Althea Racing
Althea Racing is a motorcycle racing team based in Civita Castellana, Italy. For 2019, two versions of the team operate within the World Superbike Championship, as Moriwaki Althea Honda Team having two riders in conjunction with HRC,[2][3] and as Althea MIE Racing Team with one rider using Honda Fireblade motorcycles.[4]
| 2020 name | MIE Racing Althea Honda |
|---|---|
| Base | Civita Castellana, Italy |
| Team principal/s | Genesio Bevilacqua |
| Race riders | Takumi Takahashi |
| Motorcycle | Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR-R SP |
| Tyres | Pirelli |
| Riders' Championships | 2011 Carlos Checa WSBK 2011 Davide Giugliano 2016 Raffaele De Rosa STK1000 |
| 2019 name | Moriwaki Althea Honda Team[1] |
|---|---|
| Base | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Team principal/s | Midori Moriwaki |
| Race riders | Leon Camier Ryuichi Kiyonari |
| Motorcycle | Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR |
| Tyres | Pirelli |
| Riders' Championships | {{{Riders_champ}}} |
For 2020, the race season was disrupted by Corona virus after the first round in March hosted in Australia; on resumption in August Jordi Torres was replaced by Lorenzo Gabellini for three rounds until Althea's Italian managemnt split from Moriwaki.[5]
Althea previously competed the defunct European Superstock 1000 Championship, winning in 2016 with rider Raffaele De Rosa.[6]
References
- Moriwaki Althea Honda Team Announces Team Structure Honda Global Motorsports, 17 February 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019
- Moriwaki Althea Honda Team officially launch their 2019 colours and team Honda Racing Corporation, 17 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019
- Fast Talk – Midori Moriwaki Australian Motorcycle News, 2 February 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019
- Superbike: Althea MIE Racing unveils bike, livery and rider for 2019 Bikeandrace.com, 25 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019
- MIE Honda scales down to one bike after Althea split motorsport.com. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020
- Italian rider steps in as full-time Althea BMW Racing Team rider WorldSBK.com, 26 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019
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