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Post by truenorth on Oct 4, 2022 0:55:08 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 4, 2022 0:56:30 GMT -8
Jonathan Rea: “This weekend I want to go back to winning and realize what I did in the last tests at Aragon. Portimao is a very demanding track, there really is everything "
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Post by truenorth on Oct 4, 2022 1:03:38 GMT -8
Portugal beckons: can Baldassarri turn the tide on Aegerter before WorldSSP heads overseas? The final European round of the season brings plenty of intrigue in the title fight, whilst the 2022 WorldSSP Challenge winner will be crowned The FIM Supersport World Championship heads to the undulating rollercoaster that is the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the Pirelli Portuguese Round, the final trip to a European destination in 2022. With three rounds remaining after the Portuguese Round, it could prove to be a pivotal weekend in the fight for the Championship; meanwhile, a new WorldSSP Challenge winner will be crowned in Portugal as the European season concludes. AEGERTER VS BALDASSARRI: can the Italian fight back? After gaining 50 points on Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) at the Czech Round and cutting the gap to just 14 points, Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evam Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) has seen the reigning Champion slowly extend it back up to 36 points after the Catalunya Round. Aegerter didn’t win at Portimao in 2021, finishing third in Race 1 and fifth in Race 2. Portimao starts a run of four circuits where Aegerter hasn’t won at in WorldSSP that end the season, but he does have more experience of all but one than title rival Baldassarri. The Swiss rider also comes into the round with a spring in his step following confirmation of his 2023 WorldSBK move. Portimao is a circuit Baldassarri knows well from Moto2™ and his best result in the class there was ninth in 2020. Can Baldassarri start to reverse the gains Aegerter has made since the summer break? THE BATTLE FOR THIRD: Oncu hitting form, Manzi fighting back, Bulega hoping to respond Three riders are right in contention for third overall, all from three different manufacturers, as Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) and Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) all fight it out for the bronze medal position. Oncu claimed two podiums in Catalunya and will be looking to continue that at a circuit where he’s taken three-top ten finishes, with a best of eighth. Results in Catalunya moved Oncu back into third in the standings after Bulega collected only two points from two races. Portimao is a circuit Bulega hasn’t raced at in WorldSSP but did in Moto2™, albeit not scoring points. For Manzi, 2022 has been a story of comebacks and he continued that last time out in Barcelona, surging from 17th on the grid to third. Portimao is a circuit he knows from Moto2™ too, so can he use this to start higher up the grid and secure another rostrum visit for the British manufacturer? FIVE RIDERS SEPARATED BY 11 POINTS: a close battle for sixth… Whils the battle for third features three riders separated by 38 points, the battle for sixth is closer and with more riders. It’s currently held by rookie Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) as he looks to take a first WorldSSP podium and has previous Portimao experience from Moto2™, whilst he also made his WorldSSP debut at the venue in 2021 and claimed sixth place in Race 2 last year. Montella sits one point clear of Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team), with the Dutchman aiming for more consistent results. He’s raced at Portimao three times in WorldSSP, finishing just one race. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing), rookie Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) and Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) make up the rest of this battle and they are separated by just nine points. Caricasulo is a race winner at Portimao, having won in 2019 as well as taking podiums in 2018 and 2021. Huertas has happy memories of Portimao as he was crowned WorldSSP300 Champion here last year with second in Race 2 and first in Race 1. Tuuli’s record at Portimao is a top-five finish in Race 1 in 2021 but retirements in Race 2 and the 2017 race. TO BE DECIDED: the WorldSSP Challenge winner… With the last round of the European season comes the end of the WorldSSP Challenge and currently it is headed by Bahattin Sofuoglu (MV Agusta Reparto Corse). Sofuoglu can wrap up the title in Race 1 if he loses two or fewer points to Marcel Brenner (VFT Racing), or he will win in Race 2 if he loses 27 points or fewer across the round. Simon Jespersen (Kallio Racing) is mathematically in contention but trails Sofuoglu by 46 points with 50 available in the WorldSSP Challenge. Jespersen continues to substitute for Alessandro Zetti at Kallio Racing. HOUSEKEEPING: wildcards and replacement riders Two wildcards will race in the Portuguese Round with Spanish rider Joan Diaz Corbella (I+Dent Racing Team) making his Championship debut on a Yamaha R6 machine. Australian Tom Edwards (Yart – Yamaha WorldSSP) returns to the class after two wildcard appearances at Assen and Estoril this season. Edwards did race at this venue in WorldSSP300 between 2018 and 2020, taking two top-seven finishes in four races. Filippo Fuligni (D34G Racing) hopes to be back on track during the Portuguese Round after injuries sustained at Estoril prevented him from racing, with the Italian having to undergo medical checks to be declared fit. Jespersen keeps his place at Kallio Racing as a replacement rider whilst Marcel Brenner’s teammate at VFT Racing is yet to be announced.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 4, 2022 1:05:08 GMT -8
Reigning WorldSSP Champion Aegerter graduates to WorldSBK alongside Gardner at GRT Yamaha Aegerter won the title in 2021 and currently leads the standings this season as he looks to make it back-to-back titles before his WorldSBK debut, where he will partner Remy Gardner A new name will join the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship grid in 2023 as Dominique Aegerter makes the step up from WorldSSP to WorldSBK with the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team for next season, racing alongside Australian Remy Gardner. It will be an all-new line-up for the satellite Yamaha squad who have opted for a rookie pairing for 2023 as they bring in MotoGP™ rider Gardner and 2021 WorldSSP Champion Aegerter to race their Yamaha YZF-R1 machines. MOVING UP: a WorldSSP title in the bag and a title fight in progress Aegerter will be the rider with experience from the WorldSBK paddock in the team with Gardner, having spent two seasons competing in WorldSSP for Ten Kate Racing Yamaha. He stormed to the title in the 2021 season in his rookie season, following in the footsteps of now-Yamaha stablemate Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) in 2020 with the Italian rider stepping up to WorldSBK after his first title success. Aegerter remained in WorldSSP for the 2022 season with Ten Kate Racing and currently leads the Championship ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) by 36 points with four rounds remaining as he goes in search of his second consecutive title. Regardless of the outcome of the 2022 WorldSSP season, the Swiss rider will be on the WorldSBK