After a promising start to the 2017 season overseas with two rounds played out in Australia and Thailand, the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team returns to action in Europe this week. Riders Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes will mount up on their YZF-R1s...
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Michael van der Mark ran out of fortune at the Chang International Circuit this afternoon after his good showing in the opening race on Saturday, retiring after a technical issue intervened. The first planned 20-lap race was red-flagged due to oil on the track and...
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The opening race of the FIM Superbike World Championship weekend at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand saw Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team riders Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes finish fifth and sixth respectively on their YZF-R1s, earning good points once again as...
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Despite rising afternoon temperatures and characteristic high humidity in Thailand Michael van der Mark made real progress with his official YZF-R1 machine around the 4.554km Chang International Circuit. Van der Mark was as high as fourth in the timesheets at one stage, completing his own...
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The second FIM Superbike World Championship race of the opening round at Phillip Island saw Michael van der Mark seventh at the flag after 22 intense laps. Van der Mark found real improvements with his YZF-R1 race set-up to ride to a strong race and...
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In a thrilling first FIM Superbike World Championship race at Phillip Island in Australia, Michael van der Mark secured a ninth place, earning good points and setting himself up well for the second race of the weekend on Sunday 26th. Van der Mark battled in...
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In relatively cool and completely dry conditions the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team got its 2017 season underway with two 60-minute practice sessions at the 4.445km Phillip Island circuit. For Michael van der Mark his first race weekend experience as an official Yamaha rider saw...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team has concluded its pre-season preparation ahead of the 2017 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship with a two day official test at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Having capitalised on the best weather conditions during Monday's late afternoon showing,...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team concluded a successful four days of pre-season testing at Portugal's Autodromo do Algarve this afternoon. Sharing the 4,592m track with over 30 World Superbike, Supersport and BSB riders, Michael van der Mark and teammate Alex Lowes completed their respective...
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2017 has officially begun for the Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team as Michael van der Mark and Alex Lowes successfully concluded the first half of a four-day test scheduled on the Iberian Peninsula. Circuito de Jerez provided the opening location for the Yamaha duo's return...
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Little more than a month has passed since the dramatic events under the Losail lights called time on the final races of 2016, but in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship that can feel like a lifetime. With thoughts already firmly set on the 2017...
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The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team's three-day test schedule was cut short at the Circuito de Jerez today, as heavy rain, strong winds and chilling temperatures hit the Andalucían region. However, the promising work already undertaken during Wednesday and Thursday's sessions by Michael van der...
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