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 at Barcelona: Ivo Lopes stands in for the injured Michael van der Mark in the BMW Motorrad Motorsport family. Round four of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship at Circuit de Barcelona–Catalunya. The overall leader in the Spanish Superbike Championship, Ivo Lopes, races alongside Scott Redding for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team at Barcelona. Loris Baz of the Bonovo action BMW Racing Team returning to form after injury.  Munich. The BMW Motorrad WorldSBK family has a new addition from Portugal for round four of the 2023 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Barcelona (ESP) this weekend. Ivo Lopes (POR), who has enjoyed success for several years with the easyRace BMW Team in the Spanish Superbike Championship (ESBK), will stand in for injured BMW Motorrad WorldSBK works rider Michael van der Mark (NED) at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. He races alongside Scott Redding (GBR) for the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team. 26-year-old Lopes was crowned Portugues