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Post by truenorth on Sept 8, 2023 7:34:43 GMT -8
Rinaldi hits high notes with P1 in FP2, Rea fastest overall as two red flags disrupt Friday afternoon Friday, 8 September 2023 13 riders were covered by less than one second and a dramatic afternoon of Friday action meant there were plenty of stories to get stuck into It was a frantic afternoon of MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at Magny-Cours as two red flags headlined FP2. The Pirelli French Round’s first day of action came to a close with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) on top of the order, showcasing his strength at the technical and intricate French track. The first red flag was due to a crash by Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) on the exit of Turn 3, whilst the second was because of an engine issue for Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), leaving fluid on the track. KAWASAKI VS DUCATI: Rea and Rinaldi as Friday concludes Having led the way in FP1, Jonathan Rea’s afternoon wasn’t quite as straight forward, with a lot of work going on with the front of his Kawasaki ZX-10RR after the second red flag. The 36-year-old, who is in his final third of the season and thus the last races as a Kawasaki rider, got back out for the final 20 minutes or so and was up inside the top six before ultimately taking seventh and whilst not improving his morning time, nobody managed to beat it, so he goes into Saturday with confidence. Teammate Alex Lowes was also on the pace throughout the day and was ahead of Rea in P6 and the fastest rider through sector four, although warmer afternoon temperatures wouldn’t have been ideal for either, even if the valuable track time may help for the future. As the track temperatures came up, the Ducatis found their form. First, it was Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who put in a solid lap time to lead the session into the final ten minutes, whilst Championship-leading teammate Alvaro Bautista moved up into P3. Both improved on their morning times considerably at a track that recently hasn’t been one of Ducati’s strongest. Rinaldi took P2 overall as he goes to replicate his podium success and victory contention from 2022, whilst Alvaro Bautista, having not been too well on Thursday, finished the day in sixth, 0.274s off Rea’s morning pace. GERLOFF SHINES: American star leads BMW’s charge, Razgatlioglu in P4 Flying the BMW flag and indeed the Independent one, Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) put a stunning first day together and was second on the timesheets in both sessions, taking P3 on the combined times. Gerloff was set a strong stint at the end of FP2 in what was a race simulation at the end and had solid top six pace. As for the factory team, Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was their best representative with a late charge to P5 in FP2 and therefore P8 on combined times. Teammate Michael van der Mark suffered a fall at Turn 13 but was OK, taking 13th overall. Home-hero Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) concluded the day in 12th, with the top 13 riders in one second of each other. Third in the morning and in the afternoon, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) was in good form at one of his favourite circuits on the calendar. He was less than a quarter of a second behind Rea’s fastest time from the morning and less than a tenth and a half behind Rinaldi in FP2, taking fourth on the combined times and like Rea, not being able to improve his time compared to the morning. His teammate Andrea Locatelli was solid in P8 during the afternoon session having been flying in fourth during the morning, but he remained inside the top ten overall, taking P5 at the close of Friday business. HONDA STRUGGLE: Vierge suffers big highside, Lecuona 17th There was a dramatic day for Honda, who announced coming into the round that their super concession had been activated with a new chassis. After a quiet opening session, Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) started FP2 with a bang, with a big highside exiting Turn 3. He got caught up with the bike which cartwheeled through the air in a cloud of dust and gravel, resulting a red flag. The incident seemed to be triggered by a moment a lap earlier for Razgatlioglu, his knee digging into the grass on the inside of the turn, kicking up dust which then settled on and next to the racing line. Vierge was able to walk away, whilst the track was cleared up. Debut Suzuka 8 Hours winner Vierge didn’t return to the track and will be reviewed on Saturday after multiple contusions to his right hip and forearm, but his FP1 time leaves him 14th overall. Teammate Iker Lecuona returned to WorldSBK action after three MotoGP™ outings throughout summer, and he was 17th come the end of Friday running. INDEPENDENTS WITH POINTS TO PROVE: expect improvements from outside the top ten Besides Gerloff in P3, there were more Independents to watch out for, including Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) who took P9 with a late lap at the end of FP2. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) suffered a chain issue in the morning but took tenth overall, improving his time by just over a tenth of a second. After a massive crash at Turn 7 in FP1, Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) had a much more straightforward session and was 11th at the end of the day, whilst Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) was the final Ducati in 15th. After his engine blow-up on the exit of Turn 13, Dominique Aegerter was left down in 16th after day one, whilst Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) was 18th. Brad Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) suffered a big crash on his return to WorldSBK action at Turn 3 after the first red flag, meaning he didn’t get back out. Isaac Vinales (TPR Team Pedercini Racing), Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), Hannes Soomer (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team), Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO) and returning Malaysian Hafizh Syahrin (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team) completed the order.
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Post by truenorth on Sept 8, 2023 7:35:47 GMT -8
HONDA’S NEW CHASSIS: "It’s not touching on the problem but it’s a step in the right direction" - Camier Friday, 8 September 2023 The Japanese manufacturer opted to use some of their concession points to bring a new chassis for the French Round On the back of testing at MotorLand Aragon, Team HRC opted to use 15 tokens as part of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship superconcession system to bring a new chassis to the Pirelli French Round which Iker Lecuona used on Friday. The #7 was able to use it at a recent MotorLand Aragon test and had a positive first impression with it, while teammate Xavi Vierge did not use it on Friday at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. Honda had a difficult Friday in France with Vierge the fastest of the two in FP1. Vierge posted a 1’38.068s to take 12th place while Lecuona was three places and two tenths down on his teammate. In FP2, Lecuona was the lead rider despite a small crash as he posted a 1’38.394s to finish 15th while Vierge was 20th; the #97 had a big crash at Turn 3 when he ran wide onto dirt that had been brought onto the circuit by Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) a lap earlier. His best time was a 1’39.625s. However, on Thursday, it was announced that Honda had spent 15 tokens under the concession system to bring a new chassis, with Lecuona using that on Friday while Vierge was with the previous one. Speaking during Free Practice 2, Team HRC’s Team Manager, Leon Camier, gave his first thoughts on the chassis as well as explaining what the #7 first thought of the new item. Camier did admit it wasn’t a “gamechanger” for the team but expressed his hope that it would be a step in the right direction as Honda look to become regular podium contenders. Explaining the decision to bring the new chassis and how it’ll benefit the riders, Camier said: “Iker had a positive test with it at Aragon, so we decided to use it here as our superconccession. As of right now, I don’t think it was a gamechanger, but I think it was a little step in the right direction. It’s not touching on the problem per se but a step in the right direction. We need to analyse it a little bit more at this track, Aragon is different from here. We need to understand how it’s working here and once we get the bike setup correctly and see where the potential is from there.” With Lecuona using the chassis, Camier explained what the Spaniard’s feedback had been so far. Camier explained: “He’s struggling in a few areas, mainly on entry with stopping the bike. It’s super-hot conditions here and low grip for this circuit. One thing we’ve understood is when you bring something new, you need several laps on each circuit and more than one circuit to get a real understanding
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 5:44:20 GMT -8
