The last race weekend in her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship ended for the Czech motorcycle female racer Alexandra Pelikanova with the 18th place in the Last Chance Race.

Even at Magny-Cours, a 19-year-old native from Brno did not qualify for the main race of the Supersport 300 category on Sunday when her efforts were greatly influenced by the weather and constant rain showers on the French track.

„We didn't leave the garage in our last free practice at all because of the weather. The weather played with us during the Superpole as well. Group A went out on a completely wet track, while our group completed the session on a drying track. Unfortunately, I did not manage to make any decent lap,” the Kawasaki GP Project female rider said as she set her best lap time of 2:08,443 and finished the Superpole in 25th position. This place was not enough to qualify directly into the main race on Sunday, therefore Pelikanova entered the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six at the finish qualify for the main race on Sunday.

„I made a good start and overtook several riders, but unfortunately someone hit me in the fifth corner. Fortunately, I did not crash, but I lost several positions and continued with a few seconds gap on the riders ahead of me. I managed to reduce the gap and get a few positions back, but it wasn't enough for any good result. It is a big disappointment for me because I believed that we can achieve a good result this weekend. Anyway, I would like to thank to my partners and fans for their support throughout the whole season,” Pelikanova added.

The last race weekend of this year’s Supersport 300 World Championship will take place from October 24th to 26th, 2019 in Doha, Qatar. However, only the riders from group A will participate in this round. For the riders from group B, including Pelikanova, the season ends with the race weekend in Magny-Cours, France. Therefore, Alexandra Pelikanova finished her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship with 18th place in the Last Chance Race at Magny-Cours.

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Alexandra Pelikanova started the last round of her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship in Magny-Cours, France. The Czech motorcycle female rider coped well with the difficult weather conditions and, despite the early crash, she took fifteenth place in both of the opening free practice sessions. In addition, she has improved her best lap time significantly between both sessions.

„It was raining a lot in the morning and the track was very slippery. I was in the top ten for most of the first practice, but then I crashed. Fortunately, nothing happened to me, the Shoei helmet and PSI Hubík overall fulfilled their purpose and protected me,” Pelikanova said. In the first free practice she completed six laps and achieved the fastest time of 2:21,076. This secured her fifteenth place in the group B of Supersport 300 category.

The Kawasaki GP Project female rider finished fifteenth in the second free practice as well. With eight laps completed and her best lap time of 2:17,306, she improved by almost four seconds compared to the first practice session, even though the weather at Magny-Cours was worse during the afternoon. „It was raining even more, but we managed to speed up and improve a lot. We ended up the session about ten minutes earlier because the track conditions were getting worse and we didn‘t want to take unnecessary risk,” the 19-year-old native of Brno continued. “I am satisfied with the first day. I hope that tomorrow we will continue the good work that we have done today,” she added.

The race weekend at Magny-Cours, France, continues on Saturday with the last free practice session, the Superpole and the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers who fail to qualify for the Supersport 300 race directly from the Superpole will qualify for the main race on Sunday. Start of the race is scheduled at 15:15 CET.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Alexandra Pelikanova will take a part in the upcoming race weekend in France where the WorldSBK round is scheduled. The Kawasaki GP Project female rider will participate in the last race weekend of her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship with her aim to qualify for the main race on Sunday.

„I am looking forward to a race weekend in France,” Pelikanova said before the start of this year's last European round of the Supersport 300 World Championship. „We tested at Magny-Cours a few weeks ago with several other riders from our category. I like the track very much, but we'll what will be the weather situation, because the forecast is constantly changing. It looks like it might rain during the weekend, which shouls suit me,“ said a 19-year-old native of Brno, who has already confirmed her riding qualities in bad weather conditions during the previous race weekends. Even on the French circuit, she will try to qualify for the main race of the Supersport 300 category on Sunday.

The race weekend in Magny-Cours, France, will take place from September 27th to 29th, 2019. On Friday, there are free practices scheduled, with the last free practice and Superpole followed by Last Chance Race on Saturday. The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 15:15 CET.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Alexandra Pelikanova finished thirteenth in the Last Chance Race, and despite the fact that in the race itself she progressively improved her fastest time from the entire race weekend in Portimao, Portugal, she did not qualified for the main race of Supersport 300 category on Sunday.

