2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship
Round One – Phillip Island
Iker Lecuona
Q: Did your results match your expectations this weekend?
Iker Lecuona: “We know the Ducatis can lead, in this case, Oettl and Bassani in a group and also of course Bautista and Rinaldi – who had a very good base during the testing and during the weekend. I know he can lead, but I knew my pace is similar, or slightly the same as the Kawasaki or Yamaha, like Toprak, because this year I saw that they are improving a lot these races. We showed I can fight until the end, so a very good feeling honestly.
“During the race, yeah, I am a bit frustrated because I miss the power in few areas that I need to recover.”
Q: So not top speed, not power, just drive?
Lecuona: “For the electronics you know, we want to be careful with the tyre. We don’t want to smoke it earlier so we cut a little bit of the power.
“Yeah it was fine, because in the end I can fight, but I miss the tenths to be more relaxed in the race.
“Honestly I am very happy, we’re on the route to fight for P4 and it is a very critical circuit for tyres.
“I’d say we are improving a lot and now we have the data and can say that, yes we improved during the race, that I can fight until the end. So I am very happy.”
World Superbike Championship Points
| Pos | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Alvaro Bautista | 62 |
| 2 | Andrea Locatelli | 34 |
| 3 | Jonathan Rea | 31 |
| 4 | Michael Ruben Rinaldi | 31 |
| 5 | Axel Bassani | 25 |
| 6 | Toprak Razgatlioglu | 23 |
| 7 | Iker Lecuona | 22 |
| 8 | Philipp Oettl | 20 |
| 9 | Danilo Petrucci | 15 |
| 10 | Xavi Vierge | 14 |
| 11 | Dominique Aegerter | 12 |
| 12 | Scott Redding | 10 |
| 13 | Remy Gardner | 10 |
| 14 | Garrett Gerloff | 8 |
| 15 | Alex Lowes | 6 |
| 16 | Michael Van Der Mark | 4 |
| 17 | Loris Baz | 1 |
| 18 | Hafizh Syahrin | 1 |
