On the back of three very successful rounds, the Althea Racing Team now heads to Monza, for the first of three Italian events to feature on the 2011 World Superbike calendar.

As he heads into Round 4 of the championship, Althea Racing flagbearer Carlos Checa holds a 43 point advantage over Biaggi, the second-placed rider. Having clocked up four race wins and two third place finishes, Checa’s results also help place Ducati at the top of the manufacturer’s standings.

Aware that the Monza track may present the biggest challenges of the season thus far, the Althea Racing squad is determined to throw everything they have at the track and defend its championship lead.

In the Superstock 1000 category Althea men Davide Giugliano and Lorenzo Baroni will be looking to consolidate their positions in the standings. At the first STK event which took place in Assen, it was Giugliano who dominated proceedings, snatching his first win of the season, while team-mate Baroni just missed out on a podium place, closing in fourth.

Carlos Checa

""I will face Monza just as I have the other races. Up until now we have had great results and so we won’t be changing much technically speaking. This is of course a different kind of track and we will have to work hard to not lose too much ground on the straights. There are some difficult sections of track and so we must interpret the circuit well and concentrate on the tough parts. I feel in great shape and am ready to give my all. My team is extremely motivated and with their help I think we can make two great races.”


Checa’s Superbike form at Monza:

2010: Race 1- 14th, Race 2 – 11th
2009: Race 1 – 9th, Race 2 – 10th
2008: Race 1 – 8th, Race 2 – DNF

Country: Italy
Name: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Length of circuit: 5.793 km
Pole Position: left
Length of straight: 1195 m
Race distance: 18 laps = 103.986 km

LAP RECORDS:
Best lap – Crutchlow (Yamaha) 1´42.937 (2010).
Superpole – Biaggi (Aprilia) 1´42.121 (2010).

2010 RESULTS:

Race 1
1. Biaggi (Aprilia); 2. Toseland (Yamaha); 3. Crutchlow (Yamaha).

Race 2
1. Biaggi (Aprilia); 2. Haslam (Suzuki); 3. Corser (BMW)