Augusto Fernandez is a replacement for Portimao’s Jonathan Lea

Augusto Fernandez replaces Jonathan Lea (Patamaxus Yamaha) At the World Superbike Championship in the Portuguese round in March.

The Spanish pilot will replace Noallandes. Noarlandes continues to recover from injuries sustained during official tests In Australia. Fernandez makes his Worldsub debut at the International Autodrome de Algave, but he is also on track for the Test.

“First of all, I would like to send my best wishes. I would like to thank Jonathan Leah and Yamaha. This is my first experience with R1 and WorldSBK. I tend to be anxious about reaching the Portimao test Fernandez said after the contract was announced.

Rhea fell at the end of the first day of the official test before the Australian round. As a result, multiple fractures were diagnosed on the left leg. A few days after the test, he returned to Northern Ireland, where he managed successfully. despite this, #65 will be forced to miss both the Portimao Test and the Portuguese round Pirelli on March 14th and 15th from March 28th to 30th.

Fernandez replaces the Ulster pilot and makes his debut in Worldsub, but he is already running in front of the paddock. He started in the European Junior Cup and ran in 2015 with the STK600 in 2015, winning fourth place. In 2017 he made his debut with Moto2™, competing until the 2022 season, earning seven wins and 20 podiums in six seasons. He won the title last year.

In 2023, he created Leap for MotoGP™ along with the Red Bull Gasgas Tech 3 team, remaining two seasons. His best results were his second campaign, but his fifth career in the category, fourth in Le Mans. He won the top 10 at the penultimate Grand Prix of the season, but he finished seventh in Jerez’s sprint in his early campaign. At the end of the season, he signed Yamaha as a pilot for the tester and will now make his debut on World SBK.