This weekend, the ninth round of the FIM Supersport World Championship will be held at the Cremona Circuit in Italy. The circuit, located in northern Italy, is on the World Superbike calendar for the first time and will play an important role in the course of the WorldSSP championship.

For the second time in 2024, Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing will travel to Italy to race. This time the venue will be the Cremona Circuit, a recently renovated circuit that is on the World Championship calendar for the first time. The circuit is only 3.7 kilometres long and has six right turns and seven left turns, in addition to a long straight. Most of these corners are fairly slow, so for most of the lap the riders are in second gear.

After another positive race weekend at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, where Stefano Manzi and Glenn van Straalen both managed to finish on the podium, the goal for this weekend will be to maintain this form. The Cremona Circuit will be a new experience for many but Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing already has some information following to a two-day test earlier this year.

Stefano Manzi: “Here we are again, ahead of another race weekend. We will have a lot of races in a row now so that is nice, starting with a back-to-back race weekend. We finished the weekend in Magny-Cours very strongly so I feel confident to be strong again this weekend. I was quite happy with the test we had at Cremona earlier this year, so I cannot wait to ride again. Like always, we will give everything we have so let’s see where we end up.”

Glenn van Straalen: “I am curious to see how this weekend will go at a track that is new to everyone. The test we had there a few months ago went well so I hope we can move towards the top five again. I am confident that together with the team I will be able to do that so I am looking forward to racing in Cremona.”

Kervin Bos – Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing team manager: “We have arrived at the final part of the season with two back-to-back race weekends in a row. The momentum is currently on our side with Stefano and Glenn both in excellent form. We tested at Cremona earlier this year so I expect us to get off to a good start straight away on Friday. It is a new circuit on the WorldSBK calendar and I think it will be very interesting because it is a small and compact track. I won’t be surprised if we will see results.”

The race weekend at the Cremona Circuit begins with free practice on Friday morning, followed by the Superpole session at 16:00h in the afternoon. After a warm-up session on Saturday morning, Race 1 will start at 15:15h in the afternoon. The same goes for Sunday with a warm-up session in the morning and Race 2 at 15:15h.