BMW's Chaz Davies has set himself clear targets for this weekend's Magny-Cours World Superbike round and those are more wins and podiums.

The Welsh rider goes into the French round coming off the back of a podium at Laguna Seca and should be able to consolidate his fifth place in this year's title scrap.

"My target for France is clear: I want to achieve more podium finishes and wins. Magny-Cours is a pretty challenging track. You have a lot of hard braking areas and the grip level is average. Turn 2, a long right hander, is an important corner because you need to accelerate well onto the following straight," said Davies.

"Another really crucial part of the circuit is the hard braking at the end of the back straight because you arrive fast going in to one of the tightest corners of the calendar. In addition, you never know what the weather will do at Magny-Cours. It is going to be quite interesting. It is one of the weekends where you never know what will happen. You can predict the weather in some places, but not there. But overall I am looking forward to it.”