SBK | Pata Italian Round: the historic event in Imola begins

From the historic town of Imola, Pata and Dorna WSBK Organization are pleased to announce that the Italian company will be the main sponsor of the round at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, which will take place this weekend from 11 to 13 May.

There is a lot of anticipation around the first of the two Italian events of the season: Imola has always been synonymous with great emotions and exciting battles, and we are sure that this year too the fans will not be disappointed!

The main sponsor of the event will be Pata, a historic supplier of snacks for over 37 years: the Italian company's passion and constant objective of always improving, raising the bar of expectations, combine perfectly with the values ​​of WorldSBK.

Remo Gobbi, Pata president, expresses his satisfaction: “Italy accounts for 95% of sales for Pata, it represents a market of fundamental importance and supporting WorldSBK in the Italian round is a source of great satisfaction for our company. The Imola circuit attracts many fans and fully expresses the common values ​​of our collaboration: Italian passion, high technology standards and top-level performance. For this reason, we are thrilled to continue our successful partnership with Dorna WSBK Organization.”

Marc Saurina, WorldSBK Commercial and Marketing Director adds: “We welcome Pata to this Italian round and it represents a perfect association, with a great brand representing such an important event in the calendar, in front of the home crowd. An integral part of the WorldSBK championship, we look forward to working with Pata to deliver a fantastic Italian Pata round, as the two companies work in synergy towards excellence.”

Below are the appointments of the Pata Italian Round:

FRIDAY 11 MAY
09 – 45 Free Practice 10 WorldSBK
10 – 40 Free Practice 11 WorldSSP
12 – 30 Free Practice 13 WorldSBK
15 – 00 Free Practice 15 WorldSSP
16 – 05 Free Practice 16 WorldSBK

Saturday May 12
08 – 45 Free Practice 09 WorldSBK
09 – 15 Free Practice 09 WorldSSP
10 – 30 Tissot-Superpole 10 WorldSBK
10 – 55 Tissot-Superpole 11 WorldSBK
13pm Race 00 – WorldSBK
14pm – 00pm Tissot-WorldSSP Superpole
14pm – 25pm Tissot-WorldSSP Superpole

Sunday May 13
09:10 – 09:25 Warm Up WorldSSP
09 – 35 Warm Up WorldSBK
11 WorldSSP race
13pm WorldSBK Race 00