With the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship hitting the Cremona Circuit, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing - Ducati) has been cleared to ride on Friday during the Acerbis Italian Round. The #1 fractured the eighth rib on his left side when he crashed on the opening lap of the Tissot Superpole Race, where he was declared unfit for Race 2. Bautista was checked on Thursday ahead of track action getting underway and declared fit for Free Practice 1, and he will be reassessed after the opening session of the weekend.

Giving his immediate reaction, Bautista said: “I’m fit for FP1! After that, we’ll have to see. I have to check my condition and how I can ride the bike. I can start in FP1 – good news!”

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