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Six weeks after his training accident with a mountain bike, Dominique Aegerter hopes to return to race action this weekend in Estoril (Portugal).

Yesterday, Tuesday, Dominique Aegerter received the green light from his attending physician Dr. Stefan Joss, whereupon he immediately packed his bags and headed to Lisbon, where the second-last round of the current FIM Superbike World Championship will be held at the Circuito do Estoril, not far from the Portuguese capital.

Aegerter suffered a complicated injury to his right shoulder and several broken ribs in a training accident in Carinthia at the end of August. His recovery is now that far advanced that he is confident that he will be able to make a comeback. However, the race doctors have the final say, and Aegerter must see them on Thursday.

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#77 Dominique AEGERTER (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team, Yamaha YZF R1)

«I am happy that I finally can make my comeback, or at least that I am ready to test my physical fitness on my race bike. My doctor in Switzerland has given me the green light after the healing process made good progress. From his point of view, everything is in the green zone. The last six weeks have felt like an eternity for me after I injured myself on a mountain bike. The first two weeks in particular were hard to bear, as I was in a lot of pain and could hardly move. I am all the happier now that I can move my arm again, brush my teeth by my own and dress myself. I certainly will not be 100 percent fit this weekend and next because I still lack strength and endurance in my right shoulder. I also still have slight pain in my shoulder and ribs. It remains to be seen what the race doctors have to say about my condition. But I would be very happy if I could return to my GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team this weekend. I have missed them and my Yamaha Superbike very much.»

«After this long time, I really want to get the feeling back for my bike. I am also looking forward to Estoril, where I really like the track. I think it is great that Estoril is back on the calendar, at least this year. One lap is very varied with some hard braking points, fast and flowing sections and a tricky chicane. So, I am looking forward to getting back on my bike. But we will not know until Thursday lunchtime whether it will actually work out this weekend, because the race doctors are notoriously strict. If I do not get the clearance, I will support my team and do everything I can to make it work next week in Jerez. Finally, I would like to thank my family, because they have helped me an incredible amount in this difficult situation. I would also like to thank Dr. Stefan Joss, my team, the sponsors and all the fans who have always been behind me. I think I also have to thank myself a little, because I always did everything I could to recover as quickly as possible so that I could come back as soon as possible, even with an injury like this.»

#EstorilWorldSBK - WSBK Zeitplan des Wochenendes in MESZ:
Freitag, 11. Oktober: FP1 11:20 - 12:05
Freitag, 11. Oktober: FP2 16:00 - 16:45
Samstag, 12. Oktober: FP3 10:00 - 10:20
Samstag, 12. Oktober: Superpole 12:00 - 12:15
Samstag, 12. Oktober: Rennen 1 15:00 (21 Runden - 87,822 km)
Sonntag, 13. Oktober: Warm Up 10:00 - 09:10
Sonntag, 13. Oktober: Superpole-Race 12:00 (10 Runden - 41,820 km)
Sonntag, 13. Oktober: Rennen 2 15:00 (21 Runden - 87,822 km)

Streckendaten Estoril:
Länge: 4.182 Meter
Breite: 14 Meter
Längste Gerade: 986 Meter
Rechtskurven: 9
Linkskurven: 4
WSBK Allzeit-Rekord: 1´35.346 (2022)
Beste WSBK Pole-Position: 1´35.346 (2022)
Schnellste WSBK Rennrunde: 1´36.204 (2022)

WorldSBK Stand:
1 Toprak RAZGATLIOGLU / TUR / BMW / 414
2 Nicolo BULEGA / ITA / Ducati / 375
3 Alvaro BAUTISTA / SPA / Ducati / 333
4 Danilo PETRUCCI / ITA / Ducati / 277
5 Alex LOWES / GBR / Kawasaki / 264
6 Andrea LOCATELLI / ITA / Yamaha / 197
7 Andrea IANNONE / ITA / Ducati / 195
8 Michael VAN DER MARK / NED / BMW / 195
9 Garrett GERLOFF / USA / BMW / 149
10 Remy GARDNER / AUS / Yamaha / 140
11 Iker LECUONA / SPA / Honda / 105
12 Xavi VIERGE / SPA / Honda / 104
13 Scott REDDING / GBR / BMW / 92
14 Jonathan REA / GBR / Yamaha / 91
15 Axel BASSANI / ITA / Kawasaki / 88
16 #77 Dominique AEGERTER / SWI / Yamaha / 79

