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Ducati Finally Given a Glimmer of Hope ROUND NINE SILVERSTONE SBK RACE BULLETIN 04.08.13 energyZone.Worldsbk.COM 2013 AT A GLANCE PHILLIP ISLAND AUSTRALIA 1 FEBRUARY 24 MOTORLAND ARAGÓN ARAGÓN 2 APRIL 14 ASSEN THE NETHERLANDS 3 APRIL 28 MONZA ITALY 4 MAY 12 DONINGTON EUROPE 5 MAY 26 PORTIMÃO PORTUGAL 6 JUNE 9 IMOLA DUCATI FINALLY GIVEN ITALY 7 JUNE 30 A GLIMMER OF HOPE MOSCOW RACEWAY 8 RUSSIA Their joy was dampened by the death of Italian rider JULY 21 Team Ducati Alstare head Andrea Antonelli during the FIM Supersport World Championship race, which led to the cancellation SILVERSTONE to Silverstone for this of the second Superbike race, but the team can UNITED KINGDOM weekend’s round of the approach Silverstone with more confidence. 9 AUGUST 4 eni FIM Superbike World Badovini said: “Russia was an important day for NÜ RBUrgring me, having achieved my first podium with Team GERMANY Championship with the 10 SEPTEMBER 1 Ducati Alstare, and the first for the Panigale in boost of a first podium of this championship. The race was really hard and INTERCITY the year to build on. conditions were difficult. We knew we’d have good ISTANBUL pace if it was wet and everything went as I had hoped. 11 TURKEY My guys did a fantastic job, my pit-stop was really fast SEPTEMBER 15 The Italian manufacturer have long been one of the and, back on track, I was really able to push. I’m sorry dominant forces in the series, winning championships for the accident in Supersport and for the tragedy LAGUNA SECA with the likes of Carl Fogarty, Troy Corser, James involving Antonelli. It’s impossible to revel in a podium USA 12 SEPTEMBER 29 Toseland, Troy Bayliss and Carlos Checa. But 2013 finish when something of that magnitude happens.” has seen them struggle with the 1199 Panigale R, MAGNY-COURS with Checa and team-mate Ayrton Badovini Team boss Ernesto Marinelli said: “You can’t celebrate a FRANCE languishing outside the top 10 in the standings. podium when the paddock has suffered such a loss. The 13 OCTOBER 6 thoughts of everyone in Ducati and Team Alstare are with Prior to the last round in Russia, the best finish Andrea’s family, team and everyone that knew him.” JEREZ managed by either rider was Checa’s sixth place at SPAIN Portimão. But after an encouraging test before the trip Marinelli added: “Analysing race one, Ayrton’s podium OCTOBER 20 14 to Russia, there were noticable signs of improvement was a very important result for the team and for Ducati. at Moscow where Checa qualified sixth on the grid. He rode very well in dry conditions and even better BUDDH INTERNATIONAL The Spaniard could not capitalise after an incident when the track was wet. Unfortunately, once more, 15 INDIA involving Jules Cluzel during the race, but Badovini bad luck prevented Carlos from finishing what started noVEMBER 17 produced a sensational wet-weather ride to rise from as a very positive weekend. The results in practice, 14th to finish third behind the BMWs of Chaz Davies combined with Ayrton’s race, nevertheless represent a and race-winner Marco Melandri. step forward.” DORNA WSBK ORGANIZATION Via di Tor Pagnotta 94, 00143 Rome, Italy T +39 06 509 661 F +39 06 509 66350 TOP SPONSORSTOP SPONSORS OFFICIALOFFICIAL SPONSORS SPONSORS silverstone NEWSDESK energyZone.Worldsbk.COM 04.08.13 BUZZONI BIDS TO MARCO MOVES UP GO OUT AT THE TOP ALL-TIME SBK LIST BMW Motorrad general manager Andrea Buzzoni Marco Melandri is already among the top 20 most hopes the team can finish 2013 strongly as the successful World Superbike riders of all time after German manufacturer prepares to pull out of the only two and a half seasons in the championship. eni FIM Superbike World Championship to focus His win in the rain at Moscow last time out on its customer sports programme. Buzzoni is was his 13th in the eni FIM Superbike World disappointed by the decision, coming during the Championship, which puts him joint 17th with New course of a season in which the team have taken Zealander Aaron Slight on the all-time list. five wins, but has vowed to maintain their level. Melandri won four times for Yamaha in his debut “The team is a very professional and motivated season in 2011 and, after switching to BMW, won group of people, and I am sure they will continue six times last season, while the Moscow win was to do everything to end the season on a high his third of the current campaign. note”, said Buzzoni. “We are satisfied with the current results and, of course, we will keep working Carl Fogarty heads the all-time list with 59 wins, hard. Therefore I am convinced we can celebrate ahead of Troy Bayliss (52) and Noriyuki Haga (43). more successes with Marco (Melandri) and Only three Italians have won more than