grid as he joins the GRT Yamaha outfit for his debut in the Championship. The Swiss rider has also competed in MotoE™ in 2020, 2021 and 2022, finishing third, second and first in his respective campaigns in the electric racing series, while his 2022 campaign also added a Suzuki MotoGP™ test at Misano in place of injured 2020 MotoGP™ Champion Joan Mir. Aegerter has experience of Superbike machines in his career after taking part in the Suzuka 8 Hours race on several occasions, claiming two podium finishes. Aegerter also has plenty of experience from his Moto2™ and 125cc World Championship days as he looks to make a name for himself in WorldSBK, having spent a decade in Moto2™. Discussing his move to WorldSBK for 2023, Aegerter, who will become the first Swiss rider since Dominic Schmitter in 2019 to race in WorldSBK, said: “I’m super happy to join Yamaha in WorldSBK next season. It is a great opportunity for me, and a fantastic reward for the World Championship title last year and for leading WorldSSP this year. I’m looking forward to riding for the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, and racing alongside Remy Gardner who, as a Moto2™ World Champion and current MotoGP™ rider, will be a strong teammate. “I can’t wait for the first test aboard the Yamaha R1 as it’s clearly a competitive bike, with Toprak racing it to the World Championship last year and in the title hunt once again this season. I am happy to have this opportunity, and I want to thank Yamaha and the GYTR GRT Yamaha Team for believing in me. I will give it everything I have next season, but for now my focus is on securing a second successive world title in WorldSSP.” HIGH HOPES: the “obvious choice” to fill a Yamaha WorldSBK seat Yamaha Motor Europe Road Racing Manager, Andrea Dosoli, was full of praise for Aegerter as the Swiss rider gets set for his maiden WorldSBK campaign in 2023. He said: “Ever since he entered the paddock, Dominique has shown that he is one of the top talents, and it was clear from very early on that he was ready for his WorldSBK chance. Unfortunately, there wasn’t an opportunity to give him that chance in 2022, but when a seat became available for 2023 then Dominique was the obvious choice to fill it. Not only has he impressed with his pace, race craft and consistency, but he’s also shown the determination and drive needed to be competitive at this level. He’s shown throughout his career that he’s able to adapt very quickly to new machinery, and we’re sure that this ability will pay dividends for him when he steps up to race the Yamaha R1 WorldSBK next season. We’re very much looking forward to seeing what he can do. I’d also like to thank Kohta Nozane for his contribution over the past two seasons. He faced many challenges in WorldSBK, but he did so with a positive attitude always. We wish him all the best for the future.” GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team’s Team Manager, Fiippo Conti, echoed Dosoli’s thoughts on Aegerter’s arrival. He said: ““We are pleased to be able to welcome Dominique into the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team for next season. He brings with him a wealth of experience, having proved himself in both the Grand Prix and WorldSBK paddocks with two world titles and a significant lead in the FIM Supersport World Championship this season. We strongly believe that Dominique will be a real asset, both for the team and for Yamaha, and will be able to show his potential on the Yamaha R1 from the beginning.” JOINING A PODIUM-CONTENDING TEAM: can Aegerter add to their tally? The GRT Yamaha squad made their WorldSBK debut in 2019 after lots of success in WorldSSP, after taking a title in 2017 with French rider Lucas Mahias and backing that up with race wins in 2018. In 2019, the team competed with Marco Melandri and Sandro Cortese and the team were immediately on the rostrum with Melandri putting them on the podium in their first ever race. A change of line-up followed for 2020 with Garrett Gerloff joining the team alongside Federico Caricasulo. Gerloff did add to the team’s podium count, scoring at least one in every season. After three seasons with GRT Yamaha, Gerloff will make the switch to BMW colours for 2023 while Kohta Nozane’s two-season stint with the team will come to an end at the end of the year.
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Post by truenorth on Oct 4, 2022 8:07:38 GMT -8
WorldSBK: After securing his 2️⃣nd title in a season finale in the United States. Jake Gagne RETURNS to the paddock as a wildcard rider at Portimao! ‘A top-ten rider… unreal form… really high potential’ – American stars preview Gagne’s WorldSBK return The American rider secured his second title in a season finale in the United States and will take part in his first WorldSBK round since 2018 at Portimao As the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship returns to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the Pirelli Portuguese Round, a familiar face not seen for a while will return to the grid. Jake Gagne will take part in the round as a wildcard rider for the Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing squad just two weeks after securing his second MotoAmerica title in the United States. It will be the first time Gagne has competed in WorldSBK since 2018 and his first time on a Yamaha machine. Gagne had a season-long fight with two-time MotoGP™ race winner Danilo Petrucci, racing on a Ducati, throughout 2022. The American was able to just edge out Petrucci over the course of the season by 20 points, taking the title with 376 points to Petrucci’s 356. It meant Gagne claimed his second consecutive title in MotoAmerca after he dominated the 2021 season. He won all but three races across the campaign and finished on 445 points to take his first title, going one better than his 2020 season: he finished second behind Cameron Beaubier with the pair racing for the same team. After taking his second title at the end of September, Gagne will return to WorldSBK as a wildcard for the Portuguese Round at a venue he knows from his time in WorldSBK. The American made his debut in 2017 on Honda machinery at Laguna Seca and was immediately in the points-scoring positions. Returning for the French and Qatar Rounds, Gagne finished the season with a best of 12th place. His performances in three rounds earnt him a full-time seat for 2018, still with the Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team, and he was able to consistently challenge for the points. Ahead of his return to WorldSBK action, American stars in both MotoGP™ and WorldSBK, both past and present, have been discussing Gagne’s wildcard. These include five-time MotoAmerica champion turned Moto2™ star Beaubier, who said: “We grew up racing each other together. We raced each other on 600s for a lot of years and Superbikes for a couple. He’s actually one of my really good buddies back home. I’m really excited to have him come over to Portugal and see how he does after wrapping up the second championship in MotoAmerica. His form has been unreal lately. He’s been riding so well and he’s with my old team, we were teammates in 2020, and I’m really excited to see how he does. I think his potential is really high. I’d say his strongest point is getting up to speed really quickly. There’s been a lot of times when I was racing against him, in the first session he’s already under the lap record and all that. A big strength of his right now is getting out and