With Jules Danilo at Honda PTR, four French riders race in World Supersport 2019 !
Unhappy in Grand Prix, Jules Danilo decided to try his luck in WorldSBK, in the World Supersport category which smiles so much on French pilots! The n ° 95 continues his career on a Honda CBR600RR, within the PTR team which shone with Jules Cluzel in the past. Explanations.
Stephane Chambon in 1999 (first world champion!), Fabien Foret in 2002, Sebastien Charpentier in 2005 and 2006, Lucas Mahias in 2017: Supersport is a motorcycle speed discipline in which France has shined for many years..
Even during Sofuoglu’s Turkish era (from 2006 to 2017 AD) interspersed with a few British reigns (Crutchlow, Davies and Lowes), the “Coq Gaulois” continued to sing the Marseillaise on the WSSP podiums, mainly thanks to Jules Cluzel.
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"Julo" also holds a record which he would gladly do without: the greatest number of victories for a driver who has never won the title: 17 successes, which is much less than his best enemy Kenan (43) certainly, but more than his sacred compatriots Foret (16), Charpentier (12, like Laverty), Chambon (6) and Mahias (5).
In six seasons, our "Coq Supersportif" has only come out of the World Top 3 once, finishing runner-up on three occasions. Cluzel’s solid track record has inspired another Jules: Danilo, double vice-champion of France in 125 / Moto3 and holder in Grand Prix for five years. !
During these, "Julz" scored 101 points but his hunting roster remained hopelessly blank: zero wins, no podium, no pole position or fastest time in the race. His best place in the world championship is an anonymous 20th place obtained in 2016 (58 points)…
At the inspiration of Cluzel, at the aspi of Mahias and Perolari !
A year ago, the young driver (born May 18, 1995 in Milan, Italy) decided, hoping that the larger size of the prototypes, all equipped with 4-cylinder Honda CBR600RR, would better match his meter seventy-five….
Alas, Danilo did not make more sparks on the handlebars of the Kalex prepared by the SAG team: three 20th places are the best results that our international n ° 95 could record in 2018. Next year , Jules Danilo will therefore follow in the footsteps of Jules Cluzel by joining the Honda PTR team !
Soon 24 years old, "JD" thus intends to bounce back (see the video under the statements!) And relaunch his sports career by partnering with it: it is with this that Cluzel had finished second from his first participation in the championship. (2012) and insured despite two unlucky bubbles at the start of the season.
In 2019, Jules Danilo will find on the track a certain Isaac Viñales, with whom he shared the box of the SAG racing Team during the first half of the 2018 season: Maverick’s cousin has just been hired by the Yamaha Kallio Racing team..
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Danilo will especially join three other French pilots: the pair Cluzel and Perolari at GMT94, as well as the "new Ninja" Lucas Mahias! Site will closely follow the adventures of these "four musketeers" of World Supersport: stay tuned…
Statements
Jules Danilo, Honda n ° 95:
"I am very happy to join the Honda CIA Landlord Insurance team (English insurance companies are the title sponsor of the" PTR "team) next year, one of the most emblematic teams in the Supersport category. team has been there for a long time and has always obtained good results, so I am very excited to participate in this project. I am sure that with Simon (Buckmaster, team manager, Editor’s note), we share the same ambitions of fight ahead. After a tough season in Moto2, it’s also important for me to be able to bounce back and have such a good opportunity. I will train as hard as I can, winter will be a little shorter than usual, but I’ll make sure to stay active and get to Phillip Island in great shape and as attacking as possible. Thank you to everyone who helped make this project happen. I look forward to having a great season together ".
Simon Buckmaster, team manager:
“We are very happy to announce our first new signing for 2019. We wanted a driver who we felt had the ambition and the drive to succeed, like us as a team. It all started over dinner. in Thailand with James Nay who owns Devil Evolution Exhausts and mentioned Jules Danilo. We later learned that Jules was managed by Michael Bartholemy who led the MarcVDS team for many years and won the Moto2 World Championship. have known Michael for many years and I appreciate and respect his opinion, which has given me even more confidence, convinced me that Jules is the right fit for us. We will be doing tests in January and others on Phillip Island before the race. Stu, Andy and George worked hard in the shop to make our bike even better and stronger than before. We know we have good gear and I believe we just signed a pilot who can walk. good news and we will be announcing our second pilot soon ".
Video: Jules Danilo knows how to bounce back…
Vamos con un poco de equilibrios!!!!
– Lluís Capdevila (@ LluisCapdevila1)
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