BEST LAP OF RACE 1 AT THE PENULTIMATE LAP, WIN, THE MANIAC IS BACK!

BEST LAP OF RACE 1 AT THE PENULTIMATE LAP, WIN, THE MANIAC IS BACK!

 

Unforgettable day for Andrea Iannone and Team Go Eleven: victory in Aragon in Race 1 of the WorldSBK Championship! The last and only win in WorldSBK for the Italian team Go Eleven dates back to 2020 right here in Aragon. The last win of #29 is the sensational race in Austria in 2016 aboard the Ducati MotoGP. We can say, welcome back Maniac!

The press release can be summed up: 1.49. 040, Best lap of the race on the penultimate lap, (almost) pole, race, win and finally the podium turns yellow!

Free Practice 3:
P 1   A. Bautista   1.48.332
P 2    N. Bulega  + 0.186
P 3    T. Razgatlioglu   + 0.442

P 6   A. Iannone   + 0.634

Superpole:
P 1   N. Bulega  1.47.840
P 2   A. Iannone   + 0.368
P 3   A. Bautista   + 0.418

Race 1:
P 1    A. Iannone   31’09.154
P 2    T. Razgatlioglu    + 0.845
P 3    G. Gerloff   + 1.124

Andrea Iannone (Rider): 

“I am very happy with this victory, which has a very important meaning for me, it is a personal satisfaction, a revenge after the difficult moments we have gone through. I owe a lot to all the people who have been close to me and who have welcomed me. I thank Gigi Dall’Igna, Claudio Domenicali, Paolo Ciabatti, Marco Zambenedetti, Mauro Grassilli, the whole Go Eleven team and the WorldSBK family. Having won both in MotoGP and WorldSBK is incredible. It is a special moment. This year I have achieved 4 podiums, with this 5, and 1 victory. As a first year back it was difficult to ask for more than this. Now we look with confidence and optimism to tomorrow’s races.”

Denis Sacchetti (Team Manager): 
“I still can’t describe today, I don’t have the words, it was an incredible race, which Andrea managed and won with great intelligence. Seeing him ride here in Aragon is amazing, and today even in the garage a perfect job was done, the bike was fast and Iannone rode it perfectly. It was great to see him fight with Danilo and Toprak, I can’t wait for the races to start tomorrow. On the last lap my eyes were shining, because after everything Andrea has been through in the last 4 years, today he took a satisfaction that is worth more than anything in the world, and I was excited for both him and me. I want to thank all the people who support us, our staff, the sponsors and Ducati for this Saturday!”

SATURDAY PICTURES: CLICK HERE