STATS ROUND-UP: #54 is the magic number as Bautista gets ghosts from 2019
The Czech Round will live long in the memory for BMW fans, whilst for others, it was a tougher round
The 2024 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s first back-to-back has been completed and what a set of races it was. After the sixth round at the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic, half the season has been completed and with 18 races still to go, there’s still plenty of stories to be had. We put all the hot stats in one place with some alarming records being – and about to be – broken.
4334 – After 4334 days, BMW lead the WorldSBK Manufacturers’ Championship – the last time was after Nurburgring’s Race 1 of 2012.
1835 – After 1835 days, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) failed to achieve a podium during a whole weekend whilst with Ducati. The last time this happened was Laguna Seca, 2019, when he didn’t score a point.
303 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) scores more than 300 points after 18 races of a WorldSBK season for the first time with 303. It’s the third-highest amount since the three-race format was introduced after 357 of Bautista last year and 316 of Bautista in 2019.
130 – Toprak also equalled Troy Corser’s tally of podiums with 130 – that’s joint second overall, behind Jonathan Rea’s 264.
54 – Race 2 marked the 54th race led by a BMW, coincidentally by the #54 of Razgatlioglu.
51 – Having taken a 50th win in the Tissot Superpole Race, Razgatlioglu instantly moved onto 51 with Race 2 victory at Most.
41 – Following his Tissot Superpole Race P3, Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) equals his personal manager’s podium tally of 41 rostrums – that rider is 2003 World Champion Neil Hodgson.
25 – Toprak’s win in Race 2 was likewise BMW’s 25th in WorldSBK.
18 – 18 consecutive points finishes for rookie Nicolo Buleha (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), in his first 18 WorldSBK races, a new record in the Championship, passing the 17 of Iker lecuona (Team HRC) in 2022.
17 – A 17th career podium for Andrea Locatelli, all of which have come with Yamaha. He now has the same amount of Yamaha podiums as 2009 World Champion Ben Spies and 2018 race winner, Alex Lowes.
11 – An 11th podium for the #11 of Bulega in his rookie season after Race 2 at Most.
10 – For the first time in his career and for the first time since they joined WorldSBK, Razgatlioglu and BMW record ten consecutive race wins.
8 – Eight top ten finishes in a row for Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha), his best run since joining Yamaha.
7 – Toprak set a new record, to win from pole and with the fastest race lap for the 7th race in succession, a new record streak in WorldSBK history.
6 – For the first time since Portimao’s Superpole Race in 2021 – which he won – Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) set the fastest lap of a race, with Race 2 at Most leading to P5 at the flag.
3 – A third career podium for Andrea Iannone (Team GoEleven), who likewise made it three top eight finishes in one weekend for the first time in 2024.
1 – For the first time since WorldSBK began visiting Most, a rider completes a hat-trick of wins in one weekend.
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