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Post by truenorth on Aug 16, 2021 9:21:20 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 16, 2021 9:32:55 GMT -8
Further into the unknown: Navarra welcomes WorldSBK as the next new territory Monday, 16 August 2021 It’s all to play for in northern Spain, with the WorldSBK paddock arriving in Los Arcos for Round 7 The 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is well underway and heads into the second half of the season as the Pirelli Navarra Round beckons at the all-new Circuito de Navarra. The facility was opened in 2010 and is the second consecutive new venue for WorldSBK whilst also being the fifth consecutive that wasn’t on the 2020 calendar. With one of the fastest turns on the calendar and intricate sectors, Navarra is ready to welcome the intense Championship battle between Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) and Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK), with both separated by just three points after 18 races. THREE WAY FIGHT: Yamaha vs Kawasaki vs Ducati The Championship battle is the closest it has been after 18 races since 2004 and there’s absolutely no shortage of vintage action in 2021. Toprak Razgatlioglu took 34 points out of Jonathan Rea’s lead at the last round at Most, meaning he is just three behind. Heading to Navarra where he was fast in testing, Razgatlioglu knows that he’s within striking distance of the Championship lead, even though he is focused on the race in hand and not the standings. He has a strong teammate for support too, with Andrea Locatelli not out of the top five in the last six races – of which he took two podiums, one at Assen in Race 2 and the other at Most in Race 1. The level playing field of Navarra may bring Locatelli further into contention as he aims for a first win, whilst also aims to pack out the places between Toprak and his Championship rivals. Jonathan Rea’s disastrous Most is now behind him as he hit the reset button with a small break and then a return to testing duties at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Taking 23 points from three races in the Czech Republic, his second lowest amount for a round tally after Estoril’s 20 last year, Rea has got to hit the ground running at Navarra if he is to remain in the Championship lead. Taking a triple win at Assen and then enduring Most’s difficulties, the WorldSBK pendulum swings wildly from round to round, adding to the excitement and unpredictability of 2021. Teammate Alex Lowes was racing with physical restrictions at Most and had three crashes in one day at Navarra during testing, so he’ll hope that those two aspects of his form aren’t indicative of the weekend ahead. One of the main stories coming out of the Czech Republic was that Ducati and Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) are back, with the British star taking a long-awaited victory at Most. After getting his knee down in another way on the podium by proposing to his girlfriend, Redding’s mindset coming to Navarra is in a good place as he seeks to close the gap down further from 50, having taken it down from 81 last time out. Teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi will also look to get back on the rostrum after his comebacks in Race 1 and Race 2 at Most, with the Italian storming through from eighth and 11th respectively. Can Ducati utilise their recent form and get their Panigale V4 R in the perfect operating window in Los Arcos? BACK ON TRACK: BMW and Honda in contention? BMW had a mixed weekend at Most, as Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) took a sturdy fifth place in Race 1, whilst teammate Michael van der Mark’s comeback from 17th to 7th in Race 2 also gave the German manufacturer something to shout about. However, they’re still yet to cement their place in the constant fight for the podium. With Navarra closing in, this could be the round where they really come on strong; Sykes has consistently hailed the progress that the team made with the bike at the Navarra test in July, citing that as one of the turning points of the 2021 season and the M 1000 RR project. Both he and van der Mark were quick and there’s a feeling that if both can have a clean run through Free Practice, they could be contenders come racing. Alvaro Bautista (Team HRC) showed strength at the Autodrom Most last time out as the Honda rider recovered from a Race 1 error to finish sixth, whilst he fought back after a slow start in Race 2. In his second ‘home event’ of the season, Bautista will hope the recent test in Barcelona can propel him and Honda forwards after electronic issues have plagued them continuously throughout the first six rounds of the season. Teammate Leon Haslam will hope the level playing field can bring him further into play and especially after a strong Barcelona test, as HRC seek to return to the leading positions. THE INDEPENDENT BATTLE: who will feature? The Independent battle is starting to see new names come into