Melandri: The FIM Supersport World Championship Chaz (Davies) as the season goes on. I am sorry Max Biaggi (21), Pierfrancesco Chili (17) and returns to action this week still mourning about the decision, but I understand the strategic Giancarlo Falappa (16). Only Spanish ace Carlos the loss of Italian rider Andrea Antonelli. decision-making of the company.” Checa (24) has more wins among current riders. He died following an accident at Moscow Raceway, and his funeral was held at Castiglione del Lago, near Perugia, last Thursday. Among the 5,000 paying SUZUKA JOY FOR MAMOLA FOLLOWS their respects were fellow racers Marco Melandri, Michel Fabrizio, Alex Polita, PATA HONDA MEN DAD’S FOOTSTEPS Lorenzo Zanetti, Massimo Roccoli, Pata Honda team-mates Leon Haslam and Michael There was a familiar name on the podium in Luca Scassa, Raffaele De Rosa and Pierfranceso Chili. van der Mark linked up to triumph in the prestigious Moscow when Dakota Mamola won the Cup of Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race in Japan last Nations event. The Barcelona-based 17-year-old weekend. World Superbike rider Haslam and is son of American bike legend Randy Mamola, Supersport colleague van der Mark teamed up with who had 13 career wins in the 500cc World Japanese rider Takumi Takahashi to give Honda Championship and is now among the instructors their fourth consecutive win in the event and 26th with the SBK official riding school. in its 36-year history. Sylvain Barrier heads into this weekend’s The Cup of Nations is a three-race series, and Superstock 1000 FIM Cup double-header It was another feather in Pata Honda’s cap after Mamola Junior’s win from pole position on the at Silverstone knowing an extension of his Haslam’s current SBK team-mate and fellow Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha R6 took the Russian winning streak could put him within sight of retaining his title. The BMW Motorrad British rider Jonathan Rea was in the winning trio team into second place in the championship, one Goldbet rider won the last two rounds at last year. point behind leaders Italy and one ahead of third- Portimão and Imola, and holds a 12-point placed nation Belgium. advantage over Niccolò Canepa at the And there was a real blast from the past on the top of the standings. Third-placed Jeremy podium with the third-placed Suzuki outfit featuring The first race at Imola was won by Italian rider Guarnoni and fourth-placed Eddi La Marra are 25 and 26 points back respectively. former MotoGP world champion Kevin Schwantz. Tommaso Lorenzetti, and the championship will The popular Texan, who is now 49, won his world reach a climax with the third and final race at the title 20 years ago in 1993. Nürburgring in Germany in September. SYKES SO HAPPY TO STAY WITH KAWASAKI Tom Sykes will race the Ninja ZX-10R again in the 2014 eni FIM Superbike World Championship season after signing a contract to extend his time with Kawasaki into a fifth straight year. The Englishman is out to regain his lead in the current championship at Silverstone after a technical problem Franco Morbidelli will be looking to take ended his race in Moscow last time out, which saw another bite out of Gauthier Duwelz’s UEM him overtaken at the top by Sylvain Guintoli. Superstock 600 European Championship lead when the series heads to Silverstone for a double helping of races this weekend. Sykes said: “For me, this is an awesome place to be. I The San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki rider have made my feelings quite clear to Kawasaki and all has been slowly chipping away at his the individual team members and sponsors. I am really Belgian rival’s championship advantage. happy in my working environment and very relaxed. His win at Portimão reduced the margin to The deal has been done so early in the season, which 23 points, and he clawed back 13 more at Imola. is an absolute first.” silverstone STATSFILE energyZone.Worldsbk.COM 04.08.13 CIRCUIT GUIDE: silverstone LAST TIME BECKETTS CHAPEL MAGGOTTS COPSE HANGAR STRAIGHT LOOP VILLAGE STOWE FARM WELLINGTON STRAIGHT ABBEY VALE WOODCOTE MARCO WINS IN WET LUFFIELD Marco Melandri took his third eni FIM Superbike CLUB World Championship win of the season in an incident-packed race in Moscow. A pit-stop for new tyres in heavy rain saw the Italian close the gap on race leader and BMW Motorrad Goldbet team-mate Chaz Davies, who he eventually passed to win by more than seven seconds. Davies had to settle for second place to complete a one-two for the BMW S1000 RRs, while Ayrton Badovini of Team Ducati Alstare brought the 1199 Panigale R CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS home for a long-awaited first podium.
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