Free Practice 3 1 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'35.895 16 165,594 294,3 2 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'36.322 0.427 0.427 15 164,860 294,3 3 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'36.431 0.536 0.109 13 164,673 292,7 4 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'36.568 0.673 0.137 13 164,440 291,9 5 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'36.685 0.790 0.117 14 164,241 294,3 6 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'36.826 0.931 0.141 15 164,001 292,7 7 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'36.842 0.947 0.016 13 163,974 293,5 8 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.865 0.970 0.023 11 163,935 289,5 9 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'36.887 0.992 0.022 15 163,898 289,5 10 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.979 1.084 0.092 14 163,743 294,3 11 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.125 1.230 0.146 13 163,497 295,9 12 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.154 1.259 0.029 14 163,448 292,7 13 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'37.240 1.345 0.086 16 163,303 298,3 14 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'37.370 1.475 0.130 13 163,085 295,1 15 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'37.801 1.906 0.431 11 162,366 291,9 16 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'37.916 2.021 0.115 13 162,176 293,5 17 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'38.053 2.158 0.137 14 161,949 298,3 18 38 H. SOOMER EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'38.764 2.869 0.711 13 160,783 295,1 19 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'38.929 3.034 0.165 12 160,515 285,0 20 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'39.026 3.131 0.097 13 160,358 282,0 21 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'39.105 3.210 0.079 13 160,230 289,5 22 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'39.325 3.430 0.220 14 159,875 288,8 ----------------- Out 105% in this Session ----------------- 23 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.239 7.344 3.914 7 153,814 284,2 24 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 0 241,1
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 5:44:31 GMT -8
Free Practice 3 1 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'35.895 16 165,594 294,3 2 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'36.322 0.427 0.427 15 164,860 294,3 3 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'36.431 0.536 0.109 13 164,673 292,7 4 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'36.568 0.673 0.137 13 164,440 291,9 5 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'36.685 0.790 0.117 14 164,241 294,3 6 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'36.826 0.931 0.141 15 164,001 292,7 7 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'36.842 0.947 0.016 13 163,974 293,5 8 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.865 0.970 0.023 11 163,935 289,5 9 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'36.887 0.992 0.022 15 163,898 289,5 10 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.979 1.084 0.092 14 163,743 294,3 11 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.125 1.230 0.146 13 163,497 295,9 12 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.154 1.259 0.029 14 163,448 292,7 13 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'37.240 1.345 0.086 16 163,303 298,3 14 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'37.370 1.475 0.130 13 163,085 295,1 15 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'37.801 1.906 0.431 11 162,366 291,9 16 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'37.916 2.021 0.115 13 162,176 293,5 17 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'38.053 2.158 0.137 14 161,949 298,3 18 38 H. SOOMER EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'38.764 2.869 0.711 13 160,783 295,1 19 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'38.929 3.034 0.165 12 160,515 285,0 20 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'39.026 3.131 0.097 13 160,358 282,0 21 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'39.105 3.210 0.079 13 160,230 289,5 22 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'39.325 3.430 0.220 14 159,875 288,8 ----------------- Out 105% in this Session ----------------- 23 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.239 7.344 3.914 7 153,814 284,2 24 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 0 241,1
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 5:45:20 GMT -8
SBK Superpole 1 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'35.453 8 166,360 295,1 2 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'35.512 0.059 0.059 7 166,258 296,7 3 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'35.820 0.367 0.308 7 165,723 291,1 4 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'35.868 0.415 0.048 7 165,640 298,3 5 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'35.959 0.506 0.091 7 165,483 291,9 6 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1'36.004 0.551 0.045 8 165,406 291,9 7 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.078 0.625 0.074 6 165,278 288,0 8 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'36.085 0.632 0.007 7 165,266 292,7 9 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'36.102 0.649 0.017 6 165,237 292,7 10 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'36.217 0.764 0.115 6 165,039 296,7 11 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'36.493 1.040 0.276 7 164,567 291,1 12 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.557 1.104 0.064 7 164,458 295,1 13 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 1'36.596 1.143 0.039 8 164,392 292,7 14 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'36.667 1.214 0.071 7 164,271 298,3 15 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.706 1.253 0.039 4 164,205 288,8 16 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'36.710 1.257 0.004 7 164,198 295,9 17 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.961 1.508 0.251 6 163,773 290,3 18 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'37.236 1.783 0.275 6 163,310 280,5 19 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'37.384 1.931 0.148 7 163,062 288,8 20 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'37.413 1.960 0.029 6 163,013 291,9 21 38 H. SOOMER EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'37.692 2.239 0.279 7 162,548 294,3 22 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'38.132 2.679 0.440 7 161,819 287,2 23 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'38.210 2.757 0.078 7 161,690 282,7 24 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'39.051 3.598 0.841 6 160,317 286,5
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 5:46:06 GMT -8
SBK Race 1 1 4 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 20 1'37.060 295,9 1'35.868 298,3 2 3 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 20 2.656 2.656 1'37.081 288,8 1'35.820 291,1 3 5 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 20 4.773 2.117 1'37.213 290,3 1'35.959 291,9 4 1 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 20 6.266 1.493 1'37.302 291,1 1'35.453 295,1 5 8 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 20 8.987 2.721 1'37.566 290,3 1'36.102 292,7 6 10 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 20 9.740 0.753 1'37.666 291,9 1'36.078 288,0 7 9 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 20 9.916 0.176 1'37.591 291,9 1'36.217 296,7 8 7 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 20 10.760 0.844 1'37.317 290,3 1'36.085 292,7 9 11 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 20 12.623 1.863 1'37.721 284,2 1'36.493 291,1 10 2 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 20 13.250 0.627 1'36.911 292,7 1'35.512 296,7 11 12 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 14.921 1.671 1'37.466 292,7 1'36.557 295,1 12 19 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 20 21.932 7.011 1'37.917 295,1 1'36.710 295,9 13 6 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 20 22.213 0.281 1'37.656 287,2 1'36.004 291,9 14 14 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 20 24.004 1.791 1'37.941 295,1 1'36.667 298,3 15 15 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 20 25.699 1.695 1'38.219 287,2 1'36.706 288,8 16 13 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 20 31.246 5.547 1'38.428 289,5 1'36.596 292,7 17 17 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 20 35.579 4.333 1'38.667 282,7 1'37.384 288,8 18 21 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 20 55.958 20.379 1'39.741 283,5 1'38.132 287,2 19 16 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 20 57.052 1.094 1'39.732 280,5 1'37.236 280,5 20 24 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 20 1'01.687 4.635 1'39.854 284,2 1'39.051 286,5 21 18 38 H. SOOMER EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 20 1'05.980 4.293 1'39.756 293,5 1'37.692 294,3 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 20 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 17 3 Laps 1'38.721 283,5 1'36.961 290,3 RET 22 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 11 9 Laps 1'39.923 276,2 1'38.210 282,7 RET 23 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 8 12 Laps 1'38.515 284,2 1'37.413 291,9
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 5:47:22 GMT -8
SSP Superpole 1 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'40.074 7 158,679 261,5 2 94 V. DEBISE FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.248 0.174 0.174 9 158,403 259,6 3 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 1'40.366 0.292 0.118 8 158,217 259,6 4 62 S. MANZI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.398 0.324 0.032 10 158,166 259,0 5 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'40.532 0.458 0.134 8 157,956 262,1 6 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'40.640 0.566 0.108 8 157,786 262,8 7 66 N. TUULI FIN PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 1'40.702 0.628 0.062 9 157,689 262,1 8 23 M. SCHROETTER GER MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 1'40.791 0.717 0.089 10 157,550 260,9 9 48 L. DALLA PORTA ITA Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.804 0.730 0.013 9 157,529 261,5 10 25 A. VERDOIA FRA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.808 0.734 0.004 10 157,523 260,9 11 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'40.875 0.801 0.067 7 157,419 261,5 12 9 J. NAVARRO ESP Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'40.944 0.870 0.069 10 157,311 260,2 13 43 S. JESPERSEN DEN VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'41.072 0.998 0.128 11 157,112 260,2 14 86 J. GIMBERT FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'41.079 1.005 0.007 9 157,101 260,2 15 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'41.082 1.008 0.003 11 157,096 259,0 16 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'41.208 1.134 0.126 10 156,901 257,1 17 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 1'41.216 1.142 0.008 11 156,888 260,9 18 17 J. MCPHEE GBR Vince64 by Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'41.510 1.436 0.294 8 156,434 259,0 19 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'41.605 1.531 0.095 11 156,288 256,5 20 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 1'41.651 1.577 0.046 9 156,217 259,0 21 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'41.860 1.786 0.209 9 155,896 261,5 22 51 A. SARMOON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'42.023 1.949 0.163 10 155,647 259,6 23 22 F. FULIGNI ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'42.261 2.187 0.238 11 155,285 260,2 24 47 A. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'42.346 2.272 0.085 6 155,156 260,2 25 68 L. POWER AUS Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'42.538 2.464 0.192 11 154,866 255,9 26 7 A. NORRODIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 1'42.610 2.536 0.072 10 154,757 257,8 27 27 A. DIAZ ESP Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'42.816 2.742 0.206 11 154,447 254,7 28 96 M. GREGORIO FRA Moto Ain Yamaha YZF R6 1'42.872 2.798 0.056 9 154,363 254,1 29 16 Y. OKAYA JPN ProDina Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'42.919 2.845 0.047 11 154,292 257,1 30 73 M. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'43.436 3.362 0.517 4 153,521 255,9 31 95 T. MACKENZIE GBR PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 1'43.623 3.549 0.187 5 153,244 254,1
