Last time out though, Arenas didn’t get it all his own way and couldn’t quite get on the podium. The man closest behind him in the points did though, and Ai Ogura (Honda Team Asia) will be aiming for a rinse and repeat on the Riviera di Rimini as he attempt to claw back that gap. Consistent in the truest meaning of the word, the Japanese rider hasn’t put a foot – or wheel – wrong for a long, long time, and keeps racking up those podiums. A first win has evaded him as yet, but it can surely only be a matter of time – and he’ll have to balance scoring and beating Arenas with that last-lap instinct to win at any cost…
The man in third, meanwhile, will feel he has a score to settle. Jorge Martin (Red Bull KTM Ajo) may not be Italian, but he’s on his own mission after crossing the line first in the Styrian GP and then getting demoted to second by a penalty. They were solid points to cement him third overall, but he feels denied a second Moto2™ win in a row after his first intermediate class victory a week before… and to make it even worse, the man he lost out to was fellow sophomore and old Moto3™ rival Marco Bezzecchi (Sky Racing Team VR46). Martin will be on a mission, but then so will that same Bezzecchi…
That goes for his teammate, too. The “Most Wins” stat at Misano is shared three ways, but only one of the riders on the list will be lining up in 2020: Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP). The ‘Doctor’ has three wins at the venue to equal Jorge Lorenzo and reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), who remains sidelined, but it’s the number 46’s backyard. He also arrives with some deceptively solid consistency in 2020. His protegee of sorts, Franco Morbidelli (Petronas Yamaha SRT), will also be optimistic on the way in. Robbed of what looked like a first podium earlier in the year, the number 21 has taken a key step forward this season. On very familiar turf, what can he do?
Italian MXGP win the 90th-career grand prix victory of Herlings
Section: Competition
Yamaha’s Renaux breaks through for first-ever overall in MX2 category.
Image: Supplied.
Red Bull KTM’s Jeffrey Herlings took victory in the MXGP of Italy on Sunday, the first of three-straight world championship rounds at the Monte Coralli circuit in Faenza.
Herlings swept the round with 1-1 results to extend his lead in the standings, topping Jeremy Seewer (Monster Energy Yamaha) and Antonio Cairoli (Red Bull KTM) in both motos.
Australia’s Mitch Evans continues to make progress, the Team HRC rider going 9-7 for eighth overall and his second top 10 result in a row while recovering from shoulder surgery.
It is Herlings who continues to lead the championship by 60 points over Cairoli, with defending champion Tim Gajser (Team HRC) third after finishing sixth overall on the weekend.
Image: Supplied.
In MX2, it was Maxime Renaux (Yamaha SM Action M.C Migliori J1 Racing) who earned his first-career world championship round win.
Renaux split the moto victories with Jago Geerts (Monster Energy Yamaha), however, his 2-1 results were stronger than the 1-3 scorecard of Geerts. Completing the overall podium was Tom Vialle (Red Bull KTM).
After finishing sixth in both motos, Jed Beaton (Rockstar Energy Husqvarna) carded fifth overall for the weekend, with countrymen Bailey Malkiewicz (Team Honda 114 Motorsports) 20th and his teammate Nathan Crawford 22nd.
It is still red plate-holder Vialle who leads the championship by a small margin, three points ahead of Geerts, with Renaux third, but 61 points outside of Vialle.
The 2020 MXGP World Championship will continue this Wednesday, 9 September, as the second of three rounds to be held in succession at the Faenza venue.
EMoS is launching a new Wyld chopper style e-Moped this week to coincide with World Electric Vehicle Day.
EMoS Wyld
EMoS have received Australian full volume compliance approval for its chopper styled bike they refer to as an e-Moped and have given the model name Wyld.
This new single seater combines the last or first mile urban mobility with the appeal of motorcycle related styling.
