Nicolo Bulega won the World Superbike Superpole Race Sunday morning at Cremona Circuit Riding his Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R the Italian rider won the 10-lap race by 1.456 seconds Toprak Razgatlioglu was the runner-up on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR Danilo Petrucci finished his race 6th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff finished 15th on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. Results wsbk superpole race Bulega holds off title rival Razgatlioglu again at home at Cremona for P1 in Superpole Race not even ‘El Turco’ could remain in striking distance of his title rival Nicolo Bulega The top nine from the WorldSBK Superpole Race, full results here! Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +1.456s Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +6.060s Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +7.154s Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +11.328s Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) +12.267s Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) +12.864s Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +13.362s Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’27.980s – new lap record Tune in later this afternoon at 14:00 (Local time UTC +2) live with the WorldSBK VideoPass! « Previous Article | Next Article » © document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) A press release is not an article written by Roadracingworld.com staffers When a post is labeled with the words “press release” it means that Roadracingworld.com is not responsible for its content and that Roadracingworld.com makes no guarantee that it is accurate Not all press releases are posted and Roadracingworld.com may reject press releases if the content is too heavy on commercial promotion with little or no news value or if the press release contains obvious errors If you’ve found a malfunction or have ideas for improvement You can reach out to the website’s operators by using the following email These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers Keyboard navigation optimization: The background process also adjusts the website’s HTML and adds various behaviors using JavaScript code to make the website operable by the keyboard This includes the ability to navigate the website using the Tab and Shift+Tab keys trigger buttons and links using the Enter key navigate between radio and checkbox elements using the arrow keys and fill them in with the Spacebar or Enter key.Additionally keyboard users will find quick-navigation and content-skip menus or as the first elements of the site while navigating with the keyboard The background process also handles triggered popups by moving the keyboard focus towards them as soon as they appear Users can also use shortcuts such as “M” (menus) and “G” (graphics) to jump to specific elements We aim to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible so our users can choose the best fitting tools for them we have worked very hard to be able to support all major systems that comprise over 95% of the user market share including Google Chrome Despite our very best efforts to allow anybody to adjust the website to their needs There may still be pages or sections that are not fully accessible or are lacking an adequate technological solution to make them accessible we are continually improving our accessibility updating and improving its options and features and developing and adopting new technologies All this is meant to reach the optimal level of accessibility Full results from Race 2 from the Italian WorldSBK at Cremona Circuit Nicolo Bulega leads Toprak Razgatlioglu, 2025 Italian WorldSBK, grid. Credit: Gold and Goose. © Gold & Goose Nicolo Bulega completed a second triple win of the season at the Italian WorldSBK in Race 2 Toprak Razgatlioglu took the lead on lap one but Bulega was able to find a way past on lap five Razgatlioglu was able to hang on within a second of Bulega until the final 10 laps at which point the Italian began to pull away significantly Bulega's winning margin was 1.8 seconds over Razgatlioglu, who was 7.1 seconds clear of Alvaro Bautista who ensured that all three podiums at Cremona this weekend were identical Danilo Petrucci benefitted from his second-row grid position to take fourth place eight seconds ahead of Sam Lowes who beat both Honda riders in a late battle for fifth Full World Superbike Race 2 results from the Italian Round are below. 2025 World Superbike Championship | Italian Round | Cremona Circuit | Race 2 © Crash Media Group Ltd 2025.The total or partial reproduction of text photographs or illustrations is not permitted in any form We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website and to ensure we show advertising that is relevant to you. 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You can change this and find out more by following: or The verdict has arrived in the LBA's race to save the team the Vanoli Cremona achieves a fundamental victory sweeping the board Pistoia and thus securing their permanence in the top division comes thebitter relegation together with Scafati Cooke 5: suffers the physical coupling with Owens and struggles on both sides of the court; he also misses simple semi-hook shots in attack Forrest 5: completely out of rhythm in the first half of the game he only scored points when the game was already over he puts himself at the service of his teammates with precious assists in the first half but then he drops and no longer has an impact Benetti 5,5: used extensively in the first quarter but not very precise in shooting and unable to leave a mark Allen 5,5: tries to shake up the team at a critical moment in the second quarter but he is not the driving force seen at Taliercio only one attempt from the arc: a sign of how much Cremona was able to limit him Della Rosa 6: four rebounds and tears at the end of the game: a symbol of someone who never gave up even in the most difficult moments Paschall 6,5: excellent approach to the game he uses his physicality well to attack the basket and is among the last to give up Valerio Bodon 5,5: only 5 points and 4 rebounds: never really in the game Okhorn 5: the timeout called in the second quarter does not have the desired effect and the team sinks without ever recovering a much more combative performance was expected Owens 7: spectacular dunks and dominance under the basket in key moments Willis 7: classy triples for the ex of the day Jones 6,5: contributes with good offensive and rebounding plays Davis 7,5: He defends strongly on the main opposing firepower plays for his teammates and also finds important points between the first and second quarters Nikolic 7: his points at the beginning of the third quarter definitely split the game then he leaves space for his teammates in the second half he doesn't enchant but still gives his contribution to the cause Burns 6,5: from the bench he brings experience and concreteness Brotto 7,5: an evening to frame: prepares a very delicate match in the best way Everyone gives their contribution for a very important salvation email and website in this browser for the next time I comment @petrux9 is now in P4 after overtaking @XaviVierge #97 remains close though#ItalianWorldSBK pic.twitter.com/K5hsYErfLX We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website and to ensure we show advertising that is relevant to you. 