The Pirelli Indonesian Round closes out the MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship crowing Toprak Razgatlioglu World Champion

The final day of racing at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit was one of the best season finales ever, closing out the 2021 MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship season spectacularly.

Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1) was declared 2021 WorldSBK champion, Yamaha’s second World Superbike Championship title after the one Ben Spies took home in 2009.

The Italian tyre manufacturer is extremely satisfied with the outstanding performance and versatility of their standard DIABLO SUPERBIKE and DIABLO RAIN tyres on this brand new circuit which proved to be particularly demanding, both because of the abrasive nature of the new asphalt and the high temperatures.

In the WorldSBK category, both of the standard solutions were used with success (SC1 and SC2) at the front, as were the standard SCX and SC0 at the rear, resulting in heated and thrilling races from start to finish. In Race 2 of the WorldSBK class, raced in a constant, driving rain, the standard DIABLO RAIN tyres in SCR1 compound performed superbly, allowing the riders to compete for the last victory of the season in one of the most spectacular and thrilling final battles ever.

Pirelli closes out its eighteenth season as Sole Tyre Supplier for all the classes in the MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship with great satisfaction in the work done during a year with one of the most fascinating and thrilling Superbike seasons ever. Like every year, the Italian tyre manufacturer worked to improve its products both to the advantage of the riders who race in the factory derivative championship and in favour of all motorcycle riders who can easily purchase these products on the market.

Furthermore, it is particularly significant for Pirelli to be present and finish the WorldSBK championship in Indonesia, a country that hosts one of the group’s industrial plants dedicated to motorcycle tyre production, a strategic site for Pirelli’s growth in the territory and in the entire Southeast Asian region.

WorldSBK Race 1:

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) had the best start of all the riders, moving into the lead ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1), who wasted no time trying to overtake, succeeding during the second lap. Behind them were Ducati rider Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) and BMW rider Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR). In the first part of the race, Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing / Ducati Panigale V4 R) demonstrated an outstanding pace, starting from the seventh spot on the grid and reaching podium positions, even threatening Razgatlioglu and Rea, shuffling the entire deck. Fans got quite the show, with the leadership changing hands constantly among the three riders. At the mid race point, the two championship title contenders pulled away from the rest and Rea stayed at the front for several laps until another Ducati - Redding’s - caught up and joined the battle for the race lead. Razgatlioglu went wide and dropped back to third, with Rea fastest of them all, battling it out with Redding for the win. The final laps were no less spectacular, filled with upsets and surprises. Rea finished first for the Race 1 victory, but it was Razgatlioglu who clinched the title of 2021 WorldSBK champion with a second-place finish and Scott Redding rounded out the podium in third place.

WorldSBK Race 1 Standings:

1. J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
2. T. Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
3. S. Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
4. A. Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
5. A. Bassani (Motocorsa Racing / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
6. M. van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR)
7. Á. Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R)
8. C. Davies (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
9. L. Mercado (MIE Racing HONDA Team / Honda CBR1000 RR-R)
10. T. Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR)
11. G. Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
12. M. Rinaldi (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
13. I. Viñales (ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
14. S. Cavalieri (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
15. K. Nozane (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)

• Rt. T. Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
• Rt. O. Konig (OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
• Rt. C. Ponsson (Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1)

WorldSSP Race 2:

Turkish rider Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R) started extremely well from the eighth spot on the grid, reaching podium positions and taking the lead. Following a half a second behind was Federico Caricasulo (VFT Racing / Yamaha YZF R6) ahead of Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura / Kawasaki ZX-6R) and Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Corse Clienti / MV Agusta F3 675) battling for third. Oncu managed to defend extremely well, but at the mid-race point, the Italian Yamaha rider overtook him for the race lead. The leading quintet, rounded out by Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6), was incredibly compact with frequent changes of position. On the ninth lap, MV Agusta surprised everyone with a brilliant move, earning two positions and taking the race lead for several laps, but it was Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6) who attacked for the top step of the podium in the final part of the race. The heart-stopping final lap was full of overtaking and position changes with Frenchman Cluzel coming out on top for the win ahead of Finnish rider Tuuli, second on his MV Agusta, and Dominique Aegerter third.