the picture; Garrett Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) enjoyed a calm Most weekend and was on top of testing after day one at Navarra back in July. However, it was Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) who took his best ever result at Most with a first top five in Race 1, finishing fifth. Bassani’s potential is high, and he’s growing in stature with each race – could he be a surprise towards the front of the field this weekend? Making a return to action will be Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), whilst Tito Rabat (Barni Racing Team) will hope he can progress forward at his second home round of the year. Kohta Nozane (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) is 16th in the Championship and returns to the track where he crashed at during testing, resulting in a broken finger. Isaac Viñales (ORELAC Racing VerdNatura) aims to continue knocking on the door of the top ten, whilst Eugene Laverty’s (RC Squadra Corse) attendance is to be confirmed. Jonas Folger (Bonovo MGM Racing), Christophe Ponsson (Gil Motor Sport Yamaha) and Leandro Mercado (MIE Racing Honda Team) are next up, with Mercado returning after a positive COVID-19 test ruled him out of Most. Loris Cresson (OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing) and teammate Jayson Uribe complete the full-time entrants, whilst Suzuki return to the WorldSBK grid with Spanish Superbike rider Naomichi Uramoto wildcarding, meaning there’re six manufacturers on the grid.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 16, 2021 9:58:41 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 19, 2021 6:13:25 GMT -8
Revolution in SBK, Redding-Ducati and divorce: Alvaro Bautista is back: The Spaniard is ready to get back on the Ducati after two years spent in Honda and will join Michael Rinaldi on the Panigale V4 next season
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Post by truenorth on Aug 19, 2021 6:20:11 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 20, 2021 6:36:41 GMT -8
Results Free Practice 1st Session
1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'37.629 18 145,027 294,3 2 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'37.752 0.123 0.123 19 144,844 291,9 3 45 S. REDDING GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'37.793 0.164 0.041 23 144,783 287,2 4 31 G. GERLOFF USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'38.082 0.453 0.289 19 144,357 276,9 5 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.097 0.468 0.015 22 144,335 288,0 6 7 C. DAVIES GBR Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'38.229 0.600 0.132 20 144,141 291,9 7 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'38.531 0.902 0.302 19 143,699 290,3 8 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1'38.536 0.907 0.005 17 143,692 283,5 9 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'38.542 0.913 0.006 18 143,683 290,3 10 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'38.564 0.935 0.022 18 143,651 282,7 11 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1'38.710 1.081 0.146 19 143,438 286,5 12 94 J. FOLGER GER Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M 1000 RR IND 1'38.993 1.364 0.283 19 143,028 279,8 13 53 T. RABAT ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'39.048 1.419 0.055 20 142,949 272,7 14 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'39.110 1.481 0.062 18 142,859 283,5 15 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'39.257 1.628 0.147 15 142,648 290,3 16 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'39.802 2.173 0.545 14 141,869 278,4 17 3 K. NOZANE JPN GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'40.197 2.568 0.395 20 141,310 276,9 18 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'40.716 3.087 0.519 18 140,581 275,5 19 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'40.872 3.243 0.156 18 140,364 283,5 20 6 N. URAMOTO JPN JEG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R IND 1'41.017 3.388 0.145 18 140,163 272,7 21 14 J. URIBE USA OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.760 5.131 1.743 21 137,785 277,6 22 84 L. CRESSON BEL OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.783 5.154 0.023 19 137,754 282,7
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Post by truenorth on Aug 20, 2021 6:39:52 GMT -8
Results Free Practice 2nd Session