EMoS Wyld
By the look of those square shouldered tyres it might not be the most nimble urban commuter but the vehicles classification will allow it to be ridden with a normal car drivers license in QLD, SA, NT and WA.
The speed is limited to 50 km/h to satisfy the legislation requirements that permit car licence holders to ride the vehicle.
CEO and co-founder Harry Proskefallas
“Our philosophy has been from the start to be “different”, we want people to turn their heads for our vehicles, we want them to be excited about the form and the function and to make a statement for electric vehicles and that is the same for the WYLD which was “Born to be WYLD”.
EMoS Wyld
EMos Wyld Specifications
Motor 60V 2000W / 60V 1500W
Battery Removeable; 60V12Ah, 20Ah, 30Ah
Range 60-80km
Max Speed 50 km/h
Load Capacity 200 kg
Rims 12-inch
Brakes Discs
Suspension Rear Twin Shock
Suspension Front Forks
Weight 74 kg without battery
Price – $2999 with base motor and battery
EMoS Wyld
Who is EMos?
EMoS is the recently rebranded company formerly know as e-Motion Concepts Pty Ltd. EMoS claim to be the premier Australian light electric vehicle provider, with the largest portfolio of electric road registerable for urban transport of people and goods, ranging from the 3 wheeled Personal Mobility Device (PMD) iLARK to the cargo carrying three wheelers CT-KARGO and the CT-KUBE. The Wyld is another first of its kind in Australia for EMoS and continues and complements our “out of the box” thinking increasing electric vehicle portfolio, with another three exciting vehicles in the pipeline.
Racing concluded for round six of the FIM Motocross World Championship, with the MXGP of Italy the first of three events taking place at the Monte Coralli circuit in Faenza, where Jeffrey Herlings took the double MXGP win, with Jeremy Seewer adding two runner up positions to his tally and Tony Cairoli completing the podium across both races. Aussie Mitchell Evans went 9-7.
Top MXGP Aussie Mitchell Evans
Herlings now leads the MXGP class by 60-points, from Cairoli and Gajser, with Mitchell Evans in 12th.
In MX2 it was Maxime Renaux who came out on top, thanks to a 2-1 result, with Jago Geerts claiming the first MX2 win of the weekend but having to settle for third in Race 2, for second overall. Tom Vialle took third with a 4-2, while Australian Jed Beaton was consistent with two sixth place finishes.
Jed Beaton was the top Australian performer in MX2
Vialle now holds the MX2 lead by a narrow three-points, from Jago Geerts, with Renaux a distant third on 196-points, 58-points off second. Jet Beaton sits fourth overall, now 18-points off Renaux.
MXGP Race One
The opening MXGP race saw Ivo Monticelli put his GasGas Factory machine out in front as he led Jorge Prado, Jeffrey Herlings and Clement Desalle. Though Monticelli made a mistake on the opening lap, allowing Prado to take the lead, with Herlings right behind him. At that point Desalle was in third place, though was coming under pressure from the Antonio Cairoli.
MXGP Start – Image by Ray Archer
It didn’t take long for Jeremy Seewer to get up in the mix, as he started to apply the pressure onto Cairoli early in the race. By the second lap it was a KTM 1-2-3, as Prado led Herlings and Cairoli. Meanwhile further down the field Gautier Paulin moved into fifth as he pushed Desalle down a position and was looking to edge towards his team-mate.
Desalle then lost a position to Team HRC’s Tim Gajser and was coming under fire by Glenn Coldenhoff. The two riders had a close moment as they entered pitlane, though Desalle managed to retain his position.
Romain Febvre
By lap 8, Herlings was starting to close in on Prado, as 2.7 seconds separated the two. Cairoli was still there in third, trying to fend off Seewer and Paulin. During the same lap, Mitch Evans of Team HRC lost eighth to Romain Febvre who was making his way up the field.
A few laps later saw Gajser crash out of sixth, while the battle at the front heated up. At that point predicting a winner was hard, as Prado, Herlings, Cairoli and Seewer were all bunched up together and pushing hard.
