Guintoli, Bradl, Pirro, Folger, Smith and Kallio ride in Finland on the new KymiRing circuit

In anticipation of the Grand Prix Moto GP of Finland postponed to summer 2020, the first international tests take place yesterday and today at the KymiRing circuit, north-east of Helsinki. First impressions.

For 49.50 euros a day, motorsport enthusiasts (many in Finland) were able to attend the first MotoGP tests for two days on the brand new KymiRing circuit, which will host the Finnish GP next year..

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They were able to see Sylvain Guintoli (Suzuki), Stefan Bradl (Honda), Michele Pirro (Ducati), Jonas Folger (Yamaha, Bradley Smith (Aprilia) and Mika Kallio (KTM), the six representatives of the six manufacturers involved in the premier class who are trying to take their first marks on this new circuit, while validating the behavior of the tires and some new parts.

320 km / h in the wet and blind turns

For Sylvain Guintoli, Suzuki development pilot, the KymiRing offers "a fast first part with a top speed of over 320 km / h in the wet, then a very winding part with a lot of series of turns and changes of direction at relatively low speed, very technical and with nice height differences ".

For his part, the regional of the stage Mika Kallio underlines that there are "good places to overtake, especially in sectors 1 and 2 with fast turns and several possible trajectories. It will be nice to see the pilots driving on this circuit. I like that there is a significant drop and blind corners because it is always more interesting for the pilots ".

"Finland is a country with a rich history in terms of motorsports," said International Motorcycling Federation president Jorge Viegas, who remembers seeing Jarno Saarinen ride and has "fond memories of him. I know. that there is a part of stress for some because I myself was in their position 20 years ago in Portugal, but everything is progressing well ".

For the president of the Finnish Motorcycling Federation, Tapio Nevela, it is finally "a dream come true", while the GP of Finland had to .

See you next summer…

Finally the director of the KymiRing circuit, Timo Pohjola, assures us that "the circuit is finished, but there is still all the infrastructure to be done and to answer Mr. Viegas, we will have a much larger press room, I will tell you. guaranteed. We still have a year ahead of us. In terms of safety, this test is very important because it will allow us to fix, for example, the exact position of the vibrators. This test is also important for teams looking for benchmarks, but overall I’m very happy. We have come a long way and each of you know the effort that takes ".

The date of the 2020 MotoGP Finnish GP has not yet been definitively fixed: "we are currently working on it with the FIM but I can already tell you that it will be in summer", simply indicated Carlos Ezpeleta, sporting director of Dorna Sports, "delighted that Finland is back on the calendar because it is a country where the tradition of motorsport is steeped in".

The Kymiring circuit

• Length: 4.6 km
• Width: 12 m (15 m on the start and finish line)
• Rotation: clockwise
• Turns: 18
• Height difference: 18 m
• Maximum slope: 7.64%

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