The riders of the 3C Racing Team were not the first to pass the chequered flag at the penultimate meeting of the SUPERBIKE*IDM 2014 season at the Lausitzring. The favourites for the title, Xavi Forés (ESP) and Max Neukirchner (D), took no chances in the mist on a rainy track and ensured that the 3C Racing Team and Ducati won the manufacturers' championship at the penultimate meeting of the season.

During a rainy practice session, Xavi Forés rode the fastest lap of 1:31.487 min on his Ducati 1199 Panigale R and thus started from pole position. He was joined on the front row of the grid by Markus Reiterberger (BMW) and Max Neukirchner. Their 3C teammate Lorenzo Lanzi (I) qualified as fifth fastest and started from row two.

Lanzi got off to a perfect start in the first race. He took the lead even before the riders entered the first bend, but was soon overtaken again by Forés. The Spaniard then opened up a gap to the chasing group with only Reiterberger able to keep up with him. The race was decided on lap 16 of 21. Whilst Forés was held up by a pack of tailenders, Reiterberger seized his chance and swept past him. Forés eventually crossed the finish line in second place, Neukirchner came in third and Lanzi ended up fourth to complete the fellowship of the Ducati trio. This result meant that the 3C Racing Team riders ensured the constructors' title for Ducati even before the second race started. They were watched by Superbike Championship project head Ernesto Marinelli, who had travelled to the Lausitzring especially for the event. After the second race, Reiterberger once again took top spot on the victory rostrum between Forés and Neukirchner, although this time the Ducati riders swapped places. The 3C Racing Team did not want to take any risks and changed tyres as the track started to dry out, so as not to endanger their impending title victory in Hockenheim.

Xavi Forés: "That was the dress rehearsal for the showdown in Hockenheim. If I'd started on intermediate tyres like Reiterberger, I may well have won today. However, our mission is to win the title and not to take any needless risks."