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You can change this and find out more by following: or Stefano Manzi won FIM Supersport World Championship Race Two Sunday at Cremona Circuit The Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing Yamaha YZF R9 rider won the 20-lap race by just 0.396 second Tom Booth-Amos was second on his PTR Triumph Factory Racing Street Triple RS 765 and Jaume Masia got third on his Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 Former MotoAmerica regular Valentin Debise crashed his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2 on Turn 11 Results WSSP RACE 2 Manzi makes WorldSSP history with his 17-race podium streak with his Race 2 win With the conclusion of Sunday afternoon’s FIM Supersport World Championship race action the race weekend at Cremona Circuit’s Acerbis Italian Round comes to a close Manzi’s race win broke the all-time record for the longest streak of podium finishes in WorldSSP with 17 podiums in a row MASIA’S MAIDEN PODIUM; MANZI’s 3rd RACE WIN THIS YEAR Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) grabbed P1 early with an overtake on the Italian veteran Manzi Manzi looked perfectly comfortable to bide his time in P2 up until the last 2 laps when he found another gear trading overtakes with Masia until he overtook him to claim his second race win in two races at Cremona Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) was put under heavy pressure by Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) as the Frenchman was chasing his first podium of the year Booth-Amos withstood the pressure until Debise crashed out of the race on Turn 11 of Lap 17 and he was opportunistic in following Manzi past Masia to claim P2 from the jaws of the Spaniard Masia’s P3 earned the rookie his first WorldSSP podium his second podium on the weekend at Cremona following his Race 1 P2 MAHIAS CONSISTENT: A third P4 for Mahias on the season Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) found himself cruising across the finish line in P4 after pulling more than five seconds ahead of the rest of the pack yet couldn’t keep up with the pack at the front ahead of him Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) will be disappointed to drop points to Manzi however the Dutchman did well to recover positions after falling to P12 due to a poor jump at lights out Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was applied an irresponsible riding Long Lap Penalty after his collision with Simon Jespersen (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) the Italian rookie managed to take a P6 from Race 2 CARDELUS P7: Second-strongest result of the season for the Andorran Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) finished in P7 landing his second-best result of the season Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) finished in P8 a mere 0.148s ahead of Friday polesitter Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing) who finished behind Alcoba in P9 in Race 2 Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) landed another top 10 finish another step forward for the Indonesian rookie rider The top six from the WorldSSP Race 2: Full results here! 1 Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +0.396s Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.721s Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +9.290s Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +14.306s Fastest lap: Lucas Mahias (Yamaha) 1’32.001s 1 Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 175 points Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 131 points Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 124 points Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 81 points Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 77 points Catch up on WorldSSP’s prior rounds with full session uploads, and tune in next time out at Most, May 16th-18th, watch live with the WorldSBK VideoPass! « Previous Article | Next Article » Nicolo Bulega took pole position during World Superbike Superpole qualifying Saturday at Cremona Circuit Riding his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R Bulega navigated the 2.34-mile (3.76 km) course in 1:27.866 which was not only good enough to top the 24-rider field and secure pole position it also broke his own’s 2024 All-Time Lap Record of 1:27.953. Sam Lowes qualified second with a 1:28.081 on his ELF Marc VDS Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R Toprak Razgatlioglu did a 1:28.159 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR to earn the third and final spot on the front row Row two starters include Bulega’s teammate and Andrea Iannone on his Team Pata Go Eleven Ducati Panigale V4R (1:28.531) Danilo Petrucci finished 13th with a time of 1:28.787 on his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff qualified 18th with a 1:29.070 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. Results superpole WSBK Bulega denies Sam Lowes pole after lap 1’27s lap at Cremona Polesitter Bulega beat his own lap record to claim a second pole position of 2025 as he took P1 on home soil Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed pole position at the Cremona Circuit for the second consecutive year in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship after pipping Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) to P1 in the Tissot Superpole session Home hero Bulega posted a lap-record beating 1’27s time to secure the best possible starting position for Race 1 and the Tissot Superpole Race with Sam Lowes and Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) completing the front row THE FIRST RUN: Sam Lowes quick out of the blocks Lowes set the benchmark with a 1’28.081s to claim provisional pole ahead of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in second with the #11 the last to head out on track but only able to lap 0.374s slower than Lowes Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) slotted into a provisional P3 ahead of Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) Bulega opted to complete two laps on his first run and improved his time to a 1’28.375s NEW LAP RECORD IS SET: Bulega claims late pole Bulega smashed the all-time lap record as he set a 1’27.866s to take his sixth WorldSBK pole position putting him level with Cal Crutchlow and John Kocinski and denying Sam Lowes a second consecutive pole the Brit will still go from the front row alongside Bulega and with reigning Champion Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) completing row one with third place Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claimed fourth as one of his best Superpole sessions of 2025 with a 1’28.369s leading fellow Spanish rider Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) in fifth with just a tenth between the two as the #97 led Honda’s charge in the 15-minute session Iannone’s provisional front row start translated into sixth for the Italian rider after he lapped 0.665s slower than Bulega GARDNER LEADS LECUONA ON ROW 3: the two Yamahas and Lecuona separated by 0.005s on the timesheets Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was the fastest Yamaha rider in Superpole and will line up from P7 on the grid going only 0.001s faster than Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in eighth and Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) in ninth; the Spaniard was only 0.005s slower than ‘Loka’ as he took a third-row start Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) worked with teammate Razgatlioglu as he claimed tenth. However Locatelli was given a three-place grid penalty for Race 1 for disturbing Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) meaning the #55 will start Race 1 from P11 – promoting Lecuona to P8 van der Mark to P9 and Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) to P10 There were two crashes late on in the session with Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) falling at Turn 2 and Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) going down at the same corner The #97 was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following his crash The top six from WorldSBK Superpole, full results here: Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’27.866s Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.215s Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.293s 4.Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.503s 6. Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) +0.665s Don’t miss Race 1 at 14:00 Local Time (UTC+2) from Cremona using the WorldSBK VideoPass! « Previous Article | Next Article » Nicolo Bulega won FIM Superbike World Championship Race One Saturday at Cremona Circuit Bulega started from pole position and rode his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to a 2.835-seconds margin of victory in the 23-lap race Toprak Razgatlioglu was the runner-up on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR and just held off Alvaro Bautista who rode his Aruba.it Racing Ducati Panigale V4R to third. Danilo Petrucci crossed the finish line 7th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R American Garrett Gerloff went from 18th on the grid to 15th at the finish on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. Razgatlioglu is 26 points behind his principal rival Bulega who has 161 points Results race 1 WSBK Home glory for Bulega as he holds off Razgatlioglu at Cremona’s Race 1 Bulega outlasts Razgatlioglu at the front of the pack to claim his first race victory on home Italian soil The first points of the Acerbis Italian Round have been awarded as the dust has settled after Race 1 here at Cremona Circuit Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) led the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship field across the finish line; followed into Parc Ferme by Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) BULEGA REASSERTS HIMSELF: Holds off Razgatlioglu early to cruise atop the podium for his 5th race win of the season Toprak jumped off the line into P2 behind Bulega ahead of him cutting inside of the Italian star into Turn 13 on the opening lap ‘El Turco’ fought tooth and nail to stay ahead of ‘Bulegas’ losing the lead back to the Italian rider on Lap 6’s Turn 11 at the end of the track’s main straight Bulega held off Razgatlioglu as he made further attempts to pass but as the laps counted up and the tyres wore down Bulega began to pull away from the defending Champion who finished P2 and Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in P3 Bautista had a lonely race as he was almost nine seconds behind the pair at the front however he was almost 12 seconds ahead of the rest of the field behind him IANNONE HOLDS OFF THE PACK: Finishes P4 after rough time at Assen riding close together as Andrea Iannone (Team Pata Go Eleven) defended his P4 doggedly from Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and the pair of Honda factory riders Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) and Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) After Lecuona crashed out of the race on Turn 3 of lap 15 Iannone asserted himself at the head of the second group Xavi Vierge (Honda HRC) benefitted from a late move on Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) to claim P5 tying his best result of the season so far PETRUX UNABLE TO REPLICATE 2024: The Italian Independent rider finishes P7 Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) wasn’t quite able to replicate his 2024 Cremona magic this time out taking home P7 from Race 1 sixth tenths of a second behind Gardner Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) pipped Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) by just two tenths of a second behind him in P9 Scott Redding (MGM BONOVO Racing) returns to the top 10 positions SAM LOWES P11 DESPITE ILLNESS: British rider misses top 10 but saves points from Race 1 Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) climbed up the order from starting in P16 finishing P11 just two positions behind Bimota teammate Bassani. Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) had a tremendous start to the race Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) finished in P13 behind the Brit Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) finished as the top rookie in Race 1 ahead Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) in P15 and fellow rookie Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) in P16 DISSAPOINTMENT FOR YAMAHA: Marquee pair Locatelli and Rea P18 and P19 Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) finished in P17 gaining two positions from his P19 start position Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) will have to wait until tomorrow’s Tissot Superpole Race in order to try to replicate his Assen success at Cremona as he crashed at Turn 2 early in the race however he finished in P18 outside the points ahead of teammate Jonathan Rea in P19 as he returns to Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) finished 20th in the race TECH ISSUES: Rabat and Mackenzie suffer tech issues After suffering a tech issue on Turn 6 of Lap 1 Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) was forced to retire after his bike cut out on him Turn 13 of Lap 5 saw the end of wildcard rider Gabriele Ruiu (Team Bmax) with a crash into the gravel Lap 8 saw Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) end his day early with a tech issue The top six from the WorldSBK Race 1: Full results here! Fastest lap: Nicolo Bulega (Ducati) – 1’29.081s WorldSBK action will continue Sunday for the final day In Cremona, tune in live or watch on demand whenever you want with the WorldSBK VideoPass! « Previous Article | Next Article » 2025 Cremona will host the third edition of Cremona Contemporanea | Art Week an event dedicated to the visual arts that involves the urban fabric with installations is promoted by theTourism and Events Department of the City of Cremona with the support of theCremona Industrial Association the Chamber of Commerce of Cremona-Mantova-Pavia Confcommercio Province of Cremona and the Community Foundation of the Province of Cremona The aim of the event is to foster dialogue between contemporary art and the city’s historical-artistic heritage transforming Cremona into a center of reference for artistic experimentation on a national and international level already experimented in the two previous editions is confirmed to be effective in the enhancement of urban spaces through an articulated map of diffuse artistic interventions.Twenty artists have been selected for the 2025 edition: Ludovica Anversa Coming from backgrounds heterogeneous in generation and language the artists will bring to life a set of exhibition projects ranging from painting to sculpture site-specific installation to participatory art The entire city center opens up to art: nineteen venues are involved Well-established venues include the City Hall Palazzo Zaccaria Pallavicino (FasArchitetti) These are joined by new spaces selected for their architectural and symbolic value Among the main new additions is the reopening of the Church of San Francesco a former major hospital decommissioned in the 1970s now part of the municipal urban regeneration project Giovani in centro Another debut is that of the Crypt of the Canons’ Cemetery an important city site that preserves mosaics dating back to the 11th century Also part of the expansion are the Bastioni di Porta Mosa Park the frescoed rooms of Palazzo Schinchinelli Martini now the headquarters of the City of Cremona Foundation This year’s program also includes the activation of alternative exhibition spaces including the display cases of the porticoes of Galleria XXV Aprile and the large billboard on Via Mantova transformed into artistic intervention surfaces testifying to how the event intends to transcend conventional boundaries to bring art into the urban everyday Cremona Contemporanea | Art Week offers a series of collateral events open to the public Prominent among the special projects is Faville an initiative created last year and confirmed for the 2025 edition with a series of events curated by art and cultural enterprise professionals the group exhibition of young artists curated by VENERDISABATO a duo formed by artists who graduated from the Brera Academy in Milan will take place at the PQV Fine Art gallery Pasticceria Lanfranchi will host “Bar Cremona,” a talk conceived and curated