After Friday free practice sessions, in which she finished in 23rd and 24th position of Supersport 300 B category, nineteen-year-old native from Brno continued in search of the ideal setting of her Kawasaki Ninja 400 and was constantly improving her best lap time. „Unfortunately, after a pretty good Friday I did not do well today. I couldn't put together a fast lap either in the last free practice or in the Superpole,“ Pelikanova said. She finished in 26th position in the Superpole, and then started into the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers qualify for main race on Sunday.

„I did a good start and overtook several riders. In the first corner, however, I got stuck behind one of the slower riders and lost several positions. It took me a while to get to a good pace, and in the meantime a group of riders in front of me drove away. I was able to catch a few of them and in a group of about five people we had a good fight. Unfortunately, it was not enough to advance to the main race. All we have to do is to continue our work, to train and focus on the next race so that it finally works out and I qualify for the main race on Sunday,“ the Kawasaki GP Project female rider added.

The next World Supersport 300 race weekend will take place from September 27th to 29th, 2019 in Magny-Cours, France.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Alexandra Pelikanova returns to the Supersport 300 World Championship after almost two months of summer break. Czech motorcycle rider will take a part in the upcoming race weekend in Portimao where the WorldSBK round is scheduled.

A 19-year-old native from Brno spent a summer break between race weekends by physical training and testing of her motorcycle. However, she also spent part of the summer months by recovering from injuries caused by crashes during seasonal tests.

„I focused mainly on motorcycle training during the summer break. I even spent two days at the French circuit in Magny-Cours to be ready for the upcoming race weekend at the end of September,“ Pelikánová said before the upcoming race weekend in Portimao, Portugal. „I had a two-day test in Portimao with the team. Unfortunately, the test was unsuccessful for us. I had contacts with other riders during both days that led to unpleasant crashes. After the first crash, when I was knocked down by another rider, I had a memory loss and a big headache. And then I hit my leg in the second crash. Fortunately, I had two weeks to recover, and now I can fully concentrate on the race weekend. I would like to thank my partners, especially DG Corse, who, after my crash in Magny-Cours when I destroyed my Shoei helmet, immediatelly delivered a new model, and PSI Hubík, whose durable leather suit equipped with an airbag prevented me from causing serious injury,“ Pelikánová continued. The upcoming race weekend will be the seventh round for the Kawasaki GP Project female rider in her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship.

The race weekend in Portimao, Portugal, will take place from September 6th to 8th, 2019. On Friday, there are free practices scheduled, with the last free practice and Superpole followed by Last Chance Race on Saturday. The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 16:15 CET.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Alexandra Pelikanova achieved her best result in her premiere season at the Supersport 300 World Championship in Donington, United Kingdom, when she finished eighth in the Last Chance Race, only a second from the sixth place, the last place that secures the advance into the Sunday’s program of the race weekend. Although the Czech motorcycle female rider didn’t qualify for the main race, she achieved a significant improvement and is satisfied with her performance.

A nineteen-year-old native from Brno had hoped before the race weekend that the conditions in Donington will bet he same as during her last appearance in Rimini, Italy, where she fought in the Last Chance Race with the other riders for advance to the main race on wet track. These conditions also reached the race track this weekend. „It started raining before the last free practice, so I started it a little bit later because we were changing tires. I tried to go fast right from the start, but I crashed on the second lap. Luckily, I escaped from that crash without any injury thanks to my leather suit from PSÍ Hubík,“ Pelikanova said. Still, her time 1:56,523 from the first lap was enough for her to secure 13th position in group B of Supersport 300 category. „I didn't want to make the same mistake in the Superpole, so I was more careful at the beginning. Then I started to look for the perfect spot on the track so I could go fast, but I didn't have much time. In the end, I could only complete two fast laps. However, neither of them were good enough,” the Kawasaki GP Project rider continued. She finished 18th in the Superpole when she scored her best lap time of 1:58,343 and didn‘t qualified directly to the main race on Sunday. In order to qualify for the main race, Pelikanova had to fight in the last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers qualify for the main race. „I started the race for the 12th place, but I went very well on the wet track and at one point I was third. I was fighting with the others for the position in top six, but unfortunately one of the riders pushed me out of the ideal line in the last lap and I lost contact with the group that fought for top positions.“ Pelikanova finished the race in eighth position. She lost six seconds to the first place. However, she lost only one second to the sixth position, the last place that secures the progress into the main race. „I am sorry that I didn’t reach the progress into the main race by such a small margin, but overall I evaluate this weekend very positively. So far, it was the most successful weekend of the season for us. I hope we will continue to improve on the next race weekend as well and finally qualify for the main race on Sunday. I would like to thank Andy Ibott, whose advices has helped me a lot, the whole team for a very good job, and the fans and partners for their support,“ Pelikanova added.

