The ten-lap Superpole Race on Sunday morning saw Alex post the best result for the BbKRT team, in 12th place. The ‘sprint’ race was an overly intense one for Bassani as he dropped from a lap one ranking of 13th to 20th place at the midpoint, before recovering to finish 18th.

Race Two was again held in dry conditions at the 3.768km long circuit in the north of Italy, albeit under a small layer of cloud cover. Lowes would take the best bimota KB998 Rimini result of the day for the BbKRT squad with an 11th place finish. Bassani was 15th, scoring a point in the process despite finding grip issues at the front and rear from early in the race.

This was the first visit to Cremona for the new bimota KB998 machine, as there had been no pre or midseason test for BbKRT at this circuit before the fourth round of the season began on Friday, May 2.

In the championship rankings, after one third of the 2025 season has been completed, Axel is 12th overall with 49 points and Alex is 14th, with 45 points.

Next up for the BbKRT pairing will be the unique Autodrom Most circuit. Round five of WorldSBK is scheduled to be held in the Czech Republic between 16-18 May.

Alex Lowes stated: “It was fantastic to race the bimota KB998 Rimini for the first time in front of the Italian fans. Obviously, we would have liked to have finished a bit further up, but the final race of the weekend was pretty good. Starting from 16th place, you have to have a bit of luck in the first laps to get a good track position. But, I rode the whole race the best I could. I was feeling strong and I managed to gain four or five places. My best lap was actually the last lap. The feeling on the front was a good step compared to yesterday. I keep saying this, but it is so tight in WorldSBK now that you need a perfect weekend to qualify well, start in that position and fight for the top five. On the first weekend here with the new bike, we were on the back foot a little bit. Hopefully, in the next races we can start Friday Free Practice a bit stronger. But, we made progress all weekend here and that is all that you can do.”

Axel Bassani stated: “Sunday in Cremona has been a really difficult day, which can happen. Starting in warm-up this morning, I did quite a good lap, but the feeling with the bike set-up was not really good. In the Superpole race, I had big problems to stop the bike, so I started to lose a lot of positions. In the short races, when you are not OK, you are all together, so it is really easy to lose positions. In Race Two, I started to have problems with the rear and the front. I tried to control it and rode to the end, but the feeling was not really good. I think it was not a good day, which can happen in life. For sure, one day does not define who you are, but it is part of the game. See you at the next race.”