by Giorgio Galotti conceived by curator and artist Annika Pettini expands its sphere of action with an intervention dedicated to the research of artist Simona Pavoni: an unpublished text and a series of works will activate one of the places involved in the event a participatory art project signed by Maximo Gonzalez and Iván Buenader which will see the direct involvement of the public in the creation of a site-specific collective installation The work will be composed of a collection of plates donated by visitors in a process that questions the concept of heritage and cultural transmission The set of initiatives planned for the third edition reinforces the identity of Cremona Contemporanea | Art Week as an inclusive platform open to citizenship enhancement of the territory and public participation With the extension of collaborations beyond the city borders the festival aims to consolidate its role in the national scene promoting an approach to contemporary art that integrates context and community The detailed program of events and venues is available on the event’s official website: www.cremona-artweek.com. Nicolo Bulega says “it’s incredible” to complete the Cremona WorldSBK treble despite the track being his “worst” on the calendar The Italian earned his second hat-trick of 2025 by dominating the weekend ahead of title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu who claimed second in each of the three races Bulega reinstated his championship lead to 34 points after a double DNF in Assen due to technical problems. The Italian rider admitted he did not expect to win at the track as he finds it “difficult to adapt.” “Incredible, because like I said, already 100 times, this is my worst track of all the calendar,” Bulega told media, including Motorsport Week. “I really don’t like this track for my riding style it’s difficult to adapt here because there are a lot of slow corners and for me slow corners are very bad to do.  It’s an unbelievable weekend. but the same result of the track you prefer exactly the same The Italian admitted he knew he would be facing championship rival Razgatlioglu on the road but had a plan to ensure the BMW man would not find a way past. my plan was just try to push 100% and try to beat Toprak in the pace,” Bulega said. “I knew that maybe Toprak was a bit more difficult for him to follow my pace in this track. like 120% for trying to go and my plan work also today  I think this is the reason why I go fast with Ducati because I ride like Ducati want to be right So sometimes we are a bit difficult in the same time in the same corner Bulega was evidently emotional as he took the chequered flag to complete his treble in Cremona. The Italian had been supported throughout the weekend by various high-profile figures including MotoGP Team Co-ordinator Davide Tardozzi and General Manager Gigi Dall’Igna. Bulega admitted it was “even more special” to win in front of Dall’Igna in particular. for all the people who come here to see me and also for my team and for all the people you met,” said Bulega. “It now is very nice to give them a gift here in Italy because I know a win in Italy for Ducati is very special also for me. Afraid I already say that my goal is to stay with Ducati because like you see it’s’ always fantastic to stay with them I don’t sign anything and we are just waiting. I’m just more happy to win with Gigi [Dall’lgna] in the garage because he’s the boss of the Ducati so winning in front of him is even more special. “It was important for me to make a great result and to do it in front of Gigi is even more special.” and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Click here for full Riders’ Standings Here you can see the webcast of the BMW Group Press Conference at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Nicolo Bulega was quickest during FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice 1 Friday morning at Cremona Circuit Riding his Pirelli-shod Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on the 2.34-mile (3.76 km) track the Italian recorded a 1:29.158 to lead the field of 24 riders Danilo Petrucci was the best of the rest with a 1:29.537 on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R Toprak Razgatlioglu was third-fastest with a 1:29.553 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR American Garrett Gerloff finished the opening session in 15th with a 1:30.545 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. Results fp1 WSBK Bulega beats Petrucci and Razgatlioglu in FP1 at Cremona The opening 45-minute session of the Italian Round was dramatic as Bulega topped the timesheets while five riders went down Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) kicked off his home Acerbis Italian Round in the perfect fashion as he claimed P1 in the opening Free Practice 1 session for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship The #11 set a 1’29.158s as he claimed first place ahead of fellow Italian Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) in second despite last year’s hat-trick hero at the Cremona Circuit crashing at Turn 2 Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was third in his first competitive session at Cremona Bulega is looking to bounce back from his disappointment on Sunday at Assen and started his quest off perfectly as he claimed the top spot by almost four tenths ahead of compatriot Petrucci ‘Petrux’ was one of five crashers during FP1 as he had a lowside at Turn 2 Reigning Champion Razgatlioglu secured third place as he got up to speed at a venue he didn’t race at last year lapping 0.395s slower than Bulega’s pace-setting time It was a strong start to the weekend for Honda HRC with Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) and teammate Xavi Vierge both inside the top seven Lecuona claimed fourth with a 1’29.621s as he led the Japanese manufacturer’s charge while Vierge was seventh and just two tenths behind the #7 Between the two Hondas were Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) in fifth and Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) in sixth with the twins only a tenth apart on the timesheets was the top Yamaha in FP1 with eighth place after setting a 1’29.970s with Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) just behind ‘Loka’ Gardner secured ninth as he lapped a tenth behind Locatelli while home hero Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) rounded out the top ten Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) was 12th after he was the first rider to go down when he crashed at Turn 11 which cost him around 10 minutes of running Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) was 14th after he fell at Turn 2 while Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was 16th; he came down at Turn 11 Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) crashed on his second flying lap and finished in 21st only able to re-join the session in the final minute after his Turn 7 spill Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) claimed P17 on his comeback from injury with a 1’30.613s so he’s got the added challenge of learning the circuit and he lapped 1.455s down on Bulega and around six tenths down on teammate Locatelli The top six from WorldSBK FP1, full results here: 1 Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’29.158s Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) +0.379s Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) +0.395s Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) +0.511s Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) +0.609s Watch WorldSBK FP2 at Cremona LIVE and UNINTERRUPTED at 15:00 Local Time (UTC+2) using the WorldSBK VideoPass! « Previous Article | Next Article » Ducati’s Nicolo Bulega confirmed his dominance of the Cremona WorldSBK round by taking his third victory of the weekend in Race 2 The Italian prevailed over rival Toprak Razgatlioglu and team-mate Alvaro Bautista to complete a treble of race wins at