Formerly a WorldSBK rider with the Red Bull Honda team, two-time MotoAmerica champion Jake Gagne will make his return at Portimao, which Wayne Rainey believes is a chance to ‘make a real statement’.
Despite finishing third in race two at Virginia International Raceway, former MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci has displayed nasty injuries after suffering a bizarre crash following the checkered flag.
Jake Gagne will make the full-time switch to the World Superbike championship for 2018 with the Red Bull Honda squad as Leon Camier’s team-mate after impressing during replacement riders this season.
Stefan Bradl has been ruled out of the remaining two rounds of the 2017 World Superbike championship due to a wrist injury sustained at Portimao two weeks ago.