STATS ROUND-UP: Rea and Petrucci make podium history at Donington Park
For two entirely different reasons, records were set by two of the fans’ favourites, whilst WorldSBK enjoyed its closest podium finish of the 2023 season thus far
The 2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has reached its halfway point after the Prosecco DOC UK Round at Donington Park; the sixth round of 2023 was a fantastic affair, and that is reflected in the stats. From first-time front rows and podiums to making even more history despite difficulties, the stats are in from Donington Park.
250 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) achieved his 250th WorldSBK podium in Race 1; he made it 251 with third in the Superpole Race.
156 – Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) took became the 156th rider to start on a WorldSBK front row after Superpole, with his maiden front row in third at Donington Park.
129/34 – ‘Petrux’ took his first podium in WorldSBK at Donington Park in Race 2, becoming the 129th different podium finish in the Championship. He’s also the 34th to achieve at least one WorldSBK podium and one MotoGP™ podium.
99 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) managed a hat-trick of podiums this weekend, meaning he’s on 99 for his WorldSBK career. Imola will be his first chance to hit 100 – he took a first rostrum of the 2019 season in Race 1 at that circuit.
85 – Spain now has 85 victories in WorldSBK, courtesy of Bautista’s Race 2 win.
75 – 75 podiums for Alvaro Bautista, who matches Colin Edwards and Marco Melandri in tenth place in all-time WorldSBK podium rankings.
74 – Razgatlioglu and Rea stood on the podium together for the 74th time in the Tissot Superpole Race at Donington Park, a new record for podiums shared together in WorldSBK. Previously, the record was 73, with Chaz Davies and Rea.
48 – 48 wins for Bautista in his career, which means two wins at Imola will see him become the fourth rider in WorldSBK history to achieve 50, after Jonathan Rea, Carl Fogarty and Troy Bayliss.
34 – Razgatlioglu’s 34th career win came in the Tissot Superpole Race, matching Tom Sykes (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) for sixth in the all-time rankings.
18 – 18 consecutive races on the podium for Yamaha, their best streak in WorldSBK.
17 – Andrea Locatelli becomes the 17th rider to achieve 25 consecutive points-scoring finishes; it’s currently the biggest streak of 2023. The all-time record is Jonathan Rea at 48.
16 – 16 wins for Bautista in 2023, which means he is just one away from the record 17 in one season, held by Doug Polen from 1991 and Jonathan Rea from 2017 and 2018.
12 – Ducati’s 12-year wait for victory at Donington Park was ended by Bautista in Race 1 on Saturday, the first winner or the Italian brand since his compatriot Carlos Checa in Race 2, 2011.
11 – Bautista matched his 2019 record and Jonathan Rea’s 2018 record for number of race wins in a row at 11. He was beaten by Razgatlioglu in the Superpole Race, not able to set a new record.
4 – A best result of the year for Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), who took fourth in Race 2.
0.537s – The Superpole Race podium of Razgatlioglu, Bautista and Rea was covered by 0.537s, the closest podium of the season so far.
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