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ottobre 21, 2021 - Yamaha Racing

Yamaha Leaves Argentina with Commanding WorldSBK Championship Lead, Aegerter Wins WorldSSP Title

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Yamaha extended its lead in the riders’, manufacturers’ and teams’ standings of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship in the penultimate round at Circuito #sanjuan Villicum, #argentina, with Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK’s #toprakrazgatlolu taking a pair of victories.

Meanwhile, Ten Kate Yamaha #worldssp Supported Team’s #dominiqueaegerter lifted the FIM Supersport World Championship title, after a dramatic second race, while McAMS Yamaha’s Tarran MacKenzie was crowned the British Superbike Champion after a superb performance at Brands Hatch.

Andrea Dosoli, Yamaha Motor Europe Road #racing Manager, reflected on these successes and the Argentinian round, which was the world championship’s first #event outside of Europe since the opening round of the 2020 season in Phillip Island, Australia.

“First of all, I must thank the teams and everyone involved who made it possible for us to race in #argentina. Considering the current situation, it hasn’t been an easy race from the logistics point of view, but in the end it was all worth it. We’ve seen a very nice #event, it’s the first time that we’ve had a good number of spectators in the paddock and had a few activities going on for the fans to enjoy. We’ve seen some very exciting races on a track that was new to a few of our riders in both classes.”

Heading into the weekend with a 24-point lead in the standings, Razgatlıoğlu was once again unfazed by the championship battle and was entirely focused on just winning as many races as possible. After dominating the free practice sessions, the Turkish rider was beaten to pole position, but was able to take a runaway victory in Race 1 with a dominant display.

The 25-year-old was on top again in the Superpole Race, beating Ducati’s Scott Redding by 0.046s over the line after a final lap thriller. In Race 2, Razgatlıoğlu was unable to match his earlier pace, due to the different track conditions and wind speed not favouring the set-up of his Yamaha R1, but with a third-place result, he still left #sanjuan with a 30-point advantage over reigning champion Jonathan Rea.

“Toprak has done an amazing job, extending the lead in the championship with two wins and an important podium. He was the quickest guy from FP1 and has really been able to click with this racetrack and the bike was instantly competitive. In Race 2, as we expected, the competitors became stronger and Toprak did what he could to get a good result. We need to better understand what the reason was for him not having the same feeling with the bike as he did on Saturday. In #worldsbk 30 points might seem a lot, but with 62 points available anything can happen still, so we have to approach the final round as we have done with every race weekend this year to ensure he has the best opportunity to take the title.”

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