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FIM Superbike World Championship opens its 2024 European season with the race weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. A welcome opportunity for Dominique Aegerter to enjoy the second round of the series on the outskirts of Barcelona with some personal sponsors and fans.

Despite a far from optimal preparation for the season due to a viral infection, Dominique Aegerter put in remarkable performances at the first event four weeks ago in Australia. The 33-year-old Swiss rider, who is contesting his second season as a WorldSBK rider this year, finished in the points in all three races at Phillip Island and arrives to this weekend's second stop in north-west of Spain in seventh place overall. Aegerter has been staying in the Barcelona area for some time, where he has resumed his training program following his illness. A test last Thursday and Friday at the Montmeló circuit was also ideal preparation for the second round.

Eurosport will broadcast the races on free-to-air television this weekend. The live broadcast of the first main race starts on Saturday at 13:50 on Eurosport 2, with a repeat on the same channel at 23:30. A replay of the second main race on Sunday is scheduled to start at 23:30, but on Eurosport 1. It is also possible to follow all practice sessions and races via the "ServusTV On" app or online via its website. ServusTV also offers recordings on free-to-air television: Saturday from 16:45 and Sunday the Superpole race and the second main race from 16:15. Another way to watch all the weekend's sessions live is via the paid live stream on the official WorldSBK website.

The 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship comprises twelve events, with Barcelona taking place at an unusually earlier date than in previous years.

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

"Last week's test in Barcelona provided us with important data for the race weekend. Hopefully the weather will remain stable and nice, because at the moment some rain is forecast for Saturday and Sunday. I like the track in Barcelona, but I hope that we can improve on the test, because we were not among the fastest last Thursday and Friday. But we will work on that and try to get into the first two rows of the starting grid in qualifying. During the test we also practiced my starts, which we were able to improve a bite. That is certainly positive. However, the races will be very long, because Barcelona is also a track that puts a lot of strain on the rear tyre."

"That is why it is important to ride consistently for the 20 laps. From my point of view, it would be a top weekend if we could finish all races in the top six. But for now, I want to enjoy the race weekend, although I see potential to achieve our goal. Barcelona is also the European opener. So, there will be some sponsors and fans there with my brother. The last few days I have been training well here in the area and continuing to recover. I have been out with my off-road bikes as well as cycling with my road bike. I am ready for the World Championship round at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló and feel in much better shape than in Australia. But it will still be some time before I'm back in top form."

#CatalanWorldSBK - WSBK Zeitplan des Wochenendes in MEZ:
Freitag, 22. März: FP1 10:20 - 11:05
Freitag, 22. März: FP2 15:00 - 15:45
Samstag, 23. März: FP3 09:00 - 09:20
Samstag, 23. März: Superpole 11:10 - 11:15
Samstag, 23. März: Rennen 1 14:00 (20 Runden - 93,140 km)
Sonntag, 24. März: Warm Up 09:00 - 09:10
Sonntag, 24. März: Superpole-Race 11:00 (10 Runden - 46,570 km)
Sonntag, 24. März: Rennen 2 14:00 (20 Runden - 93,140 km)

Streckendaten Montmeló:
Länge: 4.657 Meter
Breite: 12 Meter
Längste Gerade: 1.047 Meter
Linkskurven: 6
Rechtskurven: 8
WSBK Allzeit-Rekord: 1´40.264 (2023)
Beste WSBK Pole-Position: 1´40.264 (2023)
Schnellste WSBK Rennrunde: 1´41.135 (2022)

WorldSBK Stand:
1 Alex LOWES / GBR / Kawasaki / 50
2 Nicolo BULEGA / ITA / Ducati / 41
3 Andrea LOCATELLI / ITA / Yamaha / 29
4 Andrea IANNONE / ITA / Ducati / 29
5 Alvaro BAUTISTA / SPA / Ducati / 27
6 Danilo PETRUCCI / ITA / Ducati / 24
7 #77 Dominique AEGERTER / SWI / Yamaha / 19
8 Toprak RAZGATLIOGLU / TUR / BMW / 18
9 Michael van der MARK / NED / BMW / 16
10 Garrett GERLOFF / USA / BMW / 15
11 Sam LOWES / GBR / Ducati / 14
12 Michael Ruben RINALDI / ITA / Ducati / 13
13 Xavi VIERGE / SPA / Honda / 9
14 Axel BASSANI / ITA / Kawasaki / 9
15 Remy GARDNER / AUS / Yamaha / 8

WorldSBK Kalender 2024:
23/24/25 Februar - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Australien
22/23/24 März - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spanien
19/20/21 April - TT Circuit Assen, Niederlande
14/15/16 Juni - Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italien
12/13/14 Juli - Donington Park, Grossbritannien
19/20/21 Juli - Autodrom Most, Tschechien
9/10/11 August - Autódromo Internacionale do Algarve, Portugal
23/24/25 August - Balaton Park Circuit, Ungarn
6/7/08 September - Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Frankreich
20/21/22 September - Cremona Circuit, Italien
27/28/29 September - MotorLand Aragón, Spanien
18/19/20 Oktober - Circuito de Jerez, Spanien

Dominique AEGERTER’s Profil:
Alter: 33 (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: 36
WorldSBK Siege: -
WorldSBK Podium: 2
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
2023: WorldSBK Superbike Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 8. (163 Punkte)