putting the laps in early in the race and being able to pull that gap early and being able to manage the race.” Wayne Rainey, Three-time 500cc World Champion and now president of the American Motorcyclist Association, which sanctions MotoAmerica, discussed Gagne’s wildcard outing. He said: “I’m very excited that he would want to do this challenge. I think Jake knows the track; I think he likes the track from the times he’s raced over there before. I think his real bonus is bringing his team, the Attack team with him. I think that’s what is really going to give him the best shot at trying to do well. Taking that all in, we’re really rooting for him. Jake going over there may be our best shot to really make a statement about what kind of level we really are over here, because in WorldSBK the bikes are all pretty similar from a national championship to the World Championship, a lot of the specs are similar. Every team has their own different architecture as far as the way the rider sets it up with his team, the electronics etc. Going in, Gagne’s got a lot of confidence. I think he wants to do well for himself first, but also for everybody else in MotoAmerica. For me personally, I think realistically he can get a top ten and anything above that is going to be all on him. I’ll clap whatever it is.” 2009 Champion Ben Spies added his thoughts on Gagne’s WorldSBK return, saying: “This will be interesting for me because Gagne’s been riding really well. He’s been in the paddock for a couple of years with Honda. He understands everything, how it goes, and, more importantly, has a little bit of time on the Pirellis which are a step better than what he’s on now. They handle quite a bit differently on the front tyre, which is good for the Yamaha. It’s all good. It’s nice that he has that feeling. It will be interesting because I feel when he was at Honda, he wasn’t riding at the same level he is now. Not saying he’s going to come over there and win the race or something like that, but he’s definitely riding extremely well right now and it’ll be interesting. He’s got all his stuff worked out so there’s no pressure on him. I don’t want to cast where I think he’ll finish, just because the competition is deeper now than when he was there. He’s got some fast guys to go racing with. I think he’s a top-12, top-ten, straight away and then it gets difficult from there. Pace wise, he’s definitely a top-ten rider right now in my eyes.” Two-time WorldSBK Champion Colin Edwards believes Gagne will go well in Portimao, adding: “Jake’s been going well here in the USA. It’s definitely a bigger pond of fish over in WorldSBK paddock. I think everybody would like to think and say Jake’s going to be right there and be able to compete. It’s going to be tough for him, for sure. Those guys out front are running phenomenally well with blistering pace. I think if Jake can get top five, top six, that’d be something to be proud of.”
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Post by truenorth on Oct 6, 2022 7:12:13 GMT -8
MotoAmerica Reunited in Portugal: jakegagne and Garrett Gerloff met up today at the AIAPortimao where the two MotoAmericans will race in the ninth round of the WorldSBK Championship this weekend. Let's go, boys. 📷 by Tim Robinson
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 2:31:10 GMT -8
SBK FP1 1 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'40.965 16 163,732 313,2 2 31 G. GERLOFF USA GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'41.082 0.117 0.117 19 163,542 313,2 3 1 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'41.249 0.284 0.167 17 163,273 312,3 4 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'41.356 0.391 0.107 16 163,100 313,2 5 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'41.512 0.547 0.156 19 162,850 308,7 6 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'41.686 0.721 0.174 15 162,571 310,5 7 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'41.760 0.795 0.074 18 162,453 313,2 8 45 S. REDDING GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 1'41.946 0.981 0.186 17 162,156 315,0 9 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'41.972 1.007 0.026 19 162,115 316,8 10 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'42.099 1.134 0.127 17 161,913 317,8 11 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'42.191 1.226 0.092 17 161,768 306,1 12 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000RR IND 1'42.215 1.250 0.024 17 161,730 314,1 13 5 P. OETTL GER Team Goeleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'42.295 1.330 0.080 16 161,603 309,6 14 2 R. TAMBURINI ITA Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'42.509 1.544 0.214 18 161,266 309,6 15 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 1'42.552 1.587 0.043 15 161,198 311,4 16 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000RR IND 1'42.570 1.605 0.018 16 161,170 312,3 17 91 L. HASLAM GBR TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.770 1.805 0.200 16 160,856 300,2 18 33 J. GAGNE USA Attack Performance Yamaha Racing Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.079 2.114 0.309 16 160,374 301,8 19 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'43.146 2.181 0.067 11 160,270 303,5 20 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.279 2.314 0.133 16 160,064 303,5 21 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'43.357 2.392 0.078 15 159,943 299,3 22 17 M. FRITZ GER IXS - Yart - Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.415 2.450 0.058 19 159,853 301,0 23 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'43.416 2.451 0.001 15 159,851 307,8 24 3 K. NOZANE JPN GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.622 2.657 0.206 17 159,534 305,2 25 29 L. BERNARDI SMR BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'44.454 3.489 0.832 13 158,263 300,2 26 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing Verdnatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'45.647 4.682 1.193 17 156,476 300,2
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 2:33:54 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 2:34:55 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 7:27:09 GMT -8
SBK FP2 1 1 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.720 17 164,130 314,1 2 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'41.196 0.476 0.476 20 163,358 313,2 3 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'41.223 0.503 0.027 22 163,315 307,0 4 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'41.296 0.576 0.073 17 163,197 312,3 5 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'41.453 0.733 0.157 17 162,944 310,5 6 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'41.639 0.919 0.186 21 162,646 310,5 7 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'41.765 1.045 0.126 19 162,445 309,6 8 31 G. GERLOFF USA GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'41.794 1.074 0.029 17 162,399 312,3 9 5 P. OETTL GER Team Goeleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'41.836 1.116 0.042 17 162,332 314,1 10 45 S. REDDING GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 1'41.847 1.127 0.011 15 162,314 311,4 11 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'41.858 1.138 0.011 19 162,297 310,5 12 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'41.922 1.202 0.064 19 162,195 310,5 13 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000RR IND 1'41.923 1.203 0.001 19 162,193 317,8 14 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 