Alcañiz (Spain),
06
September
2020
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09:39
Europe/Amsterdam

The Pirelli Teruel Round thrills with a weekend of upsets and surprises; Pirelli standard tyres used exclusively

In WorldSBK Redding takes the Tissot Superpole Race whereas the five-time world champion wins a heated Race 2. Locatelli makes history with the most victories in WorldSSP and Buis wins in WorldSSP300.

The second day of the PIRELLI Teruel Round came to an end after four action packed races where the protagonists were consistently the standard solutions brought by the Milan-based tyre manufacturer. The Spanish weekend, the fifth round of the MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship and hosted once again by the MotorLand Aragón, was dominated by Ducati and Kawasaki victories.

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) was the protagonist in an intense Race 2, characterised for the first half by the duel between the Reigning World Champion and Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R), who ended up finishing third, and for the second half by the battle with Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R), who finished second. In the morning, on the other hand, Scott Redding finished the Tissot Superpole Race on the top step of the podium ahead of Jonathan Rea in second place and Michael Ruben Rinaldi, third.

Andrea Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team / Yamaha YZF R6) takes his ninth consecutive victory, thereby becoming the rider with the most races won in a WorldSSP season.

In terms of tyres, once again on this final day of races at MotorLand Aragón, the tyres brought by Pirelli proved to be winning solutions, particularly the standard SC1 for the front, and the standard SC0 and SCX for the rear. In the WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race, the solutions used by all the riders on the starting grid were the standard soft SC1 solution (option A) on the front and the standard super soft SCX on the rear (option A).

In WorldSBK Race 2, the entire grid confirmed the choice of the standard SC1 (option A) on the front. On the rear, many of the riders who had used the standard soft SC0 (option B) in Race 1 used the standard super soft SCX (option A). On the standard SC0, on the other hand, were Jonathan Rea and Chaz Davies.

In WorldSSP Race 2, for the rear, all the riders chose the standard soft SC0 (option A), whereas for the front, the majority raced on the standard soft SC1 (option A), with only Viñales and Epis on the SC2 (option B).

WorldSBK Superpole Race:

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) and Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) both got off the grid extremely well and engaged from the start in a heated battle for the race lead. Watching the action from behind them were, in order, Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R), Toprak Razgatlioglu (PATA YAMAHA WorldSBK Official Team / Yamaha YZF R1) and Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMWS1000 RR). Rea attempted to overtake several times over the course of the first four laps, staying hot on the pipes of the Ducati and seeking to exploit even the smallest mistake Redding might make, but none were forthcoming. In the meantime, Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR), who had started from the ninth spot on the grid, did the fastest race lap with a time of 1'49.686 and was maintaining an outstanding pace which was even good enough to gain the upper hand against Álvaro Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000RR) and Razgatlioglu, moving him into fourth place behind Rinaldi. Three laps from the end, Bautista, Lowes and Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) were locked in a battle for fourth riddled with overtakes and action all the way to the chequered flag, and it was the Spanish Honda rider who ended up coming out on top. Scott Redding was seeking redemption for his crash in Race 1 and he received it in the best possible way, finishing first ahead of Rea and Rinaldi.

WorldSBK Superpole Race Standings:

  1. S. Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  2. J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  3. M. R. Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  4. Á. Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000RR)
  5. C. Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  6. A. Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  7. T. Razgatlioglu (PATA YAMAHA WorldSBK Official Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  8. L. Haslam (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000RR)
  9. T. Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMWS1000 RR)
  10. M. van der Mark (PATA YAMAHA WorldSBK Official Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  11. L. Baz (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1)
  12. F. Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  13. G. Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  14. E. Laverty (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW S1000 RR)
  15. M. Scheib (ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  16. X. Fores (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  17. M. Melandri (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  18. M. Ferrari (Motocorsa Racing / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  19. S. Barrier (Brixx Performance / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  20. R. Ramos (OUTDO Kawasaki TPR / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  21. T. Takahashi (MIE Racing Althea HONDA Team / Honda CBR1000RR)