his home circuit. Razgatlioglu made a better start than polesitter Bulega but the Italian was able to maintain his advantage going down into the first corner. Two mistakes in quick succession from Bulega gave Razgatlioglu the chance to overtake the Ducati into the final corner and El Turco didn’t need a second invitation as he moved into the league. The battles raged in the early stages further down the order with the Honda of Xavi Vierge taking the advantage over Danilo Petrucci and Andrea Locatelli in the opening laps Bulega wouldn’t back down from the fight with the Turkish rider and used his advantage on the straights to pressurise the BMW. Razgatlioglu made his frustrations with his lack of horsepower clear as he shook his head while fending off Bulega on Lap 3. Bulega used his advantage and moved back into the lead with Razgatlioglu unable to respond in the final corner. Petrucci somehow made a move stick on Vierge despite the bike being completely out of shape as last year’s treble winner took fourth. Iker Lecuona and Michael van der Mark were also getting racy for eighth position Lecuona also tried to overtake Van der Mark but made a mistake shortly after getting a move done and was forced to relinquish the position. The Dutchman himself made a mistake moments later as the battle continued to rage on for the lower points positions As Bulega and Razgatlioglu held their positions out front Honda’s pace continued to be the story to follow with Lecuona passing Iannone for eighth. There was contact between Van der Mark and Iannone as they continued the most prevalent battle of the race but the Dutchman took the initiative to overtake the Ducati. passing last weekend’s race victor Locatelli for seventh. The Spanish rider then managed to catch team-mate Vierge and the MarcVDS of Sam Lowes and made two aggressive moves to get into the top five Bulega increased the gap between himself and Razgatlioglu to over two seconds to almost secure a second treble of 2025. The Italian was clearly emotional as he took the chequered flag to seal his hat-trick by 1.826s Razgatlioglu was forced to settle for second behind his title rival once more as his BMW lacked the pace to challenge. Bautista completed the podium in third as the rostrum remained unchanged for all three races of the weekend. as Lowes won the battle for fifth over the Honda pairing of Lecuona and Vierge. Locatelli ended his weekend with an eighth place for Yamaha as Van der Mark saw off a late challenge from Remy Gardner for ninth. Alex Lowes took the flag in 11th for the Bimota team while Kawasaki’s Garrett Gerloff was a further two seconds back in 12th MGM Bonovo’s Scott Redding was 13th ahead of Iannone in a disappointing 14th for the GoEleven rider. Bimota’s Axel Bassani completed the points finishers in 15th Roberta Ponziani won Race One of the World Women’s Circuit Racing at Cremona Circuit Riding her Klint Forward Racing Team Yamaha YZF-R7 on Pirelli control tires Ponziani won the 12-lap race by 0.150 second Beatriz Neila was third on her Ampito Crescent Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R7 American Sonya Lloyd finished 19th on her Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R7 and American Mallory Dobbs crashed her Diva Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 on Turn 2 Results WCR race 1 Ponziani claims first WorldWCR win with dramatic last-lap overtake on teammate Herrera Ponziani pipped Herrera in the final sector of the last lap to win her first WorldWCR race as she claimed victory on home soil FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship action returned on Saturday for their Race 1 at Cremona Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) took home the lion’s share of the points for her first ever race win in the Championship during the Acerbis Italian Round she was followed into Parc Ferme by teammate Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) and Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) for their P2 and P3 podium finishes respectively LATE DRAMA FOR THE #96: Ponziani takes her first race win from her teammate Herrera Ponziani and Neila had separated themselves from the rest of the pack a 2.9 second gap had emerged by Lap 7 between Neila in P3 and Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) behind them in P4 Herrera looked like she was going to lock down another race win until a dramatic move in the final sector to claim P1 from her teammate While Herrera was shuffled down the order in the dying moments of the race she can still hang her hat on the fact that she gained points on her title rival Nelia who rounded out the podium behind her in P3 MADRIGAL AND SANCHEZ LOCK HORNS: The Mexican rider earns best-ever P4 Mexican rider Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) clashed with Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) for most of the race at the front of the second group emerging victorious in the duel to secure her best-ever WorldWCR result in P4 Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) maintained her P6 position from the race start Carreno recoups six positions to tie second-best ever finish for the Chilean Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) will take home solid points from Race 1; behind her in P8 French rider Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) crossed the line just over half a second behind Relph earning her best result of her rookie season Chilean rider Isis Carreno (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) charged up the grid from her P15 start position displaying determination by climbing up to P9 and tying her second-best result in WorldWCR in the process British rider Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport) crossed the finish line in P10 however after she was applied an irresponsible riding penalty by FIM WorldSBK Stewards promoting Spanish rider Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) to P10 as a result Emily Bondi (ZELOS Trasimeno) and Mallory Dobbs (Diva Racing) collided on the entrance to Turn 2 the incident will be reviewed by FIM WorldSBK Stewards as the French rider collided with the rear of the American South African rider Jessica Howden (Team Trasimeno) wiped out on the high-speed Turn 1 entrance She was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash The top six from the WorldWCR Race 1: Full results here! Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) Keep up with all the racing action this weekend by following WorldWCR on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook, and watch every race FREE on YouTube « Previous Article | Next Article » Maria Herrera won Race Two of the World Women’s Circuit Racing at Cremona Circuit Herrera won the 12-lap race by 0.202 second American Mallory Dobbs was 12th on her Diva Racing Yamaha YZF-R7 and American Sonya Lloyd finished 21st on her Team Trasimeno Yamaha YZF-R7 Results WCR Herrera weathers the storm at Cremona Race 2 to take second win of the 2025 WorldWCR season Herrera in Race 2 makes it two wins in 2025 The final instalment of 2025 FIM Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship action at Cremona is in the books as the grid has seen the chequered flag on their Race 2 on Sunday afternoon After Leading the race from the first corner Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) held off a harrowing final-sector attack from Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) to win her first race of the weekend and the second win for her team of the weekend Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) took P2 LAST LAP DRAMA: Herrera counters a late move by Neila to protect P1 a pack of five riders separated themselves from the rest of the pack who rode hard to stay ahead the pack behind her Beatriz Nelia and Roberta Ponziani closed down the distance in the closing laps bit by bit until the final lap where the pair of riders behind her made their move going bar to bar with Herrera on the