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 5:57:43 GMT -8
SSP Race 1 1 1 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 19 1'41.026 258,4 1'40.074 261,5 2 4 62 S. MANZI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 0.587 0.587 1'41.027 258,4 1'40.398 259,0 3 2 94 V. DEBISE FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 4.898 4.311 1'40.928 258,4 1'40.248 259,6 4 6 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 7.701 2.803 1'41.336 264,1 1'40.640 262,8 5 7 66 N. TUULI FIN PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 19 9.969 2.268 1'41.276 264,1 1'40.702 262,1 6 5 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 19 12.013 2.044 1'41.475 259,0 1'40.532 262,1 7 8 23 M. SCHROETTER GER MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 19 12.213 0.200 1'41.602 260,2 1'40.791 260,9 8 11 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 19 20.286 8.073 1'41.684 261,5 1'40.875 261,5 9 17 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 19 24.206 3.920 1'42.039 261,5 1'41.216 260,9 10 9 48 L. DALLA PORTA ITA Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 19 24.312 0.106 1'41.937 260,9 1'40.804 261,5 11 10 25 A. VERDOIA FRA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 19 24.771 0.459 1'42.002 262,1 1'40.808 260,9 12 14 86 J. GIMBERT FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 35.869 11.098 1'42.414 258,4 1'41.079 260,2 13 16 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 19 36.025 0.156 1'42.324 257,1 1'41.208 257,1 14 13 43 S. JESPERSEN DEN VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 36.215 0.190 1'42.359 258,4 1'41.072 260,2 15 18 17 J. MCPHEE GBR Vince64 by Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 42.544 6.329 1'42.702 258,4 1'41.510 259,0 16 3 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 19 45.041 2.497 1'42.143 260,9 1'40.366 259,6 17 21 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 49.455 4.414 1'43.150 256,5 1'41.860 261,5 18 29 16 Y. OKAYA JPN ProDina Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 19 52.446 2.991 1'43.273 260,9 1'42.919 257,1 19 26 7 A. NORRODIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 19 52.610 0.164 1'43.237 259,6 1'42.610 257,8 20 24 47 A. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 19 52.914 0.304 1'43.269 262,1 1'42.346 260,2 21 19 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6 * 19 53.820 0.906 1'42.966 260,2 1'41.605 256,5 22 20 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 19 56.482 2.662 1'43.200 259,6 1'41.651 259,0 23 22 51 A. SARMOON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 19 57.167 0.685 1'43.064 260,9 1'42.023 259,6 24 31 95 T. MACKENZIE GBR PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 19 57.352 0.185 1'43.521 254,7 1'43.623 254,1 25 23 22 F. FULIGNI ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 * 19 1'05.046 7.694 1'43.231 260,2 1'42.261 260,2 26 30 73 M. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 19 1'11.928 6.882 1'43.848 256,5 1'43.436 255,9 27 27 27 A. DIAZ ESP Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 * 19 1'14.672 2.744 1'44.325 253,5 1'42.816 254,7 28 25 68 L. POWER AUS Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 19 1'25.182 10.510 1'44.233 254,7 1'42.538 255,9 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 28 96 M. GREGORIO FRA Moto Ain Yamaha YZF R6 12 7 Laps 1'44.784 251,7 1'42.872 254,1 RET 15 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 8 11 Laps 1'42.697 256,5 1'41.082 259,0 RET 12 9 J. NAVARRO ESP Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 2 17 Laps 1'42.285 256,5 1'40.944 260,2
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 6:01:19 GMT -8
Gerloff rockets to career-first pole at Magny-Cours to end USA’s 12-year wait Saturday, 9 September 2023 Writing the headlines on the track and growing in stature and confidence with his team, Garrett Gerloff became the 70th different polesitter in World Superbike In what was a spectacular Tissot Superpole session for the 2023 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship at the Pirelli French Round, the times tumbled and the lap record challenged. Come the close of the action in what was a very warm Magny-Cours, Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) took a phenomenal pole position, the first American pole in 12 years and the first BMW pole since 2021. STORY OF SUPERPOLE: one rider bursts through into contention when it matters Getting straight down to business with the first riders out being Gerloff and home-hero teammate Loris Baz, the track was laced without activity and stories throughout right from the off. Whilst Gerloff went quicker than he had done at any point during the weekend, it was Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) who fired in a mighty 1’35.970, ahead of Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) who found big gains, whilst Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was also right there. After the first stint, Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) had also popped up onto the front row provisionally. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), who had a first lap cancelled for yellow flags due to a crash for Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), made it up to P4, whereas title rival Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) was only eighth. With five minutes left on the clock, Garrett Gerloff was flying and the American was a mighty three tenths up on Rea’s time, who set a new lap record at Magny-Cours with a 1’35.453. Half a second quicker than anyone else, Rea was his nearest competitor but he had traffic in the shape of his teammate on one of his flying laps, as well as a plethora of other riders. Elsewhere, a crash for Scott Redding at Turn 8 wasn’t what he needed. Up at the front, reigning World Champion Bautista was up into P2, ahead of Razgatlioglu in P3. SUPERPOLE SENSATION: Gerloff on pole at Magny-Cours As the chequered flag came out, Gerloff’s mighty lap time wasn’t able to be beaten neither matched, and he took a career-first pole position, the first American pole in WorldSBK since John Hopkins aboard a Suzuki at in 2011 at Silverstone. With good pace right the way through the weekend, especially when temperatures come up, the Texan is right in podium contention. Bautista secured second and it was his teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi who made it two Ducatis on the front row. RAZGATLIOGLU IN P4: work to do from row two Heading up the second row, Toprak Razgatlioglu will have to fight Championship leader Bautista from behind, and with a short run to Turn 1 followed by a long straight, hard braking will be needed to get his elbows out. Jonathan Rea was off the front row in Superpole at Magny-Cours for the first time since 2013. Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) made it two BMWs inside the top six, and both Independent too, taking P6 in front of a massive home crowd. THIRD ROW: Locatelli in P7, three BMWs inside the top ten Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) secured P7 and the front of the third row, whilst Alex Lowes was in eighth place and will hope he can fight for a podium at a track he usually goes well at. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) was a solid ninth on his return to the French circuit, whilst Scott Redding recovered from his tumble to make it three BMWs inside the top ten with P10. It is the first time that has happened since Brno 2012, although no BMW featured on the front row that day. BIG NAMES NEED TO CLIMB: Lecuona a headline on the fifth row From the middle of the fourth row and fighting for his WorldSBK future, Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven) was 11th, ahead of Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), who had a very quiet session. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was 13th, ahead of top Honda Iker Lecuona (Team HRC), in another difficult session for the Japanese manufacturer. Remy Gardner, after a crash, completed the fifth row in P15. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) heads row six from P16, ahead of Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team), Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), a disconsolate Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) who was only 19th, and Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) who completed the top 20. Hannes Soomer (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team), teammate Hafizh Syahrin, Isaac Vinales (TPR Team Pedercini Racing) and Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO) round out the order.
