YET ANOTHER DOUBLE ONE-TWO IN BOTH FRENCH RACES FOR THE APRILIA RSV4s

GUINTOLI WINS RACE 1 WITH MELANDRI SECOND, MELANDRI FIRST AND GUINTOLI SECOND IN RACE 2

APRILIA LEADS THE MANUFACTURER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

GUINTOLI MAKES UP MORE POINTS AND IS NOW JUST 12 POINTS FROM THE RIDER CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD

Magny-Cours (France) – The Aprilia RSV4s are proving to be unbeatable in this final phase of the 2014 World SBK season. On the French track at Magny-Cours Guintoli and Melandri divided the spoils with one win each, also taking turns on the second step of the podium in both races. This is a one-two that rekindles Guintoli’s ambitions in the Rider Championship. The teams will now go to the Qatar round with just 12 points separating Guintoli from championship leader Sykes.

With this exciting season finale Aprilia has stepped over Kawasaki and now leads the Manufacturer World Championship with a 23 point advantage in demonstration of the RSV4’s domination on the track.

The script for the two French races, wet and characterised by a lot of crashes, was very similar. The Aprilia RSV4s and their riders demonstrated a crushing superiority – as occurred on a dry track at the previous round in Jerez.

In both races Guintoli was the one to do away with the niceties and break away at the front.

Only Melandri was able to leave the pack behind to join his runaway team mate, demonstrating his ability to win already in the first part. Guintoli’s victory in Race 1 allowed the rider from across the Alps to earn some precious points in terms of the world championship. In Race 2 Marco, after catching up and taking the lead from his team mate, built up a clear advantage, going on to win his sixth race of the 2014 season. With the second place finish Guintoli made up some very important points on Sykes, continuing his exciting comeback which takes him to just 12 points from the top spot going into the final round at Qatar.

Aprilia Racing Manager, Romano Albesiano: “The results of the last few races are extraordinary – five wins out of six which have taken us into the lead in the Manufacturer standings and placed us in the best possible conditions to attack the leadership in the Rider championship. This is further proof of Aprilia’s value and the absolute competitiveness of our RSV4, a project that continues to be victorious four years from its inception with five World Titles under its belt. We’ll be going to Qatar to sell our lives dearly”.

Sylvain Guintoli: “This was a great weekend for the Team. We are definitely back in the running for the Championship. When I saw the weather forecast yesterday evening I immediately thought that this would be a good opportunity to get some important points. I took a few risks at the beginning of the races and then, once I had created a good gap, I concentrated on staying focused to avoid any pointless risks and to take home the best possible result. I’m very happy but I am already thinking about Qatar, where the championship will be decided. It is a track that I know well and that I like and I think it will suit the RSV4 well. I wish we were racing tomorrow!”.

Marco Melandri: “Today we did a great job. The bike was fantastic and I was able to confirm my performance in Jerez. Sylvain was very fast and in the first laps it was difficult to overtake, but we created a good gap in front of our rivals straight way. The win in Race 2 is fair compensation for my efforts and those of the Team, and on top of that it put me in third place in the standings. I have demonstrated a good pace from the halfway point of the season, so now we’ll see how things go in Qatar”.

More, from a press release issued by Team Hero EBR:

Positives In France For Team Hero EBR Despite Non Finishes In Race 2

In treacherous conditions, Team Hero EBR notched up another race finish with Geoff May finishing inside the top twenty at Magny-Cours in France earlier today.

Geoff, who tipped off his 1190RX machine in the equally wet warm up session, started the races in Pit Lane because of an engine penalty but was soon circulating inside the top 20. He finished 18th in race one but retired along with his team mate Aaron Yates in the latter encounter.

Aaron also retired in race one.

Both riders were satisfied with their progress during the weekend and are pleased with the steps forward made in the dry with their set-up.

The final races of the season will take place at the Losail circuit in Qatar for the first ever night races in World Superbike history and Team Hero EBR will be hoping to end their season on a high.

Giulio Bardi – Team Manager: “Despite the failure to finish of both riders in the second race the weekend hasn’t been so bad and there have been some improvements that we can see when we look at the data. For Geoff it was always going to be difficult starting from the pit-lane but he dug deep and we applaud his efforts. Both riders said they felt something with their machines in race two so we took the decision to stop. We will keep working hard and are looking forward to racing in the dark in Qatar.”