Mitch Evans
After taking his time, Herlings finally moved into the lead on lap 13, while Prado was coming under fire from Cairoli and Seewer. As Cairoli got alongside the young Spaniard to attempt a pass, he was caught out, thus allowing Seewer through into P3.
Two laps to go and the gap between the top three was just 1.7 seconds, though in the end it was Herlings who took the race win, followed by Seewer and Cairoli, with Prado down in fourth after making a mistake on the final lap.
Jeremy Seewer
MXGP Race Two
In the second MXGP race, it was Prado who claimed the Holeshot and once again leading the rest of the field. Behind him was Herlings, Cairoli and Seewer, though the #222 made a mistake and lost about six positions on the opening lap.
Jorge Prado took the holeshot
As Prado led the race, Paulin who was having a great ride in fourth came under attack by the defending world champion, Gajser, with Cairoli also stepping it up and getting involved in the action.
While the two factory Yamahas of Seewer and Paulin were having a top ride in the top five, the same couldn’t be said for their team-mate Arnaud Tonus who crashed out of the race.
Gajser and Cairoli continued to push Paulin, and the Frenchman caught his leg which sent him flying into the advertising banners and out of a strong fourth place. Meanwhile at the front, just 2 seconds separated the top three riders, as Seewer set his personal fastest lap time of the race, clearly showing his intentions for the rest of the race.
Tony Cairoli
Following the drama of the first race, that saw Jeremy Van Horebeek miss the start due to what looked like a bike issue, he was running 11th in the second MXGP race.
As the battle for the lead continued, there was a good fight going down for fourth, with Cairoli being chased by Gajser. It also didn’t take long for Febvre to join in on the action as he eventually passed Gajser and set his sights on Cairoli.
Lap 10 and Prado continued to lead Herlings and Seewer, though that’s when you could see Herlings stepping up a gear as he pushed for the win. With Herlings focused on Prado, this allowed Seewer to get right on his tail, with the bullet losing a bit of time during that lap.
Romain Febvre
Lap 13 and Herlings was the new race leader after finally finding a way past Prado. Seewer could not afford to let Herlings run away and was able to pass for second and continue his chase of the number 84.
For the last 3 laps of the race a mere 1.1 seconds separated Herlings and Seewer, with the factory Yamaha using all his energy to try pass Herlings, though in the end he was not able to do so as Herlings made it 1-1 winning the MXGP of Italy. Second on the podium was Seewer following a 2-2 result, with Cairoli filling the third step of the podium with a consistent 3-3 in the races.
Jeffrey Herlings – Image by Ray Archer
Jeffrey Herlings continues to lead the championship by 60 points over Antonio Cairoli, with Tim Gajser in third on 196 points.
Jeffrey Herlings – P1
“I felt good all day. The speed of the top ten is unbelievably fast. Everybody is so close to each other and the starts really were key. It was hard to pass Jorge because he was riding defensive lines. I got the opportunity in both motos when he started to get a bit tired. It will be an exciting week, I think. The track could still get rougher to give more opportunities to pass but they did good with the watering and it was safe, which is the most important thing. I’m looking forward to Wednesday.”
Jeffrey Herlings – Image by Ray Archer
Jeremy Seewer – P2
“I feel super good especially being second on a day like this. I didn’t expect it. I was close to the win. Jeffrey (Herlings) was always there. We did take some time to pass Jorge (Prado) but he was riding well until he got a bit tired. But as I said, it’s a tough time for me and I am happy to do my job, and now I am looking forward to having some rest.”
Antonio Cairoli – P3
“I re-grouped from 8th place in the first moto and I saw Jorge and Jeffrey at the front. The pace was fast but I could come closer and Jeremy was also very fast today. I gained a position when Jorge crashed at the end. My start was better in the second moto and I was in 4th even though I made a big mistake on the first lap and nearly went down. That cost me. I had to recover and keep safe because the track was getting a bit harder. I could find some more speed. I tried to attack in the last laps but, overall, I’m happy with 3rd because this kind of track is not really one of my favourites. We have to do another two races here so I hope to improve.”