WorldSBK Race 2:

Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) had an excellent start, taking the race lead straight away, but by the end of the first lap it had been snatched from him by Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R) with a brilliant move. Behind the leading duo were Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R), Álvaro Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000RR) and Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R). The Italian Ducati rider, who turned out to be the revelation of the weekend, did the fastest time of the race on the fourth lap at1’50.338, thereby earning his second Pirelli Best Lap Award and moving closer and closer to the leading Rea – Redding duo. When the right opportunity presented itself, he took advantage of the duel between the two leaders to make an overtaking move that put him in first place. The battle between Redding and Rea raged on, now for second place, with the five-time world champion getting the better of the Ducati this time, creating a gap and catching up with Rinaldi to put the pressure on. The latter did an outstanding job defending his position, managing to hold onto the race lead for several laps, including an episode where Rea made an aggressive attempt to overtake, ending up momentarily on the kerb. With three laps to race, he was finally able to overtake and make it stick, finishing first and taking home a well-earned victory. Rounding out the podium for a thrilling race full of upsets and surprises were Ducati riders Rinaldi and Redding.

WorldSBK Race 2 Standings:

  1. J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  2. M. R. Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  3. S. Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  4. L. Haslam (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000RR)
  5. A. Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  6. M. van der Mark (PATA YAMAHA WorldSBK Official Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  7. T. Razgatlioglu (PATA YAMAHA WorldSBK Official Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  8. L. Baz (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1)
  9. F. Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  10. G. Gerloff (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team / Yamaha YZF R1)
  11. E. Laverty (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMW S1000 RR)
  12. M. Melandri (Barni Racing Team / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  13. X. Fores (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  14. M. Ferrari (Motocorsa Racing / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  15. R. Ramos (OUTDO Kawasaki TPR / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  16. T. Takahashi (MIE Racing Althea HONDA Team / Honda CBR1000RR)
  • RT. Á. Bautista (Team HRC / Honda CBR1000RR)
  • RT. C. Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati / Ducati Panigale V4 R)
  • RT. T. Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team / BMWS1000 RR)
  • RT. M. Scheib (ORELAC Racing VERDNATURA / Kawasaki ZX-10RR)
  • RT. S. Barrier (Brixx Performance / Ducati Panigale V4 R)

WorldSSP Race 2:

It was an outstanding start for Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing / Yamaha YZF R6) and Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6), who forced the championship leader into third place for the early laps of the race. Behind Andrea Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team / Yamaha YZF R6) were Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R), Raffaele de Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse / MV Agusta F3 675) and Corentin Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6). Viñales dropped back, losing second place to Locatelli, but de Rosa snatched it from him shortly thereafter, setting off to chase down Cluzel. However, early in the fifth lap, contact between the two riders in the lead sent them into the grave at the end of the straight, marking the end of the race for them. This left Locatelli in the lead ahead of Mahias who, in turn, was not terribly far ahead of Viñales. An intense battle for third ignited just a few laps from the end between German rider Philipp Oettl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R) and Viñales, with the Spanish Yamaha rider coming out victorious by just a few tenths of a second to take third behind the Kawasaki ridden by Lucas Mahias and, on the top step of the podium, Andrea Locatelli, thereby becoming the rider with the most race wins in a WorldSSP season.

WorldSBK Race 2 Standings:

