A fightback in the race after a poor start allowed Andrea Locatelli to be crowned World Champion in the 2020 Worldٍٍ؛ Championship after battling his way from fifth to the front of the field at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the first ever Catalunya Round.
The weather played a massive role in the outcome of the first ever WorldSSP Championship race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya as Andy Verdoïa claimed a shock victory in a Red Flagged Race 1 for the Acerbis Catalunya Round as Championship leader Andrea Locatelli finished off the podium for the first time this season.
The first ever WorldSBK Championship race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was won by Jonathan Rea as the reigning Champion claimed victory in Race 1 for the inaugural Acerbis Catalunya Round; extending his Championship lead to 41 points.
Day one of the Catalunya Round for the WorldSBK Championship was a day of two halves as the mostly dry weather in the morning made way for mixed conditions in the afternoon.
