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PRESSKIT
INTRODUCTION
Our story on two wheels originated 55 years ago in the
four wheels of a blue Mini Cooper. In 1964, the Van Der
Straten family began an adventure that has lasted more
than five decades. Since its arrival in the MotoGP World
Championship in 2010, Marc VDS Racing Team has
been fighting tirelessly to achieve its dreams. Under the
banner of effort, the search for excellence and work well
done, the team has competed in all categories: Moto3,
Moto2, MotoGP and MotoE. Over 100 podiums and three
/// INTRODUCTION Moto2 World Championships (2014, 2017 and 2019) prove
their past track record and future aspirations.
After finishing third in the 2020 World Championship
/// OUR RIDERS and fourth in 2021, the Belgian team continues its
adventure in the intermediate class with Sam Lowes
and Tony Arbolino as its Moto2 riders and the goal of
remaining as one of strongest teams in the category.
/// TECHNICAL INFORMATION
/// MEET THE TEAM
/// OUR STORY Working and enjoying
even more than as a
/// OUR PARTNERS team, as a family, to gift
our supporters with the
best performance and
motorcycling show./// OUR
RIDERS
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/// SAM
LOWES
NATIONALITY: British HEIGHT: 1.68 m
BIOGRAPHY
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lincoln, England WEIGHT: 65 kg
DATE OF BIRTH: 14th September 1990 HOBBIES: Playing golf
Sam’s love of motorcycles runs in the family. His father colours of the Federal Oil Gresini again and was back on
competed nationally and passed on his passion for a Kalex chassis.
motorcycling to his children Sam and twin brother Alex,
who started riding motorcycles at the age of six. They Lowes produced the best form of his Moto2 career in his
both started with motocross and at the age of 12 they first season racing in the famous livery of Team Estrella
made the leap into British Championships. Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS.
In 2014, Lowes appeared on the Moto2 World The Briton was one of the fastest and most consistent
Championship grid after winning the World Supersport on the grid in 2020 and he took the title fight down to a
crown the previous year. After a first year of learning and thrilling final round decider, despite suffering a serious
gaining experience, the Briton achieved his first World right hand injury in the penultimate round.
Championship victory in 2015 with success at the Circuit
of the Americas. Lowes only lost the World Championship by nine-points
at the end of a closely fought 15-round series in which he
Four more podiums with the Speed Up structure secured three victories, seven podiums and three pole
allowed the Federal Oil Gresini team to secure his positions to finish third in the World Championship.
services for 2016. Lowes started as one of the favourites
for the title and finished the year in fifth place with two In 2021 Sam was one of the fastest riders in all Moto2
victories and six podiums. grid achieving four podiums, three victories and 6 pole
positions. He finished the season fourth in the World
He remained in the Gresini set-up for 2017 when he Championship with 190 points.
made the jump into the premier class riding for Aprilia.
In 2018, he returned to Moto2 to ride the KTM for the
Swiss Innovative Investors squad and 2019 resulted
in another team and machinery switch. He wore the
/// FIRST GRAND PRIX /// PODIUMS
Qatar 2014 (Moto2) 23 (all in Moto2)
/// FIRST GRAND /// POLES POSITIONS
PRIX PODIUM
MotoGP WORLD
17 CHAMPIONSHIP
2015 Austin
/// RACE FASTEST LAP SUMMARY*
/// FIRST GRAND 9
PRIX VICTORY
2015 Austin
/// VICTORIES
9
*Until 2021
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/// TONY
ARBOLINO
NATIONALITY: Italian HEIGHT: 171 cm BIOGRAPHY
PLACE OF BIRTH: Garbagnate Milanese WEIGHT: 59 kg
DATE OF BIRTH: 03 August 2000 HOBBIES: Running and skiing
Tony Arbolino’s journey to the World Championship It was in 2019 though that Arbolino enjoyed his
began at the age of four when he started riding breakthrough season, and he took two victories in
minibikes in Italy. Mugello and Assen and finished fourth in the final
standings with a total of five podiums.
He was just nine when he made his debut in the
Pre-Moto3 125 2T Italian Championship. He quickly Arbolino made a sensational start to the 2020 campaign
demonstrated his speed and talent and in 2014 he was with third place in the second round of the season
crowned CIV Pre-Moto3 Champion in a team run by in Jerez. Second place finishes followed in the Red
Paolo Simoncelli. Bull Ring, Catalunya and Aragon and he went into a
dramatic final round in Portimao fighting for the title
Arbolino then made the switch to the FIM CEV Repsol after a stunning win in the penultimate race in Valencia.
Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2015 with the
Sic58 Squadra Corse project. And it was the Italian-based An incredible recovery from 27th on the grid to fifth in
team that gave Arbolino his big break on the world the season finale secured him second position in the
stage when he entered the Moto3 World Championship World Championship classification.
in 2017.
Arbolino’s Moto3 success earned him a deserved
He gained valuable experience in his rookie season switch to Moto2 for 2021 and his maiden season in the
before securing a move to the Marinelli Rivacold Snipers intermediate World Championship category in 14th
Team where he established himself as a consistent top position with 51 points.
10 finisher and claimed two pole positions.
/// FIRST GRAND PRIX /// PODIUMS
Qatar 2017 (Moto 3) 12
/// FIRST GRAND /// POLES POSITIONS
PRIX PODIUM
MotoGP WORLD
6 CHAMPIONSHIP
Argentina 2019 (Moto3)
/// RACE FASTEST LAP SUMMARY*
/// FIRST GRAND 1
PRIX VICTORY
Italy 2019 (Moto 3)
/// VICTORIES
3
*Until 2021
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/// TECHNICAL
INFORMATION
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/// Moto2
KALEX
ENGINE TRANSMISSION CHASSIS
/// TYPE /// GEARBOX /// FRAME
Triumph Triple 765cc liquid Six speed gearbox. Aluminium twin spar, CNC
cooled, four-stroke. Special machined, multi-adjustable
racing parts developed by /// CLUTCH steering geometry/
Triumph. FCC slipper clutch Moto2 wheelbase/ride height.
specification.
