Monegasque rider Lisa Caussin- Battaglia took part in this world event, which brought together more than 160 riders of 30 nationalities, divided into 11 high-level motor racing categories.
For the 4th season, the FMM travelled to this event to observe the performances of our drivers.
Unfortunately, the weekend got off to a bad start in qualifying for our FMM-licensed driver, who finished 12th in the SKI LADIES GP1 category of this world championship, more than 16 seconds off pole position. She will not be taking part in the Q2, which is reserved for the 10 fastest times to determine the starting line.
Qualifying in SKI GP2 is also very complicated for the driver from Monaco, her ranking on the starting grid will be in 8th position, more than 26 seconds off the best time. The Q2 will not be run due to the fact that there are fewer than 10 competitors.
the SKI GP2 category (production hull and engine): the UIM world title will be awarded at the end of the
3 rounds of this Italian competition. The Monegasque, who has specialised in this category for several years, has been working this winter with the best préparateurs in the discipline (French and Belgian) for the 2024 season. The results in the SKI GP2 category: P8 after 3 rounds, bike 1 = P6, bike 2 = P7, bike 3 = P8.
Results from the Grand Prix of OLBIA (Italy): 10th position (bike 1 = P11, bike 2 = 11 bike 3 = 10) for the Monegasque.
The choice of competing in several categories shows that the Monaco rider is satisfied with her physical preparation for the 6 races over the weekend. All the points she takes will be important, including in the World Raking UIM for 2025.
What’s more, Lisa Caussin-Battaglia’s team wants to string together races to spend time on the water (training). The 2 GP2 machines performed well throughout the competition, with no technical problems.
The conclusion: the competition shows that the 6 runs carried out in terms of results in the
2 categories, SKI LADIES GP1 and SKI GP2: P10 and P8 in the overall ranking, the Monegasque had confided to her federation before her departure that she was hoping for at least a TOP 5 in the SKI GP2 category at this UIM World Championship.
The next and final event of the UIM Aquabike World Championship will be held in Indonesia at Lake TOBA in November 2024.
(Translation Deepl.com)
