settembre 05, 2023 - Kawasaki Racing
Season Restarts At Magny Cours
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Kawasaki #racing Team riders #jonathanrea and #alexlowes will soon return to points scoring race action at the Circuit de Nevers Magny Cours, hot on the heels of a recent test at Motorland Aragon. The ninth round of the FIM Superbike World Championship takes place between 8 - 10 September, after a five weekend break since the previous #event at Autodrom Most.
WorldSBK returns to one of its most visited circuits when the ninth round of the championship gets underway in near the epicentre of France on Friday 8 September.
There have been several Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR highlights at Magny Cours, including nine individual race wins for Rea and five podiums for Lowes.
Rea enters the French round fresh from the news that he will compete for another manufacturer in 2024. Six times a champion with KRT, Rea and his crew are determined to finish the season with a flourish, especially after winning his first race of the current season at the previous Autodrom Most round in late July.
Lowes, like his team-mate, has recently concluded a one-day test at Motorland Aragon and expects to arrive in France race-ready after the summer break.
Currently Rea is third in the championship with one race win and a combined total of 11 podium finishes this year. Lowes has scored one podium so far and is eighth overall. Once again there will be three #worldsbk races, each offering chances for the KRT riders to build their points totals in.
Once a traditional season-ending venue the current ‘Circuit de Nevers’ is now well inside the main body of the calendar, with three rounds to go after this coming weekend. At time of press positively hot conditions have been forecast for the whole weekend.
The Magny Cours #worldsbk layout is 4.411km long, features a wide variety of corners and changes of incline, plus an infamous tight final chicane that has played its part in many last-lap dramas over the years.
The weekend in France will begin with two free practice sessions, then FP3 and a final Tissot Superpole qualifying session on Saturday 9 September, shortly before the first full-distance 21-lap Race One. A ten-lap Tissot Superpole Race and then a final 21-lap Race Two will wrap-up the track action on Sunday before the team departs to the Iberian peninsula for two more rounds in quick succession.
Jonathan Rea, stated: “Magny Cours is a track that I really enjoy and I have had some great success at in the past. It has a mix of everything and you need a bike that stops well, accelerates well and is agile in changes of direction. We need to maximise our potential on the edge of the tyre because the long straight in Magny Cours can be quite punishing. It then presents the best overtaking area on the track, the Adelaide hairpin. After a good test at Motorland Aragon last week I feel confident we can go there and do a good job. It is the start of an important part of the year where races come in quick succession. So, let’s hope we can make a strong start to this period. The target is to be on the podium and fight for race wins.”
Alex Lowes, stated: “I am looking forward to going to Magny Cours as it is a track that has always been good for me and the Kawasaki. We had a one day test at Motorland Aragon last week and although we were working quite a lot on 2024 items, at the end of the test we put our 2023 base setting in and made a run. It is going to be a busy four weeks with three rounds of the championship inside it, but I am definitely ready for it after the summer break. The target as always is to fight for podiums and that is what we will be trying to do by working hard from FP1 on Friday morning until the races on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. I can’t wait to get back onto the grid and into some race action. It is sad that we will see the partnership of Jonathan and KRT coming to an end when the season finishes, but I think when you look back this has been a reference partnership, certainly during my time in #worldsbk with arguably, the best-ever combination of rider and machine. We all know Jonathan’s talents, he’s a great champion. I have a great relationship with him and to share the garage with him is fantastic. I wish him all the best.”
Former full-time #worldsbk team rider Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) will take over the controls of Puccetti’s Ninja ZX-10RR at his home race in Magny Cours.
Isaac Vinales (TPR by Vinales #racing Kawasaki) and Oliver König (Orelac #racing Movisio Kawasaki) will take their place among their peers once again, with Vinales looking to score more championship points.
2023 KRT Rider #worldsbk Statistics
Jonathan Rea: World Champion 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020
2023: Races 24, Wins 1, Podiums 11, Superpoles 1
Career Race Wins: 119 (104 for Kawasaki)
Career Podiums: 256 (214 for Kawasaki)
Career Poles: 41 (37 for Kawasaki)
Alex Lowes:
2023: Races: 24, Wins 0, Podiums 1, Superpoles 0
Career Race Wins: 2 (1 for Kawasaki)
Career Podiums: 34 (14 for Kawasaki)
Career Poles: 1 (0 for Kawasaki)
8 x Riders’ Championships (Scott Russell 1993, Tom Sykes 2013, Rea 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020), 1 x EVO Riders’ Championship (David Salom 2014)
6 x Manufacturers’ Championships (Ninja ZX-10R 2015 & 2016, Ninja ZX-10RR 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020)
5 x Teams’ Championships (KRT/Provec #racing 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019)
Kawasaki FIM Superbike World Championship Statistics
Total Kawasaki Race Wins: 178 – second overall
Total Kawasaki Podiums: 535 – second overall
Total Kawasaki Poles: 106 – second overall
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