Leopard rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta crosses the line as the winner of the Grand Prix of Japan and teammate Marcos Ramirez classifies the 8th. After today’s result, the blue squad turns into the World Champion Team of 2019.
It’s been such an amazing day, the best day of the season so far! They say hard work pays off and that’s what happened at the Twin Ring of Motegi, in Japan. The morning was quite a nightmare as Italian rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta hasn’t been able to do a complete lap on the Warm Up. His bike suffered from a problem and unfortunately he couldn’t do his job during this session, but from that moment until the start of the race, the team has been working so hard to fix it and it’s fair to say they’ve nailed it, as Dalla Porta has taken his second victory of this year after all the morning struggles. He’s been fast, determined, strong and has closed the door to any rival who has tried to overtake him. The first stages of the race were a little bit more difficult because he was trying to get more confidence on the bike, but starting from 6th position, when there were about 12 laps to the end, he’s placed himself in front and hasn’t lost the leadership. With gloves off, he’s done an incredible job. Today, he and his bike have been unbeatable.
On the other side of the box, teammate Marcos Ramirez, who had started from the 12th position, has finally finished the 8th. Added to Dalla Porta’s result, the points achieved by both riders have turned the Leopard Racing into the World Champion Team with still 3 races to go. A marvelous feeling after the 4 victories and the 8 podiums they’ve get altogether. The 373 points gathered up uptil now and the 145 points of advantage against the second, have turned the Leopard Racing into the best team of the 2019.
With these good vibes the team heads towards Phillip Island. See you all there in a week!
