ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team takes important step forward at Cremona
The hard work has paid off. At the tenth round of the FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) season at Cremona (ITA), the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team made an important step forward.
Following a difficult weekend at Magny-Cours, France, three weeks ago, BMW Motorrad Motorsport and the team have now succeeded in improving the performance of both BMW M 1000 RRs once again. Miguel Oliveira (POR) was running in fifth position after a strong start in Sunday’s second race, while Danilo Petrucci (ITA) impressed with strong comebacks through the field.
Saturday morning’s Superpole qualifying was something of a lottery as several riders crashed, and the resulting yellow flags repeatedly interrupted the others’ pursuit of fast lap times. That also affected the two BMW Motorrad factory riders, who consequently did not always have a clear track. At the end of the session, Oliveira and Petrucci had qualified ninth and 19th respectively.
In Saturday afternoon’s first main race, Petrucci finished 14th to score two points. Oliveira was one of several riders who slid and crashed out. In Sunday morning’s Superpole Race, Oliveira finished eighth, improving his position on the grid for the second main race. Petrucci made up numerous positions in the ten-lap sprint and took the chequered flag in 11th place. In the second main race, Oliveira worked his way into the top five after a strong start. However, he then crashed and was unable to convert the potential into the corresponding result. Petrucci once again battled his way through the field with determined overtakes and finished the weekend in 12th place.
Two race weekends remain in the final stages of the season. The action continues from 9th to 11th October at Estoril, Portugal, followed one week later (16th to 18th October) by the season finale at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
Facts and figures.
Superpole.
Air temperature: 21°, track temperature: 25°, humidity: 50%, conditions: dry.
|
Pos. |
Rider |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Time |
|
1. |
Iker Lecuona (ESP) |
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
Ducati |
1:27.253* |
|
2 |
Nicolò Bulega (ITA) |
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
Ducati |
1:27.297 |
|
3. |
Alberto Surra (ITA) |
Motocorsa Racing |
Ducati |
1:27.437 |
|
4. |
Sam Lowes (GBR) |
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team |
Ducati |
1:27.627 |
|
5. |
Yari Montella (ITA) |
Barni Spark Racing Team |
Ducati |
1:27.723 |
|
9. |
Miguel Oliveira (POR) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
1:28.001 |
|
19. |
Danilo Petrucci (ITA) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
1:28.932 |
* New all-time lap record
Race 1.
Air temperature: 25°, track temperature: 30°, humidity: 39%, conditions: dry, laps: 23.
|
Pos. |
Rider |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Gap |
|
1. |
Iker Lecuona (ESP) |
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
Ducati |
- |
|
2. |
Nicolò Bulega (ITA) |
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
Ducati |
5.591 |
|
3. |
Sam Lowes (GBR) |
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team |
Ducati |
7.247 |
|
4. |
Luca Baldassari (ITA) |
Team Goeleven |
Ducati |
8.763 |
|
5. |
Garrett Gerloff (USA) |
Kawasaki WorldSBK Team |
Kawasaki |
20.250 |
|
14. |
Danilo Petrucci (ITA) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
39.564 |
|
DNF |
Miguel Oliveira (POR) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
- |
Fastest race lap: Iker Lecuona, lap 5, 1:28.077
Superpole Race.
Air temperature: 22°, track temperature: 25°, humidity: 57%, conditions: dry, laps: 10.
|
Pos. |
Rider |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Gap |
|
1. |
Iker Lecuona (ESP) |
Aruba.it Racing – Ducati |
Ducati |
- |
|
2. |
Nicolò Bulega (ITA) |
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
Ducati |
2.005 |
|
3. |
Alberto Surra (ITA) |
Motocorsa Racing |
Ducati |
5.214 |
|
4. |
Yari Montella (ITA) |
Barni Spark Racing Team |
Ducati |
5.550 |
|
5. |
Sam Lowes (GBR) |
Elf Marc VDS Racing Team |
Ducati |
6.540 |
|
8. |
Miguel Oliveira (POR) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
11.197 |
|
11. |
Danilo Petrucci (ITA |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
16.524 |
Fastest race lap: Nicolò Bulega, lap 2, 1:27.783 (new record)
Race 2.
Air temperature: 27°, track temperature: 30°, humidity: 40%, conditions: dry, laps: 23.
|
Pos. |
Rider |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Gap |
|
1. |
Iker Lecuona (ESP) |
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
Ducati |
- |
|
2. |
Nicolò Bulega (ITA) |
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
Ducati |
8.590 |
|
3. |
Yari Montella (ITA) |
Barni Spark Racing Team |
Ducati |
12.724 |
|
4. |
Alberto Surra (ITA) |
Motocorsa Racing |
Ducati |
13.914 |
|
5. |
Alex Lowes (GBR) |
Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team |
Bimota |
17.159 |
|
12. |
Danilo Petrucci (ITA) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
35.183 |
|
DNF |
Miguel Oliveira (POR) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
- |
Fastest race lap: Iker Lecuona, lap 2, 1:28.122
Current riders’ classification (R10/12, after 30 of 36 races).
|
Pos. |
Rider |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Points |
|
1. |
Nicolò Bulega (ITA) |
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
Ducati |
602 |
|
2. |
Iker Lecuona (ESP) |
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati |
Ducati |
469 (-133) |
|
3. |
Yari Montella (ITA) |
Barni Spark Racing Team |
Ducati |
269 (-333) |
|
4. |
Alex Lowes (GBR) |
Bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team |
Bimota |
226 (-376) |
|
5. |
Sam Lowes (GBR) |
ELF Marc VDS Racing Team |
Ducati |
219 (-383) |
|
12. |
Miguel Oliveira (POR) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
109 (-493) |
|
16. |
Danilo Petrucci (ITA) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
61 (-541) |
|
20. |
Michael van der Mark (NED) |
ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team |
BMW |
23 (-579) |
Current manufacturers’ classification (R10/12, after 30 of 36 races).
|
Pos. |
Manufacturer |
Points |
|
1. |
Ducati |
620 |
|
2. |
Bimota |
268 (-352) |
|
3. |
Yamaha |
162 (-458) |
|
4. |
BMW |
151 (-469) |
|
5. |
Kawasaki |
145 (-475) |
|
6. |
Honda |
45 (-575) |
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