2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship
Spherical One – Phillip Island
Iker Lecuona
Q: Did your outcomes match your expectations this weekend?
Iker Lecuona: “We all know the Ducatis can lead, on this case, Oettl and Bassani in a bunch and likewise in fact Bautista and Rinaldi – who had an excellent base through the testing and through the weekend. I do know he can lead, however I knew my tempo is comparable, or barely the identical because the Kawasaki or Yamaha, like Toprak, as a result of this yr I noticed that they’re enhancing quite a bit these races. We confirmed I can battle till the tip, so an excellent feeling truthfully.
“In the course of the race, yeah, I’m a bit pissed off as a result of I miss the facility in few areas that I must get well.”

Q: So not high velocity, not energy, simply drive?
Lecuona: “For the electronics you realize, we need to watch out with the tyre. We don’t need to smoke it earlier so we minimize slightly little bit of the facility.
“Yeah it was wonderful, as a result of ultimately I can battle, however I miss the tenths to be extra relaxed within the race.
“Truthfully I’m very glad, we’re on the path to battle for P4 and it’s a very important circuit for tyres.
“I’d say we’re enhancing quite a bit and now we’ve got the information and might say that, sure we improved through the race, that I can battle till the tip. So I’m very glad.”

World Superbike Championship Factors
Pos | Rider | Factors |
1 | Alvaro Bautista | 62 |
2 | Andrea Locatelli | 34 |
3 | Jonathan Rea | 31 |
4 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | 31 |
5 | Axel Bassani | 25 |
6 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | 23 |
7 | Iker Lecuona | 22 |
8 | Philipp Oettl | 20 |
9 | Danilo Petrucci | 15 |
10 | Xavi Vierge | 14 |
11 | Dominique Aegerter | 12 |
12 | Scott Redding | 10 |
13 | Remy Gardner | 10 |
14 | Garrett Gerloff | 8 |
15 | Alex Lowes | 6 |
16 | Michael Van Der Mark | 4 |
17 | Loris Baz | 1 |
18 | Hafizh Syahrin | 1 |