1'42.066 1.346 0.143 15 161,966 310,5 15 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000RR IND 1'42.072 1.352 0.006 19 161,956 307,8 16 2 R. TAMBURINI ITA Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'42.297 1.577 0.225 22 161,600 305,2 17 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.313 1.593 0.016 16 161,575 301,0 18 91 L. HASLAM GBR TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.750 2.030 0.437 14 160,888 302,7 19 33 J. GAGNE USA Attack Performance Yamaha Racing Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'42.760 2.040 0.010 14 160,872 297,7 20 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'42.944 2.224 0.184 17 160,584 302,7 21 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'43.161 2.441 0.217 13 160,247 296,1 22 3 K. NOZANE JPN GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.329 2.609 0.168 19 159,986 304,4 23 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'43.477 2.757 0.148 16 159,757 307,0 24 17 M. FRITZ GER IXS - Yart - Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'43.625 2.905 0.148 4 159,529 294,5 25 29 L. BERNARDI SMR BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'43.807 3.087 0.182 20 159,249 301,8 26 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing Verdnatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'45.625 4.905 1.818 16 156,508 302,7
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 7:28:14 GMT -8
SSP FP1 1 66 N. TUULI FIN MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 1'44.360 16 158,406 276,4 2 62 S. MANZI ITA Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 1'44.593 0.233 0.233 15 158,053 279,3 3 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'44.606 0.246 0.013 18 158,033 280,7 4 7 L. BALDASSARRI ITA Evan Bros.WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.668 0.308 0.062 19 157,939 276,4 5 77 D. AEGERTER SUI Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.709 0.349 0.041 19 157,878 272,9 6 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'44.832 0.472 0.123 20 157,692 280,7 7 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura WorldSSP Ducati Panigale V2 1'44.848 0.488 0.016 17 157,668 280,0 8 16 J. CLUZEL FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.880 0.520 0.032 17 157,620 272,9 9 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'44.974 0.614 0.094 18 157,479 278,6 10 38 H. SOOMER EST Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 1'45.132 0.772 0.158 19 157,242 275,7 11 23 I. VINALES ESP D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'45.210 0.850 0.078 14 157,126 277,8 12 94 A. VERDOIA FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.387 1.027 0.177 15 156,862 272,3 13 24 L. TACCINI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.435 1.075 0.048 18 156,790 270,2 14 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.520 1.160 0.085 18 156,664 275,0 15 52 P. HOBELSBERGER GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.532 1.172 0.012 13 156,646 272,3 16 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR * 1'45.557 1.197 0.025 16 156,609 276,4 17 9 S. JESPERSEN DEN Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'45.640 1.280 0.083 17 156,486 280,7 18 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.666 1.306 0.026 16 156,448 273,6 19 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'45.880 1.520 0.214 15 156,131 277,1 20 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'45.887 1.527 0.007 10 156,121 272,3 21 56 P. SEBESTYEN HUN Evan Bros.WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.001 1.641 0.114 15 155,953 275,7 22 25 M. BRENNER SUI VFT Racing Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'46.138 1.778 0.137 16 155,752 270,9 23 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Prodina Racing WorldSSP Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'46.254 1.894 0.116 16 155,582 276,4 24 32 O. BAYLISS AUS BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'46.346 1.986 0.092 17 155,447 276,4 25 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart - Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.994 2.634 0.648 15 154,506 271,6 26 22 F. FULIGNI ITA D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'47.007 2.647 0.013 15 154,487 275,0 27 73 M. KOFLER AUT CM Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'47.151 2.791 0.144 18 154,279 276,4 28 83 M. KAWAKAMI BRA MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'47.341 2.981 0.190 13 154,006 272,9 29 21 B. CURRIE AUS Motozoo Racing by Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'47.682 3.322 0.341 14 153,519 275,0 30 47 J. GIMBERT FRA VFT Racing Yamaha YZF R6 1'47.800 3.440 0.118 10 153,351 272,3 31 6 J. BUIS NED Motozoo Racing by Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'47.819 3.459 0.019 19 153,324 274,3 32 19 J. DIAZ CORBELLA ESP I+Dent Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'47.945 3.585 0.126 16 153,145 270,2
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 7:30:37 GMT -8
Razgatlioglu flies to the top overall as Portimao Free Practice concludes The reigning World Champion had a decent gap to his rivals and also, a decent gap to the ground as he showboated over the rise between Turn 8 and Turn 9 The 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship’s final European round of the season has got underway and already, there’s plenty to talk about. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) kept Yamaha on top to lead the way at the end of the day, with his main title rivals with a little bit of work to do at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. RAZGATLIOGLU ON TOP: Yamaha lead the way, Rinaldi and Bautista in top five Despite topping the session and improving his time throughout the day, Toprak Razgatlioglu wasn’t looking completely at one with his bike. The reigning World Champion was reporting brake problems at the start of the session and missed the first ten minutes of the session before slamming in a lap time on his first flying lap and going to the top of the timesheets. Razgatlioglu returned to the pits, again not seemingly overly happy, but was back out in the last 15 minutes. Laying down the gauntlet and continuing to showcase his strengths, Razgatlioglu led the way at the end of the day and tracked Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) for a good portion of the time, whilst teammate Andrea Locatelli was only eighth, more than a second away from Razgatlioglu’s top time. Razgatlioglu ended his session with another jump over the rise before Turn 9, having recorded a 16 metre distance of air-time in FP1. Top Ducati honours went to Italian rider Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), who wasn’t able to improve on his time from the morning but nevertheless held onto second overall. He was nearly a quarter of a second behind Razgatlioglu at the top, with the Turk in fine form once he got going, particularly at the end of the session. Rinaldi’s teammate, Alvaro Bautista, was likewise on the pace at Portimao and having been just fifth in FP1, he was up inside the top three for most of the session in FP2. He improved his overall fastest time in FP2 and worked on race pace with a good run on track. Despite improving his time, he was still half a second slower than Razgatlioglu’s fastest time of the day, leaving him fifth overall. INDEPENDENTS SHINE: Gerloff ahead of factory Kawasakis Three Independent riders inside the top ten, the first of which was Garrett