Xavi Vierge had to jump off: Honda crashed into a wall / Superbike World Championship

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Superbike rookie Xavi Vierge achieved his best result in the series-based world championship with fourth place in the sprint race in Misano. A duel in the second main race ended painfully.

In Estoril, Xavi Vierge claimed his best Superbike result to date, finishing fifth in the first main race. After 7th place in Misano on Saturday the Spaniard went one better in the sprint race on Sunday morning with rank 4.

Thanks to this placement, the Honda works driver was able to race off from fourth place on the grid in the second main race. Vierge fought from the start with Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Ducati) for fifth place, on lap 12 it crashed.

“He overtook me, touched my front wheel, I shot straight towards the wall and had to jump off,” the Spaniard described the incident. “I was lucky because I hit the ground at high speed.”

The race control, which has access to all camera recordings, rated Vierge’s crash as a normal racing accident, Bassani was not penalized.

“Until then I had a great weekend, my second main race was good,” said the 25-year-old annoyed. “According to the doctors’ initial examinations, I might have broken a small bone in my right hand, nothing major. I’m going to the doctor on Monday to find out what’s going on. I want to get fit again as soon as possible.”

The next races at Donington Park are in five weeks, mid-July.

After twelve rounds, Vierge is in ninth place with 63 points in the overall standings.

Superbike World Championship result: Misano, race 1
Pos driver Motorrad time
1. Alvaro Bautista Ducati
2. Jonathan Rea Kawasaki + 5,128 sec
3. Michael Rinaldi Ducati + 8,289
4. Axel Bassani Ducati + 10,415
5. Alex Lowes Kawasaki + 11,888
6. Andrea Locatelli Yamaha + 13,320
7. Xavi Vierge Honda + 14,396
8. Garrett Gerloff Yamaha + 14,775
9. Iker Lecuona Honda + 19,968
10. Scott Redding BMW + 26,408
11. Roberto Tamburini Yamaha + 37,655
12. About Nozane Yamaha + 40,510
13. Eugene Laverty BMW + 41,695
14. Luca Bernardi Ducati + 44,271
15. Loris Baz BMW + 45,068
16. Tito Rabat Kawasaki + 45,969
17. Hafiz Syahrin Honda + 47,420
18. Ilya Mikhalchik BMW > 1 min
19. Leandro Mercado Honda > 1 min
20. Oliver King Kawasaki > 1 min
out Toprak Razgatlioglu Yamaha
out Gabriele Ruiu BMW
out Philipp Oettl Ducati
out Christophe Ponsson Yamaha
Superbike World Championship result: Misano, Superpole race
Pos driver Motorrad time
1. Toprak Razgatlioglu Yamaha
2. Alvaro Bautista Ducati + 2,087 sec
3. Jonathan Rea Kawasaki + 4,975
4. Xavi Vierge Honda + 5,903
5. Iker Lecuona Honda + 7,197
6. Andrea Locatelli Yamaha + 8,476
7. Axel Bassani Ducati + 8,749
8. Alex Lowes Kawasaki + 9,383
9. Garrett Gerloff Yamaha + 9,566
10. Michael Rinaldi Ducati + 12,303
11. Scott Redding BMW + 12,400
12. Eugene Laverty BMW + 19,399
13. Hafiz Syahrin Honda + 21,834
14. Luca Bernardi Ducati + 22,000
15. Tito Rabat Kawasaki + 24,253
16. Ilya Mikhalchik BMW + 24,547
17. Roberto Tamburini Yamaha + 26,420
18. Gabriele Ruiu BMW + 28,132
19. Leandro Mercado Honda + 28,479
20. Oliver King Kawasaki > 1 min
out About Nozane Yamaha
out Philipp Oettl Ducati
out Loris Baz BMW
out Alessandro Delbianco Kawasaki
Superbike World Championship result: Misano, race 2
Pos driver Motorrad time
1. Alvaro Bautista Ducati
2. Toprak Razgatlioglu Yamaha + 7,194 sec
3. Michael Rinaldi Ducati + 11,119
4. Jonathan Rea Kawasaki + 14,901
5. Iker Lecuona Honda + 18,774
6. Andrea Locatelli Yamaha + 20,217
7. Axel Bassani Ducati + 21,149
8. Alex Lowes Kawasaki + 23,533
9. Scott Redding BMW + 29,638
10. Loris Baz BMW + 38,831
11. Philipp Oettl Ducati + 40,881
12. Roberto Tamburini Yamaha + 41,588
13. Luca Bernardi Ducati + 43,353
14. Eugene Laverty BMW + 43,833
15. Ilya Mikhalchik BMW + 43,889
16. About Nozane Yamaha + 44,697
17. Tito Rabat Kawasaki + 49,375
18. Leandro Mercado Honda > 1 min
19. Oliver King Kawasaki > 1 min
out Xavi Vierge Honda
out Hafiz Syahrin Honda
out Alessandro Delbianco Kawasaki
out Gabriele Ruiu BMW
out Garrett Gerloff Yamaha
Status Superbike World Championship 2022 after 12 of 36 races
Pos driver Motorrad Points
1. Alvaro Bautista Ducati 220
2. Jonathan Rea Kawasaki 184
3. Toprak Razgatlioglu Yamaha 141
4. Andrea Locatelli Yamaha 108
5. Iker Lecuona Honda 99
6. Michael Rinaldi Ducati 92
7. Alex Lowes Kawasaki 75
8. Axel Bassani Ducati 68
9. Xavi Vierge Honda 63
10. Scott Redding BMW 48
11. Loris Baz BMW 45
12. Garrett Gerloff Yamaha 34
13. Philipp Oettl Ducati 20
14. Eugene Laverty BMW 18
15. Roberto Tamburini Yamaha 18
16. Luca Bernardi Ducati 15
17. luke mahias Kawasaki 14
18. Xavi Fores Ducati 12
19. Michael van der Mark BMW 11
20. Ilya Mikhalchik BMW 10
21. About Nozane Yamaha 9
22. Christophe Ponsson Yamaha 8
23. Leon Haslam Kawasaki 3
24. Leandro Mercado Honda 1

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