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Pit Stop to P2 Podium for Locatelli in Race 1 Phillip Island Thriller
February 24 2024
Andrea Locatelli scored a sensational P2 result for Pata Prometeon Yamaha in Race 1 at Phillip Island during the opening round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship today. The 27-year-old Italian played it smart in the 20-lap feature race with a clever late pit stop strategy, collecting the race lead on Lap 9 after starting sixth on the grid...
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Locatelli Looking Impressive in Friday Free Practice at Phillip Island
February 23 2024
Pata Prometeon Yamaha rider Andrea Locatelli continued to impress with a super strong showing in Friday’s Free Practice sessions on Day 1 of the opening round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island in Australia today. Rain put a dampener on pre-planned preparations during Free Practice 1 this morning, but not enough to stop 27-year-old “Loka” becoming...
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Lap-Record Pace for Locatelli in Phillip Island Official WorldSBK Test
February 20 2024
Pata Prometeon Yamaha riders Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea finally took to the track at Phillip Island in Australia today, with a rescheduled one-day Official Test ahead of the opening round of the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship this coming weekend. After a long and tense wait for Pirelli’s shipment of tyres to be delivered, the test eventually took place...
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Beatriz Neila and Pata Prometeon Yamaha Target FIM Women’s World Championship Title
February 09 2024
The Pata Prometeon Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team has announced former bLU cRU rider and reigning Women’s European Champion Beatriz Neila will join its line-up in 2024. The 21-year-old university student from Madrid, Spain will contest the inaugural FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship aboard a Yamaha R7. Selected in 2019 to join Yamaha’s bLU cRU program, which included attendance at...
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Portimão Concludes Winter Test Programme for Pata Prometeon Yamaha
January 30 2024
Pata Prometeon Yamaha riders Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea clocked up another productive two days of testing, this time at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve – Portimão, as Round 1 of the FIM Superbike World Championship in Australia draws closer. There was plenty of action on track – with riders from WorldSBK and MotoGP in the mix – but Yamaha’s...
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Pata Prometeon Yamaha Goes “All In” for 2024
January 28 2024
Pata Prometeon Yamaha has unveiled its 2024 R1 WorldSBK livery, as leading title contenders Jonathan Rea and Andrea Locatelli eagerly anticipate the start of this year’s FIM Superbike World Championship. Rea’s move to Yamaha has been widely covered since news broke of his first change in manufacturer in nearly a decade. The six-time WorldSBK Champion has made no secret of...
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Rea on the Pace as Pata Prometeon Yamaha Conclude Strong Jerez Test
January 27 2024
Jonathan Rea was second quickest as the countdown to the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship season continued with the Pata Prometeon Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team back on track for two days of testing at Circuito de Jerez, Angel Nieto.Rea and team-mate Andrea Locatelli completed two days on track, with the Andalusian weather providing perfect conditions for the first test of...
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