WorldSBK Kalender 2024:
23/24/25 Februar - Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Australien
22/23/24 März - Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spanien
19/20/21 April - TT Circuit Assen, Niederlande
14/15/16 Juni - Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italien
12/13/14 Juli - Donington Park, Grossbritannien
19/20/21 Juli - Autodrom Most, Tschechien
9/10/11 August - Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal
6/7/08 September - Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Frankreich
20/21/22 September - Cremona Circuit, Italien
27/28/29 September - MotorLand Aragón, Spanien
11/12/13 Oktober - Circuito do Estoril, Portugal
18/19/20 Oktober - Circuito de Jerez, Spanien

Dominique AEGERTER’s Profil:
Alter: 34 (geboren am 30. September 1990)
Beruf: Rennfahrer
Wohnort: Rohrbach (Schweiz)
Größe: 174 cm
Gewicht: 69 kg
Motorrad: Yamaha YZF R1
Team: GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team
Startnummer: 77

Grand Prix Debut: Estoril (Portugal) 2006, 125ccm
Erste Grand Prix Pole-Position: Sachsenring (Deutschland) 2014, Moto2™
Erste schnellste Grand-Prix-Rennrunde: Assen (Niederlande) 2014, Moto2™
Erstes Grand Prix Podium: Valencia (Spanien) 2011, Moto2™
Erster Grand Prix Sieg: Sachsenring (Deutschland) 2014, Moto2™
Grand Prix Siege: 1
Grand Prix Podium: 7
Grand Prix Pole-Position: 1
Grand Prix Schnellste Rennrunde: 1
Grand Prix Starts (insgesamt): 220 (52 in 125 ccm / 168 in Moto2™)
WorldSSP Debüt: MotorLand Aragón (Spanien) 2021
WorldSSP Rennen: 44
WorldSSP Siege: 27
WorldSSP Podium: 35
WorldSSP Pole-Position: 11
WorldSSP schnellste Rennrunden: 20
WorldSBK Debüt: Phillip Island (Australien) 2023
WorldSBK Rennen: 57
WorldSBK Siege: -
WorldSBK Podium: 2
WorldSBK Pole-Position: -
WorldSBK schnellste Rennrunden: 1

Dominique AEGERTER’s Karriere:
2003: ADAC Junior Cup – Gesamt 7.
2004: 125 ccm Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft - Gesamt 15.
2005: 125 ccm Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft - Gesamt 9.
2006: 125 ccm Internationale Deutsche Motorradmeisterschaft - Vize-Titel
2006: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – 2 Starts (0 Punkte)
2007: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 23. (7 Punkte)
2008: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 16. (45 Punkte)
2009: 125 ccm Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 13. (70,5 Punkte)
2010: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 15. (74 Punkte)
2011: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 8. (94 Punkte)
2012: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 8. (114 Punkte)
2013: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 5. (158 Punkte)
2014: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 5. (172 Punkte)
2015: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 17. (62 Punkte)
2016: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 12. (61 Punkte)
2017: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 12. (88 Punkte)
2018: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 17. (47 Punkte)
2019: Moto2™ Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 22. (19 Punkte)
2020: MotoE™ World Cup - Gesamt 3. (97 Punkte)
2021: MotoE™ World Cup - Vize-Titel (93 Punkte)
2021: WorldSSP - World Champion mit Ten Kate Racing Yamaha
2022: MotoE™ World Cup - Gesamtsieger mit Dynavolt Intact GP
2022: WorldSSP - World Champion mit Ten Kate Racing Yamaha
2023: WorldSBK Superbike Weltmeisterschaft – Gesamt 8. (163 Punkte)