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WorldSBK Race 1 - Tyre selection on starting grid
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july 09, 2017 - Pirelli
In Race 1 of WorldSBK at Laguna Seca Ducati triumphs with Chaz Davies, good performance for the solutions brought by Pirelli
The Borgo Panigale manufacturer's Welshman finishes ahead of Kawasaki riders Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes, fourth place for the other Ducati rider Marco Melandri
Salinas (USA), 8 July 2017 – The first race of the MOTUL FIM World Superbike Championship at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca weekend finished with a clear victory for Chaz Davies with the team Aruba.it Racing – Ducati machine.
After starting from the third spot on the grid, the Welsh rider managed to move into second place straight away and at mid-race he moved into the lead, overtaking pole man Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team).
Satisfaction in the Pirelli camp as well with the new rear development solutions, equally popular with the riders. In fact, half of the grid used the W0575 solution on the SC0 base, with the other half using the W0576 on the V0602 base.
There were twenty-five laps to race. At the start, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) got off the line well ahead of Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) who, starting from third, managed to get the upper hand against Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team). These three riders formed the leading trio within eight tenths of one another. Following in fourth place with a two second gap behind Rea was Ducati rider Marco Melandri in fifth place it was Eugene Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia).
During the seventh lap, a crash by Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) on turn five forced the rider to retire.
In the meantime, the lead group made up of Sykes, Davies and Rea became tighter and tighter with the riders lapping within a half a second of one another.
During the twelfth lap, Chaz Davies made a brilliant pass on the “Corkscrew” that moved him into the race lead. In the meantime, Jonathan Rea also managed to overtake teammate Tom Sykes, relegating him to third place.
From the fourteenth lap, Rea applied more and more pressure behind the Ducati riding Welshman.
There were no upsets in the final part of the race: Davies and Rea increased the gap to five seconds ahead of Sykes who finished third. Despite staying very close to him all the way to the finish, Rea was never able to pose a real threat behind Davies who thereby took his fourth win of the season after his bad crash in Misano.
WorldSBK Race 1 Standings:
1) C. Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
2) J. Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team)
3) T. Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team)
4) M. Melandri (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)
5) X. Forés (BARNI Racing Team)
6) L. Camier (MV Agusta Reparto Corse)
7) J. Torres (Althea BMW Racing Team)
8) M. Van Der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team)
9) L. Mercado (IODARacing)
10) L. Savadori (Milwaukee Aprilia)
11) S. Bradl (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team)
12) R. Ramos (Team Kawasaki GoEleven)
13) R. De Rosa (Althea BMW Racing Team)
14) A. De Angelis (Pedercini Racing SC-Project)
15) J. Gagne (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team)
16) A. Badovini (Grillini Racing Team)
17) R. Krummenacher (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing)
18) J. Smrz (Guandalini Racing)
19) O. Jezek (Grillini Racing Team)
RT) E. Laverty (Milwaukee Aprilia)
RT) A. Lowes (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team)
The Pirelli solutions chosen by the WorldSBK riders for Race 1:
The high heat today with asphalt temperatures approaching 60°C naturally had an impact on the circuit's natural grip.
For the front, almost all the riders opted for the V0952 SC1 development solution (option B), with only five riders using the standard SC1 (option A) and no one choosing the standard SC2 (option C).
On the rear, both the soft development solutions brought by Pirelli were used by many: the W0576 (option B) gained the favour of eleven riders, with the remaining ten preferring the W0575 solution (option A).
Pirelli statistics for WorldSBK Race 1:
• Winner of the PIRELLI BEST LAP AWARD: Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team),in 1’23.553 at the 3rd lap
• Most used front solution: development SC1 V0952 (16 out of 21 riders)
• Most used rear solution: development SC0 W0576 (11 out of 21 riders)
• Maximum race speed reached by Pirelli DIABLO™ Superbike tyres: 257 km/h, achieved by Chaz Davies (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) in the 8th lap
• Number of solutions (dry, intermediate and wet) for the Superbike class: 5 front and 5 rear
Number of tyres available for each WorldSBK rider: 63, including 35 front and 28 rear
• Air temperature: 28° C
• Asphalt temperature: 58° C
Chaz Davies & Jonathan Rea
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Chaz Davies sul podio
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Chaz Davies
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Jonathan Rea
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Podio Gara 1
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Tom Sykes
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Tyres selected on the starting grid of WorldSBK Race 1
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