2023-07-13 11:20:50
The Superbike World Championship will welcome a new team in 2024, el Marc VDS Racing. The Belgian structure has just made official this Thursday their assault on the WorldSBK paddock next season, an adventure in which they will be accompanied by the most successful manufacturer of the moment, Ducati, with a Panigale V4 R that they will entrust to the hands of Sam Lowes, pilot who currently competes in the Moto2 World Championship with Marc VDS Racing.
For both Lowes and Marc VDS Racing, the move to WorldSBK is the continuation of a fruitful relationship that began in the Moto2 World Championship in 2020. The 32-year-old has reaped to date seven victories, 15 podiums and 12 pole positions with the team owned by billionaire brewer, Marc Van der Straten.
Lowes, 32, has previously raced in the WorldSBK paddock when he won the Supersport world title in 2013, and is determined to end his 10-year stint in the Grand Prix paddock in style, starting with his home round at Silverstone in early August.
The Marc VDS Racing Team faces this new project in WorldSBK with the clear objective and ambition of replicating its successes in the Moto2 World Championship, where it has achieved more than 100 podiums and He has won three world titles in 2014, 2017 and 2019. The Belgian structure will maintain its current structure in Moto2 and MotoE, two teams that will operate jointly with its new Superbike structure.
“I am delighted and ready to start this new adventure in the Superbike World Championship”, said team owner Marc Van der Straten. “And it gives me even more pleasure to do it with our great rider, Sam Lowes. I am also very proud to start this new adventure with Ducati, which is without a doubt the bike to be on in WorldSBK.”
“This expansion opportunity comes at the perfect time. After 14 years in MotoGP, where the Marc VDS Racing Team has shown great potential, we are ready to face a new challenge. We have competed in Moto3, Moto2, MotoGP and MotoE and we have won three titles. And our commitment to Moto2 remains as strong as ever and I look forward to many more successes in the future in a category where our journey on two wheels began.” says the businessman.
“Moto2 has been the platform that has allowed us to gain a lot of experience to continue growing and repeat our achievements in another world-class championship like WorldSBK. As it is a long-term project, our objective will be to adapt quickly, in order to be able to to the front of the group as soon as possible. It is also a source of pride to take this step with Sam Lowes, a great rider who has shown what he is capable of in Moto2, and who shares the values and know-how of our team. Finally, having the experience and success of Ducati completes a package that has everything to be perfect and exciting. I hope that the entire Marc VDS family is as happy as I am and that, as always, we can count on your support.” sentencia Van der Straten.
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Paul CiabattiSporting Director of Ducati Corse, claims to be “very happy to welcome the Marc VDS Racing Team into the Ducati family for WorldSBK 2024. Marc VDS is one of the most professional and successful structures in the Moto2 World Championship, with three world titles won, and its participation in WorldSBK next year with the highly competitive Panigale V4 R will surely add more value to the whole championship. I would like to personally thank, also on behalf of Ducati Corse, Marc Van Der Straten for his trust and commitment in this exciting new racing project together with Ducati.”
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