The MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship heads to the iconic World Circuit Misano “Marco Simoncelli” and there are some big milestones on the horizon. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) could make some Ducati history on home soil, BMW is closing in on its best season to date in WorldSBK and Spain could reach a century of wins. Read on to find out more statistics about the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna round.
436 – Jonathan Rea’s 436 points scored at Misano is a track record. The next best from the current grid is Alvaro Bautista, with 169.
100 – At Misano, Spain have the second match ball to reach the 100-win mark, as they have 98. They are fifth on the all-time list behind Great Britain (307), USA (119), Australia (118 ) and Italy (109).
100+150+150+100 – In 2017 at Misano, Jonathan Rea took his 100th career podium, in 2019 his 150th, in 2021 his 150th for Kawasaki, in 2022 his 100th career first series.
96/99 – Alvaro Bautista is within striking distance of seventh place on the all-time podium list. His tally is 96, with Chaz Davies on 99.
95 – 95 podium finishes for Ducati riders at Misano is an all-time record. The next highest is from Assen, as the Italian manufacturer has 89 there.
64 – Misano has hosted 64 WorldSBK races so far, joint third overall with Donington Park. Only Phillip Island (70) and Assen (68) have hosted more races.
42/43 – After a win in Assen, Razgatlioglu needs just one win to overtake Noriyuki Haga for fifth place on the all-time list (43 wins).
37 – This is the track where one manufacturer has won the most races: Ducati has won 37 times. Ducati also follows, with 33 wins at Phillip Island and Assen. The best value for another team is 19 by Kawasaki at Donington Park.
15 – 15 years ago (2009), Jonathan Rea took his maiden WorldSBK win at this track.
12 – Ruben Xaus is the only rider to win here starting outside the top ten on the grid. In 2003, he recorded a double by starting 12th on the grid twice for the Ducati factory team.
13/12 – In 2022, Ducati reclaimed the pole record at Misano, 12, after Kawasaki had equaled it in 2021. Last year Ducati went one step further with 13.
12X5 – The last 12 wins here have all come from the top five grid positions: the streak began after Jonathan Rea won from 9th in Race 2 in 2018.
11 – Ducati were the sole winners here for 11 consecutive races: from Race 1 in 2001 to Race 1 in 2006. Andrew Pitt (Yamaha) broke the streak, taking his only WorldSBK victory in 2006 in Race 2.
9 – From 2011 to 2021, Kawasaki set a record streak of nine poles here. This equaled the all-time WorldSBK record streak set by Ducati at Brands Hatch: nine straight poles from 1995 to 2002 (double race weekend in 2000).
8 – In 2019, Jonathan Rea became the most successful rider at Misano, taking his tally to eight wins. Troy Bayliss is second with six. Last year, Bautista matched Bayliss.
7 – This is one of two tracks where Tom Sykes set the record for poles at any given track, with seven. The other is Donington Park.
7 – Alvaro Bautista and Toprak Razgatlioglu have won the last seven races at Misano, with Bautista winning five and Razgatlioglu two.
6 – Six points between the Championship leaders and second place after nine games is the narrowest margin since 2020, when Rea led Reading by four points. It is also the sixth-shortest margin ever after 9 games (the record is one point in 1993 and 2012)
5/7 – Five winners this year: to find a season with more we have to go back to 2020 (7).
3/6 – After just three rounds, BMW is already able to equal its best season: it has three wins, with its best years being 2012 and 2013 with six.
3 – There are only three riders in history with double-digit podium finishes at Misano: Jonathan Rea (17), Troy Corser (16) and Troy Bayliss (11).
3 – The last three wins at Misano have come from pole, a streak that hasn’t happened here since 2014-2015 (Tom Sykes: double in 2014 and Race 1 in 2015). The last streak of four occurred in 1999 and 2000, with back-to-back pole finishes by Carl Fogarty and Troy Corser.
3 – Alvaro Bautista can become the first Ducati rider with 3 straight poles at Misano.
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