1 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.134 21 144,280 290,3 2 45 S. REDDING GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'38.353 0.219 0.219 22 143,959 286,5 3 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'38.470 0.336 0.117 18 143,788 291,1 4 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'38.520 0.386 0.050 22 143,715 288,8 5 31 G. GERLOFF USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'38.571 0.437 0.051 12 143,641 280,5 6 7 C. DAVIES GBR Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'38.636 0.502 0.065 15 143,546 288,8 7 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'38.662 0.528 0.026 17 143,508 291,1 8 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'38.671 0.537 0.009 19 143,495 288,0 9 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1'38.719 0.585 0.048 18 143,425 285,0 10 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'38.823 0.689 0.104 20 143,274 285,7 11 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1'38.839 0.705 0.016 19 143,251 285,0 12 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'39.046 0.912 0.207 19 142,952 288,0 13 53 T. RABAT ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'39.189 1.055 0.143 23 142,746 277,6 14 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'39.207 1.073 0.018 16 142,720 292,7 15 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'39.487 1.353 0.280 16 142,318 280,5 16 3 K. NOZANE JPN GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'39.826 1.692 0.339 22 141,835 279,1 17 94 J. FOLGER GER Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M 1000 RR IND 1'39.847 1.713 0.021 18 141,805 283,5 18 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'40.492 2.358 0.645 20 140,895 283,5 19 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'40.699 2.565 0.207 19 140,605 276,9 20 6 N. URAMOTO JPN JEG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R IND 1'41.139 3.005 0.440 17 139,993 272,7 21 84 L. CRESSON BEL OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'41.653 3.519 0.514 16 139,286 278,4 22 14 J. URIBE USA OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.256 4.122 0.603 19 138,464 279,1
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Post by truenorth on Aug 20, 2021 6:41:37 GMT -8
Razgatlioglu tops heated FP2, Rea maintains overall advantage at Navarra Friday, 20 August 2021 The title rivals continue to knock spots off each other, trading places blow for blow ahead of Saturday action The 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s seventh round is well underway as the Pirelli Navarra Round kicks off at the Circuito de Navarra in Spain. The opening day of action was as fierce as ever, although it was Championship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) who held on for top spot, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) and Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), with the top three in the Championship going into the first of two race days in that very order. KAWASAKI VS YAMAHA VS DUCATI: a familiar battle Over at Kawasaki, Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) continued his strong pace on from the opening session into the afternoon. However, the increase in temperature left Rea in seventh for the vast majority of the session, whilst his teammate Alex Lowes was just behind his teammate in the afternoon in eighth place. Lowes made good improvements throughout the afternoon as the heat became more of a factor. However, as the chequered flag waved at the end of the day, Rea was still on top overall come the conclusion of action although FP2 saw him one second slower than his FP1 time, whilst Lowes was the other end of the top ten, in tenth. Having led most of the afternoon session, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) was in good form in the afternoon heat of Navarra. Despite most of the riders struggling to improve on their morning times due to the higher temperatures and greasier track surface. In the end, Toprak was able to top FP2, although he was second overall. Teammate Andrea Locatelli was once again right in the mix as the Italian continues to grow in stature. He was in third for the majority of the session before finishing fourth at the flag; Locatelli was fifth overall at the end of the day Third place on the overall timesheets was Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), with the British rider picking up his strong pace from the last round at Most. In the closing stages of FP2, it was Redding who was looking strong as he made gains throughout various sector times but returned to the pits with a technical issue in the final minute of the session. His teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldi also improved throughout the afternoon, finishing third in FP2 and actually improving his time from the morning, one place behind Redding. Overall, however, it was Redding third and Rinaldi seventh. INDEPENDENT SURGE: in the fight for the podium? The battle for Independent supremacy is set to be a big one this weekend; Garrett Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) took the honours on the overall times but in FP2, he suffered a crash at Turn 4. This afternoon’s pace was still enough however, although Chaz Davies (Team GoEleven) is a serious contender this weekend and looks like he may be able to go with Gerloff, although grid position will be vital. Gerloff was fourth overall, Davies sixth, whilst another Independent rider who impressed were Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) who was 11th overall but the fastest in the final sector in FP2.