The next World Supersport 300 race weekend will take place from September 6th to 8th, 2019 in Algarve, Portugal.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Czech motorcycle rider Alexandra Pelikanova secured 22nd and 23rd place in the opening free practice sessions of Supersport 300 category at Donington.

A nineteen-year-old native from Brno was satisfied with her performance as she managed to reduce her gap to the fastest rider significantly under the guidance of a new rider coach. „So far, it's the best race weekend of this season for me. From the very first practice session I felt great on the bike,“ the Kawasaki GP Project female rider. The race weekend at Donington is the first one for Pelikanova under the direction of Andy Ibott, a British rider coach. He previously cooperated with another Czech motorcycle rider Lukas Pesek. „Andy's advices and suggestions helps me a lot. The position is not the best, but the gap to the front is much smaller than on the previous race weekends,“ Pelikanova continued. She completed 16 laps in the morning training and secured the 23rd place with a time of 1:47,199. While she completed only 14 laps in the afternoon training, she improved by more than a second and a half. Her best lap time of 1:45,597 was enough for the 22nd place in group B of Supersport 300 category. She finished the practice session more than three seconds behind the fastest rider. „I feel I can go even faster. I hope to follow up on today's performance in tomorrow's Superpole, and if we can't qualify for the main race on Sunday straight from it, we’re going to fight for it in the Last Chance Race,” Pelikanova added.

The race weekend at Donington continues on Saturday with the last free practice session, the Superpole and the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers who fail to qualify for the Supersport 300 race directly from the Superpole will qualify for the main race on Sunday. Start of the race is scheduled at 16:15 CET.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Alexandra Pelikanova will take a part in the upcoming race weekend in Donington where the WorldSBK round is scheduled. The Kawasaki GP Project female rider will once again meet the new track for the first time in her career, aiming to qualify for the main race on Sunday.

„I haven't raced at the Donington circuit yet, so it's going to be a little bit more difficult for me, but I'm looking forward to trying another new track," a 19-year-old native from Brno said. During the last race weekend in Rimini, Italy, Pelikanova completed Superpole and Last Chance Race in wet conditions for the first time in her premiere season in the world championship and showed her talent when she competed with other riders for the promotion to the main race of Supersport 300 category. Pelikanova hopes that there will be conditions on the British track that will allow her to fight for the progress to the main race on Sunday also at Donington. „The weather seems to be a typical British one, which would be good for us. In addition, the rain is expected for Saturday's Superpole and Last Chance Race. I hope the track will fit me and we will find the right setup of the bike together with the team so that we can follow up on the weekend in Misano and fight for progress to the main race,“ Pelikanova added.

The race weekend in Donington, United Kingdom, will take place from July 5th to 7th, 2019. On Friday, there are free practices scheduled, with the last free practice and Superpole followed by Last Chance Race on Saturday. The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 16:15 CET.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Alexandra Pelikanova showed her talent in the Saturday's program of Supersport 300 World Championship in Rimini, Italy, when she almost qualified for the main race right from the Superpole, and then fought with other riders in the Last Chance Race. In the end, however, she finished the race in fifteenth position. Therefore, the Kawasaki GP Project female rider did not qualified for the Supersport 300 main race on Sunday.

