#GermanWorldSBK: “A HOME RACE GIVES ALWAYS SOME EXTRA BOOST”
For the 27-year-old Superbike rookie, it will be the first time to tackle the 4.2 kilometres long circuit in German’s federal state of Brandenburg.
This weekend, the FIM Superbike World Championship returns from holidays with its visit to Germany at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz. So, this means for Stefan Bradl that he faces his home round at a track he knows from former years in lower categories. The Honda rider is able to build on some track knowledges but anyway, Bradl arrives with a disadvantage compared to his competitors as he missed an official test in the summer break due to scheduling reasons.
The calendar of the FIM Superbike World Championship includes 13 events, each with one race on Saturday and Sunday. The bikes are based on 1000cc production superbikes. All race of the series will be broadcasted live on Austrian’s channel ServusTV. The programme can be viewed in the whole German-speaking area on free TV.
#6 Stefan BRADL (Red Bull Honda World Superbike Team, Honda CBR1000RR SP2):
“After the long summer break, I’m really glad that we will return to racing this weekend. It was a pity that I could not race in Suzuka last month. But now I’m looking forward to my home race at the Lausitzring. A home race always gives every rider additional motivation. From my point of view, it will also an additional interesting fact how I will cope with this track because I can’t say that I know it really well: I’ve been riding here just for two or three times but this has been twelve years ago meanwhile. Therefore, I’m curious how it is to ride with a Superbike at this circuit. Hopefully I’m able to adapt quickly to the demands of the Lausitzring because the top teams and its riders had a test here recently. Therefore, they go into the weekend with a clearly advantage. So, there is a lot of work to catch up, yet I hope that we will have a good weekend.”
EuroSpeedway Lausitz – Track facts:
Length: 4,265 meters
Corners: 14 (8 left / 6 right)
Website: www.lausitzring.de
WorldSBK Best Superpole: 1´37.883 (2016)
WorldSBK Circuit lap record: 1´37.357 (2016)
Time Schedule (CET):
Friday, 18 August: 09:45 – 10:45 FP1
Friday, 18 August: 14:30 – 15:30 FP2
Saturday, 19. August: 08:45 – 09:10 FP3
Saturday, 19 August: 10:30 – 10:45 SP1
Saturday, 19 August: 10:45 – 11:10 SP2
Saturday, 19 August: 13:00 Race 1 (25 Laps – 89.565 km)
Sunday, 20 August: 09:30 – 09:45 Warm Up
Sunday, 20 August: 13:00 Race 2 (25 Laps – 89.656 km)
WorldSBK Standings 2017:
1 Jonathan REA / GBR / Kawasaki / 341
2 Tom SYKES / GBR / Kawasaki / 282
3 Chaz DAVIES / GBR / Ducati / 226
4 Marco MELANDRI / ITA / Ducati / 189
5 Alex LOWES / GBR / Yamaha / 148
6 Xavi FORES / SPA / Ducati / 132
7 Michael van der MARK / NED / Yamaha / 129
8 Leon CAMIER / GBR / MV Agusta / 99
9 Jordi TORRES / SPA / BMW / 94
10 Eugene LAVERTY / IRL / Aprilia / 89
11 Román RAMOS / SPA / Kawasaki / 73
12 Leandro MERCADO / ARG / Aprilia / 66
13 #6 Stefan BRADL / GER / Honda / 64
14 Lorenzo SAVADORI / ITA / Aprilia / 63
15 Randy KRUMMENACHER / SWI / Kawasaki / 46