Saturday of the Gaerne Estoril Round confirms the outstanding performance of the new race and qualifying solutions brought by Pirelli
New absolute record for the Estoril Circuit done by Rea with the new qualifying solution, whereas the Z0628 development solution is the most used front tyre in the race.
Scott Redding wins Race 1 on Ducati, Steven Odendaal triumphs in WorldSSP with his third victory of the season.
Less than one week after the action in Aragón (Spain), the first day of Gaerne Estoril Round races has come to an end, the second round of the MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship, at the Estoril Circuit in Portugal, where only the WorldSBK and WorldSSP categories are competing this week.
Pirelli received confirmation of the new qualifying tyre’s outstanding performance on this circuit as well. The absolute track record of 1’36.154, done by Toprak Razgatlioglu in the 2020 Superpole, was broken by no fewer than three riders - Jonathan Rea, Scott Redding and Alex Lowes. The best time was done by pole man Jonathan Rea, at 1'35.876.
WorldSBK Race 1 had three different manufacturers on the podium within nine tenths of a second, confirmation of the versatility and adaptability of Pirelli’s DIABLO Superbike competition tyres. Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) took the win in Race 1, relying on the super soft SCX solution at the rear; Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1) finished on the second step of the podium, confirming his skill on this circuit, ahead of Reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) in third place.
The WorldSSP class also provided an action-packed race full of upsets and surprises. Steven Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team / Yamaha YZF R6) took his third consecutive win of 2021 ahead of Philipp Oettl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R) in second place and Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6) in third.
The rear solution used by most of the WorldSBK category riders was the super soft standard SCX solution (option A), whereas the remainder of the grid went with the soft SC0 solution (option B). At the front, most of the riders opted instead for the Z0628 development solution (option C).
In the Supersport class, almost all the riders used the standard soft solutions, SC1 (option A) on the front and SC0 (option A) for the rear.
WorldSBK Race 1:
Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) started well from the second spot on the grid, taking the race lead early ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1) in second place, with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) and Michael Ruben Rinaldi (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) battling it out for third. Behind them were, Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR), forced to start from the tenth spot on the grid, Garrett Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1) and Eugene Laverty (RC Squadra Corse / BMW M 1000 RR). In the second half of the race, Reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea, with an excellent pace, began closing the gap behind the leading duo made up of Razgatlioglu and Redding. And outstanding performance by Álvaro Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R) as well who, after starting from eighteenth place, managed to fight his way all the way up to eighth place behind BMW rider Michael van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR). In the final laps, three different manufacturers engaged in a spectacular battle for the top step of the podium: Scott Redding skilfully fended off attacks by the Turkish rider who, in turn, sought to defend his position against Kawasaki rider Jonathan Rea’s constant attempts to overtake. The positions, however, remained unchanged: Scott finished first, ahead of Razgatlioglu (second) and Rea in third place.
WorldSBK Race 1 Standings:
- S. Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
- T. Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
- J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
- G. Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
- M. Rinaldi (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
- C. Davies (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
- M. van der Mark (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR)
- Á. Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R)
- T. Rabat (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
- A. Locatelli (Pata Yamaha with BRIXX WorldSBK / Yamaha YZF R1)
- A. Bassani (Motocorsa Racing / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
- L. Haslam (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000 RR-R)
- L. Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
- T. Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW M 1000 RR)
- K. Nozane (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
- J. Folger (Bonovo MGM Racing / BMW M 1000 RR)
- I. Viñales (ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
- E. Laverty (RC Squadra Corse / BMW M 1000 RR)
- A. Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
- L. Cresson (TPR Team Pedercini Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
- RT. S. Cavalieri (TPR Team Pedercini Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
- RT. C. Ponsson (Alstare Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1)
WorldSSP Race 1:
It was Steven Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team / Yamaha YZF R6) who gained the upper hand at the start, taking the race lead ahead of Philipp Oettl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R) and pole man Federico Caricasulo (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6) in third place. The German rider managed to overtake Odendaal on the second lap, maintaining the race lead for several laps. After a crash, the Italian Yamaha rider lost several positions and Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6) moved into third ahead of Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6) and Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha ParkinGo Team / Yamaha YZF R6), who brought up the rear of an extremely compact quintet. Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Corse Clienti / MV Agusta F3 675), forced to start from pit lane, demonstrated outstanding pace, managing to fight his way back up through the pack to finish eleventh. In the second half of the race, Steven Odendaal attacked the German rider on multiple occasions, momentarily taking the race lead, but on the last lap, the overtake stuck: Odendaal finished first for the third time in a row ahead of Oettl in second and Frenchman Jules Cluzel in third.