switchback trading paint as Herrera cut inside to regain her P1 spot and deemed a race incident by WorldSBK FIM Stewards Ponziani picked her moment well and followed Herrera through to claim P2 SANCHEZ & LEWIS CONTEND FOR PODIUM POSITIONS EARLY: Finish P4 and P5 respectively Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) and Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) tailed Herrera in the podium battle early on in the race before their pace falling off Sanchez finished just over 2 seconds behind Neila and the podium positions and Lewis a comfortable 15 seconds ahead of Astrid Madrigal in P6 Madrigal did well to maintain her spot at the front of the second group even separating from them by a margin of a more than three seconds by lap 7 of 12 however the five riders ahead of here were even farther ahead at 5.570s by the same lap RUIZ AGAIN CHARGES INTO TOP 10: Finished P7 after P11 starting position Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) finished in P7 once again charging up the grid from her P11 start position and recovering from race incident contact with Chilean rider Isis Carreno (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) which saw the Chilean crash out on Turn 12 of Lap 2 Chloe Jones (GR Motorsport) claimed another top 10 finish Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) nearly cracked the top eight finishing half a second behind Jones to tie the French rookie’s second-best result of the season Tayla Relph (Full Throttle Racing) took the final position of the top 10 making it two top ten finishes on the weekend at Cremona The top six from the WorldWCR Race 2: Full results here! 1 Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.202s Beatriz Nelia (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) +0.288s Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +2.445s Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) +8.557s Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) +15.232 Fastest lap: Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 1’40.005 Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) 90 points Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) 69 Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) 56 Astrid Madrigal (Pons Italika Racing FIMLA) 39 Catch up on WorldWCR’s last two rounds with full session uploads and tune in next time out at Donington Park July 11-13th, watch live with the WorldSBK VideoPass! « Previous Article | Next Article » Nicolò Bulega led FIM Superbike World Championship Free Practice Two (FP2) Friday afternoon at Cremona Circuit Riding his Aruba.It Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R on spec Pirelli tires the Italian rider covered the 2.34-mile (3.76 km) track in 1:29.250 to lead the field of 24 riders Toprak Razgatlioglu was second-best with a 1:29.465 on his ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team M1000RR. Axel Bassani was third with a 1:29.640 on his bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team KB998 Rimini Danilo Petrucci was 10th on his Barni Spark Racing Ducati Panigale V4R with a lap time of 1:29.954 American Garrett Gerloff was 18th with a time of 1:30.448 on his Kawasaki ZX-10RR. Results wsbk fp2 Bulega leads Razgatlioglu and Petrucci on Friday at Cremona Bautista crashes three times.The Italian rider bounced back from Assen strongly on Friday while teammate Bautista crashed once in FP1 and twice in FP2 Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) concluded Friday on top once again in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship as he ended the day three tenths clear of Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) after two Free Practice sessions at the Cremona Circuit Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) claimed third as the Acerbis Italian Round got underway while Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had three crashes on a tricky day for the #19 in Italy BAUTISTA CRASHES THREE TIMES: a mixed day for the #11 and #19 Bulega led the Ducati charge on Friday as he claimed P1 in both FP1 and FP2 remaining unbeatable on Friday as he looks to bounce back from his double retirement on Sunday at Assen His fastest time was a 1’29.158s in FP1 for the fastest time of the day though his FP2 time of 1’29.250s was good enough to top the times in FP2 Teammate Bautista was eighth despite three crashes across both sessions with two coming in FP2 – he crashed at Turn 2 in FP1 and again in FP2 with a fall at Turn 8 sandwiched between the two Petrucci was third overall after his 1’29.537s in FP1 was good enough for the top three despite a fall in the morning session at Turn 2 Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) was the fourth-fastest Ducati as his strong form continued with sixth on Friday finishing ahead of Andrea Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven) in 11th Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) was 14th with Ryan Vickers (Motocorsa Racing) and wildcard Gabriele Ruiu (Bmax) the last of the Ducati riders in 19th and 23rd respectively RAZGATLIOGLU MOVES INTO SECOND: a late lap from ‘El Turco’ surges him up the order Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) put in a late lap to move into second place in FP2 and overall with a 1’29.465s to finish three tenths away from his title rival Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was down in 16th place after setting a 1’30.208s with the Dutchman one of five riders who crashed in FP1 when he fell at Turn 11 Honda enjoyed a strong start to the Italian Round with Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) claiming fourth place ensuring four manufacturers in the top four Teammate Xavi Vierge was down in tenth in the combined classification but he was seventh in FP1 as the Japanese manufacturer showed good form at the start of the weekend Tarran Mackenzie (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda) was 20th after setting a 1’30.542s in FP2 while teammate Zaqhwan Zaidi (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) rounded out the WorldSBK field BASSANI LOOKING QUICK AT HOME: a top-five for ‘El Bocia’ Bimota’s charge on Friday was led by home hero Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) as ‘El Bocia’ took second in FP2 and fifth overall finishing around a tenth ahead of teammate Alex Lowes (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) as the Italian brand started their first home weekend in WorldSBK since their return Bassani did have a crash in FP2 at Turn 13 right at the end of the session when on a hot lap LOCATELLI SEVENTH AS REA MAKES COMEBACK: ‘Loka’ in the top ten again Andrea Locatelli (Pata Maxus Yamaha) led Yamaha’s charge as he claimed seventh place with a 1’29.704s to trail compatriot Bulega by half-a-second on Friday Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was his nearest challenge on the Yamaha R1 machine in 12th place with Bahattin Sofuoglu (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) an impressive 15th in the combined times after setting a 1’30.079s in FP2 Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was 17th ahead of the returning Jonathan Rea (Pata Maxus Yamaha) in 21st as he made his comeback from injury and Tito Rabat (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) in 22nd GERLOFF IN 18TH: just over a second off P1 in FP2 Garrett Gerloff (Kawasaki WorldSBK Team) was in 18th place at the end of Friday’s action with a 1’30.448s improving his time in FP2 compared to FP1 and lapping just over a second as Bulega’s pace-setting time from FP2 The top six from WorldSBK on Friday, full results here: Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) 1’29.158s Toprak Razgatlioglu (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) 1’29.465s +0.307s Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) 1’29.537s +0.379s Iker Lecuona (Honda HRC) 1’29.621s +0.463s Axel Bassani (bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team) 