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Alvaro Bautista is the rider to beat heading into WorldSBK Superpole at Jerez as he continues to keep his rivals at bay in FP3

Full Free Practice Results (3) for round six of the 2019 World Superbike Championship (WorldSBK) at Jerez, Spain

Alvaro Bautista shows his hand in Friday free practice at Jerez after powering to the top of the timesheets in the closing stages of FP2

Yamaha is primed to take the fight to Ducati and Kawasaki this weekend based on its rapid turn of WorldSBK form in Friday free practice in Jerez

Niggling issues leave Tommy Bridewell on the back foot after Friday, but the Team Goeleven rider is confident of turning it into a best foot forward on Saturday

Alvaro Bautista throws down the gauntlet to his rivals following FP2 at Jerez, while Loris Baz escapes harm after a spectacular crash from his Ten Kate Yamaha

Full Free Practice Results (2) for the sixth round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Jerez, Spain

Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes deliver a Pata Yamaha 1-2 in FP1 at Jerez ahead of Alvaro Bautista.

Full Free Practice Results (1) for the sixth round of the 2019 World Superbike championship at Jerez, Spain

"They have gone through their difficult moments and they are still here fighting, so I am super happy to bump into them or share a ‘stroopwafel’!"

With technical issues and bad weather conspiring against him in Italy, Chaz Davies is eager to come good on his upturn in pace in Spain this weekend

Alvaro Bautista wants to rebuild his hard-earned WorldSBK series lead as he prepares to make a triumphant return to a second home round of the year in Jerez

With only one top ten finish from the last seven WorldSBK races, Marco Melandri is keen to bounce back to form at Jerez this weekend

After illness hampers his efforts at Imola, Alex Lowes is keen to get back to his best at Jerez this weekend

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Loris Baz is aiming high on his return to the World Superbike Championship with the reformed Ten Kate Racing Yamaha team

Fresh from his strong result in MotoGP at Mugello, Michele Pirro will join the WorldSBK ranks at Misano on a second Barni Ducati

Wet weather conditions play havoc in the WorldSBK Misano two-day test

Leandro Mercado takes back over from Hector Barbera on the Orelac Kawasaki for WorldSBK round six at Jerez

Tommy Bridewell will again ride the Go Eleven Ducati in the WorldSBK championship at Jerez

Fresh from his podium treble in British Superbikes, Xavi Fores will ride the WorldSBK-spec Honda CBR1000RR for the first time this week ahead of a possible race return

"They would disagree, but a lot of riders wouldn’t have taken it – they would have said ‘I want to, but can we go from the next round…’"

Endurance Superbikes will accelerating up Eau Rouge in 2022... could the World Superbike Championship follow suit?

"I feel like I still can't use the strongest points of my riding to my advantage at the moment, because I don't have the best feeling with the bike..."