WorldSSP Race 1 Standings:
- S. Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
- P. Oettl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
- J. Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
- D. Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
- M. Gonzalez (Yamaha ParkinGo Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
- R. De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
- L. Bernardi (CM Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- H. Soomer (Kallio Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- R. Krummenacher (EAB Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
- C. Bergman (Wójcik Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
- N. Tuuli (MV Agusta Corse Clienti / MV Agusta F3 675)
- F. Caricasulo (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
- M. Alcoba (Yamaha MS Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- S. Frossard (Moto Team Jura Vitesse / Yamaha YZF R6)
- D. Pizzoli (VFT Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- M. Fabrizio (G.A.P. MOTOZOO Racing by Puccetti / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
- L. Taccini (Orelac Racing VerdNatura / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
- V. Takala (Kallio Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- M. Herrera (Biblion Iberica Yamaha Motoxracing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- H. Pratama (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
- L. Montella (Chiodo Moto Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- E. McManus (WRP Wepol Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- P. Szkopek (Yamaha MS Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
- S. Kawasaki (G.A.P. MOTOZOO Racing by Puccetti / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
- RT. C. Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
- RT. K. Manfredi (Altogo Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
- RT. F. Fuligni (VFT Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
The Pirelli solutions chosen by the riders for WorldSBK Race 1 and WorldSSP Race 1:
In WorldSBK, the most used front solution was the Z0628 development solution in soft compound (option C), chosen by nine riders. The rest of the grid preferred the Y1231 development solution (option A) and the standard SC1 solution (option B). For the rear, fifteen out of the 22 riders chose the super soft standard SCX solution (option A), whereas the remainder of the grid preferred the standard soft SC0 solution (option B).
In WorldSSP Race 1, almost the entire grid chose to race with standard soft solutions: on the front, the most used solution was the standard soft SC1 (option A), whereas on the rear the standard soft SC0 (option A) was the unanimous choice. For the front, the standard medium SC2 (option B) was used by Michel Fabrizio (G.A.P. MOTOZOO Racing by Puccetti / Kawasaki ZX-6R) and Galang Hendra Pratama (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6).
Pirelli statistics for WorldSBK Race 1:
- Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: Toprak Razgatlioglu (PATA YAMAHA WorldSBK Official Team / Yamaha YZF R1) in 1’36.877 on the 2nd lap
- Most used front solution: Z0628 SC1 development (9 out of 22 riders)
- Most used rear solution: Standard SCX (15 out of 22 riders)
- Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Superbike class: 5 front and 7 rear
- Number of tyres available for each Superbike rider: 67, including 32 front and 35 rear
- Air temperature: 19° C
- Asphalt temperature: 46° C
Pirelli statistics for WorldSSP Race 1:
- Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: N. Tuuli (MV Agusta Corse Clienti / MV Agusta F3 675) in 1’40.700 on the 8th lap
- Most used front solution: standard SC1 (25 out of 27 riders)
- Most used rear solution: standard SC0 (27 out of 27 riders)
- Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Supersport class: 4 front and 4 rear
- Number of tyres available for each Supersport rider: 46, including 22 front and 24 rear
- Air temperature: 20° C
- Asphalt temperature: 46° C