Manufacturers at Lausitzring
The stats and facts you need to know about your favourite manufacturers ahead of the #GermanWorldSBK
Aprilia hasn’t yet raced with their new bike- the RSV4- at the Lausitzring: their only weekends at the German track were in 2001 and 2002, when they fielded the bicylindrical RSV1000. Their best result came in 2002, when Noriyuki Haga was fourth and fifth at the Lausitzring. The year before Troy Corser was able to take Aprilia to the front row, qualifying in second.
BMW has yet to race at the Lausitzring.
Ducati has been the most successful manufacturer at the Lausitzring, with five wins: four by Troy Bayliss and one by Lorenzo Lanzi. Ducati has recorded 10 podiums here - at least one for each Lausitzring race weekend.
Honda is second only to Ducati in terms of wins at the German track. They’ve had three recorded wins with three different riders in three different years: Colin Edwards in 2001, Chris Vermeulen in 2005 and James Toseland in 2006.
Kawasaki will look to improve their Lausitzring record this weekend, as their best result here so far is a fourth by Hitoyasu Izutsu in Race 2 in 2001. The Japanese manufacturer recorded a 1-2 in qualifying here in 2007 with Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi.
MV Agusta will race for the first time at the Lausitzring in the WorldSBK championship.
Yamaha won at the last Lausitzring weekend back in 2007, when in Race 1 Noriyuki Haga climbed to the top step of the podium, while his teammate Troy Corser was third. In Race 2 Haga was again on the podium in second.
