P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The 2023 WorldSBK season produced 172 crashes, but who were the riders with the most falls?
The 2023 WorldSBK season had an average of 14 crashes per round across 12 venues and 36 races. Alex Lowes had the most crashes with 15, followed by Iker Lecuona with 13. Lowes missed time due to injuries suffered in Magny-Cours, Portimao, and Jerez. Lorenzo Baldassarri had 11 falls, one more than world champion Alvaro Bautista. Bautista did not sustain any injuries from his crashes, but he did suffer cervical nerve compression damage in post-season testing at Jerez. Jonathan Rea, now riding for Yamaha, had a season with Kawasaki where he crashed nine times. Danilo Petrucci had an impressive rookie season with only three crashes, while Toprak Razgatlioglu, the 2021 world champion, went down only twice despite his aggressive and risk-taking riding.
