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As Bradley SMITH rides for APRILIO, his place in MotoE will be taken by KORNFEIL

As Bradley Smith will ride the first MotoGP race for Aprilia, SIC-Racing has called in Jakub Kornfeil to replace him in MotoE.

As long as it is Andrea IannonIf suspended for doping, he will Bradley Smith second Apriliin racer in upcoming class races MotoGP. The Briton would otherwise compete in the class again this year MotoE. Last year, Smith became in the electric series runner-up.

In accordance with sports regulations, it is not allowed to compete in the same weekend MotoE and any of the classes MotoGP, Moto3 in Moto2. The crew SIC Racing, which will be called MotoE next season WithU Motorsport, therefore had to find a replacement driver.

With With Motorsport, Jakub Kornfeil was "pulled" from retirement.

They opted for Jakub Kornfeil. The experienced Czech actually offered himself, even though he ended his career last winter after a bad season with the team. Prüstel GP. The 27-year-old drove for the team in 2015 and 2016 SIC-Team in the Moto3 class.

Kornfeil knows well Johann Stigefelt in Razalana Razalia. The team's project at MotoE is otherwise overseen Matteo Ballarin. This year, the MotoE series is hosted as part of the MotoGP v Jerez, Misan in Le Mans.

In total, seven races for electric motorcycles are planned for this season. He will be in Jerez Cornfeel he had to “jump into the water” right away, as he would only have a short test day before that. Between 2009 and 2019, Kornfeil drove a total of 182 races in the class 125ccm / Moto3. He started from pole position once and finished on the podium five times.

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