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Dominique Aegerter has survived the race accident suffered second last Sunday in Magny-Cours without after-effects and is now looking forward to his race debut aboard the Yamaha Superbike at MotorLand Aragón.

The Spanish circuit MotorLand Aragón in the outback of Barcelona has been an integral part of the FIM Superbike World Championship calendar for years and is also popular with all participants. Unlike the last two years, when the championship was kicked-off in Aragón, this time the event has been moved to the last third of the season.

Dominique Aegerter has known the challenging 5-kilometer circuit practically since it was inaugurated back in 2010, but despite the many laps the 32-year-old Swiss rider has completed at Aragón meanwhile, he is still lacking the finishing touches to fully like the track. A new challenge awaits him this weekend when he gets to know the track aboard the powerful Yamaha YZF R1 from the Italian GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team.

As usual, the race weekend begins on Friday with two free practice sessions at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., followed by free practice three on Saturday morning, as well as the decisive Superpole qualifying session on Saturday morning and the first main race at 2:00 p.m. on the same day in the afternoon. Sunday's schedule includes the sprint race at the normal time of 11:00 am. The second main race of the weekend will again start at 14:00 as usual. In addition to the live stream on worldsbk.com, Eurosport will broadcast both main races live on free TV. ServusTV, on the other hand, has a recording in its program on Saturday and Sunday from 15:00.

#77 Dominique AEGERTER (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, Yamaha YZF R1)

"To be honest, I have to admit that Aragón is not one of my favourite tracks. Nevertheless, I am looking forward to the upcoming weekend, because it will be my debut ride with the Yamaha Superbike there. The track itself is very special and interesting, peppered with many key places like the "Corkscrew" passage and the many uphill and downhill sections. And after the chicane, there is a very long straight that ends in the incomparable finish bend. Apart from that, it would be nice if we had glorious late summer weather again, although not as hot as at Magny-Cours. From a sporting point of view, I am hoping for a good weekend with consistent finishes in the top 10 and hopefully with the one or another highlight. It has been a long time since I was best independent team rider, and I definitely want to be that again. That will definitely be a goal for this weekend."

"However, it certainly will not be a piece of cake, though, because Petrucci has improved a lot and Bassani is always there in the races. Garrett Gerloff also has been a force to be reckoned with since Magny-Cours. After the crash at Magny-Cours, I needed a few days to recover. However, I still feel my shoulder and elbow a little bit. But I was able to start training again and I feel well prepared for the upcoming task in Aragón and also for the next race in Portimao in a week’s time. Finally, I would like to congratulate the YART Yamaha team for winning the World Endurance Championship title. My congratulations go to the riders and the whole technical crew. I am happy for Nicolo Canepa, my riding coach, and Massimo Neri, my data engineer in the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team. I hope the celebration was not too boisterous and that they have since recovered well from the 24-hour race."

Dominique AEGERTER’s Profil:
Alter: 32 (geboren am 30. September 1990)
Beruf: Rennfahrer
Wohnort: Rohrbach (Schweiz)
Größe: 174 cm
Gewicht: 69 kg
Motorrad: Yamaha YZF R1
Team: GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
Startnummer: 77

Grand Prix Debut: Estoril (Portugal) 2006, 125ccm
Erste Grand Prix Pole-Position: Sachsenring (Deutschland) 2014, Moto2™
Erste schnellste Grand-Prix-Rennrunde: Assen (Niederlande) 2014, Moto2™
Erstes Grand Prix Podium: Valencia (Spanien) 2011, Moto2™
Erster Grand Prix Sieg: Sachsenring (Deutschland) 2014, Moto2™
Grand Prix Siege: 1
Grand Prix Podium: 7
Grand Prix Pole-Position: 1
Grand Prix Schnellste Rennrunde: 1
Grand Prix Starts (insgesamt): 220 (52 in 125 ccm / 168 in Moto2™)
WorldSSP Debüt: MotorLand Aragón (Spanien) 2021
WorldSSP Rennen: 44
WorldSSP Siege: 27
WorldSSP Podium: 35
WorldSSP Pole-Position: 11
WorldSSP schnellste Rennrunden: 20
WorldSBK Debüt: Phillip Island (Australien) 2023
WorldSBK Rennen: 27
WorldSBK Siege: -
WorldSBK Podium: -
WorldSBK Pole-Position: -
WorldSBK schnellste Rennrunden: 1

