Kawasaki, BMW to kick-off 2023 WorldSBK pre-season testing schedule
After finishing third in the 2022 championship and over 100 points behind new WorldSBK champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alvaro Bautista, Rea and Kawasaki’♛s efforts to return to the 🔜front will start with a two-day outing on December 1st and 2nd.
Re💮a’s third place finish was also his worst come the end of a season since joining Kawasaki in 2015.
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Joining the six-time champion aboard Kawasaki machinery will be team-mate Lowes and new Puccetti Kawasaki rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Tom Sykes, who makes his return to WorldSBK following a disappointing season in BSB. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Scott Redding and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Michael Van Der Mark will be leading the way for BMW.
The second private test will also take place at Jerez and is scheduled fo🥂r the 13t🅘h-15th of December.
In action will be Pata Yamaha riders 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Toprak Razgatlioglu and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Andrea Locatelli, new GRT Yamaha riders Dominique Aegerter and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Remy Gardner, Team HRC, MIE Honda Racing and Bonovo Action BMW, which includes a debut aboard M 1000 RR machinery for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Garrett Gerloff.
The third and final test at Jerez will take place at 🍰the end of January as the factory Kawasaki and Yamaha teams will be joined by world championsཧ Ducati. BMW will again be in action too
Bautista, Michael Ruben Rinaldi and Phillip Oettl have been confirmed for the test, however, new Barni Ducati rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Danilo Petrucci has not as of yet.
A second test in a week sees ri🍬ders head to Portimao, with a very similar line-up to the Jerez test expected.
The 🌠final pre-season outing is an official Dorna test at Phillip Island, with all WorldSBK and WorldSSP riders set for action.
2023 WorldSBK testing calendar
1st-2nd December - Jerez
13th-15th December - Jerez
25th-26th January - Jerez
31st January-1st February - Portimao
20th-21st February - Phillip Island
