Oli Bayliss reflects on WorldSSP that weekend is
Oli Bayliss
Oli Bayliss steadily progressed from 14th to eighth and held that spot for most of the second half of the race until picking up eight points today in the final World SuperSport race. Of the season. Oli finished his first season in 16th place with the championship with 65 points.
Oli Bayliss
“It was definitely a tough weekend. Honestly, it wasn’t the weather I was expecting. Heading into this round, I had some riders ask me what the weather was like on Phillip Island in November. You know I said it’s okay you know, you think November will be a little sunny and warm. I think this was one of the worst weather we had at the WorldSBK meet at Phillip Island so it was tough.
“The weather definitely made it quite difficult. On Friday, we showed that we were quickly in the dry. However, yesterday we struggled a bit in the wet weather. I only had one round in the qualifiers and I ruined my one and only round.
“In terms of the Second Race today, I had one of the worst starts of my life. I managed to hit some back positions. I think if I had had a better start and a better qualified position, I would have stayed with the top team.
“But overall, today is a good day. Eighth place is ok. That said, as a racer you always expect more of yourself and overall it was a tough year. But at the same time, it was a big learning year.
“Being able to get behind some of the people we raced with today, who have probably been here more times than me, is a good way to end the year. We understand that getting around my house won’t be easy. You still have to put in as much effort as any other round.
“In the end, I am satisfied with the eighth place. More importantly, I’m happy to end the weekend with a good result. However, you are always looking for a little more.
“Thank you to everyone who came to Phillip Island this weekend. It’s good to give half of the show to everyone today. I hope everyone enjoy today all weekend.
“I can’t wait to return to Island in February 2023 for the first round of the SBK World Championship. Remember to come back here, where hopefully I can bring better results for everyone.”
Final Score Ranking of World Supersport Championship 2022
posture | horseman | the point |
first | Dominique Aegerter | 498 |
2 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | 388 |
3 | can be oncu | 264 |
4 | Nicolo Bulega | 242 |
5 | Federico Caricasulo | 222 |
6 | Stefano Manzi | 209 |
7 | Yari Montella | 171 |
8 | Niki Tuuli | 152 |
9 | Raffaele De Rosa | 147 |
ten | Jules Cluzel | 132 |
11 | Glenn van Straalen | 122 |
twelfth | Adrian Huertas | 120 |
13 | Hannes Soomer | 95 |
14 | Bahattin Sofuoglu | 72 |
15 | Andy Verdoia | 66 |
16 | Oliver Bayliss | 65 |
17 | Valentin Debise | 43 |
18 | Simon Jespersen | 40 |
19 | Peter Sebestyen | 40 |
20 | Kyle Smith | 35 |
21 | Leonardo Taccini | 35 |
22 | Marcel Brenner | 32 |
23 | Thomas Booth-Amos | 29 |
24 | Mattia Casadei | 25 |
25 | Isaac Vinale | 22 |
26 | Patrick Hobelsberger | 21 |
27 | Ondrej Vostatek | 20 |
28 | Steven Odendaal | 16 |
29 | Marcel Schroetter | 9 |
30 | Unai Orradre | 9 |
thirty first | Tom Edwards | 7 |
32 | Luca Ottaviani | 5 |
33 | Bradley Smith | 2 |
34 | Maximilian Kofler | 2 |
35 | Luca Bernardi | first |
36 | Nicholas Spinelli | first |
37 | Curry Benjamin | first |