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Post by truenorth on Sept 9, 2023 6:04:43 GMT -8
FRESH TWIST: Razgatlioglu resists Rinaldi for Race 1 win, Bautista P10 after fighting through the field Saturday, 9 September 2023 The 2021 Champion claimed victory after a long battle with Michael Ruben Rinaldi, while Alvaro Bautista went from P24 to P10 Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) won a dramatic Race 1 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and closed the gap in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship standings to Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati). The #1 suffered technical problems in the early stages of the race before fighting back to the top ten. The Pirelli French Round provided yet another twist in what has been a stunning title fight with the gap now 55 points between the #54 and Bautista. FIERCE FIGHTS, BATTLING BACK: Razgatlioglu on top, Bautista P10 The race was reduced to 20 laps after a technical problem when riders took their positions on the grid following the warm-up lap, with the start delayed by a few minutes and a lap lost from the original race distance. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) got the holeshot and instantly looked to pull out a gap on his rivals, but Razgatlioglu overtook him on Lap 2 at Turn 13 by outbraking his Ducati. A lap later, Bautista dropped down the order to 24th and last after a technical issue on the exit of Turn 5 although the #1 was able to get his V4 R moving again. While Bautista was making a comeback to finish in tenth, Razgatlioglu and Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) fought at the front of the field. The #54 was leading until Lap 5 when the Ducati rider made an aggressive move at Turn 11 to claim the lead.
On Lap 12, Razgatlioglu made a move at Turn 5 on the #21 to briefly move into the lead but the Italian was able to respond on the exit of the Adelaide hairpin and on the way to Turn 6 to re-take the lead. Two laps later and it was a familiar story but the 2021 Champion remained closer through the 180-degree hairpin, allowing him to make a move into Turn 11 with Rinaldi running wide through the chicane; as Razgatlioglu looked to take the racing line, Rinaldi was re-joining with the pair almost making contact but both continuing. With Razgatlioglu remaining ahead, he was able to pull away from Rinaldi in second to claim his sixth win of the season and his 38th overall, while Rinaldi secured podium six of 2023 and his 20th in WorldSBK. Behind them, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) secured third after making gains before an early-race fight with teammate Alex Lowes, who initially passed the six-time Champion at Turn 5 for third, before falling behind the Ulsterman. It was Rea’s 257th WorldSBK podium. DRAMA THROUGHOUT: Gerloff takes Independent honours, Lowes drops back Polesitter Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) initially dropped down the order over the first few laps but his tenacity and taking advantage of misfortune for others meant he was able to claim fourth for his best result since switching to BMW. Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) continued his strong form with fifth after a late-race battle with compatriot Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK), with the #9 coming through on the Yamaha rider at Turn 11 on Lap 18 for what was sixth but turned into fifth when Lowes dropped down the order in the final few laps. Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was seventh with Lowes in eighth. The #22 had been behind Rea until the final laps, but he lost time when running across the Turn 11-12 chicane and losing four seconds on Lap 19, which dropped him down the order. RECOVERING FOR THE TOP TEN: Bautista’s surge through the field German rider Phillip Oettl (Team GoEleven) took his first top-ten finish since Race 2 at Donington Park by claiming ninth place, finishing 0.627s ahead of Bautista who was able to secure tenth and limit the damage in the Championship fight. With Razgatlioglu’s win, the gap between them is now 55 points. Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) took 11th after he was unable to withstand Bautista’s late charge, with the two-time WorldSSP Champion only 1.671s down on the reigning Champion.
SECURING POINTS: a big battle for P11 to P15…
Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) led home a train of four riders all fighting for the lower end of the points-paying positions, finishing just three tenths clear of Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW). The Frenchman had celebrated his home round with a stunning second row performance in Superpole but fell down the order to 13th at the end of the 20-lap race. Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) was 14th, less than two seconds behind Baz, while Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) completed the points scorers.
JUST MISSING OUT: closing in on the points-paying positions
Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) was 16th and 5.5 seconds away from the points, but he was four seconds ahead of Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) in 17th as the #47’s difficult weekend continues. It was Bassani’s first non-score since the Tissot Superpole Race in Barcelona. Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team) was 18th ahead of Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) in 19th. Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO) was 20th with Estonia’s Hannes Soomer (PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team) was 21st. Soomer had to serve a Long Lap Penalty for cutting the Turn 6-7 chicane and not losing sufficient time.
Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) crashed at Turn 3 on Lap 8 as he looked to give his team a strong home result, but the Italian brought his bike into the pits following the crash to retire. Isaac Vinales (TPR Team Pedercini Racing) retired from the race when he brought his bike into the box, as did Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) on Lap 17.