HONDA AND BMW: top ten on combined times Eighth place in the combined times was Alvaro Bautista (Team HRC), with the Spaniard particularly strong in the morning session before setting his fastest FP2 time on his final lap of the session. Whilst Bautista was the lead Honda, teammate Leon Haslam had a positive afternoon as he improved his time in comparison to the morning to finish in 14th, although he was still left in 15th in the combined times, despite being the third-fastest through the opening sector in the afternoon heat. Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) took BMW into ninth place and was one of the many riders who couldn’t improve their time in the afternoon session. Sykes was less than a second off the top spot, whilst his teammate Michael van der Mark couldn’t crack the top ten on the opening day; the Dutchman completed 38 laps but was 11th, something he will hope to improve on as the weekend evolves. THE REST OF THE FIELD: fight of the Independents The rest of the field saw Jonas Folger (Bonovo MGM Racing) in 13th, Tito Rabat (Barni Racing Team) in 14th – the Spaniard however showing flashes of hope throughout – and then the returning Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) in 16th, despite an FP1 technical issue and FP2 crash at Turn 15, although he was OK on both occasions. Kohta Nozane (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) was 17th, although he was third-fastest in the final sector in the afternoon, ahead of Christophe Ponsson (Gil Motor Sport – Yamaha) in 18th and another returnee, Leandro Mercado (MIE Racing Honda Team), in 19th. Wildcard Naomichi Uramoto (JEG Racing) completed the top twenty overall, ahead of Loris Cresson (OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing) and his teammate, American Jayson Uribe.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 21, 2021 6:42:02 GMT -8
Superpole Results
1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'36.122 7 147,300 291,9 2 45 S. REDDING GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'36.215 0.093 0.093 6 147,158 287,2 3 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1'36.546 0.424 0.331 5 146,653 285,7 4 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.580 0.458 0.034 6 146,602 289,5 5 7 C. DAVIES GBR Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'36.693 0.571 0.113 7 146,430 288,0 6 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'36.729 0.607 0.036 6 146,376 285,7 7 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'36.744 0.622 0.015 8 146,353 291,1 8 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'36.752 0.630 0.008 6 146,341 288,0 9 31 G. GERLOFF USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'36.858 0.736 0.106 6 146,181 280,5 10 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 1'36.895 0.773 0.037 9 146,125 288,0 11 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'37.240 1.118 0.345 7 145,607 286,5 12 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'37.412 1.290 0.172 7 145,350 288,0 13 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 1'37.468 1.346 0.056 8 145,266 284,2 14 94 J. FOLGER GER Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M 1000 RR IND 1'37.661 1.539 0.193 7 144,979 288,8 15 3 K. NOZANE JPN GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'37.664 1.542 0.003 6 144,975 282,0 16 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'37.794 1.672 0.130 8 144,782 282,7 17 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'38.012 1.890 0.218 7 144,460 291,1 18 53 T. RABAT ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 1'38.446 2.324 0.434 8 143,823 279,1 19 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'38.948 2.826 0.502 7 143,093 282,0 20 6 N. URAMOTO JPN JEG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R IND 1'38.973 2.851 0.025 7 143,057 274,8 21 14 J. URIBE USA OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'40.094 3.972 1.121 7 141,455 280,5 22 84 L. CRESSON BEL OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'40.255 4.133 0.161 6 141,228 277,6
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Post by truenorth on Aug 21, 2021 6:43:41 GMT -8
Results Race 1 Pos Grid No. Rider Nat Team Bike Class LL Gap Rel. Fastest Lap Speed Qualifying Speed 1 2 45 S. REDDING GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 23 1'37.601 288,8 1'36.215 287,2 2 1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 23 2.519 2.519 1'37.351 288,0 1'36.122 291,9 3 8 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 23 5.894 3.375 1'38.059 290,3 1'36.752 288,0 4 4 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 23 9.405 3.511 1'37.777 291,1 1'36.580 289,5 5 7 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 23 16.219 6.814 1'38.246 287,2 1'36.744 291,1 6 3 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 23 20.600 4.381 1'38.356 284,2 1'36.546 285,7 7 10 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 23 24.158 3.558 1'38.657 287,2 1'36.895 288,0 8 11 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 23 26.497 2.339 1'39.005 285,0 1'37.240 286,5 9 9 31 G. GERLOFF USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 23 26.718 0.221 1'38.911 279,1 1'36.858 280,5 10 13 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 