{"id":1896580,"date":"2026-04-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1896580"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:00:00","slug":"no-podiums-but-dutch-worldsbk-the-best-weekend-for-one-ducati-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1896580","title":{"rendered":"No podiums but Dutch WorldSBK \u201cthe best weekend\u201d for one Ducati rider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>No podiums but Dutch WorldSBK \u201cthe best weekend\u201d for one Ducati rider<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Yari Montella says his Dutch WorldSBK weekend was his \u201cbest\u201d so far despite not being on the podium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Alex Whitworth <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-22T08:00:00+01:00\">22 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Yari Montella, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, pit box. Credit: Gold and Goose.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold &amp; Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Barni Ducati rider Yari Montella feels the Dutch WorldSBK was his \u201cbest weekend\u201d despite not being on the podium.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Montella\u2019s results were fairly underwhelming for the most part at the Dutch World Superbike round: 12th in Superpole, 11th in Race 1, and eighth in the Superpole race before a more encouraging fifth in Race 2.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This compares with his Australian Round that saw him on the front row in Superpole and on the podium in Race 1.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Montella was pleased with his weekend in the Netherlands because of the way he worked through it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u201cIt was a good weekend, overall, and a good Sunday because we build our Sunday from the Superpole Race that the target was to catch the top-nine to improve the Race 2 [grid position],\u201d Yari Montella told WorldSBK.com after Race 2 at Assen.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end, it was our target.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn Race 2 I started to overtake some riders and then when I was free I started to ride, I felt really good with the bike and I started to catch Alvaro [Bautista].\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-6a1c39edbc346e877e4bbe50cbd0d4cef415a24e822bb5499de894f979cb7ebb\">  Has one WorldSBK champion finally solved his biggest problem?   Former WorldSBK champion waited three weeks for Assen \u201creward\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end, I tried to stay with him and to overtake him for fourth, but I can\u2019t because I struggled a little bit with the front tyre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBut anyway, a good weekend \u2013 I think the best weekend, if you saw from Friday to today how I improved, so happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Assen weekend was also a good one for the Barni team, since Alvaro Bautista was fourth in all three races.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-68e6cbe4b21b5041960567a6c1332d26f77352f590876b557bf8dcfe1ad72d55\">  Two manufacturers hit with WorldSBK performance penalties   Bulega WorldSBK rival vows \u201cthis is the first step\u201d after Superpole threat <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When Montella was closing in on his teammate in Race 2, the nerves were high in the team, Montella said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBarni [Marco Barnabo], I saw him after the race and he was with a heart attack,\u201d the Italian laughed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, I think he enjoyed. At the end, was a bit nervous, but he enjoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, happy for him, happy for the team because we are a private team but we worked so hard, me at home and the team also at home, with the bike, with everything. We try to make everything at our 110 per cent, so it\u2019s important for us to put two bikes in the top-five in Superbike.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>In this article<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Yari Montella<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Barni Spark Racing Team<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3>  Previous<\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Why one Ducati WorldSBK rider believes Nicolo Bulega isn&#8217;t out of reach<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305198_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\"> WorldSBK rider calls out penalty weighting after &#8220;wasted&#8221; day<\/div>\n<source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1305243_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-ac0e846dfae1915983ea6dbcbfb9b94c6d7e22f5b5716bfd7ce849ded05ec363\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/pictures\/picture-100393850-1649415070.jpg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Alex Whitworth<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">Journalist<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Alex joined the Crash.net team in August of 2024 having covered consumer and racing motorcycle news at Visordown for two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views-blockrelated-content-related-content-block\">\n<h3>More News<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-view grid-2 js-view-dom-id-408b331abb41ca337dc5b3ddd22f047180a765b5690e58cd9157239e8cc421cf\">\n<div class=\"card card_default\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"links\">\n<div class=\"sections\"> World Superbikes  News <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alvaro Bautista: Rain made Australian WorldSBK Race 2 \u201clike a lottery\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"card-info\">\n<div class=\"time\" data-timestamp=\"1771944233\"> 24\/02\/26<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-02\/gng_1293056_hires.jpg?aspect_ratio=1:1\" alt=\"Alvaro Bautista, Tarran Mackenzie, 2026 Australian WorldSBK. 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Credit: WorldSBK.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Yari Montella says his Dutch WorldSBK weekend was his \u201cbest\u201d so far despite not being on the podium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Barni Ducati rider Yari Montella feels the Dutch WorldSBK was his \u201cbest weekend\u201d despite not being on the podium.