#QATWorldSBK: Heading with much anticipation into the season’s finale

Sandro Cortese, however, looks forward to the last race weekend of the year with mixed feelings.

This weekend, the 2019 Superbike World Championship enters the home straight. With the night race in the desert of Qatar, a long and exhausting season comes to an end, in which Sandro Cortese as rookie in this class could set some highlights, but he also had to overcome painful setbacks. The cooperation with the Italian GRT Yamaha team also comes to an end at the impressive Losail International Circuit.

#11 Sandro CORTESE (GRT Yamaha Team, Yamaha YZF R1):

"I'm really looking forward to the last race of the season. The track in Qatar has always been good for me, it suits my riding well and I really enjoy riding there. From this point of view, I will enjoy the last weekend to my utmost, even if my future is still unclear. But I'm already looking forward to whatever is coming. But from a physical point of view it will be very exhausting this weekend. It's incredibly hot, even in the evening it's still 35 degrees."

Profil Sandro Cortese:

Alter: 29 (geboren am 6. Januar 1990)

Wohnort: Berkheim (GER)

Startnummer: 11

Motorrad: Yamaha YZF R1

Zweimal Weltmeister: 2012 Moto3™ und 2018 WorldSSP

Facts Losail:

Länge: 5.380 Meter

Rechtskurven: 10

Linkskurven: 6

#QATWorldSBK Time Schedule (CET):

Donnerstag, 24. Oktober: 16:00 - 16:50 FP1

Donnerstag, 24. Oktober: 19:00 - 19:50 FP2

Freitag, 25. Oktober: 14:00 - 14:20 FP3

Freitag, 25. Oktober: 16:30 - 16:55 Superpole

Freitag, 25. Oktober: 19:00 Rennen 1 (17 Runden - 91,460 km)

Samstag, 26. Oktober: 13:00 - 13:15 Warm- Up

Samstag, 26. Oktober: 15:00 - Superpole-Race (8 Runden - 43,040 km)

Samstag, 26. Oktober: 19:00 - Rennen 2 (17 Runden - 91,460 km)

WorldSBK Standing:

1 Jonathan REA / GBR / Kawasaka / 601

2 Alvaro BAUTISTA / SPA / Ducati / 460

3 Alex LOWES / GBR / Yamaha / 305

4 Michael van der MARK / NED / 304

5 Toprak RAZGATLIOGLU / TUR / Kawasaki / 299

6 Leon HASLAM / GBR / Kawasaki / 257

7 Chaz DAVIES / GBR / Ducati / 249

8 Tom SYKES / GBR / BMW / 219

9 Marco MELANDRI / ITA / 173

10 Jordi TORRES / SPA / Kawasaki / 132

11 #11 Sandro CORTESE / GER / Yamaha / 126

12 Loris BAZ / FRA / Yamaha / 118

13 Michael Ruben RINALDI / ITA / Ducati / 118

14 Leandro MERCADO / ARG / Kawasaki / 75

15 Markus REITERBERGER / GER / BMW / 73