23 29.602 2.884 1'39.103 291,9 1'37.468 284,2 11 15 3 K. NOZANE JPN GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 23 39.387 9.785 1'39.185 283,5 1'37.664 282,0 12 18 53 T. RABAT ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 23 41.316 1.929 1'39.594 277,6 1'38.446 279,1 13 17 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 23 44.338 3.022 1'39.255 291,1 1'38.012 291,1 14 14 94 J. FOLGER GER Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M 1000 RR IND 23 48.470 4.132 1'39.934 287,2 1'37.661 288,8 15 19 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 23 1'21.773 33.303 1'40.231 283,5 1'38.948 282,0 16 20 6 N. URAMOTO JPN JEG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R IND 23 1'21.956 0.183 1'41.021 270,0 1'38.973 274,8 17 22 84 L. CRESSON BEL OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 23 1'30.006 8.050 1'41.298 281,3 1'40.255 277,6 18 21 14 J. URIBE USA OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 22 1 Lap 1 Lap 1'41.565 279,8 1'40.094 280,5 --------------------------------------------------Not Classified-------------------------------------------------- RET 5 7 C. DAVIES GBR Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 6 17 Laps 1'38.211 290,3 1'36.693 288,0 RET 12 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 6 17 Laps 1'39.076 287,2 1'37.412 288,0 RET 6 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 3 20 Laps 1'39.192 288,0 1'36.729 285,7 RET 16 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 3 20 Laps 1'40.155 288,0 1'37.794 282,7
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Post by truenorth on Aug 21, 2021 6:53:40 GMT -8
First Navarra victory: Redding claims Race 1 honours at Navarra Saturday, 21 August 2021 Scott Redding got the jump on Jonathan Rea in the early stages of the race and didn’t look back as he closed the gap in the Championship The Circuito de Navarra hosted its first MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship for the Pirelli Navarra Round with Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) claiming his second consecutive WorldSBK win in a row and the ninth of his career after a commanding victory as he closed the gap to title rival Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) to 45 points in the Championship standings. FIGHTING AT THE START As the lights went out, Redding got the jump over polesitter Rea into Turn 1 but Redding’s advantage did not last long as Rea fought back at the Turn 6-7 section of the circuit to re-take the lead of the race, also withstanding an early challenge from rookie Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) on the opening lap. At the start of Lap 6, Redding got a better run out of the Turn 15 right-hand hairpin to make a move on Rea into the incredibly fast right-hander of Turn 1, getting the move completed just before they turned in for the opening turn of the lap, before pulling out a gap of over a second on Rea over the next handful of laps. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) was a rider making moves from the start as he battled from eighth place to fourth on the opening lap and found himself behind teammate Locatelli, but spent numerous lap behind him before he was able to pass his rookie teammate on Lap 7 after he ran wide.
BATTLES UP AND DOWN THE GRID
Rea was running in second place but survived two errors into Turn 9 into just a handful of laps as he first had a big moment before running wide a on Lap 15, losing a total of around two seconds to Redding but did not lose out to Razgatlioglu in either the race or the Championship battle; Rea extending his lead over Razgatlioglu to seven points.
There were plenty of battles up and down the field as riders searched for the best possible position, with Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) coming home in fifth place behind Redding, Rea, Razgatlioglu and Locatelli, with Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) leading teammate Michael van der Mark in sixth and the Dutchman in seventh.
Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing) and Garrett Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) had a battle in the latter stages of the race over eighth place, with American star Gerloff unable to make a pass on the youngest rider on the WorldSBK grid, Bassani holding on to take eighth place with Gerloff in ninth. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) completed the top ten after a challenging Race 1, the Italian involved in battles in the midfield throughout the race.
Rookie Kohta Nozane (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) claimed 11th place after a strong race battling throughout the field ahead of Tito Rabat (Barni Racing Team) in 12th; Rabat involved in a long battle with Leon Haslam (Team HRC) with the British rider coming home in 13th place. Jonas Folger (Bonovo MGM Action) scored his first points since Race 2 at MotorLand Aragon with 14th place, with Christophe Ponsson (Gil Motor Sport – Yamaha) completing the points. Ponsson found himself on the ground at Turn 3 after an incident involving Leandro Mercado (MIE Racing Honda Team) on Lap 3 at Turn 3 but was able to re-mount his Yamaha machine to secure one point in Race 1; Mercado retired from the race.