Unlike Friday's free practice sessions, when riders suffered from high temperatures, there were rain showers and high air humidity during the Saturday's program. „Before the final free practice, it was unclear whether the track would be dry or wet. We decided for a wet setup, but the track dried up after a while, so I didn't spent too much time on the bike,” Pelikanova said. Though she had only three laps completed in the last free practice, she took 21st place, and then improved by one position in the Superpole. „It rained a lot before the Superpole. The wet track suited me a lot and I was eighth in my group for a long time. Unfortunately, I did not manage to get a fast lap, so I ended up in the twentieth place,“ a nineteen-year-old native from Brno continued. Pelikanova finished the Superpole just four tenths of a second from the fifteenth place, the last place which secures direct qualification to the main race on Sunday.

Pelikanova started the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers qualify for the main race, from 10th position. The start of the Last Chance Race was delayed by an hour due to the heavy rain that had affected and twice interrupted the World Superbike main race. Pelikanova believed that on the wet track she would follow up on her good performance from the previous free practice and Superpole and will be able to fight in order to qualify for the main race. „I made a good start and completed the first lap around the tenth place. I was hoping that it will be raining during the whole race, but the rain stopped right after the start and the track began to dry. That didn't suit me at all, and I started to lose positions. At least in the penultimate lap, I overtook two riders, ” the Kawasaki GP Project female rider, who finished the race in 15th place and did not qualify to the main race on Sunday, said.

„I am sorry I couldn't take the chance I had this weekend and qualify to the main race. Yet it was the best race weekend of this season for me so far. I would like to thank the team members for their good work and partners and fans for their support,“ Pelikanova added.

The next World Supersport 300 race weekend will take place from July 5th to 7th, 2019 in Donington, United Kingdom.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Alexandra Pelikanova completed Friday’s free practice sessions at the Misano circuit in 27th place in group B of Supersport 300 category. The Czech female rider improved her lap time by more than a second despite extreme heat complicating the preparation of riders on the Rimini riviera.

Pelikanova started another race weekend of her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship with a promising lap time of 1:56,823 and 27th position in the first free practice. She secured the same place in the second free practice, but improved by more than a second and set her best lap time of 1:55,705. Despite the extreme weather conditions with air temperature around 30°C and track temperature approaching 50°C, the 19-year-old native of Brno decreased her gap to the fastest rider by more than a second and a half.

„I had a problem with the set up in the morning, but together with the team we were able to solve it before the afternoon session,“ the Kawasaki GP Project rider said. „I felt well and improved my maximum lap by lap despite extreme heat which was not comfortable at all. But I still see room for improvement since I haven‘t reached my best lap time from pre-season testing yet. I believe that also tomorrow I will be able to improve my lap time and fight with the other riders in the Last Chance Race,“ Pelikanova added.

The race weekend in Rimini continues on Saturday with the last free practice session, the Superpole and the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers who fail to qualify for the Supersport 300 race directly from the Superpole will qualify for the main race on Sunday. Start of the race is scheduled at 15:15 CET.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

Czech motorcycle rider Alexandra Pelikanova will take a part in the upcoming race weekend in Rimini where the WorldSBK round is scheduled. Apart from most of the race weekends in the WorldSBK calendar, the Kawasaki GP Project female rider will meet the track she already knows from the pre-season testing during CIV Italian championship. Even at the Misano circuit, Pelikanova will be aiming to qualify for the main race on Sunday.

„We tested with the team at Misano before the season. I'm glad we will finally be on the track I know,“ Pelikanova, who did not finished the race during the CIV Italian championship as she crashed after the start, said. „The first experience with the asphalt in Misano was unpleasant, but fortunately nothing happened to me, especially because of the PSÍ Hubík leather suit equipped with an airbag. I believe that the upcoming race weekend will be better for us,“ Pelikanova continued. The nineteen-year-old native from Brno spent the time between WorldSBK race weekends by physical preparation and two days training at the Brno Circuit. „I enjoyed training in Brno and improved my time from the last training. I hope to continue in Misano in the same way,“ she added.

The race weekend in Rimini, Italy, will take place from June 21st to 23rd, 2019. On Friday, there are free practices scheduled, with the last free practice and Superpole followed by Last Chance Race on Saturday. The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 15:15 CET.

More informations about Alexandra Pelikanova can be found at www.alexandrapelikanova.cz.

