Bulega becomes Italian rider with most wins in Superbike with hat-trick of victories in Australia. Lecuona finishes eighth after fighting for top 5 position.

Nicolò Bulega officially enters the history books of Superbike and Ducati. After giving Borgo Panigale its 450th victory in the category yesterday, he completed his second consecutive hat-trick in Australia today, claiming his 23rd WorldSBK win and overtaking Marco Melandri in the ranking of Italian riders with the most WorldSBK victories.

After winning the Superpole Race, which came at the end of a great comeback after a poor start (P4 on the first lap), Bulega was simply perfect in Race 2, which was held in heavy rain.

Sunday was also very positive for Iker Lecuona: he started 13th in the Superpole Race and, on the first lap, was forced to run wide to avoid contact, finishing in last place. With determination and a very incisive race pace, he recovered position after position, finishing ninth and thus securing the third row on the grid for Race 2. The start was not ideal, but once again the Spaniard's progression was incisive, allowing him to fight for the Top 5 and eventually finish eighth.   

 Nicolò Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #11)
"An exciting weekend. I am very happy, especially because the feeling with the bike has been fantastic since the tests at the beginning of the week. I would like to say a big thank you to my team, because they put me in a position to go fast, even in the rain. Racing on this circuit with these feelings is something extraordinary". 

Iker Lecuona (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati #7)
"To be honest, on the one hand, I'm a bit frustrated with how things went in Race 2. From the first few laps, the feeling with the rear wasn't what I wanted. On the other hand, I'm happy to have recovered positions and finished a weekend I consider positive, having gained a lot of experience. We are doing a great job with the team, step by step, and I can't wait to be in Portimão."