COMPLETING THE CLASSIFIED RUNNERS… Three riders finished the race but were unable to claim a points finish in Race 1 at Navarra with Suzuki wildcard Naomichi Uramoto (JEG Racing) finishing in 16th place, just two tenths behind Ponsson and narrowly missing out on points. Loris Cresson (OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing) had been running in the points-paying positions during the 23-lap race but fell down the order to finish 17th, with teammate Jayson Uribe in 18th; the American having a crash on Lap 13 at Turn 13 but able to recover to finish the race. TO NOTE… Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) had an incident on his own at Turn 11. Chaz Davies (Team GoEleven) retired from the race after he crashed on his own at Turn 9 while, at the same time, Alvaro Bautista (Team HRC) had a crash at Turn 12 but was able to re-join before bringing his machine back to the pits.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 21, 2021 14:10:11 GMT -8
2021 WorldSBK Championship Standings After Race 13, Navarra, Spain Submitted by David Emmett on Sat, 2021-08-21 19:03
WorldSBK standings after the first race at Navarra:
1 Jonathan Rea Kawasaki 286 2 Toprak Razgatlioglu Yamaha 279 -7 3 Scott Redding Ducati 241 -45 4 Alex Lowes Kawasaki 154 -132 5 Michael Ruben Rinaldi Ducati 141 -145 6 Garrett Gerloff Yamaha 134 -152 7 Andrea Locatelli Yamaha 132 -154 8 Tom Sykes BMW 131 -155 9 Michael Van Der Mark BMW 122 -164 10 Chaz Davies Ducati 89 -197 11 Alvaro Bautista Honda 84 -202 12 Axel Bassani Ducati 81 -205 13 Leon Haslam Honda 71 -215 14 Lucas Mahias Kawasaki 36 -250 15 Tito Rabat Ducati 30 -256 16 Kohta Nozane Yamaha 30 -256 17 Isaac Vinales Kawasaki 19 -267 18 Eugene Laverty BMW 14 -272 19 Jonas Folger BMW 10 -276 20 Christophe Ponsson Yamaha 8 -278 21 Leandro Mercado Honda 7 -279 22 Marvin Fritz Yamaha 6 -280 23 Loris Cresson Kawasaki 3 -283 24 Andrea Mantovani Kawasaki 2 -284 25 Luke Mossey Kawasaki 2 -284
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Post by truenorth on Aug 21, 2021 14:17:09 GMT -8
Rea: "The tires dropped, but I did not feel Scott was destroying us lap-by-lap": "I wanted to set my own pace and attack at the right moment, but I preferred to avoid taking unnecessary risks due to the tire drop. Hopefully we can make some changes
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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2021 7:16:41 GMT -8
Superpole Race Results
1 2 45 S. REDDING GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 10 1'37.065 287,2 1'36.215 287,2 2 1 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 10 0.631 0.631 1'37.352 288,0 1'36.122 291,9 3 8 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 10 3.040 2.409 1'37.257 289,5 1'36.752 288,0 4 4 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 10 3.845 0.805 1'37.521 287,2 1'36.580 289,5 5 7 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 10 4.501 0.656 1'37.290 287,2 1'36.744 291,1 6 3 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 10 6.302 1.801 1'37.718 285,0 1'36.546 285,7 7 5 7 C. DAVIES GBR Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 10 7.203 0.901 1'37.682 291,1 1'36.693 288,0 8 10 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 10 10.054 2.851 1'37.986 285,7 1'36.895 288,0 9 9 31 G. GERLOFF USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 10.620 0.566 1'37.713 281,3 1'36.858 280,5 10 12 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 10 16.297 5.677 1'38.582 286,5 1'37.412 288,0 11 15 3 K. NOZANE JPN GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 16.791 0.494 1'38.427 279,1 1'37.664 282,0 12 11 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 10 17.321 0.530 1'38.524 283,5 1'37.240 286,5 13 13 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 10 17.353 0.032 1'38.410 288,0 1'37.468 284,2 14 17 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 10 18.531 1.178 1'38.715 285,7 1'38.012 291,1 15 6 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 18.578 0.047 1'38.861 285,7 1'36.729 285,7 16 14 94 J. FOLGER GER Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M 1000 RR IND 10 20.506 1.928 1'38.394 285,0 1'37.661 288,8 17 19 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 10 23.206 2.700 1'38.918 285,7 1'38.948 282,0 18 16 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 10 23.308 0.102 1'38.940 282,0 1'37.794 282,7 19 20 6 N. URAMOTO JPN JEG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R IND 10 28.254 4.946 1'39.575 271,4 1'38.973 274,8 20 22 84 L. CRESSON BEL OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 40.060 11.806 1'40.972 273,4 1'40.255 277,6 21 21 14 J. URIBE USA OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 10 41.263 1.203 1'40.892 277,6 1'40.094 280,5 --------------------------------------------------Not Classified-------------------------------------------------- RET 18 53 T. RABAT ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 6 4 Laps 1'39.021 291,9 1'38.446 279,1