Tony Cairoli – Image by Ray Archer
Romain Febvre – P4
“There’s a lot of positive points today apart from my mistake in the first race when I crashed twice as my front brake was blocked in the first crash. I lost twelve seconds in that incident and then came back from thirteenth to sixth; it was a good race and it was impossible to achieve more. The second race was OK. My start wasn’t as good but I gave everything and was the fastest man on track; with a better start and without my mistake a lot was possible today, but I made mistakes and just missed the podium with fourth overall.”
Jorge Prado – P5
“I’m pretty happy with my riding. I had a little dip in the first moto and Jeffrey used that to pass me. Seewer and Tony were then attacking very hard but I kept with Jeffrey until the last lap. I entered a rut and when I was able to open the gas the rut fell-in and it popped my front wheel out of place. I crashed because of that. It was a case of bad luck. In the second moto I started well and was riding well until the end when Jeffrey came through again. I made some mistakes and lost some focus. Fifth overall is decent but I’m aiming for more. After being the guy who led most laps today it is a pity not to be on the box, but we will get there. I’m feeling good.”
Jorge Prado – Image by Ray Archer
Tim Gajser – P6
“I was feeling okay at the beginning, the track looked really good in timed practice and even during the races they kept the track in good shape. It’s just that it was really difficult to pass on the track and the start was the key. The start was really important and today I didn’t get two good starts. I was back in the pack, having to work my way through and I even made two crashes in the first race so that didn’t help. I was really disappointed. The second race was better, the pace was there, just a few seconds from first to fifth but I just couldn’t make the moves I needed to. That’s how it is though, and we still have two more rounds to go here in Faenza, so I will try to put this day out of my mind and focus ahead for the rest of the championship. I know the team will help with this, as they continually help me with all the preparations, so bring on Wednesday!”
Glenn Coldenhoff – P7
“Not quite the day that I was looking for. I felt great in practice and qualifying, and I was seventh fastest so this was good. We are all quite similar in in pace so seventh is ok. My start wasn’t great in race one, just my reaction time was just a little slow, which was unfortunate. The start on this track is so important so it was a tough race all the way to the end. My start in race two wasn’t much better unfortunately but I came back to eighth. We’ll go away from here, watch the races to analyze what I’m doing and then practice starts ahead of Wednesday.”
Mitch Evans – P8
“The first Faenza was good. The goal is still to be better each time I go out on track and we achieved that again today starting with ninth in moto one and seventh in moto two, so really happy with that. These first two rounds I was hoping top 10 results and to slowly progress to the top five, but those guys are running a really fast pace at the front so we’ve still got a way to go. However, we’re heading in the right direction and I’m feeling better and better each race and I’m very happy with how today went.”
Kyle Ryde delivered an inch-perfect performance at Silverstone today for Buildbase Suzuki, claiming an emotional debut race win in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship, to become the seventh different rider to achieve victory in 2020, as the team became the fifth different winning team.
British Superbike Race Two
British Superbike Race Two gets underway
At the start of the second race of the weekend, Ryde had been dicing for the lead with Josh Brookes. The Aussie hit the front of the field on lap two, and he held the position despite immense pressure from his rival until the closing stages.
Brookes, Ryde, O’Halloran
However, Ryde was able to make a move with three laps remaining to push Brookes back into second and the Buildbase Suzuki rider then posted three rapid laps to break away from Brookes and Jason O’Halloran in third, to cross the finish line with a 1m.686s advantage.
Brookes, Mackenzie, Ryde
The podium battle went down to the wire; and Brookes was able to hold off O’Halloran as the McAMS Yamaha rider was back on the podium, but his team-mate and yesterday’s race winner Tarran Mackenzie, was forced out of action with a technical problem earlier in the race.
