Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio goes to Motorland Aragon this weekend battered and bruised but fortunately without any broken bones after last week’s highside in Misano. At the time, he was diagnosed with a suspected fracture to his right scaphoid, but yesterday’s visit to his specialist revealed no broken bones. Although this is good news, it remains to be seen how strong his arm will be this coming weekend.
Motorland Aragon is a new addition to the calendar and is a demanding 5.345 kilometre, anticlockwise track featuring some interesting changes of elevation. Although it is new to the championship, many of the teams tested there at the end of last season.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio bounced back from a heavy fall in the first race to take a fighting sixth in the the second despite riding with a suspected broken scaphoid. Michel had pushed a little too hard on the opening lap of today’s first race and was highsided exiting turn three and landed heavily on his right arm. He went to the Medical Centre and was diagnosed with a suspected fracture in his right arm.

Rain just before Superpole at Misano this afternoon put a damper on Michel’s’ hopes of a front row grid position and instead he will face a mountain to climb from the fourth row of the grid. Michel had been third fastest in the dry and looking forward to a good grid position. But the heavens opened just after the afternoon’s untimed session and Michel had to quickly try and find a good wet set-up on a bike he’s only had limited time on in the wet.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio recorded the fourth fastest time in qualifying on the opening day of practice and qualifying at Misano today. Michel, now fully fit, posted a lap of 1:36.546 and is now looking forward to consolidating a front row grid position in tomorrow’s qualifying and Superpoles.

The sixth round of this year’s Superbike World Championship takes place in Misano and Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio is looking forward to his second ‘home’ round of the series. Michel has recovered from his ‘flu and the badly bruised and battered left leg he suffered when he was hit by Spaniard Ruben Xaus in the first race in the last round at the Miller Motorsport Park, USA.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio defied the pain barrier to take a superb fifth place in race two at Miller Motorsports Park today. The young Italian had been taken out in race one after being hit by Ruben Xaus and suffered heavy bruising to his left thigh and leg in the process. His performance in race two made a mockery of his discomfort. He fought through the field from fifteen place on the grid and was catching fourth-placed Eugene Laverty (Yamaha), but ran out of laps and ended less than half a second behind at the flag.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio fought off the effects of ‘flu to finish 9th on the first day of qualifying at the Miller Motorsport Park in Utah today. Michel had arrived in USA with a high fever, but improved the past two days and was able to get on the bike today. Despite suffering from low energy levels, Michel toughed it out and finished first qualifying with the eighth fastest time.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio heads off to USA, with increased confidence thanks to his superb podium in the last round at Monza. This will be the fourth time that Miller has hosted a WSBK event and this year’s race once again takes place on a Monday, Memorial Day, a public holiday.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio took a tremendous third place in the second Superbike World Championship race at Monza today. It was his first podium for the team and just reward for all the hard work he and the team have been putting in since the start of the season.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio qualified a superb seventh in Superpole today and will start tomorrows pair of 18-lap races from the second row of the grid. It had been his goal to qualify on the first two rows and he will now be in a good position to challenge the leaders right from the start of the races.

Team Alstare Suzuki rider Michel Fabrizio just missed out on a top ten finish on the first day of qualifying at Monza today. He spent the two sessions working on his bike’s set-up and also tried some new Ohlins forks, so didn’t push hard on the unfamiliar material. Whereas many of his rivals used slipstreaming to set their fastest laps, Michel’s lap of 1:43.762 was completed without any assistance.

The fourth round of this year’s Superbike World Championship takes place at the historic Autodromo Nazionale di Monza circuit and will be one of three ‘home’ races for Michel this year.