More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki:

Sykes Still In The Lead After Wet French Round

In the penultimate FIM Superbike World Championship round KRT Rider Tom Sykes battled to two fourth place finishes and kept his championship lead in the process, despite losing some of his points advantage. Loris Baz (KRT) placed fifth and then seventh at his home round while KRT SBK Evo rider David Salom did not ride today, to rest his injured right hand in time to be fully ready for the final round.

Tom Sykes knew his raceday would present challenges after it dawned wet but he battled strongly to take two fourth places on his Ninja ZX-10R and leave with a 12-point advantage to take to the final round.

Starting from pole after a record-breaking track best lap on Saturday Sykes could not stay in the pace of his main championship rivals but his two fourth places mean he is still in the most enviable position of all with one round and two races to go.

The track proved slippery for all after two days of dry and often warm weather and for Loris Baz, French rider’s home venue did not offer him the results he expected. In race one he looked like he would finish on the podium at one stage but he eventually slowed to finish fifth.

His seventh in race two was disappointing as he expected an even better set-up after his first race wet weather experiences, but it was not to be and he worked hard to score useful points. Loris is now in a safe fifth in the championship table, with the possibility of finishing overall fourth if he has two strong races at the final round.

Despite not electing to ride in either of the 19-lap wet races at Magny Cours David Salom lost little in the championship fight inside the Evo category. Now 12th in the overall SBK rankings, David is 30 points ahead of his nearest Evo rival with one round and two races to go.

The final races of the season will take place at Losail in Qatar, on Sunday 2 November.

Tom Sykes: “In race one that was the limit. I wanted to go faster but unfortunately we have had some limitations for some time in wet conditions and we cannot just quite get to where we need to be. For race two we were also restricted by conditions. It was a big shame because we know I can go much, much faster. Given the conditions these results are better than I expected, so there is one bonus. I wanted to fight with Sylvain and win the race but first I needed to finish the race. It could have been a lot worse but it could have been better. We are still in the best position in the championship so we need to go to Qatar and hopefully it lives up to its reputation as a desert and we will come out swinging.”

Loris Baz: “In race one at one stage I felt I was able to win the race and it was easy on the bike but from one lap to another we lost a lot of grip. It was like the bike had changed in just one lap. Maybe the water was running off the track and maybe the tyre got too warm. On every right corner I was losing the rear. We changed nearly nothing for race two just a little thing on the rear but I could not do anything more and I ended up just waiting for the end of the race. Even going out of the pitlane it just felt strange and not so good. After race one I thought we could run in a good way but we were just struggling a little again. We do not understand because we used to be really good in the wet. I hope we find some more luck and finish the season strongly in Qatar.”

David Salom: “I think it was possible to ride today with painkillers but it would have been too dangerous. When I am in good condition in the rain it is already difficult for me so with this injury it was a risk we did not need to take, especially with the championship position the way it is. I will go to the doctor who made the operation when I get back tomorrow, so he will be able to see what has happened here. Now we have almost one month until Qatar to be ready to race there.”

More, from a press release issued by Pata Honda:

Haslam back to the podium with Pata Honda

Leon Haslam took his first podium for the Pata Honda team – his 29th in total – in the second of today’s two wet eleventh round World Superbike championship races at Magny-Cours in France.

The 31-year-old British rider, who finished sixth in the first 19-lap race at the 4.411km French circuit, made some positive changes to his Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade for race two, in which he engaged in a prolonged battle with reigning world champion Tom Sykes.

Having caught Sykes with seven laps to go, Haslam tried everything to get by, eventually riding around the outside of his rival at turn seven with two laps remaining to take a fantastic podium for him and his team.

It was the team’s second podium of the day after Jonathan Rea finished third in race one. Having taken an early lead, Rea found it difficult to apply his CBR’s power to the slippery Magny-Cours circuit and the 27-year-old dropped behind eventual race winner Sylvain Guintoli and second-placed Marco Melandri.

Rea stormed into the lead again in the early laps of race two and had settled into a comfortable rhythm before becoming one of no fewer than 13 riders caught out by the treacherous Magny-Cours surface and crashing out unhurt at turn seven.

