aragon worldsbk

After his worst start to a WorldSBK season with Kawasaki, Jonathan Rea has stressed the importance of this week’s two-day Aragon test.

While Scott Redding remains one of the best WorldSBK riders on the grid, will that continue to be the case with BMW following a shocking start in Aragon? 

WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has hinted at a return to last year’s R1-spec Yamaha after ‘a big drop’ with the front tyre cost him any chance of victory in Aragon.

In what was by far his worst weekend as a WorldSBK rider, Scott Redding showed immense frustration with his M 1000 RR after running as low down as last in race two.

Results from Warm-up at the Aragon World Superbike, round 1 of the 2022 world championship.

Jonathan Rea says his race one battle with Alvaro Bautista at the Aragon WorldSBK season opener left him ‘smiling like a kid’.

Results from Race One at the Aragon World Superbike, round 1 of the 2022 world championship. 

Results from Superpole at the Aragon World Superbike, round 1 of the 2022 world championship.

Results from Free Practice Three of the Aragon World Superbike, round 1 of the 2022 world championship.

Is Jonathan Rea the favourite after topping day-one of Aragon WorldSBK practice on combined times with ease, or can world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu respond after lamenting a lack of 'grip'.

Iker Lecuona has conceded Honda remains 'a bit far off' following day-one of the Aragon WorldSBK round.

Results from Free Practice Two of the Aragon World Superbike, round 1 of the 2022 world championship. 

Jonathan Rea says the #1 has to be 'earnt', while defending champion Toprak Razgatlioglu is 'excited' to use the number for the first time in Yamaha’s WorldSBK existence. 

Jonathan Rea topped the opening day of official WorldSBK testing in Aragon, but not by much, as reigning world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu was just +0.016s back in second. 

Michael Ruben-Rinaldi finishes second fastest at MotorLand Aragon WorldSBK test; Italian shows good race pace, but work to do regarding new tyre performance as ‘I can't get the best out of it in the first few laps’ says Rinaldi.