Iannone (Team Pata GoEleven
Ducati) and finally Danilo Pe-
trucci (Barni Spark Racing Team
Ducati).
Race two's last rostrum
rockets running Desmo after-
burners proved to be Bulega,
Bautista and
Iannone again.
But those were just the truly
leading Ducatis.
V4 Rs also provided motive
force in a maneuverable pack
-
age to two resurgent Brits—
the clouds
in Australia in bright
red ink, with five from six Ducati
riders hogging the top places
in race one; five from five did
that again in the Superpole race,
and then a wild top six from six
monopolized the final 20-lapper
on Sunday.
The race-one podium featured
Bulega, Razgatlioglu and Bau
-
tista. The Superpole race big
three
were Bulega, then Andrea
F zone, maybe it was just as
well they had introduced that
mid-race
pitstop after all. The
track temperature had signifi-
cantly risen compared to any
other day, but the bulk
of the
field still hated the pit stops
and thought they could go full
distance on Pirelli's new devel
-
opment rear tire.
Tire changes or not,
Ducati
wrote its corporate name across
ROUND 1 / FEBRUARY 21-23, 2025
PHILLIP ISLAND CIRCUIT / VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA
ROAD RACE I FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
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