Andrew Irwin, Bradley Ray
Championship leader Glenn Irwin had fought himself into fourth place, after he broke clear of the chasing pack where an intense battle for fifth place raged.
After some incredibly close battles and the order constantly changing, Bradley Ray equaled his best result of the season with a fifth place for SYNETIQ BMW, holding off Tommy Bridewell who moved up the order in the closing stages.
British Superbike Race Two Kyle Ryde (Buildbase Suzuki) Josh Brookes (VisionTrack Ducati) +1.686s Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +1.760s
British Superbike Race Three
In the third and final race of the weekend, Ryde was unstoppable and he got an electric start from pole position to lead Glenn Irwin and Brookes on the opening lap. However, O’Halloran soon dived ahead of his rival to grab third position, before snatching second place by the end of lap three.
Kyle Ryde, Jason O’Halloran
Ryde was soon trying to make a break, and the Buildbase Suzuki rider executed it perfectly as he was able to edge an advantage over the chasing pack behind him where there was an intense battle for the podium positions.
Iddon, Mackenzie, Irwin
O’Halloran was holding off Glenn Irwin, despite the McAMS Yamaha rider trying to get ahead of Ryde in the early stages of the race for the lead.
Christian Iddon meanwhile had moved into the mix for the podium fight, and by lap ten he was holding third place ahead of Mackenzie and Glenn Irwin.
Kyle Ryde, Christian Iddon, Tarran Mackenzie
At the halfway point of the race, Iddon was able to make a decisive move on O’Halloran for second, but over the final ten laps he started dropping back through the field, and on the final lap the battle for fifth was a Ducati dogfight.
Iddon had held the advantage from Brookes and Bridewell at the start of the final lap, but as they took the chequered flag, the trio had shifted with Bridewell emerging ahead of Brookes and Iddon as they crossed the finish line.
The battle for second meanwhile had intensified between the McAMS Yamaha team-mates with Mackenzie able to fend off the challenges from O’Halloran to claim second place as they celebrated their strongest weekend of the season.
British Superbike Race Three Kyle Ryde (Buildbase Suzuki) Tarran Mackenzie (McAMS Yamaha) +1.549s Jason O’Halloran (McAMS Yamaha) +1.649s
Glenn Irwin finished in fourth place, but the points still give the Honda Racing rider the edge in the championship standings ahead of the next three races at Oulton Park later this month.
Josh Brookes ranks second on the championship points table but trails the Honda man by a significant 35-points.
Kyle Ryde
“It is hard to explain how I felt after winning the race; it was unexpected and that was probably fifty percent of the emotion in parc ferme. The other half is probably because I have had a couple of up and down years so it is almost like I want to thank Steve and the Buildbase Suzuki team for the faith they had put me in me this season. I am so happy to have won. I had picked the time to try to pass Josh with eight laps to go and I tried to pass him about four times, but it was risky and I didn’t want to take us both down when I had a podium on the cards. I played it safe and got through and then did three qualifying style laps to get a gap and I wasn’t sure how much I had, but I am over the moon. I just wanted to stay out of trouble in the last race and I saved the tyre, then pulled the pin at maybe lap 15 and thought if anyone came with me then let’s go! I tried my best, kept a good rhythm and then just watched my pit board. I was really nervous over the last two laps as I really wanted another win and I loved every second of that race. I think today has been unexpected but it is a great feeling, and I can’t wait for Oulton Park now. The bike has been amazing today and I want to thank everyone for their support.”
Kyle Ryde
Josh Brookes
“The team did a great job overnight with the bike and it gave me that little bit that I was missing in yesterday’s race but although I led for much of the first race, I knew the guys were right behind me. I just focused on what I could do, rather than worry about their race strategies and was happy with a podium. I was disappointed to finish in sixth place in the second race, but I did the best I could but overall, it’s been a tough weekend. I’m now looking forward to Oulton Park where we know the bike will work better.”
