2013 wsbk monza Archives

Eugene Laverty takes third win at Monza Sylvain Guintoli awarded 3rd place after appeal

23 April, 2020

Scoring a third place and a victory in today’s World Superbike round at Monza, Eugene Laverty confirmed his personal affinity for the temple of speed. Of the six victories that the Northern Irishman has so far in his superbike career,…

Fabrizio Lai to replace injured Alexander Lundh at Monza

16 April, 2020

Team Pedercini’s Alexander Lundh is still recovering from his fractured left collarbone that he sustained during qualifying at Assen that forced the session to be red flagged.With the Swedish rider out of action, Lucio Pedercini has called on their CIV…

Jonathan Rea tops FP1 in rain swept Monza

16 April, 2020

The fourth round of World Superbike season at Monza kicked off with the first free practice at the temple of speed on a rain swept wet track, which was less about top speed and more about avoiding dangerous crashes in…

Marco Melandri heads QP1 at Monza

12 April, 2020

World Superbikes’s first qualifying session at Monza was longly delayed as the track had to be cleaned up after Mitchell Carr’s Triumph leaked oil from the Serraglio to the Ascari chicane during Supersport qualifying.The QP1 started with some sun and…

Marco Melandri maintains top spot in QP2 at Monza

9 April, 2020

The air at Monza has certainly given Marco Melandri a big boost of confidence after struggling these past few rounds.The BMW Goldbet rider’s yesterday’s lap in 1′42.883 remained the benchmark for the field. The Monza track was still damp after…

Kawasaki files counter appeal – third place podium back in Tom Sykes hands

6 April, 2020

After Aprilia’s appeal regarding Tom Sykes off track excursion and cutting the Roggia chicane during the final lap in race 2 at Monza, the race direction after viewing the footage decided that Sylvain Guintoli deserved third place.However, what seemed the…

Max Biaggi's wildcard entry request revealed by Gregorio Lavilla

2 April, 2020

The rumors of Max Biaggi wanting to race in next month’s World Superbike round at Monza, have been confirmed by Dorna’s World Superbike representative Gregorio Lavilla.According to an interview published in Italy’s Gazzetta dello Sport Lavillia revealed that the Roman…

Tom Sykes breaks record to take Monza Superpole

2 April, 2020

Monza’s Superpole was about taking advantage of tows and slipstreams, but Tom Sykes didn’t need to use any of these tatics with his Kawasaki ZX-10R as he scored his third consecutive Superpole of the season.Eugene Laverty was the first rider…

Marco Melandri wins three-way final lap thriller at Monza

1 April, 2020

Only in World Superbikes can you find a three way battle on the final lap without knowing who will take the victory.Today’s race 1 at Monza, offered an incredbile and superb example of very tight exciting motorcycle race that saw…

2013 WSBK Monza: Aprilia lodges appeal with IDC

30 March, 2020

Aprilia has decided to lodge an appeal with the International Disciplinary Court following Tom Sykes reinstatement to third place late Sunday evening following race 2 at Monza. Sykes had just conquered the third position by overtaking Sylvain Guintoli during the…

Eugene Laverty fastest in final free practice at Monza

27 March, 2020

The final free practice at Monza finally saw a completely dry track which allowed the riders to work on setup after all the previous sessions that were either wet or very damp.With a dry track Eugene Laverty was the fastest…

Eugene Laverty beats Melandri in race 2 at Monza

20 March, 2020

Race 2 at Monza saw the same four protagonists of race 1, Eugene Laverty, Marco Melandri, Tom Sykes and Sylvain Guintoli running away from the rest of the field and imposing their rhythm in another four-way battle, only this time…