1’29.640s +0.482s Sam Lowes (ELF Marc VDS Racing Team) 1’29.669s +0.511s Don’t miss any of Saturday’s WorldSBK action from 09:00 Local Time (UTC+2) on Friday using the WorldSBK VideoPass! « Previous Article | Next Article » Full results from the Superpole Race at the Italian WorldSBK at Cremona Circuit Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Italian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose. © Gold & Goose Nicolo Bulega took his second victory from two races at the 2025 Italian WorldSBK, beating Toprak Razgatlioglu by 1.4 seconds Razgatlioglu tried to pressure Bulega early but was never close enough to launch a proper attack for the lead and his pace simply wasn't strong enough to go with an unimpeded Bulega Alvaro Bautista took third place six seconds behind Bulega and a second ahead of Sam Lowes in fourth Xavi Vierge finished where he started in fifth ahead of Danilo Petrucci who went from 13th to sixth ahead of Andrea Iannone who was battling for fourth when he was given a double long lap penalty for a jump start which dropped him to the back end of the top-10 Michael van der Mark took the final point in ninth place and the final spot on the front three rows of the grid for Race 2 Full World Superbike results from the Superpole Race at Cremona are below. 2025 World Superbike Championship | Italian Round | Cremona Circuit | Superpole Race Bulega the man to beat in Cremona - Credit: Ducati Media House Nicolo Bulega completed a resounding Race 1 victory after starting from pole position at the Cremona WorldSBK round The championship leader dominated proceedings after an early battle with Toprak Razgatlioglu to prevail in style Pole sitter Bulega took the holeshot into Turn 1 as he and championship rival Razgatlioglu cleared away from the rest of the field Bautista sneaked through on Marc VDS rider Lowes but the leading duo had already established a near second lead by the end of the lap The BMW rider sneaked his way past Bulega at Turn 13 before the end of Lap 1 to continue his newfound momentum Pata Maxus Yamaha rider Andrea Locatelli crashed out of proceedings while fighting in the middle of the pack resulting in his first retirement of the season thus far Bulega responded to take the lead down the back straight at Turn 11 on Lap 3 but Razgatlioglu’s line allowed him to squeeze through once again at Turn 13 before the start finish straight the duo formed a 1.5s gap over the rest of the grid which only extended further in the laps to come Bulega tried to overtake once again but went wide on the corner entry which put his championship rival through once again the rest of the field were contesting for fourth through to 10th position with GoEleven’s Andrea Iannone leading the cluster Bulega learnt from his mistake earlier in the race at Turn 10 he slapped the door shut of a possible overtake from the reigning champion at Turn 13 The second Aruba.it Ducati rider of Bautista was a distant 2.5s down the road by Lap 6 but maintained strong form to extend the gap behind GRT Yamaha rider Remy Gardner pounced on an Iannone error to occupy fourth but Ducatis superiority on the back straight put the Italian back in front As the race reached double figures in laps only a few bike lengths still separated Bulega and Razgatlioglu in the leading two positions but the gap kept on extending to the Spaniard behind The halfway mark saw Bulega formulate a gap between himself and Razgatlioglu with the championship leader boasting a 1.5s advantage Honda showed its competitiveness thanks to Spaniard Iker Lecuona making impressive moves on his team-mate Xavi Vierge and Yamaha rider Gardner on Lap 9 and Lap 11 He later completed a late plunge on Iannone to rise to fourth position but Bautista held a near seven-second advantage up the road putting him out of contention for a strong result for the factory outfit none of the leading three positions changed in the second half of the race due to tyre wear playing a factor but Bulega stretched a lead out to 2.8s over his rival Bulega bounced back from a Sunday double retirement in Assen to win his fifth race of the 2025 season Razgatlioglu settled for second despite showing aggression in the early phases to try and take the win Bautista finished 11.4s off his team-mate but completed the podium spots despite suffering three crashes in the two Friday practice sessions Iannone followed 23.2s behind the leader to take fourth leading the middle of the pack consisting of Vierge and Gardner Last year’s treble winner Petrucci finished seventh after starting 13th on the grid after completing a late overtake on BMW’s Michael van der Mark Axel Bassani fended off a late charge from Bonovo’s Scott Redding to take ninth Dominique Aegerter finished 13th to secure a double points finish for GRT Yamaha followed by Barni Spark’s Yari Montella and Kawasaki’s Garrett Gerloff closing the points scoring positions Toprak Razgatlioglu heads into Cremona round blind - Credit: BMW Motorrad Reigning WorldSBK champion Toprak Razgatlioglu has admitted that he enters the Cremona race weekend without a “base set-up” to build on Razgatlioglu was forced to miss the inaugural Cremona round last year due to injuries sustained in a crash during practice at Magny-Cours He had a mixed weekend in Assen where the Turkish rider claimed fourth The BMW rider is currently 21 points behind championship protagonist Nicolo Bulega after finishing fourth and eighth in Race 1 and Race 2 at Assen but his main highlight was winning the Superpole race Speaking on Thursday ahead of the race weekend, Razgatlioglu told WorldSBK: “I’m really happy to arrive at Cremona after I missed competing here last year “I did test here last year but only ran maybe 40 laps maximum “I don’t know if the track particularly benefits BMW or me Razgatlioglu admitted that due to his absence last year he doesn’t know “what to expect” from the bike and its overall performance The Turkish rider pointed out that Nicolo Bulega and all Ducati riders are his main competitors once again but also made it clear that BMW isn’t quite at the sharp end of the grid just yet “Assen was tough for [Nicolo] Bulega but the second one when he was close to winning the race is disappointing but I am never hoping for him to suffer a technical problem “He and the rest of the Ducatis are very strong this year if we can improve something on out BMW maybe we can get back to winning but this has been a very difficult season for me “I was trying just to finish with a good position I hope we see a good result here because last year I didn’t compete here because after 10 laps the bike behaves completely differently we will see tomorrow and hopefully we are near the front.” Nicolo Bulega earns his second race win of the weekend - Credit: Ducati Media House Nicolo Bulega triumphed by taking WorldSBK Superpole race victory in a flag-to-flag performance in Cremona No one stood a chance against the incumbent championship leader who cruised home to take his second victory of the weekend Toprak Razgatlioglu and team-mate Alvaro Bautista once again finished as his closest challengers Bulega once again remained in the lead into Turn 1 ahead of Razgatlioglu and Bautista The leading two title contenders established a near-second advantage by the end of the first lap and second-place starter Sam Lowes tussled with Andrea Iannone for fourth place Ducati showed its superiority by occupying four of the top five scoring positions by the end of Lap 3 The BMW rider managed to stay within a few bike lengths behind Bulega but no move arrived in the early half of the race it was revealed that GoEleven rider Iannone jumped the start resulting in a double long lap penalty that demoted him down the pecking order Bulega found an extra gear to extend his lead to 0.6s by the end of Lap 4 before doubling the advantage to 1.2.s by the end of Lap 6 Iannone dispatched BMW rider Michael van der Mark and Hondas Iker Lecuona to rise to eighth Lecuona crashed out of proceedings on