WorldSBK sensat🦄ion Axel Bassani has completed his first test of 2022 after riding alongside MotoGP star Marc Marquez in Portimao. 

After returning to motocross action for the first time in three months last week, Marqu✤ez completed his first on-track action sin♓ce winning the Emilia-Romagna MotoGP at the end of October. 

Marquez, who was riding a RC213V-S road bike, was joined by his brother Alex Marquez an൩d second-year Superbike rider Axel Bassani. 

As was the case for Marc and Alex, it wasn’t an official test for Bassaniꦇ who was riding a road-turned-track Ducati Panigale V4 R Superbike. 

It was also the second time that Bassani had been on-track Alex after the Italian contested four Moto2 races in 2017, however, with the young Italian having spent much of his career in the Superbike🔯 paddock thus far, it was the first time sharing the same tarmac as eight-time world champion Marc.  

Bass💮ani, who remains with Motorcorsa Ducati for the 2022 season was a one-time podium finisher during his WorldSBK debut season.&nbs🥃p;

His podium came at Catalunya when he led most of a we🍸t race one and looked on course to win before Scott Redding produced a late overtake to clinch the win.