Three days of testing will take place next week on the Marco Simoncelli World Circuit, with varying attendance for the different MotoGP and Superbike World Championship teams. Two World Supersport teams will also be on track on the banks of the Adriatic.
On Tuesday June 23, during the first of three days, Ducati, Aprilia, Suzuki and KTM will be present. Ducati and Suzuki will only rely on their test teams – respectively with Michele Pirro and Sylvain Guintoli – while Aprilia and KTM will be able to count on the same riders who will take to the track in Jerez on July 19, and on their development rider.
For Aprilia (which is still closely following developments in the Iannone affair), Aleix Espargaró, Bradley Smith and Lorenzo Savadori will be on track, while Pol Espargaró, Brad Binder and Dani Pedrosa will ride for KTM. The Austrian manufacturer will also be able to count on the Tech3 team, with Iker Lecuona and Miguel Oliveira.
As for the Superbike World Championship, many top riders will take part in the tests on Wednesday and Thursday, including the Ducati Aruba team, including Chaz Davies and Scott Redding, as well as the official Kawasaki team, with reigning World Champion Jonathan Rea and current world leader alex lowes.
All Ducati satellite teams will join those mentioned above: Go Eleven with Michael Rinaldi, Barni with Leon Camier, Motocorsa with Tati Mercado, and Brixx with Sylvain Barrier.
On the final day, two Supersport teams will also participate, namely Bardahl Evan Bros. with Andrea Locatelli and MV Agusta with Randy Krummenacher, Raffaele De Rosa and Federico Fuligni.
Records to beat:
MotoGP: 1'31.629 by Jorge Lorenzo on Ducati in 2018
Superbike: 1'33.640 by Tom Sykes on Kawasaki in 2018
Supersport: 1'37.482 by Jules Cluzel on MV Agusta in 2015
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