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Montella\u2019s results were fairly underwhelming for the most part at the Dutch World Superbike round: 12th in Superpole, 11th in Race 1, and eighth in the Superpole race before a more encouraging fifth in Race 2.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This compares with his Australian Round that saw him on the front row in Superpole and on the podium in Race 1.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Montella was pleased with his weekend in the Netherlands because of the way he worked through it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u201cIt was a good weekend, overall, and a good Sunday because we build our Sunday from the Superpole Race that the target was to catch the top-nine to improve the Race 2 [grid position],\u201d Yari Montella told WorldSBK.com after Race 2 at Assen.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end, it was our target.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn Race 2 I started to overtake some riders and then when I was free I started to ride, I felt really good with the bike and I started to catch Alvaro [Bautista].\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-6a1c39edbc346e877e4bbe50cbd0d4cef415a24e822bb5499de894f979cb7ebb\">  Has one WorldSBK champion finally solved his biggest problem?   Former WorldSBK champion waited three weeks for Assen \u201creward\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end, I tried to stay with him and to overtake him for fourth, but I can\u2019t because I struggled a little bit with the front tyre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBut anyway, a good weekend \u2013 I think the best weekend, if you saw from Friday to today how I improved, so happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Assen weekend was also a good one for the Barni team, since Alvaro Bautista was fourth in all three races.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-68e6cbe4b21b5041960567a6c1332d26f77352f590876b557bf8dcfe1ad72d55\">  Two manufacturers hit with WorldSBK performance penalties   Bulega WorldSBK rival vows \u201cthis is the first step\u201d after Superpole threat <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When Montella was closing in on his teammate in Race 2, the nerves were high in the team, Montella said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBarni [Marco Barnabo], I saw him after the race and he was with a heart attack,\u201d the Italian laughed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, I think he enjoyed. At the end, was a bit nervous, but he enjoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, happy for him, happy for the team because we are a private team but we worked so hard, me at home and the team also at home, with the bike, with everything. We try to make everything at our 110 per cent, so it\u2019s important for us to put two bikes in the top-five in Superbike.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Barni Ducati rider Yari Montella feels the Dutch WorldSBK was his \u201cbest weekend\u201d despite not being on the podium.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Montella\u2019s results were fairly underwhelming for the most part at the Dutch World Superbike round: 12th in Superpole, 11th in Race 1, and eighth in the Superpole race before a more encouraging fifth in Race 2.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">This compares with his Australian Round that saw him on the front row in Superpole and on the podium in Race 1.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">But Montella was pleased with his weekend in the Netherlands because of the way he worked through it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0\u201cIt was a good weekend, overall, and a good Sunday because we build our Sunday from the Superpole Race that the target was to catch the top-nine to improve the Race 2 [grid position],\u201d Yari Montella told WorldSBK.com after Race 2 at Assen.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end, it was our target.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIn Race 2 I started to overtake some riders and then when I was free I started to ride, I felt really good with the bike and I started to catch Alvaro [Bautista].\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-6a1c39edbc346e877e4bbe50cbd0d4cef415a24e822bb5499de894f979cb7ebb\">  Has one WorldSBK champion finally solved his biggest problem?   Former WorldSBK champion waited three weeks for Assen \u201creward\u201d <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt the end, I tried to stay with him and to overtake him for fourth, but I can\u2019t because I struggled a little bit with the front tyre.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBut anyway, a good weekend \u2013 I think the best weekend, if you saw from Friday to today how I improved, so happy about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Assen weekend was also a good one for the Barni team, since Alvaro Bautista was fourth in all three races.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-68e6cbe4b21b5041960567a6c1332d26f77352f590876b557bf8dcfe1ad72d55\">  Two manufacturers hit with WorldSBK performance penalties   Bulega WorldSBK rival vows \u201cthis is the first step\u201d after Superpole threat <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When Montella was closing in on his teammate in Race 2, the nerves were high in the team, Montella said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cBarni [Marco Barnabo], I saw him after the race and he was with a heart attack,\u201d the Italian laughed.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, I think he enjoyed. At the end, was a bit nervous, but he enjoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSo, happy for him, happy for the team because we are a private team but we worked so hard, me at home and the team also at home, with the bike, with everything. We try to make everything at our 110 per cent, so it\u2019s important for us to put two bikes in the top-five in Superbike.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/wsbk\/news\/1093244\/1\/no-podiums-dutch-worldsbk-best-weekend-one-ducati-rider&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1304798_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] No podiums but Dutch WorldSBK \u201cthe best weekend\u201d for one Ducati rider Yari Montella says his Dutch WorldSBK weekend was his \u201cbest\u201d so far despite not being on the podium. Alex Whitworth 22 Apr 2026 Share Yari Montella, 2026 Dutch WorldSBK, pit box. 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