JAKARTA - Race 1 of the World Superbike (WSBK) Australian series won by defending champion Alvaro Bautista. He defeated Jonathan Rea who finished second.

Bautista from Aruba.it Racing-Ducati team came out as the fastest on Phillip Island, Australia, Saturday, February 25, 2023, with a time of 37 minutes, 48,672 seconds.

The former MotoGP racer outperformed Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) in second place with a time difference of +3.471 seconds.

Meanwhile, Toprak Razgatl pathulu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) trailed in third place with a gap of +6,168 seconds.

Andrea Locatelli and Axel Bassani complete positions in the top five. The sixth to tenth positions were occupied by Iker Lecuona, Danilo Petrucci, Xavi Vierge, Scott Redding, and banyan Gerloff respectively.

The race in Australia is full of drama on the wet track. It was recorded that four riders failed to finish the race due to an accident.

WSBK Australia 2023 will continue with the Superpole and Race 2 races on Sunday. The following week the race will take place at WSBK Mandalika 2023.


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