Gerloff (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), as he led FP1 before finishing a strong third at the end of the day. He couldn’t improve his overall time but consistency was key as he hopes to repeat his Barcelona podium from last time out this weekend. The next Independent rider was Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing), with the current best Independent in the standings taking ninth, one place ahead of fellow Ducati rider Philipp Oettl (Team Goeleven), who improved his time by nearly half a second from FP1 to FP2. Continuing to improve at Portimao, a track that he’s enjoyed so much success on before, Jonathan Rea was on the pace in the afternoon session. He set a new personal best lap time but was unable to get to the top of the timesheets, despite being particularly strong in the first sector. He had the measure of teammate Alex Lowes, with the Englishman in the pits in the closing stages of FP2 whilst sitting in sixth place. Come the conclusion of the session, it was second for Rea leaving him fourth overall, whilst Lowes took seventh on the combined times. HONDA VS BMW: advantage Lecuona as BMW miss out on top ten Finishing fifth in FP2 with an improved time, Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) picked up fifth place at the end of the day, as he continued to try and make gains with rear grip, something he spent time testing during a post-Catalunya Round test at MotorLand Aragon. At Portimao on Friday, Lecuona was making incremental gains but was seven tenths adrift of Razgatlioglu, but he was sixth on the combined times. Xavi Vierge (Team HRC) was one of the fastest riders in sector four in FP1 but that pace couldn’t translate into a strong lap time; Vierge finished his day in 12th After having no representation inside the top ten in Superpole back in Barcelona, there were no BMWs inside the top ten at the end of the first day of action at Portimao. The best result went to Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in 11th place, whilst the one was Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) in 13th; he led the next two BMWs too: Michael van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) in 14th and Eugene Laverty (Bonovo Action BMW) in 15th. Laverty is competing at ‘home’ for the last time, with him living in Portugal. They’ll hope to turn it around come the weekend starting on Saturday, with Superpole being crucial. THE REST OF THE ORDER: can a surprise be sprung? Outside of the top 15, Roberto Tamburini (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team) begins his final weekend of the year in 16th place, one place ahead of Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), who was back in action in FP2 after a big crash in FP1. Leon Haslam (TPR Team Pedercini Racing) returns with 18th place going into the weekend, whilst wildcard and reigning MotoAmerica Champion Jake Gagne (Attack Performance Yamaha Racing) was 19th, one place ahead of Christophe Ponsson (Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha), who is also in his final weekend of 2022. Hafizh Syahrin (MIE Racing Honda Team) took 21st ahead of Kohta Nozane (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), wildcard Marvin Fritz (IXS – YART – Yamaha), who suffered a big highside at Turn 15, Leandro Mercado (MIE Racing Honda Team), Luca Bernardi (BARNI Spark Racing Team) and Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) who rounded out the 26-strong order. Top six after day one of WorldSBK action at Portimao, full results here: 1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) 1’40.720s 2. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.245s 3. Garrett Gerloff (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) +0.362s 4. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +1.41.196s 5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.476s 6. Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) +0.733s
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 7:38:11 GMT -8
GERLOFF OPENS UP: "A crazy story… a rollercoaster with GRT… I’m happy that I didn’t give up!" American star Garrett Gerloff reveals all about his 2022 campaign, battling back through tough periods and more ahead of the Portuguese Round As the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship paddock gets set for the 2022 Pirelli Portuguese Round at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, American star Garrett Gerloff (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) sat down to discuss several topics at length ahead of the final European round of the season. Gerloff talked about his 2022 season, the “rollercoaster” he has had with the GRT Yamaha team, battling through negativity as well as his future, when he makes the switch to BMW machinery for 2023 after three years with GRT Yamaha in WorldSBK. “NOT HOW I IMAGINED…”: Gerloff reflects on 2022 27-year-old Gerloff took the WorldSBK paddock by storm in his rookie season in 2020 with three podiums, before backing that up with two more in 2021. His last podium in 2021 came at the UK Round at Donington Park in July with Gerloff able to end his 14-month podium drought at the 2022 Catalunya Round. Although he has, more often than not, been fighting for the top ten positions, Gerloff had only recorded two top-five finishes in 2022 prior to the Portuguese Round. Reflecting on his 2022 campaign as a whole, plus his best and worst moments, Gerloff said: “My 2022 season has been not how I imagined it, to be honest. It’s one of those things. I feel like I have everything that I need to have good races and a good season, but for whatever reason, things just haven’t been coming together how I would’ve imagined, and how myself and the team hoped. Sometimes there are other variables that you can’t control. I would’ve hoped to have been closer to the podium more often and at least finishing in the top five pretty consistently. It’s not always as easy as you want it to be. This year’s been difficult. The first podium last round was definitely a podium. The best moment of the season was the podium last time out in Catalunya. It was a long time coming and it felt nice. I’d say probably the worst moment was Estoril. I had a crash in FP3, got a hole in my knee which is mainly fixed now, but it wasn’t super fun to go through.” FIGHTING THROUGH: “14 months is a long time to have things not go the way that I want” Despite a strong start to his WorldSBK career, Gerloff only recently ended a podium drought that lasted more than a year and had some tough races in that period following a clash with fellow Yamaha rider Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) in Race 2 at Assen. Gerloff was able to start to change his fortunes when he claimed fifth place in Race 1 at Magny-Cours before backing that up with third in Race 2 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Talking about how he had to fight through the bad times, Gerloff said: “It’s difficult to go through moments in life with things not going the way you want them to. You just got to stay on the grind, keep your head down and keep moving forward. If you quit fighting, it’s definitely not good. I know what my goals are, I know what I want and so I kept fighting through it. It can be difficult but that’s what makes life more interesting. I’m happy that I didn’t give up and I’m more motivated than ever and I’m going to keep fighting. 