06/09/2026
🆕📰 A crash ends Rato’s Race Two at Magny-Cours
This morning, under sunny skies and with the track dry, the young Italian rider contested the Superpole Race, the ten-lap sprint race. The Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSBK Team rider made a good start, but around halfway through the race he encountered a technical issue which first forced him to return to his pit box and subsequently to retire from the race.
Race Two got underway in the afternoon and, after a strong start, Rato joined the group fighting for the points-paying positions. Unfortunately, on the third lap, a crash brought his race to an early end. It was a real stroke of bad luck, as Mattia was setting a very strong pace which would have allowed him to fight for championship points.
Sandro Carusi - Team Principal 🗣️ “The weekend ends with another crash, fortunately without consequences. While it has been a difficult weekend in some respects, it has also confirmed Mattia’s growth and competitiveness. Without the two crashes in the full-length races, he would certainly have scored points.
“As for Bahattin, he is feeling much better, and that is the most important news. Now we turn the page and focus on our home round at Cremona. In preparation for it, we will carry out a test session at the Lombardy circuit.”
🇮🇹Mattia Rato🇮🇹 🗣️ “Today we worked very hard on our bike and made some changes which proved to be positive. I was fast both in the sprint race and in Race Two, but in the first race I was stopped by a minor technical issue, which my team promptly resolved, while in the final race I crashed.
“It is a real shame because I felt comfortable on my YZF-R1 and could have scored some points for the championship. We will take the positives from our weekend here in France and carry them into the next round at Cremona, our home race.”
