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Carlos Checa and Team SBK Ducati Alstare have decided that the Spanish rider will not take part in today’s sessions or tomorrow’s races at the ‘Autodromo di Monza’.

The historic Monza circuit will host the World Superbikes this coming weekend and Team SBK Ducati Alstare and its riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini are busy preparing to race at what is the fastest track on the championship calendar.

Sunday’s Superbike races at the TT Circuit in Assen proved challenging for Team SBK Ducati Alstare. While Carlos Checa was unable to confirm the positive results seen during the practice and qualifying sessions, Ayrton Badovini was unfortunately conditioned by physical problems resulting from yesterday’s crash.

After a hard-fought Superpole, Carlos Checa qualified in eighth position with Badovini ready to line up in eleventh place for tomorrow’s races.

Team SBK Ducati Alstare was faced with cold and wet conditions for today’s first qualifying session at the historic TT Circuit of Assen; sixth position for Ayrton Badovini and ninth for Carlos Checa on the Dutch track this afternoon.

Team SBK Ducati Alstare has concluded an encouraging two-day test session at the Jerez circuit in Spain with the Ducati 1199 Panigale R after disappointing results at last weekend’s racing. Having travelled directly from MotorLand Aragon after Round 2 of the world championship last Sunday, the team’s riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini worked hard [...]

Ducati Alstare and riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini were able to complete both of today’s two Superbike races at MotorLand Aragon inside the top ten. Despite Aragon being one of the most challenging tracks on the calendar for the Ducati 1199 Panigale, Carlos closed the races in seventh and eighth position while Ayrton finished [...]

Team SBK Ducati Alstare and riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini experienced another challenging day on track at MotorLand Aragon today. In the second Superpole of the 2013 championship Checa qualified in tenth position and Badovini in thirteenth, meaning they will line up on the fourth and fifth rows of the grid respectively in tomorrow’s [...]

Team SBK Ducati Alstare, on track this weekend for the second round of the World Superbike championship at MotorLand Aragon, have not had the easiest of first days – riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini closed first qualifying in twelfth and fourteenth position respectively.

Team SBK Ducati Alstare and riders Carlos Checa and Ayrton Badovini are all set to continue their quest in this weekend’s second round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship, taking place at MotorLand Aragón in Spain.