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Althea BMW arrives in France for World SBK round eleven
Rome (Italy), Tuesday 26 September 2017
Rome (Italy), Tuesday 26 September 2017
The ‘Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours’ is the next destination for the Althea BMW Racing Team, which travels to the French track for round eleven of the 2017 Superbike world championship, taking place this weekend.
Ten days ago, the Italian squad was on track at Portimão, in Portugal, a tough, technical track where Torres closed race 2 in fifth place and De Rosa crossed the line in eleventh position in race one. The two Althea BMW riders currently lie ninth and seventeenth respectively in the general standings and would like to score as many points as possible over the final three rounds, starting at Magny-Cours.
The Magny-Cours track is located in the heart of France, in the Burgundy area, roughly 250 km from Paris. With the SBK round often taking place during the autumn period, the weather conditions regularly play a key role. Last season, Torres’ achieved a best result of seventh in SBK, while De Rosa reached the podium, third in the Stock1000 race.
"In recent years, the Magny-Cours round has never been an easy one for me but I am hopeful that we will be able to continue to do well after the recent positive results of Portimao. First we’ll have to see what the weather brings, and then the team and I will do our best to adapt to the circumstances as we work to try and achieve the best possible results.”
“The weather is always fundamental at Magny-Cours, a track where we’ve had flag to flag races in the past and where we need to be ready for anything in terms of the conditions, always so variable. I think that, as a track, it’s a better one for our bike than Portimao. It’s also a track that I enjoy, so I can’t wait to get started.”
Track Information:
Country: France
Name: Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Length: 4.411 km
Pole position: right
Turns: 8 left, 9 right
SBK RECORDS: Best lap – Sykes (Kawasaki) 1’37.864 (2016). Superpole – Sykes (Kawasaki) 1'36.366 (2014).
2016 SBK RESULTS: Race 1 - 1. Davies (Ducati); 2. Van der Mark (Honda); 3. Sykes (Kawasaki). Race 2 – 1. Davies (Ducati); 2. Rea (Kawasaki); 3. Sykes (Kawasaki).
Weekend schedule (CET):
Friday
9.00 – 9.30 – STK1000 Free Practice
9.45 – 10.45 – SBK Timed Practice 1
13.45 – 14.15 – STK1000 Free Practice
14.30 – 15.30 – SBK Timed Practice 2
Saturday
8.45 – 9.10 – SBK Free Practice
9.45 - 10.15 – STK1000 Timed Practice
10.30 – 10.45 – Superpole 1
10.55 – 11.10 – Superpole 2
13.00 – SBK Race 1
15.00 – 15.30 – STK1000 Qualifying
Sunday
9.30 – 9.45 – SBK Warm-up
10.00 – 10.15 – STK1000 Warm-up
13.00 – SBK Race 2
15.15 – STK1000 Race