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ottobre 14, 2019 - Yamaha Racing

Positive Conclusion to Pata Yamaha's Argentine Adventure

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Pata Yamaha #worldsbk rider, #michaelvandermark, took a hard fought fourth place finish in today's #worldsbk Race 2 at Circuito San Juan Villicum in #argentina, having caught and passed yesterday's race winner, Alvaro Bautista, with just four laps of the race remaining. With Alex Lowes finishing in sixth position this afternoon, the Pata Yamaha teammates are now separated by just a single point in the championship standings, with Lowes currently holding the advantage in third place.

Lowes and van der Mark started today's 21-lap #worldsbk Race 2 from the second row of the grid, having finished this morning's Superpole Sprint Race in fifth and sixth places respectively. The two Pata Yamaha riders made a good start and, while both were quick to find their rhythm, neither had the outright pace needed to compete for the podium today.

Lowes rode a solid but lonely race to sixth place, lacking the additional pace needed to close the gap to van der Mark ahead of him. The Dutchman managed to find a little bit extra in the closing stages of the race to catch and pass Bautista for fourth place, but the gap to the podium contenders was insurmountable in the few laps remaining.

GRT Yamaha Supported #worldsbk rider, Sandro Cortese, was looking to build on his solid top-ten finish in the Superpole Race this afternoon, but the reigning Supersport World Champion and his crew took a gamble on tyre choice that didn't work as expected and Cortese was disappointed to finish only 15th after struggling for rear grip from lap seven onwards.

Argentina proved another difficult weekend for Marco Melandri, who continues to struggle to adapt the bike to suit his particular riding style. The veteran Italian and his crew have worked tirelessly to find a solution but so far to no avail. Melandri was frustrated to finish 15th in the Superpole Race this morning and then to only improve by one place to finish 14th in Race 2 this afternoon. 

The penultimate round of the 2019 FIM Superbike World Championship in #argentina proved a painful one for Loris Baz. The Frenchman crashed out of the Superpole Race on the opening lap, at the same corner at which he crashed in qualifying on Saturday morning, but bounced back this afternoon to pick up championship points with a 12th place finish in #worldsbk Race 2.


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