MV Agusta Reparto Corse is

MV Agusta MV Agusta (, full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is an Italian high end motorcycle manufacturer. It was founded by Domenico Agusta, Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of ...

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team. MV Agusta Reparto Corse formerly competed in the

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. The team currently competes in the

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History

Giovanni Castiglioni, chairman and President of MV Agusta, signed an agreement with Alexander Yakhnich, Chairman of Yakhnich Motorsport, to establish the new ''MV Agusta Reparto Corse'' for the 2014 season. The team was operated by Yakhnich Motorsport and competed in the World Supersport and World Superbike Championships. In June 2014 Castiglioni and Yakhnich signed an agreement which stipulates that MV Agusta will take over all operations concerning the racing team. MV Agusta Reparto Corse partnered with Team Vamag in late 2017 in preparation for the

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. The team was known as ''MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag'' that season.

Superbike World Championship

For the 2014 WSBK Season, Claudio Corti rode a race-prepared MV Agusta F4 for the team and finished 17th in the championship.

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substituted for Corti at

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. In

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and

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, Leon Camier was the rider for the team, finishing 13th, 8th and 8th in the Championship in these years.

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was the team's rider except for the last two races, where Maximilian Scheib rode. Torres finished 13th in the championship and Scheib 26th.

WSBK Results

Supersport World Championship

For the

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Reparto Corse fielded riders

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and Vladimir Leonov on race-prepared F3 675s. Leonov was replaced by Massimo Roccoli from the Misano round onwards. Cluzel scored 3 wins for the team and finished 2nd in the championship this season. Jules Cluzel and

Lorenzo Zanetti Lorenzo Demetrio Zanetti (born 10 August 1987) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He currently races in the CIV Superbike Championship, aboard a Ducati 1199 Panigale. Racing career Born in Brescia, Zanetti finished second behind Luca Di Giuseppe i ...

rode for Reparto Corse in

, Cluzel winning 3 races. Due to injury, Cluzel was replaced by

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for the last three rounds. In

, Cluzel and Zanetti were retained by Reparto Corse, Cluzel winning 2 races. Massimo Roccoli rode instead of Cluzel in the last race in

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. P. J. Jacobsen and Alessandro Zaccone rode for Reparto Corse in

. MV Agusta Reparto Corse partnered with Team Vamag in late 2017 in preparation for the

. The team was known as ''MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag'' that season.

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and

Ayrton Badovini Ayrton Badovini (born 31 May 1986) is an Italian motorcycle racer. He has competed in the Italian Superbike Championship, the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, where he was champion in , the Superbike World Championship and the Supersport World Championsh ...

were the two riders for the team. In 2019 Raffaele De Rosa was retained by Reparto Corse and joined by

Federico Fuligni Federico Fuligni (born 1 June 1995) is an Italian motorcycle racer. In 2021 he races in the Supersport World Championship aboard a Ducati Panigale V2. His younger brother Filippo is also a racer. Career Born in Bologna, Fuligni appeared in s ...

WorldSSP Results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Season still in progress.

References

External links

Official website

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