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The 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is finally upon us and as we head for Round 1 and the first racing action of the year, there’s plenty of hot statistical stories to follow. Race 1 will see Spain host its 100^th race in WorldSBK, whilst Great Britain could be moving on to 300 wins in the Championship. All that plus all of the Aragon form from recent years make this the must-have guide for the Pirelli Aragon Round.

375/340 – Two races on the podium for Kawasaki will see them move onto 375, just the second manufacturer to achieve that after Ducati. Elsewhere, Honda aim for their 340^th race on the podium, at the circuit where the Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR-R SP got its first one, back in 2020 with Alvaro Bautista.

300 – A milestone is around the corner for Great Britain as now they count 298 wins. At their next they will be 180 ahead of their closest challenger, the USA, and they are two shy of being the first country to hit 300.

99 – 99 races have been run on Spanish soil so far. The presence of Spain in the WorldSBK Championship began in Jerez in 1990 on the 18^th of March, opening round of the season.

44 – In 2011, Aragon became the fifth Spanish track in the history of the WorldSBK Championship, and the 44th overall.

35 – Aragon hosts the start of the 35^th season in WorldSBK history: for the second year running the Spanish track is the home of the season opener.

28 – Aragon, with 28 races run since 2011, is the Spanish track with the highest number of races, ahead of Valencia (22).

23 – Kawasaki has always been on the podium in the last 23 races run at Aragon. A streak started back in 2013, Race 2.

22x2 – The last 22 races run here were won by only two manufacturers: Ducati (12 times) and Kawasaki (10). The string started in 2014: before that year, they hadn’t posted a single win at Aragon; now, they are the two most successful constructors here. This duel extends also to second places, as in the same time span, only Ducati and Kawasaki were classified in second.

21 – At 21 Aragon podiums, Rea is in the position to set the new record for podiums at a given track, surpassing this tally he obtained also in Assen and Portimao.

20x20 – Jonathan Rea climbed on the podium in all his 20 races run for Kawasaki at Aragon (since 2015). This is an absolute record streak for a given track in WorldSBK history. His nearest rival is Carl Fogarty, with 15 straight podiums at Assen (1992-1999).

12 – Ducati is the most successful manufacturer at Aragon with 12 wins to Kawasaki’s 10. Last year, the battle ended 2-1 for Kawasaki.

10 – The lowest starting spot for a win here is 10^th: Chaz Davies in Race 2, 2017.

3 – Only three countries won here: Great Britain (20 wins), Italy (5) and Spain (3).

1 – Aragon is the track that gave Michael Ruben Rinaldi his maiden win (2020, Teruel), as well as his first start in 2018.

SHORTHAND NOTEBOOK

2021 race winners:

• Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki, Race 1 and Tissot Superpole Race)
• Scott Redding (Ducati, Race 2)

Last three pole-sitters at MotorLand Aragon:

• 2021: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki): 1’48.458
• 2020 (Teruel): Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki): 1’48.767
• 2020 (Aragon): Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki): 1’48.860

Manufacturer podium places (and wins) from all WorldSBK races at MotorLand Aragon:

• Kawasaki: 32 (10)
• Ducati: 29 (12)
• Aprilia: 10 (2)
• Yamaha: 6 (1)
• BMW: 5 (3)
• Honda: 2

Key gaps MotorLand Aragon in 2021:

• Front row covered by: 0.382s
• 1 second in Superpole covered… the top 8: 0.880s
• Closest race gap between 1^st and 2^nd: 3.506s (Rea 1^st, Lowes 2^nd, Superpole Race)
• Closest race podium: 4.008s (Rea 1^st, Lowes 2^nd, Razgatlioglu 3^rd, Race 2)

Manufacturer top speeds at MotorLand Aragon, 2021:

• Honda: Alvaro Bautista – 322.3 km/h, Race 1
• Ducati: Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Tito Rabat – 321.4 km/h, FP3
• BMW: Michael van der Mark – 316.4 km/h, Superpole
• Kawasaki: Jonathan Rea – 316.7 km/h, FP3
• Yamaha: Andrea Locatelli – 316.7 km/h, FP3

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