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 3:45:20 GMT -8
Superpole Race 1 4 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 10 1'36.192 296,7 1'35.868 298,3 2 2 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 10 0.970 0.970 1'36.084 288,8 1'35.512 296,7 3 5 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 10 2.503 1.533 1'36.369 292,7 1'35.959 291,9 4 7 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 10 2.747 0.244 1'36.612 286,5 1'36.078 288,0 5 9 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 10 3.376 0.629 1'36.612 286,5 1'36.102 292,7 6 12 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 6.406 3.030 1'36.517 285,7 1'36.557 295,1 7 6 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 10 6.658 0.252 1'36.526 282,7 1'36.004 291,9 8 19 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 10 6.959 0.301 1'36.752 291,9 1'37.384 288,8 9 16 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 10 8.322 1.363 1'36.907 289,5 1'36.710 295,9 10 11 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 10 8.476 0.154 1'36.666 288,0 1'36.493 291,1 11 15 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 9.386 0.910 1'37.032 288,0 1'36.706 288,8 12 14 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 10 10.335 0.949 1'37.053 295,1 1'36.667 298,3 13 13 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 10 10.779 0.444 1'36.964 284,2 1'36.596 292,7 14 20 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 14.764 3.985 1'37.650 291,1 1'37.413 291,9 15 17 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 16.763 1.999 1'37.553 290,3 1'36.961 290,3 16 18 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 23.226 6.463 1'37.894 279,1 1'37.236 280,5 17 21 38 H. SOOMER EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 10 24.172 0.946 1'38.118 293,5 1'37.692 294,3 18 22 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 10 24.293 0.121 1'38.071 290,3 1'38.132 287,2 19 23 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 26.388 2.095 1'38.567 282,7 1'38.210 282,7 20 10 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 10 34.143 7.755 1'37.203 292,7 1'36.217 296,7 21 24 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 34.556 0.413 1'39.464 282,7 1'39.051 286,5 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 8 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 5 5 Laps 1'36.804 282,7 1'36.085 292,7 RET 3 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 4 6 Laps 1'36.157 290,3 1'35.820 291,1 RET 1 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 1 9 Laps 268,0 1'35.453 295,1
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 3:49:51 GMT -8
SSP Race 2 1 1 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 19 1'40.545 261,5 1'40.074 261,5 2 2 94 V. DEBISE FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 1.991 1.991 1'40.520 262,1 1'40.248 259,6 3 4 62 S. MANZI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 12.441 10.450 1'40.698 264,1 1'40.398 259,0 4 8 23 M. SCHROETTER GER MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 19 15.582 3.141 1'41.295 263,4 1'40.791 260,9 5 7 66 N. TUULI FIN PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 19 17.009 1.427 1'41.392 264,7 1'40.702 262,1 6 9 48 L. DALLA PORTA ITA Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 19 17.401 0.392 1'41.276 262,1 1'40.804 261,5 7 6 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 17.512 0.111 1'41.120 267,3 1'40.640 262,8 8 5 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 19 20.190 2.678 1'41.469 264,1 1'40.532 262,1 9 12 9 J. NAVARRO ESP Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 21.264 1.074 1'41.351 263,4 1'40.944 260,2 10 11 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 19 22.094 0.830 1'41.377 264,1 1'40.875 261,5 11 14 86 J. GIMBERT FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 31.068 8.974 1'41.651 266,7 1'41.079 260,2 12 13 43 S. JESPERSEN DEN VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 19 34.992 3.924 1'42.099 262,1 1'41.072 260,2 13 15 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 19 36.725 1.733 1'42.052 260,2 1'41.082 259,0 14 21 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 39.663 2.938 1'42.244 261,5 1'41.860 261,5 15 10 25 A. VERDOIA FRA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 19 40.502 0.839 1'42.176 262,1 1'40.808 260,9 16 20 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE PTR Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 765 19 40.864 0.362 1'41.971 261,5 1'41.651 259,0 17 24 47 A. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 19 44.827 3.963 1'42.438 262,8 1'42.346 260,2 18 25 68 L. POWER AUS Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 19 51.802 6.975 1'42.710 259,0 1'42.538 255,9 19 18 17 J. MCPHEE GBR Vince64 by Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 19 52.119 0.317 1'42.827 262,8 1'41.510 259,0 20 29 95 T. MACKENZIE GBR PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR600RR 19 52.540 0.421 1'42.956 261,5 1'43.623 254,1 21 26 27 A. DIAZ ESP Arco Yart Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 * 19 54.907 2.367 1'42.826 259,0 1'42.816 254,7 22 P 22 51 A. SARMOON THA Yamaha Thailand Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 19 58.460 3.553 1'42.757 260,2 1'42.023 259,6 23 19 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6 * 19 1'12.164 13.704 1'42.033 265,4 1'41.605 256,5 24 27 16 Y. OKAYA JPN ProDina Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 18 1 Lap 1 Lap 1'43.527 264,1 1'42.919 257,1 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 17 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 15 4 Laps 1'41.733 263,4 1'41.216 260,9 RET 28 73 M. KOFLER AUT D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 13 6 Laps 1'43.090 262,1 1'43.436 255,9 RET 3 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 11 8 Laps 1'41.099 260,9 1'40.366 259,6 RET 16 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Motozoo ME AIR Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R * 11 8 Laps 1'41.413 262,1 1'41.208 257,1 RET 23 22 F. FULIGNI ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2 * 3 16 Laps 1'43.690 262,1 1'42.261 260,2
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 7:44:15 GMT -8
SBK Race 2 1 2 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 4 FL 1'36.781 292,7 1'35.512 296,7 2 3 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 4 FL 0.463 0.463 1'36.910 289,5 1'35.959 291,9 3 1 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 4 FL 0.632 0.169 1'36.746 295,1 1'35.868 298,3 4 5 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 4 FL 1.773 1.141 1'36.987 288,0 1'36.102 292,7 5 11 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 4 FL 1.921 0.148 1'36.894 281,3 1'35.820 291,1 6 4 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 4 FL 2.897 0.976 1'37.405 286,5 1'36.078 288,0 7 8 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 4 FL 3.746 0.849 1'37.316 279,8 1'37.384 288,8 8 7 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 4 FL 5.757 2.011 1'37.701 276,2 1'36.004 291,9 9 10 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 4 FL 5.885 0.128 1'37.659 279,8 1'35.453 295,1 10 9 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 4 FL 7.025 1.140 1'38.045 280,5 1'36.710 295,9 11 13 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 4 FL 8.661 1.636 1'38.470 264,1 1'36.493 291,1 12 16 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 4 FL 9.316 0.655 1'38.283 271,4 1'36.706 288,8 13 14 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 4 FL 9.631 0.315 1'38.500 272,7 1'36.596 292,7 14 17 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 3 I3.1 1 Lap 1 Lap 1'38.296 275,5 1'36.961 290,3 15 15 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 3 I3.1 1 Lap 0.170 1'38.404 290,3 1'36.667 298,3 16 19 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 3 I3.1 1 Lap 1.178 1'38.763 283,5 1'37.413 291,9 17 20 38 H. SOOMER EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 3 I3.1 1 Lap 2.720 1'39.369 288,0 1'37.692 294,3 18 21 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 3 I3.1 1 Lap 1.173 1'40.012 279,8 1'38.132 287,2 19 22 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 3 I3.1 1 Lap 1.756 1'40.293 266,7 1'38.210 282,7 20 23 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 3 I3.1 1 Lap 0.611 1'40.599 270,7 1'39.051 286,5 21 12 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 3 I1 1 Lap 5 Sectors 1'37.869 279,8 1'36.217 296,7 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 18 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 3 1'39.123 274,8 1'37.236 280,5 RET 6 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 3 1'37.718 276,9 1'36.557 295,1
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 7:45:17 GMT -8
