New season, new look: Workforce Bolliger Switzerland reveals 2023 EWC line-up
Workforce Bolliger Switzerland has revealed its line-up for the 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship with a top-five total end as soon as once more the aim for the Kawasaki-powered squad.
Austrian Nico Thöni, 27, will type a part of the Workforce Bolliger Switzerland assault for a second season, whereas Swiss Marcel Brenner joins on a full-time foundation having contested the 12 Hours of Estoril in 2021 on the outfit’s #8 Method EWC class entry. German Patrick Hobelsberger, a frontrunner within the FIM Supersport World Championship and an IDM title winner up to now, will full the Workforce Bolliger Switzerland line-up for what shall be his first expertise of racing across the clock.
Brenner, 25, and Hobelsberger, 26, change Jan Bühn and Jesper Pellijeff, who depart Workforce Bolliger Switzerland with the perfect needs of Workforce Supervisor Kevin Bolliger.
“Like Jan and Jesper, Nico did a very good job in 2022, and we’re very happy to maintain him in our workforce,” stated Kevin Bolliger. “When he’s within the move he can attain a very good lap time in qualifying and he’s additionally actually quick when it’s raining. He confirmed me through the 2022 season that he’s actually motivated to do endurance racing. He was actually open-minded to alter his private preparation and that confirmed me that he actually desires to attain his objectives with us.
“Marcel is a younger rider from World Supersport who did the 12 Hours of Estoril with our workforce in 2021. He was meant to do that 12 months’s Bol d’Or with us however crashed within the World Supersport occasion at Magny-Cours and broke his hand so wasn’t in a position to journey. He’s by no means achieved a 24-hour race earlier than and now he has three massive ones calling for him. However he’s actually excited and actually inquisitive about what’s coming for him. He’s sturdy and quick and it’s actually vital for us to have a Swiss man in our workforce.
“Patrick is new to endurance racing however had some sturdy races with Kallio Racing in World Supersport. Nevertheless, he harm his elbow when he crashed exhausting final season, however he’s signed for a workforce to do the German Superbike Championship and has additionally signed for us for EWC and we’re very completely satisfied to have him in our workforce. We even have three German-speaking riders now and this for certain will assist with the communication.”
Of the departing Jan Bühn and Jesper Pellijeff, Bolliger stated: “Jesper want to put extra concentrate on dash races, however I do know if I want a rider, I’m at all times allowed to name him, that’s what he instructed me. I actually hope Jan finds a very good saddle within the EWC paddock as a result of he’s one of the vital skilled riders, he’s actually constant and he’s actually good. I actually appreciated the time with him in our workforce, it was very nice, however we determined to make a change though every little thing is ok between us.”
Heading its forty second season within the EWC because the championship’s solely ever-present entrant, the workforce based by former racer Hanspeter Bolliger in 1982 however now managed by his son Kevin, is likely one of the championship’s main privateer outfits. It positioned seventh within the ultimate EWC standings in 2022 and completed a tremendous third within the classification for impartial groups.
“The highest 5 would be the aim in 2023,” Bolliger continued. “I do know it’s a giant aim towards all these prime groups. Now we have made another modifications within the workforce and with some suppliers, however we preserve these modifications a secret for now as a result of we don’t prefer to play with absolutely open playing cards. But when we may be constant like I do know we are able to and with the bundle we now have I’m fairly certain we are able to obtain so much and with these riders. I’m curious in regards to the upcoming season and look ahead to getting began.”
The 2023 FIM Endurance World Championship totals 4 occasions and will get underway with the 24 Heures Motos at Le Mans in France from 13-16 April.
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