Third yesterday in Race 1, Alvaro Bautista had to abandon prematurely any intention of repeating Saturday's podium and the victory obtained last year in this morning's Superpole Race. The official Ducati team rider in fact stumbled into a crash in Turn 10 during the fourth lap of the race, while he was in the midst of a fight for the lowest step of the podium.
Immediately re-entering the track, the Spanish champion was unable to go further than 17th place, ahead of Tarran Mackenzie's Honda. A hard blow for the 39-year-old who will therefore have to start from 11th place on the grid in Race 2. Here is the crash as seen from the onboard of the Panigale V4R of the two-time world champion.
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