WSBK Champions Will Geber Motor Ducati Desmosedici At Misano Circuit, But Denies Pursuing Wildcard Tickets

Aruba Ducati's driver, Alvaro Bautista. (Photo: Twitter/@ArubaRacing)

JAKARTA - Ducati gave the 2022 World Superbike champion, Alvaro Bautista, the opportunity to conduct a trial at Srkuit Misano. The Italian racer will ride the Desmosedici GP motorbike on June 20-21.

This opportunity turned out to be a request from the rider. Bautista asked Ducati to let him ride the MotoGP racing motorbike after winning the 2022 WSBK.

"After I won the WSBK, I asked Ducati to do a test on a MotoGP motorbike because, from the outside, it seems like it's a very fun motorbike (to be driven)," Bautista said, as reported by the official WSBK website, as reported by Antara.

However, Bautista denied that his desire to test Desmosedici GP was his effort to get wildcard rations in the racing event.

"We will immediately conduct a trial, and I am not doing this with the intention of doing wildcard. I want to test this motorbike, and let's see what happens later," said the Spaniard.

On the other hand, Misano is a special place for Bautista because that is his place to claim a victory hat trick at WSBK. He is now also at the top of the WSBK standings, with 14 wins from the first 15 races this year.

Misano has also been a fun title hunting ground for Bautista at WSBK with Ducati with three wins in 2023 and two in 2022.

With so much knowledge about the track, both from WSBK and MotoGP, as well as a lot of success there lately, Bautista hopes to enjoy the test optimally. However, he made sure he remained focused on participating in the WSBK championship and had no intention of returning to MotoGP.

"Right now, in my mind, it's just World Superbike. I just take the test like a sweet gift and don't think about it (other things)," he said.

Meanwhile, the sixth round for WSBK 2023 will take place at the England Donington Park Circuit from June 30 to July 2.