14 months is a long time to have things not go the way that I want, for sure. I doubted myself. I doubted a lot of things, not just myself. Life isn’t easy sometimes and you have to through bad moments to really go through the good, let’s say. I’m ready for what’s to come. If it’s negative, I’ll keep fighting through it. If it’s not, if it’s positive, then that’s even better.” PAYING TRIBUTE: looking back on three seasons with GRT Yamaha Gerloff’s WorldSBK debut came with the GRT Yamaha squad in 2020 and he remained there for 2021 and 2022, before opting for a new opportunity in next season. At the season-opening round at Phillip Island in 2020, Gerloff qualified in 17th place out of 18 riders, before adapting to WorldSBK as the season progressed when it re-started later on in the year. He ended 2020 with three podiums and added two more in 2021 as he took seventh in the Championship standings last season. Gerloff said: “These last three years have been a rollercoaster with GRT, for sure. It’s been a story. It’s been quite a story. From starting at Phillip Island, the first round, and qualifying last basically to finishing my first year on the podium… that was quite a story arc. Then everything that happened last year, on the podium a couple of times and then some dramatic moments and going through all that stuff, then being back on the podium this year. It’s been a rollercoaster ride! I’m sorry to the team for all the bad moments. I wish there were more good moments with it. I can’t thank them enough for all their support and all they’ve done for me. I can’t thank Yamaha enough for these past 11 years that I’ve been with them. It’s been such a journey and I’ve experienced so much, back in America with a couple of championships I won, racing on a Superbike with Beaubier and everyone and then having the chance to come here. They definitely helped me fulfil a lot of my goals. Doing the MotoGP™ riders… it’s something that’s stull unreal to me that it happened. A crazy story. I’m so happy to have had that in my past. Excited to see what’s next.” MOVING TO PASTURES NEW: a new team, a new manufacturer for Gerloff in 2023 The American star’s journey with Yamaha will come to an end when the 2022 season concludes as he makes the switch to the Bonovo Action BMW team for next season, where he will partner Loris Baz. It marks a change of scenery for Gerloff but also a change of manufacturer and bike, moving to the BMW M 1000 RR machine, after 11 years working with Yamaha in various championships both in his native USA and in WorldSBK. Looking ahead to next year, Gerloff said: “For 2023, it’s going to be quite a change in a lot of areas so it’s hard to have definitive goals as far as position and stuff like that is concerned. My goal is to really gel with the team, to have a better relationship with the team before everything starts, and also to adapt my riding style, if I need to, to the way the bike needs to be ridden. Really just learn as fast as I can. If we really dial in all the small details and if we figure out problems, I know myself along with a good group of guys like them we can have some good results. I need to ride the bike a couple of times before I have some real definitive goals. I’ve raced with Loris a lot in the last three years. We always seem to find each other on track! He seems like a super good guy, he’s somebody I get along with and, obviously, we both want to have the best results possible. We know that working together is going to help make that happen. Looking forward to it.” Opening up on his long-term goals, Gerloff added: “The future goals… it’s probably something that’s been changing a little bit over the past couple of years. I really wanted to go to MotoGP™ for a long time. Not saying that it won’t happen, but maybe it’s not as clear of a path as it might have been a few years ago. I really want to be on a factory team here in WorldSBK. I really want to be in a factory team and I really want to be fighting consistently for podiums. If that leads to, at the end of the year, fighting for a Championship, it’ll be amazing. I know everything has to come together. I’m going to fight until my last breath to make something happen. We’ll see how it goes.”
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 8:11:59 GMT -8
Supersport FP2 1 66 N. TUULI FIN MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 1'44.260 20 158,557 267,6 2 62 S. MANZI ITA Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 1'44.330 0.070 0.070 18 158,451 270,2 3 77 D. AEGERTER SUI Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.364 0.104 0.034 19 158,399 270,2 4 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura WorldSSP Ducati Panigale V2 1'44.471 0.211 0.107 19 158,237 267,6 5 7 L. BALDASSARRI ITA Evan Bros.WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.510 0.250 0.039 17 158,178 269,6 6 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'44.521 0.261 0.011 18 158,162 270,9 7 16 J. CLUZEL FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.524 0.264 0.003 18 158,157 272,3 8 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'44.676 0.416 0.152 16 157,927 272,3 9 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'44.947 0.687 0.271 8 157,520 277,1 10 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.971 0.711 0.024 19 157,483 261,7 11 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'45.239 0.979 0.268 18 157,082 270,9 12 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'45.373 1.113 0.134 16 156,883 270,2 13 25 M. BRENNER SUI VFT Racing Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'45.398 1.138 0.025 16 156,845 266,2 14 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.615 1.355 0.217 18 156,523 268,9 15 52 P. HOBELSBERGER GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.623 1.363 0.008 14 156,511 267,6 16 23 I. VINALES ESP D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'45.624 1.364 0.001 15 156,510 272,9 17 38 H. SOOMER EST Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 1'45.796 1.536 0.172 18 156,255 266,9 18 32 O. BAYLISS AUS BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'45.799 1.539 0.003 15 156,251 268,9 19 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR * 1'45.822 1.562 0.023 16 156,217 272,3 20 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Prodina Racing WorldSSP Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'46.067 1.807 0.245 14 155,856 264,9 21 94 A. VERDOIA FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.127 1.867 0.060 14 155,768 264,9 22 56 P. SEBESTYEN HUN Evan Bros.WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.182 1.922 0.055 16 155,687 267,6 23 22 F. FULIGNI ITA D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'46.204 1.944 0.022 16 155,655 267,6 24 21 B. CURRIE AUS Motozoo Racing by Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'46.230 1.970 0.026 16 155,617 266,2 25 6 J. BUIS NED Motozoo Racing by Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'46.271 2.011 0.041 18 155,557 269,6 26 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart - Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.301 2.041 0.030 18 155,513 269,6 27 9 S. JESPERSEN DEN Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'46.367 2.107 0.066 15 155,417 261,7 28 24 L. TACCINI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.387 2.127 0.020 18 155,387 270,2 29 73 M. KOFLER AUT CM Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'46.469 2.209 0.082 14 155,268 268,9 30 83 M. KAWAKAMI BRA MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.716 2.456 0.247 20 154,908 270,9 31 47 J. GIMBERT FRA VFT Racing Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.946 2.686 0.230 16 154,575 269,6 32 19 J. DIAZ CORBELLA ESP I+Dent Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'47.152 2.892 0.206 18 154,278 268,2
