
The 2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike Planet Championship grid characteristics six rookies and could conceivably be explained as just one of the strongest rookie line-ups at any time. A person rookie in 2023 is Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Crew), who is aiming to get pleasure from achievement instantly following switching from the MotoGP™ paddock to WorldSBK and the Australian has loads of riders he can use as inspiration subsequent their switch from MotoGP™. The 2022 Champion, Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), is just a person of several riders who switched paddocks and was able to get pleasure from results later on.

Fast Effect: Bautista on the victory march pursuing his change

One particular of the 1st names that arrives to intellect when it comes to riders who switched Championships is Bautista. He produced the switch in 2019 with Ducati and won the first 11 races of that year as he fought for the title, but a sequence of crashes ended his likelihood. Two years with Honda yielded three podium finishes before a return to Ducati in 2022, with that story comprehensive in The Return. Bautista has 32 wins from 133 races in WorldSBK, as well as 58 podiums. Bautista was previously a Entire world Champion coming into WorldSBK acquiring taken the 2006 125cc Entire world Championship and he finished as runner-up in the 250cc Globe Championship in 2008.

Adding TO HIS TITLES: Biaggi statements two WorldSBK Championships

Max Biaggi turned a two-time WorldSBK Champion adhering to his change from MotoGP™ in 2007 and he won his initial race in WorldSBK, but, prior to this, was a 4-time World Champion in the 250cc Earth Championship and 2 times a runner-up in the 500cc World Championship. Across the 250cc, 500cc and MotoGP™ Entire world Championships, Biaggi took 42 wins and 111 podiums in 214 races. In the MotoGP™ era, Biaggi completed next when, 3rd 2 times and fifth after. Like Melandri, Biaggi was quickly in the leading-3 in his very first time as he concluded 3rd in the Championship, but much more accomplishment was to come. Biaggi took the 2010 and 2012 titles, and was third in 2011, with a complete of 21 wins and 71 podiums in his 158 races.

Fighting FOR THE TITLE: at the front from the off

British rider Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Group) designed his switch the yr soon after Bautista, to choose his position in the manufacturing unit Ducati staff when Bautista remaining for Honda. Redding was a race winner in his very first campaign and used two seasons with Ducati, getting 12 wins with the Bologna-primarily based company right before switching to BMW. Redding took a few podiums in his first season on the M 1000 RR and 2023 will be his 2nd marketing campaign with the German manufacturer. Redding was the youngest Grand Prix winner at the time when he received in 125cc at Donington Park and the British rider also took three Moto2™ wins and two MotoGP™ podiums in his time in the paddock.

Having fun with Achievements: Melandri preventing for titles in the two paddocks

5-time MotoGP™ race winner Marco Melandri made the swap to WorldSBK in 2011 after savoring so a lot success in the MotoGP™ paddock. He 2 times finished in the prime 3 in the 125cc Earth Championship, right before getting the 250cc Globe Championship title in 2002, his second period in the course. His variety translated into WorldSBK as he took second in his maiden year, third in 2012 and 4 a lot more major-five Championship finishes among 2013 and 2018. In complete Melandri claimed 22 wins and 75 podiums in his 201 WorldSBK races.

A Potent ROOKIE Marketing campaign: Lecuona impresses in his very first marketing campaign

Spanish rider Iker Lecuona (Staff HRC) was just one fifty percent of an all-rookie line-up at Honda in 2022 and he confirmed his pace all over his rookie year. He took his initially WorldSBK podium at Assen in Race 2 even though his initial pole, and Honda’s since 2016, came at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Lecuona is nonetheless waiting for his to start with win in the Championship but will be hoping his 2nd 12 months on the CBR1000RR-R will give him the probability to stand on the major action of the rostrum. Lecuona, in the MotoGP™ paddock, experienced two whole campaigns in Moto2™ with two podiums to his name, and produced his MotoGP™ debut at Valencia at the stop of the 2019 time. Two complete seasons of MotoGP™ adopted before his change to WorldSBK.

Noteworthy MENTIONS: chasing glory in both of those paddocks

Loads of riders have created the change among MotoGP™ and WorldSBK in the earlier, with just some of those people to have received in each Championships detailed in this article. The late, wonderful Nicky Hayden made a entire-time switch in 2016, successful a person race in moist problems at Sepang a ten years on from his past MotoGP™ victory. John Kocinski took the 1997 WorldSBK title following debuting the 12 months right before, coming into WorldSBK with a 250cc title to his identify as properly as a acquire in the 500cc Globe Championship. After impressing in the MotoGP™ paddock, Carlos Checa created the swap to WorldSBK in 2008 and was an quick good results as he took two wins before heading on to acquire the 2011 title with an extraordinary 15 wins from 26 races.

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