Team Pata Maxus Yamaha

Jonathan Rea
Born on February 2 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland

After making his debut in motocross, Jonathan Rea began to shine in the British Superbike championship in 2003. Five years later, he moved up to the World Supersport championship, where he immediately took the top step of the podium. He moved up to World Superbike in 2009, and has not left the sport since. Signed by Kawasaki in 2015, he immediately won the World Championship title. Five more are to follow. At the top of his game, the Briton flew over the discipline and racked up a string of victories, leaving nothing but crumbs for his rivals. Untouchable between 2015 and 2020, Jonathan Rea was defeated in 2021 by Toprak Razgatlioglu, then by Alvaro Bautista the following season.

After dominating, his Kawasaki began to lose ground to his rivals' machines. Beaten in 2022 and 2023,, Jonathan Rea decided to leave the brand with which he had won everything to sign up with Yamaha. His first season with the japanese company was not what he had hoped for.

Thirteenth place overall, with just one podium and one pole position... With a year of experience behind the wheel of the YZF R1, Sam Lowes should do better this season. Be that as it may, with 119 wins, 264 podiums, 104 lap records and 44 pole positions in 444 races, the Briton is already one of the legends of WSBK.

Andrea Locatelli
Born on 16 October 1996 in Alzano Lombardo, Italy

World Supersport champion in 2020, Andrea Locatelli is competing in his fifth World Superbike season this year. It will also be his fifth with the Pata Yamaha team. The Italian is no stranger to the YZF R1, with which he has finished on the podium on eighteen occasions. The only thing missing now is victory. Having made his international debut in Grand Prix racing, Locatelli shone in Moto3 and Moto2 before moving on to the WSBK paddock. After winning the Supersport title on twelve occasions, the Italian was promoted to the top category with the official Yamaha team. He adapted very quickly, leading his first race and finishing on the podium in the Netherlands. Three more races followed on his way to fourth place in the championship. The Italian had his ups and downs in 2022, finishing fifth at the end of the season. His best season came in 2023 with eight podiums and an intense battle with Rea for third place in the championship. Last year, he finished seventh after four podium finishes and 232 points.