Mixed fortunes for Giugliano in Assen

Today the sun shined and the track was dry, but there were low temperatures in Assen for the third round of the World Superbike Championship. Thanks to the excellent performance provided yesterday during qualifying and Superpole, Davide Giugliano started from the second row of the grid with the sixth time in two races over a distance of 22 laps each. In race one, the Althea Racing team rider started quickly and passed the first lap in third place. Subsequently, Davide lost some positions and at the midrace point he occupied the sixth place. Thanks to a good race pace, Giugliano maintained the position and finished sixth in the first heat. In race two, Davide started very strongly and with some spectacular overtaking took third place. The Althea rider incremented much of his pace in order to bridge the gap between the two front riders, Sykes and Laverty, when unfortunately, during the sixth lap he crashed without being able to regain the race. A real shame because Giugliano was having a great race that it would have securely ended up on the podium. Team Althea Racing leaves Assen knowing that they provided great performances both during the practice and the race and made a large step forward towards greater results. Giugliano is now in tenth place of the ranking with 33 points. The next round of the Superbike World Championship will be held on May 12th on the Monza track in Italy.

Davide Giugliano: "Race one was a good, even if we did not achieve the results we had hoped for. I was very strong in the first laps but at mid race a sudden drop of tires prevented me to gain a better result. I was not in a position to do better and I preferred to settle for sixth place. In race two I was determined to win. I knew I could do it and I think I demonstrated this with a very consistence pace with a lot of overtaking that had brought me close to the leaders. But suddenly I lost adherence and I crashed. This was a real shame. I'm truly sorry for my team that had worked exceptionally hard and well all weekend. "

Genesio Bevilacqua: “‘With respect to race 1 we found a good solution in the second race that allowed us to obtain a strong result. In race two Davide was comfortable with the tyre and made the right choice, opting for a slightly harder compound that allowed him to finish the race well. I was pleased to see that he rode hard and made the most of the bike’s potential. Unfortunately when you’re riding on the limit there’s always the chance that you’ll fall, although I’m of course disappointed because I was sure he’d reach the podium – a result that was well within our grasp. It was however an important weekend during which both rider and team took another step forward especially as far as experience is concerned. Davideis modifying his riding style that, not only spectacular, is also becoming profitable.’

Assen – Superbike World Championship

Race 1 – 1) Sykes (Kawasaki) - 2) Rea (Honda) – 3) Guintoli (Aprilia) – 4) Laverty (Aprilia) – 5) Baz (Kawasaki) - 6) Giugliano (Aprilia) – 7) Davies (BMW) – 8) Cluzel (Suzuki)

Race 2 – 1) Laverty (Aprilia) – 2) Sykes (Kawasaki) - 3) Baz (Kawasaki) – 4) Rea (Honda) – 5) Davies (BMW) – 6) Guintoli (Aprilia) – 7) Camier (Suzuki) ……. Rit: Giugliano (Aprilia)