23 Year Old Beaubier to sub for Guintoli at Donington Park’s WSBK Race

So I wanted to get away from the Italian GP topic for a second in lieu of spoiling the exciting race from today. Long story short – if you’ve read the last article on the Italian GP, my predictions were correct and the race did not disappoint. Bringing in more excitement is some big changes for WSBK’s next race.

Sad news to Sylvain Guintoli’s fans. The French superbike racer will not be showing up for the Pata Yamaha WSBK Championships scheduled for May 27 to 29, 2016.

On the brighter side, the fans may be up for an even more entertaining show. Guintoli’s place will now be taken by the reigning MotoAmerica Superbike title holder Cameron Beaubier; Pata Yamaha announced Friday.

The 23 year old American compellingly acquired the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship title in 2015, just two years into the competition. He beat his Yamaha teammate and four-time winner Josh Hayes.

The race will be Beaubier’s World Superbike debut after he impressed stateside on his way to the 2015 MotoAmerica Superbike title with Yamaha.

Beaubier will fill in for Sylvain Guintoli due to an injury that has rendered the Frenchman unfit for the 2016 World Superbike Championship round 7 at Donington Park.

The 33-year-old Pata Yamaha rider suffered a high-side crash in late April during the Superpole 2 qualifying session in Imola, Italy, at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

He has since had an ankle surgery. The rider is however expected to be present at Donington Park during the home round even as he continues his recovery.

Beaubier will team up with Alex Lowes, a British regular Pata Yamaha rider in this tournament. This will be Lowes’s comeback after undergoing surgical treatment to plate his broken collarbone. He suffered the injury during a wet race-two at Sepang, Malaysia.

Just a day before this replacement was made public, Pata Yamaha announced at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli that Guintoli was still unable to ride. He is expected to be on the mend until somewhere in mid-June.

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