The World Superbike championship now breaks for four weeks before the final round of the series at the Losail circuit in Qatar on 2 November.

Leon Haslam – 6th and 3rd

It’s been a tough two seasons, with a leg break last year and a few other problems I’ve been having, so a big thanks to the team, to Pata and to Honda who’ve stood by me. I’ve managed to repay them with a podium so I’m over the moon. We had our share of issues over the weekend, first in Superpole and in the second part of race one when I lost all straight line grip. But the boys made some changes for race two and it was definitely a step forward, although I still suffered a bit in the same area. It was also quite difficult starting from the fourth row of the grid because I couldn’t really see anything for the first few laps. By the time I got past a few guys the leaders had already gone. But I was really happy to beat Tom in the end – it was one thing getting to him but qui te another getting by. I passed him the first time on the brakes but started wheel-spinning and lost all my drive. I felt that I had a lot better pace than him but he was being really defensive. I lost both wheels trying to go outside him at turn three and then tried again at the hairpin and ran wide. I was running out of laps though so to get by him and then open a gap made me quite happy. We can go to Doha in a month’s time a little happier now.

Jonathan Rea – 3rd and DNF

It’s been a day of two halves really. Race one went OK although I really struggled with the power character in the wet today. It seems like Magny-Cours has just got really slippery in recent years and today’s conditions really highlighted that problem. It was satisfying to get on the podium but I wanted to give a little bit more to try and win. So for race two my team gave me some good changes but we didn’t quite solve the problem. I was still struggling in some areas but I was able to get to the front and this time just stay in a really good rhythm. Unfortunately, from the data we can see that, in turn five and six, I went through on a closed throttle as opposed to partially opened, and that was enough to have the engine braking kick in and bring the rear round. It came round so fast, I had no chance t o save it and it’s frustrating to get my first DNF of the year. One of my main targets was to finish all races this season but, speaking to the team’s technical co-ordinator and my crew chief, the target was to get to the front and go for the win this afternoon. I crashed at the front trying to win the race so I can’t be too hard on myself.

Pieter Breddels – technical co-ordinator

We were relatively fast with both guys in warm-up this morning but the pace in race one was a lot faster which threw up a couple of settings issues. Jonathan got a satisfying podium in race one, while Leon had to fight back from a slow start which left him quite a gap so he ended up sixth. We changed the settings for both guys in race two and we improved. This was clear when Jonathan took off and held on to the lead for the first half of the race. Unfortunately he pushed a little too hard and crashed out but this can happen when you give it all to go for the win. Leon had a much better start in race two and that put him in a position to fight for the places that matter. He was racing with Sykes for a long time, fighting for third and in a great manoeuvre he took that final podium place. We are all so happy for him and hi s team that he got finally there. It’s been a tough couple of seasons and I’m really pleased for them all.

More, from a press release issued by Voltcom Crescent Suzuki:

Menacing Magny-Cours leaves Voltcom Crescent Suzuki empty handed

A dramatically different Magny-Cours greeted Voltcom Crescent Suzuki for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship’s penultimate round today as torrential rain caused chaos on the track.

A strong performance from Eugene Laverty on his Yoshimura-powered GSX-R saw the Irishman running sixth for the majority of race two before a crash at turn seven on the 14th lap brought an end to proceedings. Despite an early crash on lap four of the previous race, Laverty re-joined, hoping the conditions would prove advantageous to salvage points but a frustrating race saw him finish 19th.

Having progressed well throughout the weekend, Alex Lowes retired his Suzuki machine on the second lap of the opening race after succumbing to the conditions early in the morning’s warm-up. The British rider was equally unlucky in the afternoon encounter, a lack of grip resulting in his fall at turn 12 at the end of lap two.

Persistent rain created treacherous conditions at the Circuit de Nevers, with 21 crashes during the day’s three Superbike sessions and less than half the field completing the second race alone. Aprilia’s Sylvain Guintoli and Marco Melandri shared the day’s victories, with BMW’s Sylvain Barrier and Ducati’s Niccolò Canepa dividing the EVO wins.

Voltcom Crescent Suzuki now leaves mainland Europe to prepare for the final round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship taking place at the Losail International Circuit, in Qatar, in four weeks’ time.

