WSBK Superbike Catalunya: Second podium of the season for Loris Baz in Barcelona

This second podium of the season therefore allowed him to start from the first row on the Race 2 grid.

But as soon as the start was given, the Yamaha rider, hit by one of his opponents, had to shoot straight ahead. Pushed back to the back of the peloton, he then embarked on a meteoric rise to reach tenth position in a few laps. Although Loris Baz had to hit his tires to close the gap, he nevertheless managed to maintain this tenth place until the finish, thus concluding his Catalan weekend.

In two weeks, the Haut-Savoyard will head to Nièvre for the penultimate meeting of the WorldSBK season on the Magny-Cours circuit.

Loris Baz (Superpole Race: 3rd / Race 2: 10th): “A much better day, despite a little lack of luck at the end. After a good warm-up, I got off to a good start at the start of the Superpole Race. I had a fast pace and managed to stay third throughout the race. This is my second podium of the year and I was confident going into the second race. But a rider hit me in the first corner, I had to straighten the bike and I hit Rea. I shot straight and had to start last. I then started a nice climb. I was tenth in seven or eight laps. But during this climb, I hit my front tire and as a group, it tends to heat up a lot. I survived until the end so as not to fall. I don't think we had the pace to get the podium, but there was a way to finish in the Top 5. So we were unlucky, but we made up for it on Saturday and we fought like crazy. 'habit. »