Alvaro Bautista (Talavera de la Reina, 37 years old), world champion in 125cc in 2006 and runner-up in 250cc in 2008, has just become the new world champion in Superbikesthe second division, yes, of motorcycling, racing with series-derived motorcycles, but one of the greatest shows in the world on two wheels as it is a tremendously technically even competition where riders must express their best conditions in order to prevail over their rivals.
In his second year at Ducati, ‘Bati’ finished the task that began back in 2019, his debut season in the derivatives of the series in which he reaped an incredible 11 of 11 in the first races that did not earn him the title due to his poor second half of the season, weighed down by falls and injuries.
plethoric trajectory
The Spanish pilot then left the signature of Borgo Panigalewhich recently, led by the Italian ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia, has just won all the MotoGP World Championship titles, which they had not achieved since 2007 with the Australian Casey Stoner, to embrace the project of Hondatwo seasons in which he gained more experience in Superbike but not the expected results.
Bautista has rounded off his magnificent sports career with this great world title in his second year at Ducati: undisputed world champion, with second place in the second race in Mandalika (Indonesia) and pushing the Turkish champion to the end Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Bautista has been the best: 33 races, 29 podiums, 14 wins and 11 fastest laps demonstrate the superiority and regularity of a rider who has already accumulated two world titles, one in 125cc in the Motorcycle World Championship in 2006 and this one from 2022 in the Superbike World Championship. ‘Bati’ is the second Spanish champion in SBK after Charles Czechwho achieved it in 2011also with Ducati.
a happy man
“It’s amazing, I’m very happy. It’s a dream come true, especially after the last two years and all the difficulties.” Bautista said as he stepped off the podium. “I want to thank everyone who trusted me, for giving me this opportunity to fight for good results, We have won the championship at the first try. Today was the first time that I felt a bit nervous or stressed, but it was in Race 2 on the grid before the start. I’ve tried to manage my emotions and when I was in first position I’ve made a lot of mistakes because I had too many thoughts in my head. He has simply preferred to choose to be second behind Toprak; he was very strong, so I could only follow him. I’m very happy”.
