When Fernando Alonso left Formula 1 at the end of 2018, after 17 years in the sport, the Spaniard did not know what the future would hold. Fast forward four-and-a-half years and Alonso can hardly believe what is happening to him
After a hat-trick of victories in the Netherlands, Alvaro Bautista and the WorldSBK, WorldSSP and WorldSSP300 teams arrive at Catalunya, a circuit where he cleaned up with three wins last year.
WorldSBK heads to Barcelona for Round 4 Making its debut on the WorldSBK calendar in 2020, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya became the sixth Spanish track in the Championship history. A permanent fixture on the MotoGP™ calendar since 1992, the fast and flowing venue has witnessed classic races across all forms of motorcycle racing. DID YOU KNOW? There have been six different winners out of nine races run at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona. In 2022, Alvaro Bautista went from no wins to the track record of three. He is followed by Jonathan Rea on two victories in Barcelona. BARCELONA S HOT SPOTS WITH XAVI VIERGE T1/ “The main straight is quite long and finally from mid-way until the end it is always going downhill, so you can reach a high speed.” T5/ “If it is a little bit cold you have to take care on T5. Then you have a big corner at T6, which is also nice because the kerb is a little bit
The reigning world champion captures the lead of the title chase for the first time this year in Barcelona, with Oracle Red Bull Racing team-mate Sergio Pérez making it a 1-2 for the team.