After already securing a podium in Raℱc꧟e 1, Petrucci added to his best WorldSBK round of the 2023 season by finishing eighth in the Superpole Race before claiming P2. 

With a previous best of third, which he’s managed on two occasions so far this season, Petrucci showed stunning late-ra🦩ce pace to overhaul Michael Ruben Rinaldi, Axel Bassani and Rea.

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The last of Petrucci’s overtakes came on the final lap as he swappeౠd position with Rea multiple times, before diving to the insid✱e of the Kawasaki rider at the final turn. 

Petrucci’s hard-fought battle wi🦋th Rea was for second position after Toprak Razgatlioglu had a bizarre⛎ crash from the lead, which handed victory to Alvaro Bautista with six laps remaining. 

"It was really tough today," Petrucci ꧙told WorldSBK.com. "This morning, in the Superpole Ra💃ce, I made a mistake in the first corner. 

"I was between Bassani and Toprak and needed to release the brake. The starting position for Race 2 ▨was so bad. 

"At the first corner in Race 2, Gerloff crashed in front of me, and I lost another position. I said ‘okay, today’s not my day’. I found a good rhy🦩thm and I haꦐd to push. At least, I wanted to be the top Independent. 

"I passed Gardner and I thought it was good, but the podium was not so far away! I had Ba⭕ssani behind me, pushing me, so I pu༺shed again, and I saw Toprak crash. Rinaldi was in front of me, in third position, so I had to try. 

"I passed Michael but I knew him and Bassani wanted to be on the podiu♉m, so I pushed a lot. Jonny was in front and in the last lap, we had a big, big fight. 

"We passed each other, I don’t know how many tim🅰es; we were side by side.&n💦bsp;

"In th🌊e penultimate corner, I went to the inside, but he crossed the line, and we did the last corner side by side. A second position is really good."