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After the successes at the TT, the Italian team is aiming for Endurance with the collaboration of Z Racing, with a Honda Superstock entrusted to Michel Fabrizio, Lorenzo Lanzi and Luca Marconi.
The FIM EWC Endurance World Championship will host on April 20 and 21, during the 42nd edition of the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans, a legendary brand with 61 years of history: Paton. While waiting for the official announcement scheduled for Thursday, know that the Milanese factory will appear on the starting line of the great Sarthe classic with a crew of drivers with proven international experience, and an up-to-date technical and sporting structure to a project intended to last over time.
The acquisition of the brand in 2016 by SC Project, a leading company in the production of motorcycle exhaust systems, has given a decisive boost to Paton's sports programs over the past three years. Continued success at the Isle of Man Lightweight TT, with the S1-R becoming increasingly popular as the benchmark bike in the class won by Michael Rutter (2017) and Michael Dunlop (2018), represented a point starting point for the glorious Italian company in order to achieve new and prestigious objectives in another category.
Alongside the TT project, 2019 will hold a new challenge for the SC-Project Paton Reparto Corse team with a first participation in the FIM EWC Endurance World Championship with, for the moment, participation in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, second meeting you from the 2018/2019 season. For this commitment, the owners Stefano Lavazza and Marco De Rossi decided to collaborate and join forces with Z Racing, a structure led by driver and TV commentator Jacopo Zizza, who triumphed in the Supertwin category at the 24 2017 Hours of Le Mans.
The beginning of the Team SC-Project Paton Reparto Corsica within the FIM EWC provides for the participation in the contested Superstock category of a Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade SP1, thus consolidating the historic link between Paton, SC-Project (official partner of Team Repsol Honda HRC in MotoGP) and the golden wing . For the Paton team, three drivers who need no introduction: Michel Fabrizio, Lorenzo Lanzi and Luca Marconi, a combative and competitive trio reinforced by the addition of Ricardo Saseta (winner of the 24 hours of Barcelona 2018) as a “reserve”.
Official confirmation of Paton SC-Project's entry at the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans is expected on Thursday, when the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest) will unveil the official entry list for the 42nd edition during a conference. dedicated press.
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