Eugene Laverty:

“Two non-finishes today in wet conditions really wasn’t part of the plan. It seems that whenever I crash in race one this year I follow it up with another crash in race two! I never give up though, and I’m determined to finish the season on a high note.”

Alex Lowes:

“I’m really disappointed with today. We showed a lot of potential in qualifying yesterday and I had good pace in the wet this morning but the lack of grip in these conditions, and my lack of experience at Magny-Cours in the wet, cost us. There’s not a lot to take from today but we will come back fighting in Qatar.”

Paul Denning – Team Manager:

“Very difficult to say anything after a day like today – four races, three crashes and one technical non-finish. I don’t think there is any hiding away from the disappointment of today’s result – in particular Alex has been so competitive in the wet on this bike and until the crash in warm-up was showing that same potential. The Magny-Cours track is like ice in low temperatures and wet conditions, and we didn’t have the package or the luck today to achieve what we should have done, but both the riders are physically completely ok. We will put today behind us, draw from some of the good work across the rest of the weekend and look forward to finishing the season on a high in Qatar.”

Magny-Cours – eni FIM World Superbike Championship – Race One:

1. Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia) 36’45.206: 2. Marco Melandri (Aprilia) +2.257: 3. Jonathan Rea (Honda) +5.954: 4. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki) +15.670: 5. Loris Baz (Kawasaki) +16.149:

19. EUGENE LAVERTY (VOLTCOM CRESCENT SUZUKI) +2 laps: DNF ALEX LOWES (VOLTCOM CRESCENT SUZUKI)

Magny-Cours – eni FIM World Superbike Championship – Race Two:

1. Melandri 36’25.402: 2. Guintoli +2.669: 3. Leon Haslam (Honda) +16.450: 4. Sykes +20.759: 5. Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati) +46.689: DNF EUGENE LAVERTY (VOLTCOM CRESCENT SUZUKI): DNF ALEX LOWES (VOLTCOM CRESCENT SUZUKI)

World Championship Classification:

1. Sykes 378: 2. Guintoli 366: 3. Melandri 312: 4. Rea 301: 5. Baz 282: 9. EUGENE LAVERTY (VOLTCOM CRESCENT SUZUKI) 154: 11. ALEX LOWES (VOLTCOM CRESCENT SUZUKI) 126:

More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse:

A difficult race day for the Ducati Superbike Team at Magny-Cours today

Nevers (France) – difficult conditions for the Ducati Superbike Team in today’s Superbike races at Magny-Cours; seventh for Davide Giugliano in race 1, ninth for Chaz Davies in race 2.

The Nevers Magny-Cours circuit in France played host to the eleventh, and penultimate, round of the 2014 Superbike World Championship today.

Race 1 – The race, which took place in the rain, was shortened from 21 to 19 laps in line with the usual ‘wet race’ procedure. By the end of lap one, Davide Giugliano, from second on the grid, was lying sixth. Finding strong pace despite the wet track, he was able to pass first Melandri, then Sykes and Rea to move into second position. Unfortunately a small crash on lap five relegated him to fourteenth place, from where he immediately started pushing to make up for lost ground. With a much faster pace than those in front of him, Giugliano projected himself from fourteenth to seventh position over the course of only a few laps, holding that position to the line. Chaz Davies, in fourth place at the end of lap one, was part of the leading group. Unfortunately, while braking ahead of turn five, and going slightly wider than usual, the front of his bike unexpectedly locked up, resulting in a crash for the Ducati Superbike rider who was unable to rejoin the race.

Race 2 – Riders again faced wet conditions. Davies, sixth through the opening corners, gradually began to lose ground. Every time he passed along the straight, the rear tyre would slide around, causing the bike to move a lot. The British rider had difficulty reaching the finish line but managed to conclude the race, in final ninth position. Giugliano was second in the opening stages, soon passing Rea to take the lead before the end of lap one. Unfortunately on the very next lap the Italian rider crashed, at turn seven, hitting his left hand which prevented him from concluding the race.

After this penultimate round of the championship, Davies is in sixth position in the general standings, with 195 points, while Giugliano is eighth with 162 points. Ducati lies fourth in the manufacturer’s classification with 269 points.