SBK Race 2 restarted 1 1 1 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 17 1'36.670 295,9 1'35.512 296,7 2 3 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 17 5.893 5.893 1'37.249 297,5 1'35.868 298,3 3 2 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 17 6.779 0.886 1'37.268 290,3 1'35.959 291,9 4 6 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 17 10.978 4.199 1'37.461 288,8 1'36.078 288,0 5 9 31 G. GERLOFF USA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 17 11.482 0.504 1'37.156 283,5 1'35.453 295,1 6 7 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 17 15.258 3.776 1'37.309 285,0 1'37.384 288,8 7 4 9 D. PETRUCCI ITA Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 17 17.578 2.320 1'37.398 291,1 1'36.102 292,7 8 12 87 R. GARDNER AUS GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 17 19.576 1.998 1'38.013 285,0 1'36.706 288,8 9 10 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 17 19.937 0.361 1'37.795 292,7 1'36.710 295,9 10 11 5 P. OETTL GER Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 17 19.986 0.049 1'37.614 285,0 1'36.493 291,1 11 15 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 17 22.640 2.654 1'37.978 295,1 1'36.667 298,3 12 8 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000 RR IND 17 27.073 4.433 1'38.181 285,7 1'36.004 291,9 13 16 34 L. BALDASSARRI ITA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 17 27.428 0.355 1'38.427 291,1 1'37.413 291,9 14 18 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 17 41.742 14.314 1'39.106 288,0 1'38.132 287,2 15 17 38 H. SOOMER EST PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 17 45.875 4.133 1'39.262 291,9 1'37.692 294,3 16 19 32 I. VINALES ESP TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 17 46.219 0.344 1'39.246 285,7 1'38.210 282,7 17 14 28 B. RAY GBR Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 17 55.481 9.262 1'38.711 288,8 1'36.961 290,3 18 20 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing MOVISIO Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 17 58.003 2.522 1'40.215 285,0 1'39.051 286,5 -----------------Not Classifed----------------- RET 5 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 13 4 Laps 1'37.357 281,3 1'35.820 291,1 RET 21 45 S. REDDING GBR ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 10 7 Laps 1'37.951 291,1 1'36.217 296,7 RET 13 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000 RR 3 14 Laps 1'38.616 272,7 1'36.596 292,7 RET 77 D. AEGERTER SUI GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 0 1'36.557 295,1 RET 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 0 1'37.236 280,5
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 7:50:27 GMT -8
Bulega beats Manzi in Magny-Cours showdown, Debise takes maiden podium Saturday, 9 September 2023 The two Championship contenders went head-to-head in France with Nicolo Bulega able to hold on despite Stefano Manzi’s pressure Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) resisted Stefano Manzi’s (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) late-race pressure to claim Race 1 victory in the FIM Supersport World Championship at the Circuit de Nevers Mangy-Cours as he pulled out another five points over his title. The pair finished ahead of Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) whose strong pace at the Pirelli French Round translated into his first WorldSSP podium which he got to celebrate in front of his home fans. TOP TWO BATTLE, EMOTIONAL PODIUM: Bulega vs Manzi, Debise celebrates Championship leader Bulega got off to a flying start as the lights went out and the #11 instantly pulled out a gap over his rivals to more than two seconds by the end of Lap 5 as he looked to extend his Championship leader over title rival Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha). Despite the 2024 factory Ducati rider’s early pace, Manzi pulled off his usual tactic of closing in on Bulega as the race progressed, with the gap down to 1.5 second at the end of Lap 7. Manzi, who took advantage of Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) running wide at Turn 3 on Lap 2 to move into second, kept closing the gap on his rival as he lapped around a tenth quicker than the Championship leader. While Manzi was closing in on Bulega, home hero Valentin Debise (GMT94 Yamaha) was going with them as he went in search of a maiden WorldSSP podium with the #94 remaining within around a second of Manzi until just after the halfway stage of the 19-lap race. As the final third started, the gap dropped under a second between Bulega and Manzi as the pair dropped Debise to leave the fight for victory between the two Italians. At the end of Lap 17, the gap was down to just three tenths, but the Championship leader extended the lead again on the final lap to more than half-a-second to claim victory and extend his lead to 51 points; giving the #11 two race wins worth of advantage over his rival. With the duo pulling away from Debise, the Frenchman was able to take a comfortable but emotional maiden podium in front of his home fan. Bulega’s victory was his tenth of the season, tying him with Dominique Aegerter’s total from his first title-winning campaign in 2021 while he was only two behind Andrea Locatelli’s 12 wins in 2020. It was Manzi’s 16th podium since his switch to WorldSSP while Debise became the 104th rider to stand on the World Supersport rostrum and the 12th French rider. NOTHING TO SEPARATE: a huge fight for the points Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki), fresh from his Kawasaki WorldSBK test, took fourth as he finished three seconds away from the podium, but he also had a similar advantage over Niki Tuuli (PTR Triumph) in fifth as four different manufacturers finished in the top five in Race 1. Tuuli’s P5 came off the back off an incredible move on Montella after he went around the outside of the #55 at Turn 5 at around the halfway stage of the race. After a strong start, Italian rider Montella had to fend off a late challenge from Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in seventh with just two tenths separating them. SCRAPPING IT OUT: Dalla Porta takes first points There was a big scrap for the lower end of the top ten positions with Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) securing P8, eight seconds clear of Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) in ninth and tenth respectively. On the final lap, the #54 fell behind the WorldSSP-newcomer but he was able to re-pass the 2019 Moto3™ World Champion. Despite losing out on P9, Dalla Porta scored his first points since his switch from Moto2™ to WorldSSP. SECURING POINTS: French riders celebrate points at home Home hero Andy Verdoia (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team) was 11th and just half-a-second away from the top ten, and he was clear of compatriot Johan Gimbert (GMT94 Yamaha). Gimbert, competing as a wildcard this weekend, scored his first points in WorldSSP with 12th although he was 11 seconds down on Verdoia. Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo MIE AIR Racing) was 13th and the lead WorldSSP Challenge rider, as well as the only one to score points, and he extended his lead in the Challenge standings. He was just two tenths clear of Simon Jespersen (VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha) in 14th as he took two points on his return to the Championship, while John McPhee (Vince64 by Puccetti Racing) took 15th. FIGHTING BACK: De Rosa goes from last to just outside the points Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) was 16th after battling back from last after a lap one spill. He went down at Turn 5 and dropped to the back of the field but slowly worked his way up the order to claim 16th, 2.5 seconds away from the points. He was directly ahead of Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) who finished 17th in his first WorldSSP race since April on his return from injury. Tom Edwards (Yart-Yamaha WorldSSP Team) was 21st after he had to serve a Long Lap Penalty for a Turn 6 shortcut and not losing sufficient time, with Ondrej Vostatek (PTR Triumph) having the same penalty for the same offence and finishing 22nd. Luke Power (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) was 28th and the last classified rider after he had a Lap 2 crash at Turn 15 but re-joined the race. HOUSEKEEPING: three retirements from Race 1 Jorge Navarro’s (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) race came to an early end when he crashed out on Lap 3 at Turn 7 while running in the top ten. Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) was in the points when he was ordered to stop with a technical issue with this Yamaha machine, making him the second retirement. Wildcard Matthieu Gregorio (Moto Ain) brought his bike into the pits towards the end of the race to retire.