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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2021 7:17:38 GMT -8
Race 2 Results
1 3 54 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 22 1'37.909 285,7 1'36.752 288,0 2 1 45 S. REDDING GBR Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 22 1.105 1.105 1'37.698 289,5 1'36.215 287,2 3 2 1 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 22 3.715 2.610 1'37.609 288,0 1'36.122 291,9 4 4 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 22 10.758 7.043 1'38.154 288,0 1'36.580 289,5 5 6 66 T. SYKES GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 22 14.437 3.679 1'38.344 286,5 1'36.546 285,7 6 5 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 22 15.151 0.714 1'38.252 288,0 1'36.744 291,1 7 13 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4 R 22 16.875 1.724 1'38.545 286,5 1'37.468 284,2 8 12 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 22 18.272 1.397 1'38.769 290,3 1'37.412 288,0 9 P 8 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M 1000 RR 22 18.991 0.719 1'38.426 285,0 1'36.895 288,0 10 11 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 22 29.430 10.439 1'39.055 286,5 1'37.240 286,5 11 18 53 T. RABAT ESP Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 22 31.834 2.404 1'39.350 276,2 1'38.446 279,1 12 14 94 J. FOLGER GER Bonovo MGM Racing BMW M 1000 RR IND 22 40.104 8.270 1'39.293 286,5 1'37.661 288,8 13 19 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 22 49.695 9.591 1'39.952 281,3 1'38.948 282,0 14 10 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 22 1'12.388 22.693 1'40.009 285,0 1'36.729 285,7 15 16 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Racing Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 22 1'14.472 2.084 1'39.970 282,7 1'37.794 282,7 16 21 14 J. URIBE USA OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 22 1'25.210 10.738 1'41.521 277,6 1'40.094 280,5 17 22 84 L. CRESSON BEL OUTDO TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 22 1'30.578 5.368 1'41.390 272,7 1'40.255 277,6 --------------------------------------------------Not Classified-------------------------------------------------- RET 15 3 K. NOZANE JPN GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 21 1 Lap 1'38.983 280,5 1'37.664 282,0 RET 17 91 L. HASLAM GBR Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 13 9 Laps 1'38.630 289,5 1'38.012 291,1 RET 20 6 N. URAMOTO JPN JEG Racing Suzuki GSX-R1000R IND 7 15 Laps 1'40.108 270,0 1'38.973 274,8 RET 7 7 C. DAVIES GBR Team GoEleven Ducati Panigale V4 R IND 0 1'36.693 288,0 RET 9 31 G. GERLOFF USA GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 0 1'36.858 280,5
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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2021 7:19:00 GMT -8
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS WorldSBK TOPRAK RAZGATLIOGLU311YAMAHA JONATHAN REA311KAWASAKI SCOTT REDDING273DUCATI ALEX LOWES169KAWASAKI ANDREA LOCATELLI151YAMAHA MICHAEL RUBEN RINALDI150DUCATI TOM SYKES146BMW GARRETT GERLOFF135YAMAHA MICHAEL VAN DER MARK131BMW CHAZ DAVIES92DUCATI ALVARO BAUTISTA92HONDA AXEL BASSANI87DUCATI LEON HASLAM71HONDA LUCAS MAHIAS38KAWASAKI TITO RABAT35DUCATI KOHTA NOZANE30YAMAHA ISAAC VINALES19KAWASAKI JONAS FOLGER14BMW EUGENE LAVERTY14BMW CHRISTOPHE PONSSON11YAMAHA LEANDRO MERCADO8HONDA MARVIN FRITZ6YAMAHA LORIS CRESSON3KAWASAKI ANDREA MANTOVANI2KAWASAKI LUKE MOSSEY2
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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2021 7:20:42 GMT -8
