Alex Lowes Loris Baz Jonathan Rea Toprak Razgatlioglu Andrea Locatelli Michael Rinaldi Axel Bassani Indonesia Aruba rowing sprint on as Alex Lowes Loris Baz Jonathan Rea Toprak Razgatlioglu Andrea Locatelli Michael Rinaldi Axel Bassani Indonesia Aruba

WorldSBK Indonesia: Bautista back on top as Vierge podiums

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While Aruba.it Ducati looked odds on for the WorldSBK race two victory at Mandalika, Alvaro Bautista wasn’t the obvious choice until Sunday’s final stages. The Spaniard picked off teammate Michael Rinaldi on the penultimate lap to clinch his fifth win of six races in 2023 amid a rollercoaster Sunday afternoon in Indonesia.

Superpole winner Toprak Razgatlioglu and a jubilant Xavi Vierge completed the podium with the Honda rider celebrating for the first time in his Superbike career.

The final race of the Indonesian weekend lined up without Bonovo BMW’s Loris Baz. The Frenchman having sustained a fractured right proximal fibula and right ankle during the morning’s Superpole sprint.

MIE Honda’s Eric Granado also missing from proceedings due to ongoing sickness. An earlier crash for Bautista left the Aruba rider tenth on the grid for the concluding action with Razgatlioglu back on pole.

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