Dominique AEGERTER’s Karriere:
2003: ADAC Junior Cup – Gesamt 7.
2004: 125 ccm Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft - Gesamt 15.
2005: 125 ccm Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft - Gesamt 9.
2006: 125 ccm Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft - Vize-Titel
2006: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – 2 Starts (0 Punkte)
2007: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 23. (7 Punkte)
2008: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 16. (45 Punkte)
2009: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 13. (70,5 Punkte)
2010: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 15. (74 Punkte)
2011: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 8. (94 Punkte)
2012: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 8. (114 Punkte)
2013: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 5. (158 Punkte)
2014: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 5. (172 Punkte)
2015: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 17. (62 Punkte)
2016: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 12. (61 Punkte)
2017: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 12. (88 Punkte)
2018: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 17. (47 Punkte)
2019: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 22. (19 Punkte)
2020: MotoE™ World Cup - Gesamt 3. (97 Punkte)
2021: MotoE™ World Cup - Vize-Titel (93 Punkte)
2021: WorldSSP - World Champion mit Ten Kate Racing Yamaha
2022: MotoE™ World Cup - Gesamtsieger mit Dynavolt Intact GP
2022: WorldSSP - World Champion mit Ten Kate Racing Yamaha

#AragonWorldSBK - WSBK Zeitplan des Wochenendes in MESZ:
Freitag, 22. September: FP1 10:30 - 11:15
Freitag, 22. September: FP2 15:00 - 15:45
Samstag, 23. September: FP3 09:00 - 09:30
Samstag, 23. September: Superpole 11:10 - 11:25
Samstag, 23. September: Rennen 1 14:00 (18 Runden - 91,386 km)
Sonntag, 24. September: Warm Up 09:00 - 09:15
Sonntag, 24. September: Superpole-Race 11:00 (10 Runden - 50,770 km)
Sonntag, 24. September: Rennen 2 14:00 (18 Runden - 91,386 km)

Streckendaten Aragón:
Länge: 5.077 Meter
Breite: 14 Meter
Längste Gerade: 967 Meter
Linkskurven: 10
Rechtskurven: 7
WSBK Allzeit-Rekord: 1´48.267 (2022)
Beste WSBK Pole-Position: 1´48.267 (2022)
Schnellste WSBK Rennrunde: 1´49.375 (2022)

WorldSBK Stand:
1 Alvaro BAUTISTA / SPA / Ducati / 467
2 Toprak RAZGATLIOGLU / TUR / Yamaha / 410
3 Jonathan REA / GBR / KAWASAKI / 290
4 Andrea LOCATELLI / ITA / Yamaha / 256
5 Axel BASSANI / ITA / Ducati / 219
6 Danilo PETRUCCI / ITA / Ducati / 180
7 Michael Ruben RINALDI / ITA / Ducati / 167
8 Alex LOWES / GBR / Kawasaki / 129
9 #77 Dominique AEGERTER / SWI / Yamaha / 123
10 Xavi VIERGE / SPA / Honda / 117
11 Scott REDDING / GBR / BMW / 108
12 Remy GARDNER / AUS / Yamaha / 107
13 Iker LECUONA / SPA / Honda / 94
14 Garrett GERLOFF / USA / BMW / 92
15 Philipp ÖTTL / GER / Ducati / 69

WorldSBK Kalender 2023:
24/25/26 Februar – Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Australien
3/4/5 März – Mandalika International Street Circuit, Indonesien
21/22/23 April – TT Circuit Assen, Niederlande
5/6/7 Mai – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spanien
2/3/4 Juni – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italien
30 Juni/1/2 Juli – Donington Park, Grossbritannien
14/15/16 Juli – Autodromo Internationale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola, Italien
28/29/30 Juli – Autodrom Most, Tschechien
8/9/10 September – Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Frankreich
22/23/24 September – MotorLand Aragón, Spanien
29/30 September/1 Oktober – Autódromo Internacionale do Algarve, Portugal
27/28/29 Oktober – Circuito de Jerez, Spanien