Camier back on track in mixed conditions at Aragon; Kiyonari faces the Spanish track for the first time
On a day of rather cold temperatures and with very light rain falling at various points during the afternoon’s session, Leon Camier was back aboard his CBR1000RR after being declared fit to race by the Medical Centre yesterday afternoon.
Conditions were not ideal for team-mate Ryuichi Kiyonari either, facing the technical Spanish track for the first time. The Japanese rider was unable to improve on his morning’s lap time.
The two riders hope for stable weather conditions tomorrow, so that they can improve on both their bike set-up and performance, which saw them round out day one in 16th and 17th place respectively.
Leon Camier 2
“Of course, I’m not fully fit yet. It will take some time to get back to normal, despite not having needed an operation. That said, we are not where we want to be with the bike’s set-up either. We made a change for the second session, but it didn’t take us in the right direction. The positive thing is that we understand where we need to go with the bike in order to be faster but at the same time it’s not so easy to achieve the right setting. It takes time. Hopefully we will be able to make some steps tomorrow if the weather stays fine”.
Ryuichi Kiyonari 23
“This morning I rode the Aragon track for the first time, and I must say I enjoyed it, even if it was a challenge at first. There are a lot of blind corners and to find the references and good lines took some time. I was feeling quite good towards the end of the session anyway. The afternoon session was disappointing as we were not able to make an improvement in terms of bike set-up. Weather conditions did not help of course but this was the same for everyone. Tomorrow we will start again with a positive mentality and do our best to improve”.
Free Practice
Pos. | Rider | Num | Nation | Team | Constructor | Time/Gap |
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1 | Bautista Alvaro | 19 | SPA | ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati | Ducati | 1'49.607 |
2 | Lowes Alex | 22 | GBR | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha | 0.519 |
3 | Rea Jonathan | 1 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki | 0.542 |
4 | Sykes Tom | 66 | GBR | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW | 0.619 |
5 | Laverty Eugene | 50 | IRE | Team Goeleven | Ducati | 0.749 |
6 | Cortese Sandro | 11 | GER | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha | 1.029 |
7 | Haslam Leon | 91 | GBR | Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK | Kawasaki | 1.147 |
8 | Reiterberger Markus | 28 | GER | BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team | BMW | 1.192 |
9 | Rinaldi Michael Ruben | 21 | ITA | BARNI Racing Team | Ducati | 1.378 |
10 | Davies Chaz | 7 | GBR | ARUBA.IT Racing - Ducati | Ducati | 1.415 |
11 | Melandri Marco | 33 | ITA | GRT Yamaha WorldSBK | Yamaha | 1.446 |
12 | van der Mark Michael | 60 | NDL | Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team | Yamaha | 1.496 |
13 | Razgatlioglu Toprak | 54 | TUR | Turkish Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki | 1.625 |
14 | Mercado Leandro | 36 | ARG | Orelac Racing VerdNatura | Kawasaki | 1.953 |
15 | Torres Jordi | 81 | SPA | Team Pedercini Racing | Kawasaki | 1.969 |
16 | Camier Leon | 2 | GBR | Moriwaki Althea Honda Team | Honda | 2.757 |
17 | Kiyonari Ryuichi | 23 | JPN | Moriwaki Althea Honda Team | Honda | 4.193 |
18 | Delbianco Alessandro | 52 | ITA | Althea Mie Racing Team | Honda | 4.276 |
Location Information
The MotorLand Aragon road racing circuit was opened in 2009 and in 2011 it became the fifth Spanish track to host the WorldSBK™ Championship. MotorLand Aragón Ctra. TE- V- 7033 KM. 1. 44600 Alcañiz (Teruel) – Spain motorlandaragon.com
Pole Position | Right |
Length | 5.077 Km |
Corners | 17 |
Right Corners | 7 |
Left Corners | 10 |
Records
Pole Record | 1'49.049 (167,61 Km/h) A.Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R, 2019) |
Race Record | 1''49.755 (166,53 Km/h) A.Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R, 2019 RC1) |
All Time Record | 1'49.049 (167,61 Km/h) A.Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R, 2019) |
2019 Race 1 Winner | A.Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R) |
2019 Superpole Race Winner | A.Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R) |
2019 Race 2 Winner | A.Bautista (Ducati Panigale V4 R) |