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Two more hard-fought top five results keep Pata Maxus Yamaha and Andrea Locatelli’s hopes of securing the bronze medal in the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship alive after the final day at Circuito Estoril, while teammate Jonathan Rea re-joined the battle at the front. Sunday’s 10-Lap Superpole Race this morning was another thrilling opportunity for the two Official Yamaha R1 WorldSBK riders to mount a challenge for the podium, as the close group vying for P3 once again w

Andrea Locatelli’s strong run of form continued with two more encouraging performances, pushing his race package for Pata Maxus Yamaha to the limits at Balaton Park Circuit, as Round 8 of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship concluded in Hungary today. Mirroring recent results from Misano and Donington, the 28-year-old has not finished outside of the top five in nine successive races. During the Superpole Race this morning, a damp but drying circuit offered a chance at t

Both Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea represented Pata Maxus Yamaha super strongly at the team’s home round in the UK today, for Round 7 of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship. ­ The team could ask nothing more of 28-year-old Italian rider Locatelli, whose outstanding performance across the weekend of P4, P5 and P4 was rewarded as his best Donington Park results since joining WorldSBK in 2021, despite finishing just shy of a podium in both Race 1 and Race 2. Fans were

Andrea Locatelli celebrated a well-deserved podium in the Superpole Race this morning, followed by a fighting fourth place finish in Race 2 at Misano World Circuit as Round 6 of the FIM Superbike World Championship concluded today. Pata Maxus Yamaha’s Italian rider fully maximised his Yamaha R1 WorldSBK package with zero mistakes in front of an enthusiastic home crowd of more than 76,000 people with a trio of strong results across the weekend’s three races. Third place in the

Pata Maxus Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli put in a fine effort to fight for the podium in Race 1 at Misano World Circuit, during Round 6 of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship in Italy today. The hottest track temperatures of the weekend so far made conditions exceptionally challenging for the WorldSBK premier class this afternoon on the Adriatic Coast, but Locatelli did everything he could to stay with the podium fight until the end of 21 scintillating laps. From a P7 grid

Summer arrived on the Adriatic Coast today as Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea got to work for Pata Maxus Yamaha in Round 6 of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship at Misano World Circuit in Italy. Track temperatures approaching 50 degrees Celsius and an air temperature of 30 degrees signalled the first real hot conditions of the season, as the WorldSBK field started its race weekend preparation in earnest during Friday Free Practice. Italian home hopeful Locatelli is a

Jonathan Rea and Andrea Locatelli clocked up more than 300 cumulative laps during two days of testing at the Misano World Circuit, which concluded in Italy today. Other than a few small drops of rain that stopped play around 30 minutes before the end of Day 1, the pre-event preparation test took place under warm and (mostly) clear skies on the Adriatic Coast. With almost all of the regular WorldSBK riders and teams in attendance, it was a good opportunity to tackle an extensi

Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea tackled a tricky day of changing conditions as Round 5 of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship began at Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic today. Both riders suffered from “nasty” crashes during Free Practice 1 this morning with a combination of unseasonably chilly temperatures, heavy rainfall overnight and a dirty, low-grip track surface. The session was compromised by red flags throughout, as other riders in the premier class were als

Two solid points-scoring finishes for Andrea Locatelli fell short of the podium regular’s high expectations at home, on Sunday at Round 4 of the FIM Superbike World Championship in Italy, today. Initially hampered by his third-row grid position, the #55 rider from Bergamo did everything possible to reverse his fortunes on the last day of competition. Unfortunately, Locatelli suffered from an unexpected vibration that the team worked hard to remedy following the 10-lap Superpo

Pata Maxus Yamaha’s Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea got to work during Friday Free Practice as Round 4 of the 2025 FIM Superbike World Championship got underway at Cremona Circuit in Italy today. For Yamaha’s latest race winner and Italian home race hopeful, it was a case of start as you mean to go on. Locatelli has made a name for himself as a hard worker who keeps his head down during the two 45-minute sessions with a focus on long-run pace in preparation for the main poi