Alvaro Bautista

Jonathan Rea stays ahead of World Superbike title rival Alvaro Bautista in warm-up at Misano

Jonathan Rea secures a second consecutive World Superbike pole position as he looks to kick-start his title charge against Alvaro Bautista

Alvaro Bautista returns to the scene of his first MotoGP podium at Misano to challenge for an elusive Italian turf home win for Ducati in WorldSBK

Jonathan Rea returns to the scene of his first WorldSBK victory 10 years ago in Misano bidding to get back to winning ways to take on Alvaro Bautista

"The punishment doesn’t fit the intention, in racing we create a precedent and in the past this manoeuvre hasn’t been actioned at all..."

Alvaro Bautista dreams of a triple WorldSBK win in Jerez are dashed by a fall from the lead in race two... not that the Spaniard is dwelling on it

An inch-perfect Michael van der Mark scores his and Yamaha's first WorldSBK win of the season after Alvaro Bautista falls from the lead early on.

Race Results (2) for Round 6 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez, Spain

Alvaro Bautista powers to his second WorldSBK win of the weekend - and his 13th of the year - as Jonathan Rea recovers from 19th to fourth in 10 laps

Full Superpole Race Results for Round 6 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship at Jerez, Spain

Alvaro Bautista is still the rider to beat in morning warm-up at Jerez

Full warm-up results for Round 6 of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez, Spain

Alvaro Bautista savours an emotional 12th win of the season on home soil as he reveals his grandfather passed away only days earlier

Alvaro Bautista powers to the top of the podium in front of his home fans in Jerez, but there is controversy behind as Alex Lowes and Jonathan Rea come to blows at the final turn.

Full Race Results (1) for Round 6 of the 2019 World Superbike Championshhip at Jerez, Spain

Jonathan Rea denies Alvaro Bautista pole position at his home WorldSBK round in Jerez in a hotly-contested Superpole session.

Full Superpole Qualifying Results for the sixth round of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez, Spain

"It is important I stay with Ducati, even if it is WorldSBK, than to be in a satellite team in MotoGP..."

Alvaro Bautista is the rider to beat heading into WorldSBK Superpole at Jerez as he continues to keep his rivals at bay in FP3

Full Free Practice Results (3) for round six of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez, Spain

Alvaro Bautista shows his hand in Friday free practice at Jerez after powering to the top of the timesheets in the closing stages of FP2

Alvaro Bautista throws down the gauntlet to his rivals following FP2 at Jerez, while Loris Baz escapes harm after a spectacular crash from his Ten Kate Yamaha

Full Free Practice Results (2) for the sixth round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Jerez, Spain

Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes deliver a Pata Yamaha 1-2 in FP1 at Jerez ahead of Alvaro Bautista.