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march 16, 2019 - Yamaha Racing

Yamaha: Lowes Storms to Race 1 Podium in Thailand

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Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider, #AlexLowes, charged his way to third place and his first podium finish of the 2019 season in a closely fought WorldSBK encounter, run over 20-laps at the #changinternationalcircuit in Thailand. After shadowing his teammate throughout the race, #michaelvandermark was unable to mount a challenge on Lowes in the final stages and had to settle for fourth place at the chequered flag. #marcomelandri overcame the stability problems experienced on the two straights in Buriram yesterday to take sixth place, after an intense battle with Leon Haslam during the closing stages of the race. WorldSBK rookie, #sandrocortese, racked up more experience and more championship points as he raced to seventh place this afternoon.

Lowes, starting from the front row of the grid after qualifying an impressive third during Superpole, was quick to find his rhythm in the early laps, battling briefly with eventual race winner Alvaro Bautista before getting his head down and maintaining a consistent pace.

Lowes came under pressure from van der Mark from mid-race distance onwards, but the 28-year-old Briton held his nerve and rode a fault free second half of the race to hold off his teammate for third. Today’s podium finish elevates Lowes to third in the championship standings with 46 points.

Van der Mark made an incredible start from tenth place on the grid, making up five places on the opening lap alone. The 26-year-old Dutchman had closed to within a bike length of his teammate by the halfway point in the race but didn’t have the additional pace needed to make a clean pass, forcing him to settle for fourth place at the line. The result promoted van der Mark up to fourth place in the standings with 42 points.

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