top…

  • WSB: Bautista makes it SIX wins in Buriram Race 2!

    WSB: Bautista makes it SIX wins in Buriram Race 2!

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    The Spaniard put in a stunning performance to take another emphatic victory, at a circuit where Jonathan Rea has been so dominant In what has been a dream opening six races in Alvaro Bautista’s WorldSBK career, he took yet another race win to become the first rider since Neil Hodgson to win the opening six…

  • WSB: Bautista blitzes Buriram lap record in stunning pole position!

    WSB: Bautista blitzes Buriram lap record in stunning pole position!

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    Fantastic Tissot Superpole sees five riders under the existing lap record, even though Bautista romped to pole position! The Pirelli Thai Round Tissot Superpole session was red-hot, much like the weather and track temperature, with action and drama all the way through. Whilst a lot of riders went out together on the opening stint, a…

  • WSB: Bautista remains on top in FP2, Cortese surprises in third!

    WSB: Bautista remains on top in FP2, Cortese surprises in third!

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    The Rookies were out in force at the Chang International Circuit, with Sandro Cortese being the revelation of the day! MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship action concludes at the Chang International Circuit, with Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) being the first rider to tackle the soaring temperatures. The Spanish rider had a strong opening…

  • WSB: Bautista beats Rea in FP1 after heated opening session in Buriram

    WSB: Bautista beats Rea in FP1 after heated opening session in Buriram

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    Bautista and Rea swapped places continuously in the latter stages of the session, whilst Yamaha are also in the mix. The first session of the Pirelli Thai Round at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram went the way of Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati). As the sun bared down and the temperatures rose, on-track…

  • WSB: Sensational Spaniard checks-out of Australia with 13 point championship lead!

    WSB: Sensational Spaniard checks-out of Australia with 13 point championship lead!

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    The final race of the Yamaha Finance Australian Round in the opening meeting of the 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship went the way of Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati), who completed a dream WorldSBK debut. The Spaniard becomes the first rider to win both WorldSBK races on his debut weekend since John Kocinski…

  • WSB: Bautista flying on the Ducati in Australia while the Brits get down to business

    WSB: Bautista flying on the Ducati in Australia while the Brits get down to business

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    Spaniard smashes the times again, Tom Sykes second quickest despite shoulder injury, Alex Lowes has a big crash and Haslam beats Rea to third fastest time. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stormed to the top of the timesheets again today (Tuesday) at Phillip Island with a best lap of 1’30.303 – a massive 0.440 seconds…

  • WSB: Bautista dominates day one in Australia. Lowes second, Rea third

    WSB: Bautista dominates day one in Australia. Lowes second, Rea third

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    Four different bikes take four top spots in thrilling opener at Phillip Island After three weeks of rest the World Superbike circus is back in action at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit for the final pre-season test before the racing action kicks off. Amidst chilly temperatures and winds, Ducati’s debutant Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)…

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