Lap 8 Barni Spark Racing rider Danilo Petrucci forged through the field from 13th on the grid putting himself in strong contention for Race 2 later on this afternoon The Italian made a move on lead Yamaha rider Andrea Locatelli to claim sixth place at Turn 8 Bulega’s victory extended his advantage at the top of the pile to 29-points winning his sixth race of the season in factory red finishing 1.4s behind his championship rival and was by far the lead non-Ducati rider Bautista endured a quiet race to secure third position who put substantial pressure on the Spaniard throughout the 10-lapper Xavi Vierge produced a strong performance for Honda once again Locatelli could only produce seventh place for Pata Maxus Yamaha but managed to keep Iannone and Van der Mark under control Remy Gardner rounded off the top ten positions bettering the British duo of Ducati rider Scott Redding and Bimotas Alex Lowes Dominique Aegerter posted 13th place for GRT Yamaha as Barni Spark’s second rider Yari Montella finished in 14th position Garrett Gerloff’s lack of strong results continued as he ended his race in 15th position for Kawasaki Jonathan Rea back in action in Cremona - Credit: WorldSBK Jonathan Rea has been declared fit to race following a check-up after the first free practice session at the Cremona WorldSBK round The Northern Irishman was given the green light to compete in the first session on Friday morning but had to undergo further tests to evaluate his fitness Rea features in his first race weekend of the season after sustaining foot fractures at the pre-season test at Phillip Island “I’m doing well, it’s good to finally be back,” Rea confessed to WorldSBK “It’s been a long journey but in reality Every day I lived to try to get back as fast as possible “There are so many people to thank to be able to be here and finally able to spend some lap tome through Free Practice 1.” Rea completed 18 laps in the first session and finished the first practice session 17th in the charts Rea discussed his frame of mind in detail with WorldSBK ahead of the race weekend on Thursday stating that he is raring to go after spending several months on the sidelines The Ulsterman noted that during his absence as demonstrated by team-mate Andrea Locatelli who claimed his first WorldSBK win at Assen “As soon as I sat on the ’25 bike in November it felt like one of the fastest bikes on race pace so I knew there were signs things were starting to happen “I feel confident and ready – Cremona is a track that I haven’t raced at before but I was able to spin a few laps in testing last season “I’m just so happy to be back with my team and riding my Yamaha R1 Since I’ve been away the team has made some great improvements and achieved fantastic results with Locatelli including his first win in Assen so I’m really motivated to start – to understand what my level is and work from there looking forward to riding again with a smile on my face and trying to have a good weekend in Cremona!” READ MORE – Toprak Razgatlioglu heads into Cremona WorldSBK round without a ‘base set-up’ Quartetto di Cremona is among the world’s preeminent string quartets refined musicianship and stylistic versatility its Lincoln Center debut in 2022 “was distinguished by splendid balance abundant color and a relaxed mastery of all the musical elements.” The quartet was established in 2000 at the Accademia Walter Stauffer in Cremona Quartetto di Cremona has toured extensively in Europe South America and Asia; appeared at leading festivals and performed regularly on radio and television broadcasts Westdeutscher Rundfunk and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation The group’s extensive repertoire encompasses key masterworks from Haydn Beethoven and Schubert; essential late nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature The quartet is also known for its performances of work by Italian composers Adults: $30Seniors 62+ and subscribers: $24Youth 18 and under: $20Bucknell employees and retirees (limit two tickets): $20Bucknell students (limit one ticket ID required): FreeNon-Bucknell students: $20 Campus Box Office Full results from the Friday practice sessions at the 2025 Italian WorldSBK round at Cremona Circuit Nicolo Bulega, 2025 Italian WorldSBK. Credit: Gold and Goose. © Gold & Goose Nicolo Bulega completed a sweep of Friday's practice sessions at the 2025 Italian WorldSBK, topping FP2 ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu Razgatlioglu spent most of FP2 in the back end of the top-10 but was able to improve at the very end but he was still 0.215 seconds behind the Italian Axel Bassani was third-fastest despite a late crash and a late improvement from Andrea Locatelli put him fourth Alvaro Bautista crashed twice in FP2 but was fifth-faastest Andrea Iannone and Danilo Petrucci who rounded out the top-10 The returning Jonathan Rea ended his first day back in WorldSBK action 21st-fastest Full World Superbike FP2 results from Cremona are below. 2025 World Superbike Championship | Italian Round | Cremona Circuit | FP2 Nicolo Bulega was fastest in FP1 at the 2025 Italian WorldSBK, finishing 0.379 seconds clear of Danilo Petrucci Toprak Razgatlioglu was third-fastest but 0.395 seconds behind his title rival: Bulega Iker Lecuona and Sam Lowes rounded out the top-five There were multiple crashes in the session The most significant was for Alvaro Bautista who crashed on his second flying lap at turn seven and was unable to get out in time to do another flying lap emerging only with 30 seconds left on the clock to do an installation lap to check the bike was okay before heading out in FP2 later on Full results from World Superbike FP1 at Cremona are below. 2025 World Superbike Championship | Italian Round | Cremona Circuit | FP1 Nicolo Bulega bags pole at Cremona WorldSBK - Credit: Ducati Media House Nicolo Bulega saved his best lap till the final opportunity to claim Superpole at the Cremona WorldSBK round The championship leader bettered his record lap time from last year as he set a scorching time of 1.27.866s Marc VDS rider and Assen pole sitter Sam Lowes was sitting pretty at the top of the charts before Bulega’s lap BMW’s Toprak Razgatlioglu will start Race 1 in third place after qualifying three tenths off his championship rival Alvaro Bautista will start right behind his team-mate on the second row followed closely by Hondas Xavi Vierge and GoEleven Ducati rider Andrea Iannone Remy Gardner produced an impressive display for GRT Yamaha qualifying ahead of lead Yamaha rider Andrea Locatelli and the second Honda rider of Iker Lecuona Michael van der Mark rounded off the top ten qualification spots ensuring BMW has both riders inside the top half of the grid Scott Redding could only muster 11th place aboard his Panigale for Bonovo Racing but finished the session quicker than Bimota rider Axel Bassani and last year’s treble winner Danilo Petrucci Dominique Aegerter ended up in 14th despite a crash on his final set of runs the Swiss rider separated both riders representing Barni Spark Racing The British duo of Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea followed suit the latter of whom returned for his race weekend of the season Garrett Gerloff mustered 18th place for Kawasaki before rookies Bahattin Sofuoglu and Ryan Vickers closed out the grid ahead of Tito Rabat producing what are considered some of the finest string instruments ever made Out of that rich musical tradition comes the Quartetto di Cremona which is celebrating its 25th year of making music together The quartet will make its Friends of Chamber Music debut on April 9th when it teams up with Colorado Symphony violist Basil Vendryes The program includes Debussy's forward-looking string quartet from 1893 and Osvaldo Golijov’s painfully beautiful “Tenebrae” from 2002 Vendryes will join the quartet for a late string quartet by Brahms CPR Classical listeners get 25% off by using the code FCM25CPR. 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