The Supersport 600 will have its world champion on track in the 2022 season. After closing the accounts with an early round in Argentina, Dominique Aegerter had already hinted that there were no great opportunities for him to make the leap to Superbike.
Now, however, the confirmation of his stay in the 600 has arrived, with the announcement of the renewal with the Ten Kate Racing Yamaha, which is the first piece of an ambitious project: to try to become the first to win two consecutive World Championships in Supersport after the legend. in the Kenan Sofuoglu category, who in 2015 and 2016 won the fourth and fifth title of his amazing career.
The 31-year-old Swiss was the ruler of the 2021 season, with 10 victories, five of which in a row between Race 2 in Estoril and Race 2 in Assen. Numbers that allowed him to close the accounts before the final round in Mandalika, Indonesia, despite the fact that he was also forced to miss an appointment due to a concomitance with the MotoE World Cup, in which he finished as vice-champion.
“I am really happy to continue racing with Ten Kate Racing Yamaha in 2022. Together we have had a great season with many successes and with the World title. I am looking forward to working with the same group of people. In Ten Kate Racing I am I really feel at home and we are a strong team, “said Aegerter, who brought back to Ten Kate a title that had been missing since 2014, when Dutch Michael van der Mark won.
“Next year we will have even more experience and data, so the goal will be to defend the title with the Yamaha R6. Our common goal is to continue growing together in 2023. I want to thank all the partners and sponsors who have made it possible. Our dream. First of all, however, Indonesia awaits us, an important race in which we will try to win as many points as possible for the Team Championship! “, he added.
The team manager, Kervin Bos, concluded: “We are very proud to announce that Dominique Aegerter will continue to be part of Ten Kate Racing Yamaha next season. This announcement comes relatively late, but we reached an agreement early in the season. Dominique is very well within the team and his Swiss mentality fits very well with our way of working. The goal is also to grow together in 2023. This year another race awaits us, the one scheduled in Indonesia. We will run without pressure and I foresee that we will see an extraordinary Dominique Aegerter. “
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