MV Agusta wins at World Supersport series

MV Agusta back on the podium after 38 years
 

Jules Cluzel gave MV Agusta their first World Championship win in the first round of this year’s World Supersport Series at Phillip Island

38 years since Giacomo Agostini gave MV Agusta their last World Championship podium (Nuerburgring, 1976), MV Agusta returned to top spot on a World Championship podium at the Phillip Island circuit near Melbourne, Australia, last weekend.

Jules Cluzel (Yakhnich Motorsport) took the win in the first round of this year’s Supersport World Championship on his F3 675 Reparto Corse – having started from 14th place on the grid. 

Giovanni Castiglioni, President of MV Agusta, stated: “A marvellous win, an indescribable thrill. I want to dedicate this first victory to my father, whose faith in MV and the possibility of a successful return to racing was always unshakeable, and the late father of Brian Gillen, our Reparto Corse manager”.

In the first round of the WSBK series, Claudio Corti scored a 13th and 18th in the two races on the F4 RR.