  1. A. Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
  2. L. Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
  3. I. Viñales (Kallio Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
  4. P. Oettl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
  5. H. Soomer (Kallio Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
  6. P. Sebestyen (OXXO Yamaha Team Toth / Yamaha YZF R6)
  7. C. Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
  8. M. Gonzalez (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
  9. S. Odendaal (EAB Ten Kate Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
  10. D. Webb (WRP Wepol Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
  11. A. Carranza (EMPERADOR Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
  12. G. Hendra Pratama (bLU cRU WorldSSP by MS Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
  13. A. Bassani (Soradis Yamaha Motoxracing / Yamaha YZF R6)
  14. F. Fuligni (MV Agusta Reparto Corse / MV Agusta F3 675)
  15. A. Verdoïa (bLU cRU WorldSSP by MS Racing / Yamaha YZF R6)
  16. L. Cresson (OXXO Yamaha Team Toth / Yamaha YZF R6)
  17. M. Herrera (Dynavolt Honda / Honda CBR600RR)
  18. L. Epis (MPM Routz Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
  19. P. Hobelsberger (Dynavolt Honda / Honda CBR600RR)
  • RT. L. Montella (DK MOTORSPORT / Yamaha YZF R6)
  • RT. R. De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse / MV Agusta F3 675)
  • RT. J. Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R6)
  • RT. K. Manfredi (Altogoo Racing Team / Yamaha YZF R6)
  • RT. C. Öncü (Turkish Racing Team / Kawasaki ZX-6R)
  • NS. H. Okubo (Dynavolt Honda / Honda CBR600RR)

WorldSSP300 Race 2:

Race 2 of the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship was the final event at MotorLand Aragón. Taking home the win for the third time on this track was Dutchman Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT / Kawasaki Ninja 400), also moving into the overall Championship lead. Rounding out the podium were his compatriot on Kawasaki, Scott Deroue (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT / Kawasaki Ninja 400) and Bahattin Sofuoglu (Biblion Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSSP300 / Yamaha YZF-R3).

The Pirelli solutions chosen by the riders for Superpole, WorldSBK Race 2 and WorldSSP Race 2:

The standard solutions once again dominated the Tissot Superpole on this second weekend at MotorLand Aragón. In fact, for the first time this year, the riders made a unanimous choice for the sprint race. On the front, the entire starting grid chose to race with the standard soft SC1 solution (option A) and on the rear with the standard super soft SCX solution (option A).

In WorldSBK Race 2, all the riders confirmed the standard soft SC1 solution (option A) on the front. On the rear, most of the riders who had used the standard soft SC0 (option B) in Race 1 used the standard super soft SCX (option A) instead for Race 2. Only two riders went against the flow: Jonathan Rea, who chose the SC0 for both Race 1 and Race 2, and Chaz Davies, who had used the SCX in Race 1 and switched to the SC0 for Race 2.

In WorldSSP Race 2, for the rear, all the riders on the grid chose to rely on the standard soft SC0 (option A), whereas for the front, the majority of the riders raced on the standard soft SC1 (option A). Only three riders preferred the standard medium SC2 (option B) again in the second race: Viñales, Epis and Okubo.

Pirelli statistics for Tissot Superpole:

  • Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK / Kawasaki ZX-10RR) in 1'49.686 on the 2nd lap
  • Most used front solution: standard SC1 (21 out of 21 riders)
  • Most used rear solution: standard SCX (21 out of 21 riders)
  • Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Superbike class: 5 front and 8 rear

Number of tyres available for each Superbike rider: 68, including 31 front and 37 rear

  • Air temperature: 21° C
  • Asphalt temperature: 27° C

Pirelli statistics for WorldSBK Race 2:

  • Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN / Ducati Panigale V4 R) in 1’50.338 on the 4th lap
  • Most used front solution: standard SC1 (21 out of 21 riders)
  • Most used rear solution: standard SCX (19 out of 21 riders)
  • Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Superbike class: 5 front and 8 rear

Number of tyres available for each Superbike rider: 68, including 31 front and 37 rear

  • Air temperature: 24° C
  • Asphalt temperature: 40° C

Pirelli statistics for WorldSSP Race 2:

  • Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: A. Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team / Yamaha YZF R6) in 1'53.990 on the 8th lap
  • Most used front solution: standard SC1 (22 out of 24 riders)
  • Most used rear solution: standard SC0 (24 out of 24 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: 41, including 21 front and 20 rear
  • Air temperature: 23° C
  • Asphalt temperature: 34° C