Camier eleventh and Kiyonari fifteenth on a wet day 1 at Magny Cours
Leon Camier recorded the eleventh fastest time during the opening day of the Pirelli French WorldSBK round on what was a wet Magny Cours track.
The Brit placed eleventh in the day’s combined classification, which was based on results from the morning session, held on a damp track. During the afternoon session, which played out in heavy rain, Leon set a strong sixth fastest time.
A similar path was followed by teammate Ryuichi Kiyonari, fifteenth in the morning’s first free practice session (and so fifteenth also in the combined standings) and the author of a good fourth-place finish at the end of the afternoon stint.
Leon Camier 2
“This morning we rode on a drying track, this afternoon on a wet track, with conditions changing dramatically between the two sessions. In the rain the bike is quite friendly to ride, everything is nice and easy to use so we were able to be quite consistent in FP2. All in all, it was an “ok” day. I tried not to risk too much and worked to regain my feeling with the bike after four and a half months with no riding. My shoulder felt good and didn’t bother me at all, but only by riding in the dry will we see how it really is, because this track is quite physical with a lot of brusque changes of direction.”
Ryuichi Kiyonari 23
“It’s the first time I’ve ridden in the wet at this track and my feeling in these conditions was fairly good, despite the surface being quite slippery. This morning we spent the session working on improving our bike’s wet setting and we actually made some promising progress, so that in the afternoon we were able to be quite fast on what was an even wetter track”.
Free Practice (Combined)
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
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1 | van der Mark Michael | 60 | NDL | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha | 1'51.852 |
2 | Haslam Leon | 91 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki | 0.223 |
3 | Melandri Marco | 33 | ITA | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha | 0.795 |
4 | Mercado Leandro | 36 | ARG | Orelac Racing VerdNatura | Kawasaki | 0.868 |
5 | Baz Loris | 19 | FRA | Ten Kate Racing - Yamaha | Yamaha | 0.968 |
6 | Delbianco Alessandro | 52 | ITA | Althea Mie Racing Team | Honda | 1.053 |
7 | Rea Jonathan | 1 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki | 1.074 |
8 | Lowes Alex | 22 | GBR | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha | 1.093 |
9 | Rinaldi Michael Ruben | 21 | ITA | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati | 1.154 |
10 | Laverty Eugene | 50 | IRE | Team Goeleven | Ducati | 1.372 |
11 | Camier Leon | 2 | GBR | Moriwaki Althea Honda Team | Honda | 1.657 |
12 | Razgatlioglu Toprak | 54 | TUR | Turkish Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | 2.177 |
13 | Bautista Alvaro | 19 | SPA | ARUBA Racing - Ducati | Ducati | 2.239 |
14 | Davies Chaz | 7 | GBR | ARUBA Racing - Ducati | Ducati | 2.281 |
15 | Kiyonari Ryuichi | 23 | JPN | Moriwaki Althea Honda Team | Honda | 2.289 |
16 | Torres Jordi | 81 | SPA | Team Pedercini Racing | Kawasaki | 2.307 |
17 | Barrier Sylvain | 20 | FRA | BRIXX Ducati | Ducati | 2.455 |
18 | Sykes Tom | 66 | GBR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW | 2.592 |
19 | Cortese Sandro | 11 | GER | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha | 4.764 |
20 | Reiterberger Markus | 28 | GER | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW | 5.109 |
Location Information
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Technopole – 58470 Magny-Cours – Francewww.magnysbk.com
POLE POSITION | RIGHT |
LENGTH | 4.411 Km |
CORNERS | 17 |
RIGHT CORNERS | 9 |
LEFT CORNERS | 8 |
Records
Pole Record | 1'35.696 (165,94 Km/h) T.Sykes (Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 2018) |
Race Record | 1'37.018 (163,68 Km/h) T.Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 2019) |
All Time Record | 1'35.696 (165,94 Km/h) T.Sykes (Kawasaki ZX-10RR, 2018) |
2019 Race 1 Winner | T.Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki ZX-10RR) |
2019 Superpole Race Winner | T.Razgatlioglu (Kawasaki ZX-10RR) |
2019 Race 2 Winner | J. Rea (Kawasaki ZX-10RR) |