Quotes after the races:

Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team #34) – 7th, DNF

“I don’t know what to say. I don’t understand why I’m crashing so often and I’m really sorry. The only positive is that I have been up front with the bike in all the practice sessions this weekend. We’re not lacking speed, but of course we need to be finishing the races. The solutions that Ducati brought here this weekend work really well. Unfortunately we know that wet races can be difficult and today the weather really did condition everything. I apologise to Ducati, to the sponsors and to my team – my guys always give 100%. I will continue to work to improve and prepare as well as possible for the final races of the season…”

Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team #7) – DNF, 9th

“A very disappointing day. The crash in race 1 was really unexpected. I knew that that was a tricky section of the track, and that I needed to be careful when braking but then the front seemed to lock and there was nothing I could do to save it. In Race 2, I immediately realized that as soon as I stood the bike up, the level of rear spin became unmanageable. This was very strange and we need to look into the problem, it seems that the central part of the rear tyre offered no grip. A very difficult race, in which I couldn’t push hard – it was a challenge just to keep the bike upright.”

More, from a press release issued by Pirelli:

With new Pirelli DIABLO™ Rain tires on the rear, the Aprilias take their seventh double win of the season on the French Magny-Cours circuit

With a first and second place finish, Sylvain Guintoli has now closed the gap in the championship standings behind Tom Sykes to 12 points, making the last round in early November at Qatar the deciding round for the title

Leandro Mercado on his Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale is crowned Superstock 1000 FIM Cup Champion

Magny-Cours (France), 5 October 2014 – The Sunday race at Magny-Cours was marked by foul weather for the penultimate round of the eni FIM World Superbike Championship.

The premier class riders had their first ever chance to try the new DIABLO™ Rain tire on the rear designed by Pirelli which, for its début, proved straight away that it can provide something more in terms of performance compared to the current standard tire.

In Superpole on Saturday, held on a dry track and in sunny weather, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), put a lap on the boards at 1’36.366, taking pole position and breaking the track record he set in 2012, improving it by 6 tenths of a second, thanks in part to the performance of Pirelli qualifier tires. However the Englishman, who currently leads the championship standings with 12 points ahead of Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team), was rendered powerless by the superior performance that the Noale manufacturer riders demonstrated.

In Race 1, the Aprilia Racing Team riders took their sixth one-two finish of the season thanks to teamwork. The standard bearers from the Noale-based manufacturer were strong off the starting grid and after a few laps, Marco Melandri found himself leading the race from his team mate. The rider from Ravenna conceded a place, allowing Sylvain Guintoli to win the race in front of the Italian and Englishman Jonathan Rea (PATA Honda World Superbike), who finished third. Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) was only able to take fourth, limiting the damage by earning 13 championship points.

In Race 2, Aprilia dominated once again, but this time Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team) won the race after taking the lead from his team mate, depriving his team mate of 5 important points in the battle for the championship title. Third place went to Leon Haslam (PATA Honda World Superbike Team), who has not been on the podium for quite a few races.

Leandro Mercado won the championship title in the FIM Superstock1000 European Championship. The South American on his Barni Racing Team Ducati Panigale started from eleventh spot on the grid; whereas his fiercest competition for the title, Italian rider Lorenzo Savadori (Team Pedercini), seemed to be the favourite after starting from pole position. The Kawasaki rider crashed in the last lap and fourth place was enough to crown the Argentinian Champion. The final race in the Championship was won by Matthieu Lussiana (Team GARNIER by ASPI), with second place going to Romain Lanusse (Team Pedercini) and the bottom step of the podium for Jed Metcher (EAB Racing Team).

In the FIM Supersport World Championship, Michael Vd Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport Team), after being crowned World Champion with two races left to go in Jerez, took second place in France behind Jules Cluzel, MV Agusta Reparto Corse’s French rider who started from pole position. Rounding out the podium in third place was Italian Roberto Rolfo (Team Go Eleven) astride his Kawasaki ZX-6R, whereas Turkish rider Kenan Sofuoglu (San Carlo Puccetti Racing) was unlucky with a crash that ended his race early despite the fact that he earned the fastest lap.

The last race of the FIM Superstock600 European Championship, held Saturday on a dry track and with the championship title already having been assigned to Italian Marco Faccani (San Carlo Team Italia), saw wild card Toprak Razgatioglu (Bike Service Racing) claim victory in his maiden race. A young Turkish understudy of Kenan Sofuoglu, Razgatioglu left Anthony Dumont (SL Moteur) in second place and Niki Tuuli (Kallio Racing) to finish third. Newly crowned champion Marco Faccani fell victim to an unlucky crash two laps from the finish.