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Post by truenorth on Oct 7, 2022 8:22:40 GMT -8
Top spot belongs to Tuuli in WorldSSP at Portimao as he goes fastest in both practice session The Finnish rider topped both FP1 and FP2 in a dominant display on Friday, Finnish rider Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) remained at the top of the FIM Supersport World Championship timesheets after Free Practice 2 as he went fastest in both Friday sessions at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the Pirelli Portuguese Round. Tuuli improvised his time by exactly one tenth between sessions as he cemented his place at the head of the field, finishing under a tenth clear of his nearest rival in the combined classification. THE FLYING FINN: top spot for Tuuli Tuuli posted a time of 1’44.360s in this morning’s Free Practice 1 session but was still able to improve it in the second 45-minute session of the day. He finished with a best time of 1’44.260s in the combined classification to take top spot after Friday’s running, finishing 0.070s clear of Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) in second spot, with Manzi improving his time late on in FP2 to climb back into second place after posting a 1’44.330s. Reigning Champion and current Championship leader Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha), in search of his first win at Portimao, took third spot in the combined classification, only 0.104s slower than Tuuli. With MV Agusta, Triumph and Yamaha, three manufacturers were represented in the top three after Friday practice. ITALIAN TRIPLE: half a tenth between fourth and seventh The field looks to be condensed on Friday at Portimao with less than three tenths separating the top seven riders, and just 0.053s separating the riders between fourth and seventh at the end of Friday’s running. Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) took fourth spot with a 1’44.471s, finishing ahead of Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) in fifth and Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing) in sixth, with the Italian trio separated by just 0.050s. 0.003s further back from Caricasulo was French rider Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha), with Cluzel only 0.264s back from Tuuli’s pacesetting time despite being in seventh place. ROUNDING OUT THE TOP TEN: in a strong position ahead of racing Turkish star Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) was in eighth place at the end of the day’s running, improving his time between sessions by around three tenths of a second to secure a top-ten finish in practice. He was ahead of Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) in ninth, with the Italian’s day coming to a premature end when he had a technical issue at Turn 10 around halfway through FP2; Bulega was the highest-placed rider who did not improve his time between sessions. Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) rounded out top ten after posting a time of 1’44.971s in FP2 ON THE FRINGES. hoping to move into the top ten Hannes Soomer (Dynavolt Triumph) just missed out on a spot in the top ten following Friday’s action as he took 11th place, just under two tenths away from van Straalen ahead of him. Isaac Vinales (D34G Racing) was 12th and the highest-placed WorldSSP Challenge rider after Friday’s action, while Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) took 13th spot in the combined classification, with the Italian rider bouncing back from an FP1 crash at Turn 15. Rookie Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) took 14th spot ahead of Andy Verdoia (GMT94 Yamaha) in 15th. HOUSEKEEPING: to note from Friday’s action Aside from Montella’s crash in FP1, two more riders crashed during the day and both were in the morning session. Meikon Kawakami (MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP) crashed at Turn 5 in the early stages of FP1 on his debut as he stands in for Unai Orradre, while Johan Gimbert (VFT Racing) took a tumble at Turn 6 around halfway through the session. Both were able to take part in FP2. The top six following WorldSSP Friday action, full results here: 1 Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 1’44.260s 2. Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) +0.070s 3. Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) +0.104s 4. Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) +0.211s 5. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) +0.250 6. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing) +0.261s
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Post by truenorth on Oct 8, 2022 0:51:56 GMT -8
SBK FP3 1 1 T. RAZGATLIOGLU TUR Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.121 14 165,112 315,0 2 55 A. LOCATELLI ITA Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Yamaha YZF R1 1'40.713 0.592 0.592 13 164,142 310,5 3 65 J. REA GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'40.727 0.606 0.014 13 164,119 314,1 4 22 A. LOWES GBR Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK Kawasaki ZX-10RR 1'40.837 0.716 0.110 13 163,940 311,4 5 19 A. BAUTISTA ESP Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'40.888 0.767 0.051 17 163,857 313,2 6 5 P. OETTL GER Team Goeleven Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'40.915 0.794 0.027 12 163,813 315,0 7 45 S. REDDING GBR BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 1'40.962 0.841 0.047 14 163,737 315,9 8 7 I. LECUONA ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'41.020 0.899 0.058 12 163,643 309,6 9 97 X. VIERGE ESP Team HRC Honda CBR1000 RR-R 1'41.026 0.905 0.006 13 163,633 317,8 10 31 G. GERLOFF USA GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'41.029 0.908 0.003 10 163,628 313,2 11 47 A. BASSANI ITA Motocorsa Racing Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'41.291 1.170 0.262 13 163,205 310,5 12 76 L. BAZ FRA Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000RR IND 1'41.387 1.266 0.096 11 163,050 313,2 13 60 M. VAN DER MARK NED BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team BMW M1000RR 1'41.577 1.456 0.190 13 162,746 313,2 14 21 M. RINALDI ITA Aruba.it Racing - Ducati Ducati Panigale V4R 1'41.796 1.675 0.219 1 162,395 307,0 15 50 E. LAVERTY IRL Bonovo Action BMW BMW M1000RR IND 1'41.915 1.794 0.119 13 162,206 308,7 16 33 J. GAGNE USA Attack Performance Yamaha Racing Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'41.955 1.834 0.040 13 162,142 305,2 17 44 L. MAHIAS FRA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'41.983 1.862 0.028 14 162,098 305,2 18 2 R. TAMBURINI ITA Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'42.049 1.928 0.066 12 161,993 309,6 19 35 H. SYAHRIN MAS MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'42.401 2.280 0.352 9 161,436 301,8 20 36 L. MERCADO ARG MIE Racing Honda Team Honda CBR1000 RR-R IND 1'42.518 2.397 0.117 11 161,252 309,6 21 3 K. NOZANE JPN GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'42.573 2.452 0.055 13 161,165 307,8 22 29 L. BERNARDI SMR BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V4R IND 1'42.878 2.757 0.305 12 160,687 301,8 23 91 L. HASLAM GBR TPR Team Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'42.925 2.804 0.047 12 160,614 301,8 24 23 C. PONSSON FRA Gil Motor Sport-Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'42.956 2.835 0.031 13 160,566 305,2 25 17 M. FRITZ GER IXS - Yart - Yamaha Yamaha YZF R1 IND 1'44.023 3.902 1.067 8 158,919 296,1 26 52 O. KONIG CZE Orelac Racing Verdnatura Kawasaki ZX-10RR IND 1'44.222 4.101 0.199 13 158,615 304,4
