Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider Michael van der Mark ended his 2019 podium drought emphatically today in Assen, finishing third in the rescheduled WorldSBK Race 1 this morning and then going one better to thrill his home crowd with second place in Race 2 this afternoon. Van...
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Pata Yamaha's Michael van der Mark had lined up on the front row of the grid for Race 1 at Assen this afternoon, having qualified second in a red flagged Superpole session earlier in the day, when snow forced the riders back to their pit...
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Less than a second separated the top 12 riders on the timesheet after a bitterly cold opening day at the TT Circuit Assen. Michael van der Mark ended the day fifth fastest only 0.03 seconds from P1. Van der Mark kept his home crowd entertained...
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Michael van der Mark heads into his home race in Assen this weekend with his sights set firmly on securing his first podium finishes of the season. The Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider came close in Thailand with a trio of fourth place finishes, but the...
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Michael van der Mark has scored an eighth place in today’s second race of the WorldSBK at Aragon. Van der Mark’s Race 2 was hampered by having to start from the fourth row of the grid, following the incident with Michael Rinaldi at turn one...
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Pata Yamaha WorldSBK rider Michael van der Mark was involved in a titanic five-way battle for the podium in today's 18-lap WorldSBK encounter in Aragon, missing out only due to deteriorating rear grip in the closing stages of the race. After a difficult Superpole session,...
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Michael van der Mark endured a difficult opening day in Aragon, finishing 12th on combined times after struggling to find a good feeling with his Pata Yamaha YZF-R1. After a solid opening practice this morning, Michael went in slightly the wrong direction with set-up changes...
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After three fourth place finishes in Thailand, Michael van der Mark has his sights set firmly on the podium this weekend at Motorland Aragon in Spain. Michael was twice a top five finisher last year in Aragon, but heads into the third round of the...
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Michael van der Mark set himself up perfectly in today’s Superpole race at the Chang International Circuit in Thailand, with a fourth place finish from tenth on the grid securing him a second row start for Race 2, in which he also went on to...
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