The Czech motorcycle rider Alexandra Pelikánová finished fifteenth in the Last Chance Race, and despite the fact that in the race itself she progressively improved her fastest time from the entire race weekend in Jerez, Spain, she did not qualified for the Supersport 300 main races.

After Friday free practice sessions, in which she took the 27th place in the Supersport 300 B category, nineteen-year-old native from Brno continued in search of the ideal setting of her Kawasaki Ninja 400 and was constantly improving her best lap time. She finished in 25th position in the Superpole, and then started into the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers qualify for main races. Unlike previous race weekends, two main races are scheduled in Jerez, first on Saturday and second on Sunday.

„Unfortunately, I did not manage to improve my best lap time from free practice in Superpole, so I started from the last position into the Last Chance Race. But the race was much better and I was able to compete with other riders. In addition, I improved my best lap time by almost a second and a half,“ Kawasaki GP Project female rider said. „I am sorry that I managed to speed up in the Last Chance Race and not before in the free practice or qualifying sessions. We have to work on this to be more competitive next time,“ Pelikanova added.

The next World Supersport 300 race weekend will take place from June 21st to 23rd, 2019 in Rimini, San Marino.

Alexandra Pelikanova took the 18th place in the Last Chance Race and did not advance to the main race of Supersport 300 category on Sunday.

The Czech motorcycle rider spent the Saturday's free practice session by adjusting the settings of her Kawasaki Ninja 400 and at the same time she continued to learn about the Italian track in Imola. She improved her best lap time by more than a second and scored a time of 2:15,074 to secure 27th place in group B of Supersport 300 category. In the following Superspole, she was unable to improve her time and started from the 22nd place into the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers qualify for the main race on Sunday.

„We managed to improve the setting of the bike in the morning free practice and speed up, but not as much as I have imagined,“ Pelikanova said. „I made a good start in Last Chance Race and overtook about five riders. But then I made a few small mistakes and they overtook me back. After a few laps when I was around fifteenth position, I made a big mistake in the the last chicane and had to slow down. I lost a lot of time and after that, I wasn’t able to fight with a group of riders in front of me for a better position,“ the Kawasaki GP Project rider, who finished the race in 18th position, continued.

„The race weekend has not ended as I wished, but I promise that it will be completely different at Jerez,“ Alexandra Pelikanova added.

The next World Supersport 300 race weekend will take place from June 7th to 9th, 2019 in Jerez, Spain.

Czech motorcycle rider Alexandra Pelikanova started in Imola another race weekend of her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship. She spent Friday’s free practice sessions mainly acquainting herself with the Italian track and finished in 26th and 28th place respectively in group B of Supersport 300 category.

Friday free practices were a premiere for Pelikanova on the Italian track in Imola, as well as in the last race weekend in Assen. This time, the nineteen-year-old native from Brno finished the first free practice in 26th place with her best lap time of 2:18,019. Pelikanova improved by more than a second in the second free practice, but occupied the last position in group B of Supersport 300 category with a lap time of 2:16,980.

„Today was the worst day of the season,“ the Kawasaki GP Project rider, who completed 23 laps in both free practice sessions in total, said. „The track is very difficult and I can't get used to it very much, but I believe it will be better tomorrow. I will do my best to improve before the Superpole and fight with the other riders in the Last Chance Race.“

The race weekend in Imola continues on Saturday with the last free practice session, the Superpole and the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers who fail to qualify for the Supersport 300 race directly from the Superpole will qualify for the main race on Sunday. Start of the race is scheduled at 15:15 CET.

Alexandra Pelikanova will take a part in the upcoming race weekend in Imola where the WorldSBK round is scheduled. The Kawasaki GP Project female rider will once again meet the new track for the first time in her career, aiming to qualify for the main race on Sunday.

„I have never raced at Imola, so the upcoming race weekend will be about learning the track as quickly as possible and trying to qualify for the main race on Sunday," Alexandra Pelikanova said. A nineteen-year-old native from Brno took advantage of a month-long break between races not only to practice but also to study. During her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship, she also completes her graduation exam.

