{"id":8534,"date":"2026-05-21T09:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lorenzobaldassarri.com\/?p=8534"},"modified":"2026-05-21T09:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T07:27:28","slug":"sbk-gp-most-it-was-a-competitive-weekend-for-lorenzo-baldassarri-who-finished-just-off-the-podium-and-moved-up-to-fourth-in-the-overall-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lorenzobaldassarri.com\/en\/sbk-gp-most-it-was-a-competitive-weekend-for-lorenzo-baldassarri-who-finished-just-off-the-podium-and-moved-up-to-fourth-in-the-overall-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"SBK | GP Most: it was a competitive weekend for Lorenzo Baldassarri, who finished just off the podium and moved up to fourth in the overall standings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row disable_background_image=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;36px&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8540&#8243; img_size=&#8221;1000&#215;300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;36px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_background_image=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>SBK | GP Most: it was a competitive weekend for Lorenzo Baldassarri, who finished just off the podium and moved up to fourth in the overall standings<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Another weekend of progress for <strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong>, who, at the fifth round of the <strong>FIM Superbike World Championship<\/strong> in <strong>Most, Czech Republic<\/strong>, has reaped the rewards of the hard work of recent weeks with performances that are increasingly on a par with those of the factory riders. After finishing sixth in <strong>Race 1<\/strong> on Saturday \u2013 a result that did not quite reflect the potential shown on the track \u2013 he came fourth in the <strong>Superpole Race<\/strong>, after a BMW crash, resulting in a red flag, thwarted the <strong>GoEleven<\/strong> rider\u2019s lightning-fast start.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">At the restart, Lorenzo was very skilful in avoiding costly mistakes, putting in consistent laps right to the end. Having fended off attacks from other riders battling for fourth place, he secured a well-deserved fourth-place finish, which already hinted at the possibility of doing even better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">The second race did not disappoint, and with a masterful start, he immediately joined the leading group, becoming the fourth rider at the front, all of whom were extremely fast and all riding <strong>Ducati Panigale V4R<\/strong>. Once again under threat from those coming up from behind, he responded to his rivals with some textbook counter-overtakes. The fierce battle with his compatriot Alberto Surra was particularly thrilling; Surra was powerless to resist, and once Baldassarri had him in his sights, he unleashed the mother of all braking manoeuvres, leaving his opponent in the dust, before setting off in pursuit of third place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">A comeback that, with a couple more laps, could have had a very different outcome, given that the podium was within reach. With these results, Lorenzo climbs the standings and sits fourth, just a handful of points behind the provisional third place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">See you at the <strong>Arag\u00f3n GP<\/strong>, the sixth round of the series, scheduled for <strong>29-31 May<\/strong>. To stay up to date, follow the social media channels <strong>7balda<\/strong> (Instagram) and <strong>Lorenzo Baldassarri<\/strong> (Facebook), or visit the official website <strong>worldsbk.com<\/strong>. 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