WorldSSP Race 2 Standings:

1. J. Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
2. N. Tuuli (MV Agusta Corse Clienti / MV Agusta F3 675)
3. D. Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
4. F. Caricasulo (VFT Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
5. R. De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
6. C. Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
7. H. Soomer (Kallio Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
8. R. Krummenacher (CM Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
9. P. Oettl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
10. P. Sebestyen (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
11. V. Takala (Kallio Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
12. U. Orradre (Yamaha MS Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
13. H. Pratama (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
14. A. Gonzalez (VFT Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
15. J. Buis (G.A.P. MOTOZOO Racing by Puccetti / Kawasaki ZX-6R)

• Rt. S. Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
• Rt. M. Gonzalez (Yamaha ParkinGo Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
• Rt. D. Valle (Yamaha MS Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
• Rt. G. van Straalen (EAB Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
• Rt. C. Bergman (Wójcik Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)

WorldSBK Race 2:

Race 2 of WorldSBK started in the rain for the last event of the 2021 season, shortened to 12 laps due to delays caused by the weather. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1) got off to an outstanding start, moving into the lead, but it was a heated battle between the newly crowned world champion, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR), Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) and Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing / Ducati Panigale V4 R) who made it an unforgettable finale with surprises and overtaking on the wet track. As Rea and Redding fought for the win, four seconds behind them, Razgatlioglu and Michael van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR) were battling for third. Redding and Rea continued to battle down to the last turn, but it was six-time World Champion Rea who came out on top, taking the win in this thrilling final race where Scott Redding finished second and Michael van der Mark third.

WorldSBK Race 2 Standings:

1. J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
2. S. Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
3. M. van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR)
4. T. Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
5. T. Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR)
6. G. Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
7. K. Nozane (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
8. A. Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
9. I. Viñales (ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
10. Á. Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R)
11. C. Ponsson (Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1)
12. C. Davies (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
13. T. Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
14. S. Cavalieri (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R)

• Rt. A. Bassani (Motocorsa Racing / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
• Rt. L. Mercado (MIE Racing HONDA Team / Honda CBR1000 RR-R)
• Rt. M. Rinaldi (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
• Rt. O. Konig (OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)

The Pirelli solutions chosen by the riders for WorldSBK Race 1, WorldSBK Race 2 and WorldSSP Race 2:

In Race 1 of WorldSBK, most of the riders on the grid preferred racing on medium solutions at the front and soft at the rear. Fifteen riders chose the standard medium SC2 solution (option B) at the front, with Álvaro Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R), Michael Ruben Rinaldi (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) and Samuele Cavalieri (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R) going against the trend and putting on the standard soft SC1. For the rear, the majority of the preferences on the grid fell to the standard soft SC0 solution (option B). Four riders went another route, preferring the standard super soft SCX (option A): Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR), Álvaro Bautista, Michael van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR) and Tito Rabat (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR).

In WorldSSP Race 2, rider choice was practically unanimous. At the rear, all the riders opted for the standard SC0 (option A), whereas at the front, the choice fell to the standard soft SC2 solution (option A).

WorldSBK Race 2 was declared a Wet Race, so all the riders on the grid raced on standard DIABLO Rain tyres in SCR1 compound (option R).

Pirelli statistics for WorldSBK Race 1:

• Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1), in 1’34.288 on the 19th lap
• Most used front solution: standard SC2 (15 out of 18 riders)
• Most used rear solution: standard SC0 (14 out of 18 riders)
• Maximum race speed reached by Pirelli DIABLO™ Superbike tyres: 289.5 km/h, done by Álvaro Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R) on the 11th lap
• Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Supersport class: 4 front and 6 rear
• Number of tyres available for each Supersport rider: 56, including 25 front and 31 rear
• Air temperature: 30° C
• Asphalt temperature: 36° C

Pirelli statistics for WorldSSP Race 2:

• Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6) in 1’36.820 on the 12th lap
• Most used front solution: standard SC1 (20 out of 20 riders)
• Most used rear solution: standard SC0 (20 out of 20 riders)
• Maximum race speed reached by Pirelli DIABLO™ Superbike tyres: 253.5 km/h, done by Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6) on the 17th lap
• Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Supersport class: 4 front and 4 rear
• Number of tyres available for each Supersport rider: 41, including 20 front and 21 rear
• Air temperature: 30° C
• Asphalt temperature: 39° C

Pirelli statistics for WorldSBK Race 2:

• Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) in 1'42.390 on the 11th lap
• Most used front solution: standard SCR1 (17 out of 17 riders)
• Most used rear solution: standard SCR1 (17 out of 17 riders)
• Maximum race speed reached by Pirelli DIABLO™ Superbike tyres: 279,8 km/h, done by Álvaro Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R) on the 9^th lap
• Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Supersport class: 4 front and 6 rear
• Number of tyres available for each Supersport rider: 56, including 25 front and 31 rear
• Air temperature: 25° C
• Asphalt temperature: 29° C