The European Junior Cup, which is run with Honda CBR500R and Pirelli DIABLO™ Supercorsa tires, assigned the 2014 title to the Spanish Augusto Fernandez, the 17 year old rider of the WIL SPORT team that last year ranked second at the end of the season.

Comment from Giorgio Barbier, Pirelli Moto Racing Director:

“First of all, my compliments to Leandro Mercado and the Barni Racing Team for their excellent result. I would also like to mention the talented Lorenzo Savadori and Team Pedercini who, right down to the last lap, battled to win the FIM Superstock1000 European Championship title. Today’s events were undoubtedly affected by the weather but Aprilia certainly proved that they have an extremely competitive bike and riders. With today’s demonstration of strength the manufacturer from Noale has confirmed that they have all the necessary potential to take the battle to Kawasaki and Tom Sykes right down to the last round. Once again this year we have a very heated championship which will most likely be decided in the final race of the final round, as has already happened several times in the past. All we can do now is to wait for the beginning of November and Qatar, where we will find a very different track with respect to the one in Magny-Cours and where the riders will be facing a night race on an artificially lighted track for the first time. All the best both to Tom Sykes and Sylvain Guintoli for this final round of the season.”

The Pirelli solutions chosen by the riders:

In Superbike, DIABLO™ Rain tires were used. More specifically, the standard tire was used on the front, whereas at the rear almost all the riders used the new T0905 development solution designed by Pirelli as an alternative to the standard wet tire.

In the Supersport class all the riders used the standard DIABLO™ Rain tires.

Pirelli Best Lap Awards:

The Pirelli Best Lap Awards, the prizes that are assigned to the riders with the fast laps in the Superbike and Supersport races, were presented in the Paddock Show during the press conference that follows the podiums at the end of the race day.

The Superbike and Supersport rider who has earned the most “Pirelli Best Lap Award” titles will be elected “Best Lap Winner: fastest rider of the year” at the end of the season and awarded during the end of year ceremony. At the moment Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) leads the Superbike standings with 5 Best Lap Awards. In Supersport Michael Vd Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport Team) and Kenan Sofuoglu (San Carlo Puccetti Racing) are the leaders with both 3 Best Lap Awards won.

These are the riders who won the Pirelli Best Lap Awards at Magny-Cours:

WSB Gara 1 – Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team), 1’54.013 (11th lap)

WSB Gara 2 – Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team),1’53.660 (10th lap)

WSS – Kenan Sofuoglu (San Carlo Puccetti Racing),1’56.887 (7th lap)

The overall standings with one round to go are as follows:

WSB: Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team): 5; Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team): 4; Chaz Davies (Ducati Superbike Team): 3; Davide Giugliano (Ducati Superbike Team): 3; Marco Melandri (Aprilia Racing Team): 3; Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team): 2; Alex Lowes (Voltcom Crescent Suzuki): 2

WSS: Michael Vd Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport Team): 3; Kenan Sofuoglu (San Carlo Puccetti Racing): 3; Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta RC-Yakhnich Motorsport): 1; Roberto Tamburini (San Carlo Puccetti Racing): 1; Kev Coghlan (DMC Panavto-Yamaha): 1; Patrick Jacobsen (Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres): 1

The 2014 Pirelli statistics for the Jerez round:

• Total number of tires Pirelli brought: 5072

• Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Superbike class: 5 front and 8 rear

• Number of tires available for each Superbike rider: 34 front and 38 rear

• Number of solutions for the Supersport class (dry, intermediate and wet): 5 front and 5 rear

• Number of tires available for each Supersport rider: 26 front and 26 rear

• Temperature in Race 1: air 14° C, asphalt 13° C

• Temperature in Race 2 (Wet): air 14° C, asphalt 16° C

• Maximum race speed reached by Pirelli DIABLO™ Superbike tires: 268 kms/h, in Race 1 by Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) at 14th lap

• Maximum race speed reached by Pirelli DIABLO™ Supercorsa tires in Supersport: 251.7 kms/h, Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) at 5th, 6th and 7th lap