/// MAXIMUM POWER /// SWINGING ARM
Over 140 HP (104KW). Aluminium swinging arm,
CNC machined, adjustable.
/// MAXIMUM TORQUE Alternative rear suspension
Over 85 N.m. links available.
/// MAXIMUM SPEED
In excess of 300km/h.
ELECTRONIC SUSPENSION EXHAUST
Magneti Marelli offer latest Öhlins upside down front SC Project.
Moto GP technology system forks and Öhlins rear shock,
with full drive by wire throttle all adjustable for pre-load,
control plus DBW engine compression and rebound
brake system. Also included damping. BODYWORK
full data logger system inside
of ECU. Carbon Fiber supplied
by Kalex.
BRAKES WHEELS & TYRES
FUEL TANK
/// FRONT BRAKES /// WHEELS
Two 290 mm steel front discs OZ Racing 17” light weight Aluminium.
with two Brembo four-piston rims front and rear.
calipers.
/// TYRES
/// REAR BRAKES New Dunlop tyres dimension
WEIGHT
Single 218 mm stainless steel Front 125 / 75R17. Rear
rear disc, twin-piston caliper. 200/75R17.
Over 140 kg.
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/// MEET THE
TEAM
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing TeamTEAM OWNER HOSPITALITY CREW
MARC VAN DER STRATEN Team Owner & Team Manager BEATA BOSKOVA Hospitality Coordinator
CHIARA BARONE Hospitality Crew
TEAM SUPPORT DAVIDE BAGNOLI Hospitality Crew
MARINA ROSSI Team Director ROUSMERY TRIGUERO Hospitality Crew
PATRICK KRAMER Technical Coordinator
NAOYA KANEKO Technical Director HOSPITALITY KITCHEN
BERTA BRAU PR, comms and media
MARIA ANGELES QUINONES Hospitality Kitchen
FRANCISCO IBANEZ Hospitality Kitchen
TONY ARBOLINO CREW JOSE ERNESTO MANAS CARMONA Hospitality Kitchen
CINTIA GARCIA Hospitality Kitchen
TONY ARBOLINO Rider
LUCIO NICASTRO Crew Chief
MIGUEL ÁNGEL ARIAS Data Recorder
STEFAN HASENEDER Mechanic
GUILLEM CARRILLO Mechanic
SAM LOWES CREW
SAM LOWES Rider
GILLES BIGOT Crew Chief
JULIEN ROBERT Data Recorder
STEVEN BRADLEY Mechanic
ANTHONY COUTURIER Mechanic
TYRES AND FUEL
IGNACIO LORENZANA Tyres and Fuel
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/// OUR
STORY
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team2010 2011
Moto2
2012
Moto2
2013
Moto3
2014
Moto3
2015
Moto2
MARC VDS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS
Scott Redding & Mika Scott Redding & Mika. Livio Loi. Livio Loi & Jorge Tito Rabat & Alex
RACING TEAM IS Kallio. Kallio. Navarro. Márquez.
Moto2
BORN /// MILESTONE Moto2 MotoGP
1st podium Kallio with /// RIDERS
MVDS (2nd in Valencia). /// RIDERS /// RIDER
Moto2 Scott Redding & Mika
Kallio. Tito Rabat & Mika Kallio. Scott Redding.
/// RIDERS /// MILESTONE
/// MILESTONE /// MILESTONE
Scott Redding & Hector Faubel.
11 podiums and 4 World Championship 1st podium in MotoGP
victories. with Tito Rabat and for TEAM with Redding
/// MILESTONE Runner-up with Kallio. (3rd in San Marino).
1st Marc VDS podium (Redding 3rd
place in Indianapolis).
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Moto2 Moto2 Moto2 Moto2 Moto2 Moto2
/// RIDERS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS /// RIDERS
Sam Lowes and Sam Lowes and Alex Márquez Joan Mir & Franco Morbidelli Franco Morbidelli &
Augusto Fernandez. Augusto Fernandez. & Xavi Vierge. Alex Márquez. & Alex Márquez. Alex Márquez.
/// MILESTONE /// MILESTONE /// MILESTONE /// MILESTONE /// MILESTONE MotoGP
4th in the World 3rd in the World World Championship Joan Mir Rookie World Champions with
Championship with Championship with with Alex Márquez. of the Year. Franco Morbidelli /// RIDERS
Sam Lowes. Sam Lowes. 1st victory of Alex
Tito Rabat & Jack Miller.
Márquez in Moto2.
MotoE MotoGP
5th in the World
MotoE /// MILESTONE
Championship with
Augusto Fernandez. /// RIDER /// RIDERS MotoGP
1st victory in MotoGP
/// RIDER Mike Di Meglio. Franco Morbidelli & for the Team with Miller
10 podiums and Mike Di Meglio. Thomas Luthi. /// RIDERS (Netherlands).
3 victories /// MILESTONE Tito Rabat & Jack Miller.
/// MILESTONE 5th with the first victory /// MILESTONE
Team’s 50th Pole
4th in the MotoE of MotoE’s Team. Franco Morbidelli
Position
World Cup. Rookie of the Year.
2022 - Elf Marc VDS Racing Team/// OUR
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