„I used the break between races for training. In cooperation with the DAFIT FILLA Racing Agency, I took a part in training rides at the Brno Circuit. But in addition to racing and training, I also had to focus on learning because of my graduation exams. I have already passed the written tests, but at the end of May, the final tests are waiting for me. Now I am focusing on the race weekend in Imola, I'll go back to study afterwards,” Pelikanova added with a smile.

The race weekend in Imola, Italy, will take place from May 10th to 12th, 2019. On Friday, there are free practices scheduled, with the last free practice and Superpole followed by Last Chance Race on Saturday. The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 15:15 CET.

Alexandra Pelikanova failed to qualify for the main race of Supersport 300 World Championship race in Assen. The Czech motorcycle rider had to deal with the bad weather in Superpole and crashed in an effort to improve her lap time. In qualifying, Pelikanova finished in 23rd place in Group B, and since the Last Chance Race was canceled due to snowfall, the 19-year-old native from Brno did not proceed to the main race on Sunday.

Pelikanova continued to get acquainted with the race track in Assen in third free practice and managed to get almost the same lap time as in the free practice on Friday, although the weather conditions were much worse during the free practice on Saturday.

„It was so cold in the free practice that I had frozen hands at the end and I didn't feel the levers. But the conditions were the same for everybody so I focused on my lap time,“ Alexandra Pelikanova said.  The race weekend of Supersport 300 World Championship was her premiere at the race track in Assen. In addition, for the first time in her career, she experienced a ride on a circuit at temperatures around zero and during snowfall.

„The weather was kind of messing with us and it was snowing on some parts of the circuit. I rode carefully and planned to improve my time the next time I went on the track. However, in the fastest lap, I went to the oil spot in the fastest part of the track and crashed,“ Pelikanova said. Fortunately, she got out of the high speed crash without injury. "The crash seemed scary, but I am fine. I am grateful for this to equipment from PSI HUBÍK and DG CORSE.“

Despite the unsuccessful Superpole, the Kawasaki GP Project rider still had the chance to qualify for the main race on Sunday. However, the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers who fail to qualify for the Supersport 300 race directly from the Superpole will qualify for the main race on Sunday, was canceled due to adverse weather conditions. „It was snowing on the track, so they canceled the race. This was the end of the race weekend in Assen for us. I would like to thank the fans and partners for their support, especially the companies from whom I have equipment, the Masaryk Circuit in Brno and the Autoclub of the Czech Republic,“ Pelikanova added.

The next World Supersport 300 race weekend will take place from May 10th to 12th, 2019 in Imola, Italy.

As part of her premiere season at the Supersport 300 World Championship, Alexandra Pelikanova first appeared at the race track in Assen, the Netherlands. In the first free practice, the nineteen-year-old native from Brno mainly got used to an unknown track. She finished in 24th and 25th place in the group B of Supersport 300 category.

„It was mainly about getting to know the track. I think I managed to study it well, although the time is still very bad,“ Pelikanova, who finished the first free practice in 24th position with her best lap time of 2:01,887, said. „I was expecting such a position because I never raced in Assen before. But I like the track very much and I have selected places where I can gather a lot of time.“

The Kawasaki GP Project rider improved her lap time by more than a three seconds in the second free practice which she completed as 25th, scoring the lap time of 1:58,799 on board her Kawasaki Ninja 400 bike.

The race weekend in Assen continues on Saturday with the last free practice session, the Superpole and the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six finishers who fail to qualify for the Supersport 300 race directly from the Superpole will qualify for the main race on Sunday. In her effort to qualify, Pelikanova will probably face not only the deficit in track knowledge but also the unfavorable weather conditions. „We can expect temperatures around zero degrese during the free practice in the morning, so we may have to use a winter tires,“ Pelikanova joked. „Also, it should rain during the Superpole and the Last Chance Race. I hope the weather will be good so I can spend as much time as possible on the the track and do my best to improve my time,“ she added.

The Czech motorcycle rider Alexandra Pelikanova completed the World Supersport 300 Superpole session in 25th place in Group B and then finished 12th in the Last Chance Race. A nineteen-year-old native of Brno, for whom the Motocard Aragon Round 2019 was the first appearance in her premiere season at the Supersport 300 World Championship, did not qualified for the main race on Sunday.

