Good start for Yakhnich Motorsport in Magny-Cours

SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Magny-Cours, France

12 stage, 4 – 6 October 2013

Friday, 4 October

 

Both Yakhnich Motorsport riders started this weekend in Magny-Cours in the majore tone: Sam Lowes could move Kenan Sofuoglu on the second place with the fast lap 1'42"144 and Vladimir Leonov occupied the 5^th position.

The weather in Bourgogne is not very good last few days. It started to rain several times in a day so the temp of qualifications 1000 cc classes let up. Morning practices started on wet and cold asphalt but in afternoons riders of the Supersport class could realize their potential.

Lowes started the session with best laps. Trying to overtake slow rivals rushed out the track. Fortunately, all went well. Sam returned to the track after changing tyries on soft ones. He caught his pace and made his best time during 14^th lap. Kenan Sofuoglu tried to speed up but in his last attempt to near to his rival he reached the gap in 0.4 sec. Sam had to get to finish as only one point separates him from the champion title.  

Sam Lowes: “As the track was wet I couldn’t pushed in the morning. In the afternoon I could feel my bike as usual. Good omen that I will get the pole-position. I know that we can achieve more. Hope tomorrow it doesn’t rain and we can continue to find good setting for the bike”. 

Vladimir Leonov continued work with his bike. Last three pit out he showed improvement. In the end he got 5^th position with the time – 1'43"119.

Vladimir Leonov: “Meanwhile I lose in the first sector and it doesn’t let me to save the dynamic. On the over hand, we are in good shape and if it doesn’t rain we can improve my position”.

In the FP1 Superstock 600 European Championship Dakota Mamola was on the 8^th place, but during the 1Q he lost two positions and came the finish on the 10^th. It’ s very good sign for the team.

Dakota Mamola: “I’m very glad with the result and with this season. Each race we improve our results. I’m very happy today as this is my best result in the qualification of this season”.