"The pressure is on them!" – lead Championship trio discuss epic title battle Sunday, 22 August 2021 Toprak Razgatlioglu and Jonathan Rea are level on points at the top of the standings while Scott Redding has more than halved his deficit over the last two rounds… For the first time ever, the FIM Superbike World Championship has completed 21 races and still, there’s quite literally nothing to split top two in the Championship. The 2021 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship sees Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) and Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) locked together at the top of the standings as both sit pretty on 311 points. Meanwhile, the gap to third place is also closing, with Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) now 38 points back, having been 81 behind just two rounds ago. In Race 1, Redding maintained his Most momentum by taking victory once again, ahead of Rea and Razgatlioglu who simply didn’t have an answer for the Ducati rider. Then, on Sunday morning in the Tissot Superpole Race, it was Redding again who battled and barged his way into the lead, with Rea and Razgatlioglu giving a carbon copy of Saturday afternoon. However, it was all-change in Race 2 and in more ways than one; in an explosive start, Redding was attacked by Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) into Turn 5 but was soon punted back as Razgatlioglu came through to the lead, a position he held until the end. Rea was soon under more pressure from Redding, and the Kawasaki man had two major front-end moments (Turn 15 and Turn 13 on consecutive laps), allowing Redding to strike. In the end, Razgatlioglu won by just over a second ahead of Redding and Rea, thus becoming the new Championship leader by virtue of five full-length race wins compared to Rea’s four. Speaking about becoming Championship leader, Razgatlioglu refused to be ruffled by returning to the top, maintaining his focus on the present: “I’m just, today, focused on winning. Maybe I am the leader, but I am always focused on each race. I try again the next race, I’m fighting again. This weekend, for me, wasn’t easy but every race I’m fighting for a good position. It was an important win.” Rea was also not flustered about losing the Championship lead on countback with race wins, with the six-time Champion focusing on himself in a ‘six-round Championship’ for the second half of the season. He said: “The Championship is close. Level on points with six rounds to go. We’ll just forget that first part of the season. We’ll start with a six-round Championship and excited to get stuck in and see what we can do. We’ll just focus on ourselves really. There’s a lot of racing left, WorldSBK is a three-race programme. You can win or lose a lot of points depending on how the weekend goes. I don’t think any one round matters. I’ve made my mistakes this season and paid the price for that but we’re right in the hunt now. Breakeven, if you like.” Redding was adamant that the pressure was on his nearest rivals rather than himself as he still remains 38 points behind: “Everyone was kind of writing me off basically, but that doesn’t bother me. I don’t care. In the end, if I win, great. If I don’t, I gave it my everything. It will be what it will be. I will just try my best every time I go out to try to maximise the situation. I just want to do it with a bit more ease. I need to stop forcing the situation and the pressure is on them. It’s not on me. Those two are worrying about each other more than they’re worrying about me at the moment. I can only cause them trouble because I have a gap and I have to close the gap. If one of them makes a mistake, it puts them closer to me and then it’s harder for them. For me, I’m a race gap away basically so I need time to come back. But if I make a mistake, I wasn’t that close anyway. I’m quite relaxed at the moment. We will see. Keep putting the pressure on, keep trying to be consistent and consistency is key.”
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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2021 7:49:31 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2021 8:08:46 GMT -8
One of the finest wins of toprak_tr54's career sees him leave Navarra with the Championship lead and he's more than motivated tokeep it.
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Post by truenorth on Aug 22, 2021 8:12:40 GMT -8
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