TPR Team Pedercini Racing is forced to modify its programs for the 2024 racing season. In a difficult situation for the entire world economy, some sponsors have recently had to review their support for Lucio Pedercini's team. This led to a change to the initially established program which in any case did not include participation in the first round of WorldSBK which took place in Australia. The level of the premier class of the derivatives world championship is increasingly higher and requires a very important economic and technical commitment, for this reason, in light of the recent changes in its budget, TPR has decided to give up the next two rounds in Barcelona and Assen to then start their season in Misano Adriatico, and subsequently compete in all the scheduled events on the calendar, with the confirmed Spanish rider Isaac Vinales. We remind that Team Pedercini has been present in the Superbike World Championship since 1998 and is therefore the one that has contested the greatest number of races, first with Ducati motorcycles (Lucio raced 176 races with the Italian red, a record surpassed only a few years ago by Chaz Davies) and later with Kawasaki motorcycles.

Lucio Pedercini – Team Principal: “I am very sorry not to be able to participate in the next two rounds in Barcelona and Assen, but unfortunately our budget changed only a few weeks before the second round of Catalunya. This does not preclude our participation in the 2024 World Superbike Championship, but I thought it was right to take the time necessary to strengthen our team not only from a technical point of view, but also with regards to our structure. There is no point in tackling one of the most difficult and competitive championships in the world without having the adequate means and preparation. We will use the time that separates us from the Misano round to carry out some tests and work on a general strengthening of our team, in order to present ourselves at our best at the first Italian round of WorldSBK 2024."