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Delbianco will replace the injured Remy Gardner in the final SBK round in Jerez.

The Italian rider joins the GYTR GRT Yamaha team for the second time this season after Magny-Cours. He will replace the Australian, who was injured in Race 1 at Estoril

SBK: Delbianco will replace the injured Remy Gardner in the final SBK round in Jerez.

Alessandro Delbianco will join the GYTR GRT Yamaha team in the final round of the World SBK championship at Jerez, replacing Remy Gardner, who was injured last weekend in Race 1 at Estoril, suffering a fractured hamate bone in his left wrist. Delbianco had already replaced Aegerter at Magny-Cours in September, scoring a points finish on his debut.

“I’m really sorry for Remy, I wish him a very speedy recovery," commented the rider from Rimini. "I’m happy the team called me again and I’ll try to make my best again; in Magny-Cours we enjoyed a good round, and with more knowledge of the bike I hope I’ll be able to improve my feelings from the French round. I’ll be changing crew as I worked with Domi’s one previously, but Damiano (Evangelisti) will be my crew chief and I used to work with him in the Italian Championship. We had to miss our season finale in Italy, but we’ll have one here. I cannot wait to be back on track.” 

His words were echoed by Team Principal Filippo Conti: "First of all, we would like to wish a speedy recovery to Remy, sending him a big hug following an unfortunate incident in Estoril. That means we'll have Alessandro with us one more time; in Magny-Cours he did a good job and we hope we'll be able to do it again, trying to improve, but the most important thing is to gain data. He'll work on Remy's side this time, with Damiano (Evangelisti) as crew chief: he already works with him in the Italian Championship, so he knows him well. On the other side of the garage, Domi pulled an impressive effort in Estoril, achieving strong points. The target for Jerez is the same, working also on his physical condition which is evolving each day. We had a strong season finale last year in Jerez, we would like to enjoy another one, being aware that the situation is quite different than 2023."

Translated by Julian Thomas

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