Gabriel Pons will return to Team 33 Louit April Moto for the upcoming 24H SPA EWC Motos.

Pons has been called on to replace Simone Saltarelli in Team 33 Louit April Moto’s Dunlop Superstock Trophy line-up due to the Italian having a pre-existing commitment.

The Frenchman helped Team 33 Louit April Moto to a Superstock category podium in the 2017 Bol d’Or. 

He also has experience of the 6.985-kilometre Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps after he was part of the Item 17 team that won the Experimental Class in the inaugural 24H SPA EWC Motos in 15th overall last June.

Pons posted on Facebook: “It's a real pleasure to find this family and well-performing team whose last collaboration to date was rewarded with the second place in SST in the Bol d'Or in 2017. Also pleased to have the handlebars back on this Kawasaki ZX10R that I particularly like and I know pretty well. A big thank you to Fréderic Louit and Benoit Leveillard for this great opportunity and for the trust they give me.”

Kevin Calia and Christian Gamarino will partner Pons at Team 33 Louit April Moto in the second 24H SPA EWC Motos from 16-18 June.

Kevin Calia will be taking nothing for granted when the battle for 2023 FIM Endurance World Cup glory gets underway with the 46th running of the 24 Heures Motos.

Calia is part of the Kawasaki-powered Team Louit April Moto outfit that swept to pole position in the Dunlop-equipped Superstock category on the Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans.

“Pole position is not important because the race is long and always in Le Mans it’s a tricky race and we hope the rain will not come so it can be easier,” said the Italian, who will be partnered by compatriots Christian Gamarino and Simone Saltarelli. “But we have a good team because Simone and Christian are very similar on the race pace so we can fight. But we know many teams are very fast because in stock the level is very close. We have to do our work as always, try not to do a mistake and hope for the luck because last year we had many issues by being unlucky.”

Team Louit April Moto qualified ahead of Tecmas-MRP-BMW Racing Team, 3ART Best of Bike, Wójcik Racing Team STK, National Motos Honda, Chromeburner-RAC41-Honda, OG Motorsport World Endurance Team and Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers CMS Motostore, the winner of the 2022 Superstock title. BMRT 3 D Maxxess Nevers and JMA Racing Action Bike completed the top 10 Dunlop-equipped Superstock runners.