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Back after the break, Althea BMW heads for the Lausitzring
Rome (Italy), Tuesday 15 August 2017
Rome (Italy), Tuesday 15 August 2017
After a month’s break, during which riders and mechanics alike had chance to enjoy some holiday time, the Althea BMW Racing team has recharged its batteries and is ready for the tenth round of the 2017 Superbike World Championship, taking place this weekend at the Eurospeedway Lausitzring in Germany.
The last Superbike event concluded just over a month ago at Laguna Seca in the USA. Torres closed race one in seventh place, De Rosa thirteenth across the line. After the first nine rounds, Torres lies ninth in the general standings, with 94 points, while De Rosa is 18th with 30 points scored up until now. In the Superstock 1000 series, Faccani is in fifth place with 52 points.
At last year’s German round, Jordi just missed out on a podium result, finishing fourth in race 1. In what was a wet Stock1000 race, De Rosa crossed the line tenth at the Lausitzring having started from pole, while Marco Faccani suffered a crash. All three of the Althea BMW men hope to make the best possible start after the summer break.
"I've spent a lot of time training in recent weeks, to be as prepared as possible for the final phase of the championship. I’ve enjoyed myself, doing a lot of sport, and I feel ready for Lausitz. Having finished fourth last year, I’m feeling confident too. It would be nice to do well at what is BMW’s home track, so here’s hoping for a positive weekend.”
“I haven’t had a lot of down time seeing as I also took part in the Suzuka 8 Hours. Now I’m focused on the final part of the SBK season. I’m pleased to go to the Lausitzring and think our BMW suits the German track quite well. Last year I recall that the team was working well in SBK, particularly in the dry sessions, while I scored pole in the Superstock. We hope for favourable weather and I’d like the weekend to remain dry. Our chances of doing well are quite good I think.”
“The holidays are over and I had fun, doing some training, walking, climbing etc. Now we’re ready to head back out on track, at the Lausitzring, a track that I quite like and where I was going well last year. In the wet I was lying second when I crashed. I’m happy to return to Germany, and hope to score a good result, especially considering we’re on BMW’s home turf. Let’s see what we can do…”
Track Information:
Country: Germany
Name: EuroSpeedway Lausitzring
Length: 4.255 km
Pole position: right
Turns: 7 left, 6 right
2016 SBK RESULTS: Race 1 - 1. Davies (Ducati); 2. Sykes (Kawasaki); 3. Hayden (Honda). Race 2 – 1. Rea (Kawasaki), 2. De Angelis (Aprilia); 3. Forés (Ducati)
SBK RECORDS: Best lap – Davies (Ducati) 1'37.357 (2016). Superpole – Davies (Ducati) 1'37.883 (2016).
Weekend schedule (CET):
Friday
9.15 – 10.00 – STK1000 Free Practice
10.15 – 11.15 – SBK Timed Practice 1
13.30 – 14.30 – SBK Timed Practice 2
16.00 – 16.45 – STK1000 Free Practice
Saturday
08.45 – 9.00 – SBK Free Practice
10.30 – 10.45 – Superpole 1
10.55 – 11.10 – Superpole 2
13.00 – Race 1
14.15 – 14.45 – STK1000 Qualifying
Sunday
9.25 – 9.40 – SBK Warm-up
9.50 – 10.05 – STK1000 Warm-up
13.00 – SBK Race 2
14.20 – STK1000 Race