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 7:54:14 GMT -8
Razgatlioglu doubles up at Magny-Cours, Bautista second despite Rinaldi clash Sunday, 10 September 2023 There was drama everywhere you looked in France was the title battle closed up again with Razgatlioglu winning ahead of Bautista Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) made it two from two at the Circuit de Nevers Mangy-Cours in 2023 after taking victory in a dramatic Tissot Superpole Race for the Pirelli French Round. The #54 finished ahead of MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship rival Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) after the reigning Champion made contact with teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi halfway through the race, with the #1 able to continue before finishing second. ‘TITANIC TRIO’ RETURN TO THE FRONT ROW: Razgatlioglu wins, Bautista crashes with Rinaldi Bautista got the holeshot as the race started but his lead did not last long as Razgatlioglu went from third to first in one stunning move at Turn 5 on Lap 2, passing both factory Ducati riders under braking into the Adelaide hairpin. Rinaldi then moved ahead of teammate Bautista at Turn 11 on the same lap to claim second, with Bautista seemingly struggling for pace in the early laps before he started fighting back. On Lap 3, Rinaldi moved ahead of the Yamaha star at Turn 6 and remained there until Turn 5 on Lap 5. Razgatlioglu looked to pass Rinaldi on Lap 5 for the lead, with the reigning Champion following the #54 and made contact with teammate Rinaldi. The Italian came off his bike and retired from the race. He was taken to the medical centre for a check-up, and subsequently declared fit, while Bautista continued the race. The incident was investigated by the FIM Stewards, with no further action taken. After initially dropping down behind the Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK machines of Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes, Bautista was soon back up to second after overtaking Rea, while Lowes brought his machine into the pits to retire. The #1 put in a series of race lap records to close the gap to his title rival but the 2021 Champion claimed victory by a second to become the first rider to win four consecutive races at Magny-Cours, while Bautista took his 80th podium. Six-time Champion Rea withstood a late charge from Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) to claim third and his 258th podium and his 20th at the iconic French venue. FIGHTING ALL RACE LONG: little to separate the second row starters Locatelli was fourth after missing out on a podium by just 0.244s while Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) continued his impressive form with fifth, six tenths behind compatriot Locatelli. The fight for sixth went down to the wire with Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) passing Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) at Turn 5 on the final lap to secure a second row start for Race 2. AN EPIC FIGHTBACK: from 19th to eighth for Bassani, Oettl just misses out Baz will start Sunday afternoon’s race from seventh ahead of Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) in eighth, with Aegerter, Baz and Bassani separated by around half-a-second. The #47 pulled off a memorable comeback in the Superpole Race after starting from 19th after enduring a difficult Friday and Saturday, before ensuring he secured a position on the third row as he looks to end the French Round on a high. The fight for the final spot on the third row between Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) and Phillip Oettl (Team GoEleven) went down to the wire, with Vierge just holding on ahead of the German. HOUSEKEEPING: BMWs collide on the opening lap… After starting from pole position, Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) dropped down the order before running slightly wide, with Scott Redding (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) hugging the kerb. The pair made contact and went tumbling into the gravel, with the incident inves
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 7:57:04 GMT -8
TWO FROM TWO: Bulega withstands Debise’s challenge as he secures hard-fought Race 2 win Sunday, 10 September 2023 The #11 added to his Championship lead by taking advantage of Manzi finishing third to close in further on a first world title Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) extended his FIM Supersport World Championship lead to 60 points after taking a hard-fought Race 2 win at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours by resisting home hero Valentin Debise’s (GMT94 Yamaha) race-long pressure. With Bulega’s title rival, Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha), third during the Pirelli French Round, the #11 heads into the upcoming Aragon Round with a clear advantage over Manzi. BULEGA VS DEBISE… AGAIN: Championship leader resists Debise, holds on for victory Championship leader Bulega got away well as the lights went out and initially looked to pull out a gap on his rivals, but a series of incredibly fast lap times – including two new race lap records of 1’40.533s and 1’40.520s – from Debise allowed him to hang on to the Italian’s tail. Bulega was able to stabilise the gap to around three tenths as the race reached halfway point of the race as he resisted the #94’s pressure during the first nine laps. On Lap 12, Bulega lapped three tenths quicker than his rival to open the gap to almost seven tenths between the duo as he ended Debise’s dreams of a famous home victory. Despite Bulega creating some distance between them, the Frenchman was able to stay within a second of the Championship leader before the gap closed again. On Lap 14, the gap extended out to around nine tenths again with Bulega holding on for his 11th win of the season and his fourth double of the season. With the duo’s relentless pace, they had a 12-second margin ahead of Manzi as the #62 lost nine points to Bulega in the title rival. The Italian was unable to repeat his Race 1 form and close in on Bulega in the latter stages as he took third behind Debise. It was the Frenchman’s second podium after his maiden one in Race 1, while for Manzi it was his 17th podium and his 12th in WorldSSP. FIGHT UNTIL THE LINE: big fight for the high-scoring places Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) claimed fourth after a race-long battle with Niki Tuuli (PTR Triumph), with the German rookie passing Tuuli on Lap 16 of 19 at Turn 5. The pair had been fighting for fifth initially, but a technical issue for Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) promoted them as he retired on Lap 12. Both Lorenzo Dalla Porta (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) and Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) were involved in that battle as they finished around half-a-second down on Tuuli, with Huertas overcoming a Long Lap Penalty for irresponsible riding in Warm Up. INSIDE THE TOP TEN: strong start but falling back Italian rider Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) had a superb start to the race as he immediately moved into the top three, but the #55 often ran wide at Turn 5 which cost him time and, eventually, positions as he dropped down to eighth. He was a second clear of Jorge Navarro (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) in ninth while Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) rounded out the top ten. He was less than a second away from Navarro ahead of him. RETURNING IN STYLE: Oncu back in the points Wildcard Johan Gimbert ensured both GMT94 Yamaha riders took points in Race 2 as he finished in 11th, nine seconds away from the top ten, while he was four seconds clear of Simon Jespersen (VFT Racing WEBIKE Yamaha) in 12th. The Dane, replacing Nicholas Spinelli who is on MotoE™ duty this weekend, scored points on his return to the Championship while Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) was 13th. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) returned to WorldSSP and returned to the points as he claimed 14th, with Andy Verdoia (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team) the last points scorer. HOUSEKEEPING: penalties, crashes and retirements Anupab Sarmoon (Yamaha Thailand Racing Team) was 22nd after being given a six-second penalty, in lieu of a double Long Lap Penalty. The Thai rider was given a Long Lap Penalty for shortcutting Turn 6 and not losing sufficient time, before he was given a second one for not taking this. However, the FIM Stewards gave him a time penalty after the race ended. Federico Fuligni (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) retired from the race after a Lap 4 crash with Yuta Okaya (ProDina Kawasaki Racing), with the Japanese rookie able to re-join and continue Race 2. The incident was placed under investigation by the FIM Stewards with Okaya given a Long Lap Penalty for irresponsible riding, before the #16 was given an additional one for not taking the first. Fuligni was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash. Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) brought his bike into the pits with a technical issue just after the halfway mark of the race, while Maximilian Kofler (D34G Racing) retired a few laps later. Turkish star Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was running in the points when he crashed at Turn 13 on Lap 16 which forced him out of the race.
