The championship was back in full force this weekend, where our sponsored team delivered some extremely positive results.

The free practice sessions on Friday were more about physical fitness for Alvaro Bautista, having spent the summer break recovering from his shoulder injury picked up at Laguna Seca. Despite some discomfort, the Spaniard managed to secure 2^nd fastest. Chaz picked up his pace within the afternoon session where he was 5^th fastest, but due to a combination of placements, he was 10^th overall.

Race one began with a blistering pace that almost ended in disaster for both Aruba.it riders when they narrowly avoided contact on lap one. Bautista ran off to miss both Chaz and other competitors, leaving him lagging behind in 16^th. Meanwhile, Chaz kept with the leading pack throughout, bagging a podium position of 2^nd. Bautista didn’t give up though, demonstrating racing skill at its finest, he climbed to 4^th place, just missing out on a podium position by a couple of seconds.

Chaz wasn’t to be so fortunate during race two. Following on from a disappointing 10^th in the earlier Superpole, the Welshman started from 14^th on the grid. If this wasn’t challenging enough, he also experienced gear-shifter issues which scuppered his attempts of climbing the leader board; a result of which left him in a finishing place of 16^th.

Bautista, on the other hand, battled away for six laps before taking the lead from front runner Rea (Kawasaki), which he held until the end.

With just three races left of 2019, the competition will be hotting-up. Bautista & Chaz sit 2^nd and 7^th respectively, with the Spaniard 91 points off Rea, he’ll have to pull out all the stops to vie for the WSBK crown.

Action resumes in three weeks at Magny-Cours, France: 27-29^th September.