Kiwi Rider February Vol.1 2023 | Page 30

Traditionally , the WorldSBK season has started in February with the Australian Round at Philip Island , preceded by two days of testing at Australia ’ s southernmost circuit . But in 2022 , because of the challenges still facing international travel early in the year , the Australian Round became the last round of the season , in late November . By this time , the Superbike and Supersport titles had already been secured by Alvaro Bautista and Dominic

Aegerter . 2023 sees a return to the pre-pandemic schedule with Philip Island once again hosting Round One in late February . So , looking forward to the new season , let ’ s see who ’ s who and what can we expect in 2023 .
FACTORY TEAMS The factory Ducati ( 2022 Superbike Champion Bautista and Rinaldi ), Kawasaki ( Rea and Lowes ), Yamaha ( Razgatlioglu and Locatelli ), Honda
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