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 8:01:35 GMT -8
FIGHTING BACK: Bautista prevents Razgatlioglu Magny-Cours hat-trick with red-flagged Race 2 win Sunday, 10 September 2023 The reigning Champion opened up his title lead to 57 points after victory in the final race of the French Round Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) bounced back to claim victory in Race 2 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours as he took advantages of his rivals battling behind him in a red-flagged MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship race. The reigning Champion extended his lead by five points in the title fight ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) after the Turkish star battled hard with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) for second place. RED FLAG HALTS PROCEEDINGS: Bautista’s lead brought back Bautista got a stunning start as the lights went out and immediately moved into the lead but faced stiff competition from Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK). Rea went for a move at Turn 5 on the reigning Champion on the inside, but Bautista was able to pick his bike up well and reclaim the lead instantly. Rea kept the pressure on the #1 but Bautista did start edging out a gap. However, at the start of Lap 5, the red flags were deployed following an incident involving Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) and Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) on the previous lap at Turn 5. Aegerter was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash and declared unfit with a suspected concussion. The incident was placed under investigation by the FIM Stewards and Redding given a double Long Lap Penalty. Although he took to the grid for the restart, Redding had a technical problem on Lap 10 and retired after serving his penalty. At the end of Lap 4, Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) crashed at the final chicane, and he slid across the circuit and into the grass. He was able to take his bike back to the pits. Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was unable to restart the race as he suffered a technical issue and could not bring his bike back. FIGHTING FOR THE PODIUM: Bautista wins, Razgatlioglu and Rea go head-to-head On the restart, Bautista moved away well from P1 and, despite challenges from Rea and Razgatlioglu, was able to hold on to the lead. Razgatlioglu moved ahead of Rea on the exit of Turn 15 to claim second but a mistake at Turn 5, where he went in too deep and had to stand the bike up, allowed Bautista to escape in front while he fended off Rea. The #65 looked to overtake his rival on Lap 3 through Turn 4 and into Turn 5 but the Yamaha star cut back, before Rea made a similar move on Lap 6 and made it stick. On Lap 12, the 2021 Champion got a run on his long-time rival and overtook him under braking into Turn 5 to move into second. Two laps later and the two Champions were side-by-side throughout much of the lap, with Razgatlioglu holding on to second place before Rea tried another move a lap later. Once again, the #54 came out on top in that fight. As the penultimate lap started, Rea looked for second but Razgatlioglu resisted before pulling out a gap on the final lap to beat Rea by just under a second. While those two were fighting, Bautista was out in front, and his gap extended to almost ten seconds before he rolled off in the final few laps before winning by six seconds. It was Bautista’s 51st win in WorldSBK and 81st podium. Razgatlioglu now has 107 podiums to his name, only two fewer than Carl Fogarty, while Rea’s moved onto 259 podiums. FIERCE BATTLE FOR FOURTH: seven seconds separating four riders Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) battled to fourth place in his 100th race start, with the Italian finishing fourth 26 times out of those 100 races. He was half-a-second clear of Garrett Gerloff (Bonovo Action BMW) who capped off an excellent French Round with fifth after starting from tenth. The Texan put in several passes including on Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing), also celebrating his 100th start, at Turn 13 on Lap 13 to sixth, before they both passed Danilo Petrucci (Barni Spark Racing Team) as he dropped to seventh in the closing stages. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had been in this battle too but a late issue forced him to retire. NOTHING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN P8 AND P10: Gardner, Vierge and Oettl scrap Remy Gardner (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) secured eighth place and finished just two seconds away from ‘Petrux’ ahead, but he had to fend off both Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) and Philipp Oettl (Team GoEleven), with the trio separated by around four tenths. Oettl secured a top ten finish in France but finished 0.049s behind Vierge after enjoying a strong trip to Magny-Cours for the Independent Ducati rider. IN THE POINTS: history made in WorldSBK Spanish rider Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) was 11th and 2.6 seconds down on Oettl as the flag fell with the #7 trying a new Honda chassis this weekend. He had a four-second margin over home hero Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) in 12th as he finished in the points. Rookie Lorenzo Baldassarri (GMT94 Yamaha) gave this team something to cheer on home soil with 13th place, coming off the back of the team’s two WorldSSP podiums at their home round. Both PETRONAS MIE Racing Honda Team riders scored points with Hafizh Syahrin in 14th and Hannes Soomer four seconds behind. Soomer becomes the first Estonian rider to score WorldSBK points. Isaac Vinales (TPR Team Pedercini Racing) narrowly missed out on a point as he finished three tenths down on Soomer, while Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO) was the last of the classified riders in 18th. Bradley Ray (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) had a stunning start as the lights went out for the second time as he moved in eighth, but he crashed at Turn 13 on the opening lap; the Brit dropped to last. Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) went down at Turn 5 on Lap 3 and retired from the race
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 8:04:00 GMT -8
"I’m sorry for Michael, he could’ve fought for the win" – Bautista apologises after crash with Rinaldi Sunday, 10 September 2023 The reigning Champion hit his teammate under braking for Turn 5 with the #21 forced to retire, which also impacted his Race 2 starting position The Tissot Superpole Race for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship provided plenty of drama and nowhere more than inside the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati box. Both Alvaro Bautista and Michael Ruben Rinaldi led at points during the 10-lap race as they went in search of glory, but there would’ve been plenty of hearts in mouths inside the box on Lap 5 when the #1 hit the back of his teammate, with Rinaldi coming off his bike and retiring while Bautista continued and finished second. The #1 surged into the lead when the lights went out but was seemingly lacking pace in the opening few laps, which allowed both teammate Rinaldi and race winner Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK) to stay directly behind his Panigale V4 R. On Lap 2 at Turn 5, Razgatlioglu stormed from third to first in one fell swoop as he passed both Ducatis under braking into the Adelaide hairpin, before Rinaldi overtook his teammate at Turn 11 for second on the same lap. On Lap 3, Rinaldi moved into the lead as he overtook the #54 at Turn 6 and he remained there for a couple of laps before the 2021 Champion made his move at Turn 5 on Lap 5. However, with Bautista following the Turkish star, the #1 was unable to stop his machine in time and ran into the back of his teammate, causing Rinaldi to crash and retire from the race. The Italian was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the crash and subsequently declared fit, while Bautista was able to continue. After initially dropping down the order, Bautista recovered to take second at the flag. This gave him a good starting spot for Race 2, and he used it to propel himself into the lead before a red flag interrupted proceedings. In the restarted race, Bautista set off from first on the grid and was able to resist early pressure from rivals Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) and Razgatlioglu to claim his first win of the weekend. Giving his view on the incident and apologising to his teammate, Bautista said: “We had a really good battle with Toprak and my teammate, Michael, but we had an incident at Turn 5. We arrived altogether and, with the slipstream, I couldn’t stop the bike. The slipstream absorbed me, and I tried to avoid the impact, but Toprak went inside, and Michael had to pick up the bike and, for that reason, I found him in my way. It was unintentional and I’m sorry for Michael because he was really strong, and I think he could’ve fought for the win in the Superpole Race and also in Race 2.” The contact with Bautista compounded what’s been a difficult season for Rinaldi with the Italian experiencing difficult weekends throughout 2023; some of his own making and others not. However, the #21 had been showing strong pace throughout the French Round as he looks to secure a seat in WorldSBK next year following the news that Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it WorldSSP Team) would join Bautista in the factory Ducati team next season. Explaining the crash from his perspective, Rinaldi said: “We showed great speed this weekend and we were fighting for the victory until the Superpole Race. What happened in the crash with Alvaro happened. I was first and then Toprak overtook me like he did on Saturday. I was doing my line and I just got hit on my back wheel and I crashed. When I was crashing, I saw that it was Alvaro so from my point of view, I did my line, and I was in front. It wasn’t my fault, and, for him, you are there battling, and mistakes can happen.”
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Post by truenorth on Sept 10, 2023 14:53:23 GMT -8
michaelrinaldi_ is down after a collision with teammate 19Bautista who manages to stay upright and continue Lawrence Peeney How the hell does Scott Redding get a long lap penalty for the incident with Gerloff, but Bautista gets away with nothing for knocking his team-mate off?
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