In the third practice session, Pelikanova improved her lap time from previous day and completed the session in 25th place in Group B with a time of 2:13,597. She took the same position in the Superpole, with her best lap time of 2:12,739.

Thirty fastest riders from Group A and B qualified for a main race on Sunday in the Superpole. Other twenty two riders, including Pelikanova, attended the Last Chance Race, a race from which the first six riders qualify for the main race. Pelikanova took 12th place at this 11-lap race. She finished 36 seconds behind the first Buis from Netherlands.

„I'm sorry I didn't get into the main race, but I'm glad that my feelings on the bike are getting better," Kawasaki GP Project rider said. „I know where I struggle and what I need to improve in Assen. I would like to thank to the guys from my team who did a great job, and the partners and fans for the support. I believe I can get a better result in Assen,“ Pelikánová added.

The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 15:15 CET. The next World Supersport 300 race weekend will take place from April 12th to 14th, 2019 in Assen, Netherlands.

Czech motorcycle rider Alexandra Pelikanova started her first season in Supersport 300 World Championship by 20th and 25th place in the Friday‘s Free Practices of Motocard Aragon Round of WorldSBK Championship.

Free Practices of Supersport 300 category were divided into two groups due to more than 50 participants. Alexandra Pelikanova finished the Free Practice 1 at 20th place in the B group with her best lap fime of 2:15,524. Kawasaki GP Project rider was able to improve her lap time by more than a second in the Free Practice 2, but her best lap time of 2:14,200 put her up to 26th place in the B group. Pelikanova completed 10 laps on board her Kawasaki Ninja 400 in each Free Practice session.

„Overall, I am disappointed with my today’s performance,“ Pelikanova, who completed a successful test in Aragon earlier this year, said. „When I was testing my bike here a few weeks ago, I felt great on the track and had quite decent lap times. Plus, I felt I could be even faster. But when I went out on the track today, I couldn't go the way I wanted. I am satisfied with the work of the team, even the bike is excellent, it is way more faster and better to control than my previous bike, but so far I am not able to ride in the corners the way I want to. I hope that tomorrow I will find a way how to speed up and use bike's full potential,” the nineteen-year-old talented female rider added.

The race weekend in Aragon, Spain, continues on Saturday with the Free Practice and Superpole. The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 15:15 CET.

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Czech motorcycle rider Alexandra Pelikanova will take a part in the upcoming race weekend in Aragon where the WorldSBK round is scheduled. For Pelikanova, this will be the first race weekend of her premiere season in the Supersport 300 World Championship.

„I'm looking forward to Aragon very much. A few weeks ago, we were there to test the track, and I really like it,” said nineteen-year-old talented female rider who introduced herself in the Supersport 300 World Championship last year when she rode as a wild card in Brno.

„After I finished the WSSP300 race in Brno last year, I thought that if I will improve, I would like to compete in the whole championship in a few years. Even in a dream, I didn't think that a few months later, I will receive team's offer to parcitipate in the 2019 season already,“ Pelikanova continued. „This year is a dream come true for me."

In preparation for the first race of the Supersport 300 World Championship season, Pelikanova participated in the opening race weekend of the CIV Italian Championship in Misano. On this occasion, she had the opportunity to experience cooperation with the Kawasaki GP Project for the first time. For this team, she will race also in the WorldSSP300. „Working with the team is great. I have nothing to compare with, because this is the first time I have been on a professional team, but so far I am very happy and the guys are great.“

In the Supersport 300 category, more than 50 participants will be presented in the World Championship. Free practices and qualifications will be divided into two parts. Thirty fastest riders will then qualify for the race. „It will be hard to qualify for the main race. I still need to gain a lot of experience and also find out how other riders are doing,” 19-year-old native from Brno said.

Alexandra Pelikanova also prepared a special helmet design for her first season in the Supersport 300 World Championship. „There is a special talisman on the helmet, but unfortunately the design will not be ready before the race in Aragon, so the helmet will be unveiled in Assen," Pelikanova added.

The race weekend in Aragon, Spain, will take place from April 5th to 7th, 2019. On Friday, there are free practices scheduled, with the last free practice and Superpole on Saturday. The main race of Supersport 300 category is scheduled for Sunday at 15:15 CET.