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february 29, 2020 - Kawasaki Racing
Mahias third and Oettl fifth in WSSP Superpole at Phillip Island
The #phillipisland circuit in #australia today hosted the third free practice and Superpole making up the opening round of the Supersport world championship.
During yesterday’s two free practice sessions, Kawasaki Puccetti #racing riders #philippoettl (1’34”139) and #lucasmahias (1’33”929) closed in tenth and eighth place respectively. This morning’s final practice took place under cloudy skies but on a dry track, the Italian team’s riders and technicians continuing the work to set-up the Ninja ZX-6R machines in preparation for the subsequent Superpole. Both riders improved on their lap times, Mahias finishing eighth (1’33”583) and Oettl ninth (1’33”632).
The first Superpole of the season took place in the late morning and saw #lucasmahias stop the clocks with a time of 1’32”617. A performance that put the Frenchman in third place come the session’s end, meaning a first row start for tomorrow’s race. Oettl did very well to score a sixth-place finish in his first ever Superpole session. With a time of 1’32”959, the German rider will line up on the second row of the grid for a race that will run over a distance of 16 laps, with a mandatory tyre change to be completed by lap ten.
Phillip Island – #australia – Supersport world championship
Combined free practice results: 1) Locatelli (Yamaha) – 2) Cluzel (Yamaha) – 3) Krummenacher (MV Agusta) – 4) Perolari (Yamaha) – 5) De Rosa (MV Agusta) ……. 9) Mahias (Kawasaki) – 9) Oettl (Kawasaki)
Superpole: 1) Locatelli (Yamaha) – 2) Krummenacher (Yamaha) – 3) Mahias (Kawasaki) – 4) Cluzel (Yamaha) – 5) De Rosa (MV) – 6) Oettl (Kawasaki) – 7) Odendaal (Yamaha).
Lucas Mahias: “Qualifying didn’t go too badly so I am very happy. To start the race in third position, on the front row, is positive of course. I’ve tried to understand the way the tyre works on the bike and am generally pleased. Our pace for the race is also OK. It is not a long race here and there will be a pit stop in the middle, so I’d say I’m feeling ready!”
Philipp Oettl: “It was an intense practice session because we came into the pits twice and used almost new tyres three times. I am happy with sixth place. We set our best lap time of the week so far, inclusive of testing, so that’s good. This morning we had a pretty consistent pace. I am happy for now, but tomorrow is another day, and anything can happen. In tomorrow’s race I think I will see what my feeling is really worth, whether it’s good or not. I am happy with the team and the work we have done so far.”
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