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Post by truenorth on Oct 8, 2022 1:21:20 GMT -8
Razgatlioglu sets new lap record in FP3, Bautista remains in P5 The fight back is on in style as the reigning World Champion laid down an emphatic pace It was a sunny start to Saturday at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve for the 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. With the weather being kind once again, lap records are in danger and already, Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) has beaten his own lap record of Portimao in FP3, setting a 1’40.121 to put him half a second clear of his nearest rivals, which happened to be led by his factory Yamaha teammate. Heading the timesheets on Saturday morning, Toprak Razgatlioglu set a new lap record with just over ten minutes left in the session and he kept pushing right until the end with a final run on the SCX tyre. The reigning World Champion knows the importance of this weekend and knows he has to return to winning ways. He was ahead of his teammate Andrea Locatelli, with the Italian rider making big improvements compared to Friday, whilst Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) was only third. He was in the pits for a portion of the middle part of the session before returning to the circuit. His teammate, Alex Lowes, took fourth place and was just over a tenth behind Rea. Championship leader Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati), who completed Friday in fifth, remained in the same position. In sixth place it was an impressive start to the day for the top Independent of Philipp Oettl (Team Goeleven), who was right in the mix and aims for a top six in the races, whilst Scott Redding (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) took top BMW honours. Iker Lecuona (Team HRC) was top Honda ahead of teammate Xavi Vierge, with all five manufacturers inside the top eight. Completing the top ten was Garrett Gerloff (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team), after topping FP1; he was just ahead of Independent rival Axel Bassani (Motocorsa Racing), who will remain with the team until the end of 2023. In 12th and 13th, BMW pairing Loris Baz (Bonovo Action BMW) and Michael van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) suffered technical problems at Turn 5 and Turn 13 respectively. There was plenty of drama for Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) too, with the Italian suffering a big mechanical problem into Turn 7, with a big cloud of smoke coming from his Ducati Panigale V4 R. Wildcards Jake Gagne (Attack Performance Yamaha Racing) and Marvin Fritz (IXS – YART – Yamaha) were 16th and 25th respectively. Top six after WorldSBK FP3 at Portimao, full results here: 1. Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) 1’40.121s 2. Andrea Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK) +0.592s 3. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.606s 4. Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.716s 5. Alvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) +0.767s 6. Philipp Oettl (Team Goeleven) +0.794s
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Post by truenorth on Oct 8, 2022 2:23:37 GMT -8
SSP Superpole 1 77 D. AEGERTER SUI Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'43.065 8 160,396 275,7 2 64 F. CARICASULO ITA Althea Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'43.269 0.204 0.204 7 160,079 281,5 3 16 J. CLUZEL FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'43.479 0.414 0.210 9 159,754 276,4 4 62 S. MANZI ITA Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 1'43.534 0.469 0.055 8 159,669 276,4 5 66 N. TUULI FIN MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR 1'43.553 0.488 0.019 8 159,640 279,3 6 28 G. VAN STRAALEN NED EAB Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'43.733 0.668 0.180 7 159,363 275,0 7 54 B. SOFUOGLU TUR MV Agusta Reparto Corse MV Agusta F3 800 RR * 1'43.867 0.802 0.134 9 159,157 280,7 8 7 L. BALDASSARRI ITA Evan Bros.WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'43.933 0.868 0.066 5 159,056 276,4 9 38 H. SOOMER EST Dynavolt Triumph Triumph Street Triple RS 1'43.950 0.885 0.017 8 159,030 280,0 10 3 R. DE ROSA ITA Orelac Racing Verdnatura WorldSSP Ducati Panigale V2 1'43.955 0.890 0.005 8 159,023 280,0 11 55 Y. MONTELLA ITA Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'44.029 0.964 0.074 8 158,910 276,4 12 23 I. VINALES ESP D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'44.121 1.056 0.092 7 158,769 277,1 13 25 M. BRENNER SUI VFT Racing Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'44.241 1.176 0.120 8 158,586 277,8 14 61 C. ONCU TUR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'44.339 1.274 0.098 7 158,437 276,4 15 24 L. TACCINI ITA Ten Kate Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.392 1.327 0.053 8 158,357 280,7 16 94 A. VERDOIA FRA GMT94 Yamaha Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.418 1.353 0.026 8 158,318 272,9 17 56 P. SEBESTYEN HUN Evan Bros.WorldSSP Yamaha Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.648 1.583 0.230 8 157,970 275,7 18 52 P. HOBELSBERGER GER Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF R6 1'44.752 1.687 0.104 8 157,813 274,3 19 99 A. HUERTAS ESP MTM Kawasaki Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'44.793 1.728 0.041 7 157,751 279,3 20 69 T. BOOTH-AMOS GBR Prodina Racing WorldSSP Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'44.889 1.824 0.096 8 157,607 275,7 21 71 T. EDWARDS AUS Yart - Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.035 1.970 0.146 8 157,388 280,0 22 32 O. BAYLISS AUS BARNI Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 1'45.064 1.999 0.029 7 157,344 276,4 23 9 S. JESPERSEN DEN Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF R6 * 1'45.200 2.135 0.136 7 157,141 280,0 24 83 M. KAWAKAMI BRA MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.398 2.333 0.198 9 156,845 278,6 25 47 J. GIMBERT FRA VFT Racing Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.527 2.462 0.129 8 156,654 279,3 26 73 M. KOFLER AUT CM Racing Ducati Panigale V2 1'45.542 2.477 0.015 7 156,631 277,8 27 21 B. CURRIE AUS Motozoo Racing by Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R 1'45.547 2.482 0.005 8 156,624 279,3 28 50 O. VOSTATEK CZE MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP Yamaha YZF R6 1'45.548 2.483 0.001 5 156,623 277,8 29 22 F. FULIGNI ITA D34G Racing Ducati Panigale V2 * 1'45.648 2.583 0.100 6 156,474 280,7 30 6 J. BUIS NED Motozoo Racing by Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R * 1'46.156 3.091 0.508 8 155,726 280,7 31 19 J. DIAZ CORBELLA ESP I+Dent Racing Team Yamaha YZF R6 1'46.354 3.289 0.198 8 155,436 280,7 ----------------- Not Qualifed ----------------- NQ 11 N. BULEGA ITA Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team Ducati Panigale V2
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Post by truenorth on Oct 8, 2022 2:24:39 GMT -8
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Post by truenorth on Oct 8, 2022 2:33:14 GMT -8
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