Having successfully concluded testing at Cremona a few days ago, the Kawasaki WorldSSP and WorldSBK Teams travel on to Magny Cours in France for the ninth round of the two championships.
Team morale is high thanks to both the results achieved at the latest Donington Park round, which culminated in a podium for Jeremy Alcoba in WorldSSP Race 1, and the work completed on the bikes during the test at Cremona Circuit, which identified new solutions for use during the final part of the season.
Garrett Gerloff is now consistently in the mix for the top six, and knows he can target even stronger results, while Supersport riders Dominique Aegerter and Jeremy Alcoba are, as ever, aiming for the top three.
The Nevers Magny-Cours circuit is located in rural France, close to the towns of Magny-Cours and Nevers, in the Burgundy region. Constructed in 1960, the track had essentially been abandoned when the local Nièvre administration acquired it and raised it to international levels. Many of the track’s turns are named after other circuits, like the fast Estoril corner and the Adelaide hairpin, in that they reproduce corners at those particular tracks. Magny-Cours has staged WorldSBK since 1991, with 49 races having run so far at the French track, which measures 4.411 km and is made up of 17 turns, nine of which right-handers and eight left.
The full schedule for the French round is available at this link:
Manuel Puccetti
“The summer break allowed us to rest after a very busy period of back-to-back races and tests. Getting back on track at Cremona last week was the best way to get back up to speed. We’re all motivated and ready to give it our all as we set out to improve on our recent results at Donington Park. We’re particularly pleased to race at Magny Cours, our most successful track, historically speaking. We’ve won races in all four categories in which we’ve competed, or rather Superstock 600, Superstock 1000, Supersport and Superbike. A tradition we’ll do our best to continue this time around!”
Garrett Gerloff
“I’m pleased to be back at Magny Cours. I have good memories of the track and reached the podium here in 2024. I like the track and it suits my riding style. It was important to test at Cremona, as we were able to get back into the swing of things and identify new solutions for our bike as well as a setup with which to start the weekend in France. We’re ready to put in the work to achieve the best possible results.”
Jeremy Alcoba
“Seeing how the Cremona tests went, I can’t wait to get on track at Magny Cours and make use of the technical updates and solutions we found during testing. I like the French track; it’s very varied and technical and I only just missed a podium here in Race 2 last year. I hope I can be fast from Friday in order to run two strong races and fight for the podium. I’ll do my best to round out this championship in the best possible way.”
Dominique Aegerter
“The summer break was too long for me, and I struggled to be away from the races for so long. I did some MX races in Switzerland, just to stay in shape and then we had a two-day test at Cremona, which was really useful in allowing us to get back up to speed and regain feeling with the bike. Magny Cours isn’t far from Switzerland, so I almost consider it a home track and will have many fans and sponsors there. As always, we’ll give it our all in order to obtain good results and kick off this final phase of the championship in a positive fashion.”
