The driver from Talavera, in a statement provided by his team, has stated that “I am very pleased to be able to continue for at least another year with the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team, which represents a family to me. I have always felt good with this team and since I’m back, the sensation is even more positive than in the 2019 season”.

He argues that “when things are working well, we can only keep working, looking forward. I feel that I am still on top, I feel that I can still give a lot. Physically and mentally I think it was the best moment of my career. “. Of course, “I’m also happy to continue working with Ducati, a very important factory, focused on technology, which is always looking for development: to be part of this project, of this team, is something extraordinary on a personal level”.

The team summarized his sports career and emphasized that “after becoming world champion in the 125cc category in 2006 with 8 wins and a total of 14 podiums, lvaro Bautista participated in the 250cc World Championship in the following three seasons, achieving 8 wins and a total of 24 podiums.

The Spaniard born in Talavera on 21 November 1984 landed in MotoGP in 2010 (achieving three podiums between 2012 and 2014) before moving on to the Ducati Desmosedici GP in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

In his debut season at WordSBK (2019) with Aruba.it Racing – Ducati Panigale V4R Team, he scored 16 wins (24 podiums in total), finishing second in the championship standings.

After two years with Honda, Bautista has returned this season to Aruba.it Racing – the Ducati team at the start of the 2022 season. With four rounds of the twelve already held, the Spaniard currently leads the Superbike World Championship standings with 220 points. . The next stop for the Superbike World Championship will be at Donington Park Circuit in England from 15 to 17 July.