Jonathan Rea to Race for Yamaha in WorldSBK from 2024
Yamaha Motor Europe is happy to announce that six-time FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea will race alongside Andrea Locatelli within the Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Official Staff in 2024, having secured a two-year settlement with the Ulsterman.
Rea is probably the most profitable WorldSBK rider of all time, successful six consecutive titles in an unimaginable interval of dominance between 2015 and 2020. The data don’t cease there, as he additionally holds the very best variety of victories within the class with 119, probably the most podiums (256), and quickest laps (102), all from a history-making 401 begins.
The Northern Irishman has additionally scored extra factors than anybody else in WorldSBK and has amassed over 6,000 since stepping as much as the premier manufacturing class in 2008. On high of this, Rea additionally holds the document for the longest time between his first (Misano 2009) and final (Most 2023) wins, has 41 pole positions to his title and has been ever-present within the high three within the last WorldSBK Championship standings since 2014.
Regardless of his phenomenal profession, Rea’s starvation for fulfillment has not diminished, and his intention is obvious, so as to add to his record-breaking tally of victories and develop into the primary rider to win seven WorldSBK titles.
Yamaha Motor Europe is delighted to have secured his providers in a two-year deal. The brand new settlement will see Rea type a formidable partnership alongside Italian teammate Andrea Locatelli, with the duo competing onboard the extremely aggressive Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK R1 collectively till 2025.
Eric de Seynes: President & CEO, Yamaha Motor Europe
“We’re very pleased to welcome Jonathan to the Yamaha household and we’re very a lot motivated to collaborate with him for the longer term. We now have the identical motivation to win, and the identical ardour for WorldSBK. Like him we’ve been world champions in recent times and we wish to be again on the highest of the field as soon as once more. Jonathan’s drive, willpower and starvation for fulfillment have been constants all through his profession and these attributes will contribute to our future widespread success. We really consider that Jonathan can add to his world championship tally, writing his title even bigger within the historical past books, and we’re equally assured that he can obtain this along with us. We’re working laborious to enhance additional our race confirmed Yamaha R1, to make sure that we offer Jonathan with precisely what he wants to realize his and Yamaha’s targets in 2024 and 2025.”
Extra, from a press launch issued by Kawasaki:
Jonathan Rea To Depart KRT
Six time WorldSBK Champion, Jonathan Rea, will depart the Kawasaki Racing Staff on the finish of the 2023 season
Formally contracted for each the present and 2024 seasons, Rea can be launched from this settlement by mutual consent on the finish of the racing season. Throughout his time driving for the official manufacturing unit workforce, 36 12 months previous Rea achieved an unprecedented haul of six WorldSBK titles in addition to accruing a slew of different data together with all-time WorldSBK data for Championships, Race Wins, Podiums, Quickest Laps and Total Factors Scored.
Talking of Rea’s departure, Guim Roda, Staff Supervisor of KRT, stated:
“In life in addition to racing, priorities outline the trail to observe. I’m very pleased and proud that in these 9 years Johnny has outlined his priorities with KRT and has given us so many successes. I think about myself, our workforce, Kawasaki and all our followers worldwide, privileged to have been a part of this journey. Whichever course he goes sooner or later, I hope he can proceed to develop as a rider. The duty we’ve now could be to complete the 2023 season as finest we are able to with the instruments we’ve been capable of forge this 12 months. As at all times, we’ll proceed to search for enhancements and search benefit wherever doable. KRT is dedicated to placing on an excellent present with Johnny throughout his final 4 races on the formidable and spectacular Ninja ZX-10RR that he has develop into synonymous with”.
Jonathan Rea mirrored on his time at KRT saying:
“I wish to thank everybody at KMC and KRT for believing in me and giving me the chance to show myself on the highest degree. I’ve learnt and grown a lot as an individual and a rider because the first day throwing my leg over the manufacturing unit Ninja ZX-10R superbike.
Profitable six consecutive WorldSBK Championships will at all times be the obvious spotlight of my time with Kawasaki; however it’s going to even be the wonderful recollections, the life classes and the laughs that I’ll take with me into the longer term. And, for positive, it’s our mission to finish the 2023 season as strongly and with as a lot dedication as we’ve at all times proven.
Now, trying again on our journey, it fills me with pleasure on the pleasure and happiness we’ve introduced Kawasaki followers and Kawasaki house owners around the globe. This isn’t a goodbye, since you don’t say goodbye to household, however it’s merely the tip of this unimaginable chapter. I want everybody at KRT the most effective of luck for the chapters that can absolutely observe. See you on the observe”
