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This last day in Mandalika can give a smile to Lorenzo Baldassarri. The GMT94 rider has been gaining power all weekend. His lap times in the Superpole race proved it before scoring his first point in race 1. After a final lap two tenths faster than his qualifying time, Lorenzo Baldassarri could clearly have hoped for a good result in Race 2. This is what happened. After a second start […]

In Superbike, Lorenzo Baldassarri, still bruised by his crash the day before, had to grit his teeth during qualifying. The GMT94 rider was clearly not yet confident on the tricky Mandalika track. Fortunately, he turned things around for Race 1. He got off to a good start and was 13th on the first lap. Passed by two rivals, Lorenzo was determined not to drop his first Superbike point. He set […]

The beginning of this first day in Mandalika was not easy for the WSBK riders. Indeed, the riders made their first laps on a track particularly dirty because of the wind and sand which were present the previous days. In Supersport, the number 94 and his rivals had the difficult task of cleaning the track in FP1. With an average time of 4 seconds of the best time of last […]

Even if Valentin Debise and Lorenzo Baldassarri were hoping for better results, the GMT94 Yamaha riders can leave Australia with good prospects. Valentin Debise (Race 2: P8): I clearly had the potential to play a top 5 but after 3 laps the grip was not the same. It’s a pity because even if Phillip Island is not my favourite track I knew I had the potential to be in the […]

The weather at Phillip Island was rainy on Saturday, affecting sessions and races For Valentin Debise, the Superpole was tricky as the track only started to dry at the end of the session. The Frenchman only managed to do a few laps to set the 11th fastest time (1’34.156). The GMT94 rider could have qualified P5 with a great time (1’33.7) but the chequered flag was raised two thousandths before […]

The serious things began on the Phillip Island side for Valentin Debise and Lorenzo Baldassarri. The riders and their technical teams have not been idle. Everyone has been working to adapt to a particular circuit and to take the measure of the very high level of the two championships in which GMT94 participates. Even if the Australian track is not one of Valentin Debise’s favorites, the Frenchman was able to […]

Australia. February 25. The 2023 World Superbike Championship opens the world speed season on the mythical Phillip Island Circuit. Engaged in Supersport with the YAMAHA R6 (600 cm3) the GMT94 will start with the twice French Champion title, Valentin Debise.  The GMT94 Yamaha will also enter the Superbike category (Yamaha R1 1000 cm3) with the World Supersport Champion runner-up Lorenzo Baldassarri, winner of 5 Grand Prix in Moto2.  Christophe GUYOT […]

Lorenzo Baldassarri and Valentin Debise had appointment this Tuesday on the track of Phillip Island for a last day of test with the GMT94 Yamaha. Last positive tests before the first round of the WorldSBK in a few days. For Lorenzo Baldassari the work pays off, the Italian rider clearly passed a milestone with a time of 1’31.990. In spite of a crash, the number 34 takes more and more […]

The Australian weather could not be more radiant for this first day of test on the circuit of Phillip Island, it is under a summer sun that Valentin Debise and Lorenzo Baldassarri chained the laps to prepare at best the first meeting of the season which will take place in a few days on the same track.  In Supersport Valentin Debise said he was satisfied by this first day with […]

Last winter tests before the Australian meeting. Valentin Debise, Lorenzo Baldassarri and the GMT94 Yamaha team met in Portugal at the Portimão circuit for the last winter tests in order to continue the work on the YZF-R6 and the YZF-R1. Two days during which Lorenzo Baldassarri was able to try out the “time attack” and the race simulations. The five-time Moto2 winner clearly showed an “increase in power” confirming the […]