Andrew Irwin
“When we arrived this weekend we knew we needed three finishes and we’re leaving with that. Yesterday was quite good, but I made a mistake and if I hadn’t then I think we’d have been a lot closer to the podium than we were. This morning I wrecked a tyre in the opening race to cross the line ninth and in the final race we finished again ninth; I had consistent rhythm but it wasn’t as consistent as the riders in front of me. It’s frustrating, but we have to keep our heads up, keep positive and try to turn it around, and I’m sure we’ll be back on track in no time.”
Andrew Irwin
Glenn Irwin
“I’m content with this weekend, we said coming in that the Yamaha and Suzuki’s would be strong, and hats off to Kyle, a debut double-win is a fantastic achievement. Looking at our rivals we were in similar positions, we could all go fast as qualifying showed, but doing what those leading guys were doing over the 30 laps, that was difficult. After yesterday we worked really hard for today and made improvements so we could hang in there to be best of the rest and being realistic, finishing fourth was the most we could achieve safely this weekend. I’m happy to have extended the championship lead, which is all that matters to be truthfully honest. Thanks to my crew who worked so hard this weekend, the boss man Harv will be happy, he’s extended the lead without having to pay a win bonus!”
Glenn Irwin
Christian Iddon
“It’s been a very tough weekend for me. The problems we had didn’t occur until the Christian Iddon & Josh Brookesfirst race yesterday which was going OK until we had a technical issue with the tyre, and I was lucky to finish. The opening race today was horrendous with another couple of technical problems including another tyre issue so going into the third and final race, I wasn’t feeling confident at all. I tried a different strategy and it was a positive step but with three laps to go, the problems reoccurred, and I got mugged by three or four people. I came here with high hopes and our results didn’t reflect that, so we learn from it and move on.”
Christian Iddon
Peter Hickman
“To say it’s been a tough, and frustrating, weekend would be an understatement and firstly my thoughts are with Alex so hopefully he’ll make a swift recovery. With regards to my weekend, we’ve made every possible change you can think of but the feeling with the bike has still been the same and the tyre change for 2020 has really hit us and the bike hard. With the amount of changes we’ve made, it’s hard to know what else we can do and all the other BMW riders seem to be in the same position. The bike itself doesn’t feel too bad but we’re just not fast enough or competitive enough so it’s a hard one to take right now. The amount of hard work from the team has been unreal so that’s what we’ll continue to do.”
Peter Hickman
British Superbike Race Two
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
Kyle RYDE
Suzuki
+26m55.209
2
Josh BROOKES
Ducati
+1.686
3
Jason O’HALLORAN
Yamaha
+1.760
4
Glenn IRWIN
Honda
+3.383
5
Bradley RAY
BMW
+10.592
6
Tommy BRIDEWELL
Ducati
+10.984
7
Lee JACKSON
Kawasaki
+11.183
8
Danny BUCHAN
Kawasaki
+13.279
9
Andrew IRWIN
Honda
/
10
Héctor BARBERÁ
BMW
+13.416
11
Peter HICKMAN
BMW
+13.848
12
Gino REA
Suzuki
+19.450
13
Christian IDDON
Ducati
+20.523
14
Joe FRANCIS
BMW
+21.286
15
Storm STACEY
Kawasaki
+25.045
16
Taylor MACKENZIE
BMW
+25.157
17
Tom WARD
Kawasaki
+26.048
18
Graeme IRWIN
Kawasaki
+49.021
Not Classified
DNF
Ryan VICKERS
Kawasaki
2 Laps
DNF
Josh OWENS
Kawasaki
5 Laps
DNF
Tarran MACKENZIE
Yamaha
16 Laps
DNF
Luke MOSSEY
BMW
23 Laps
DNF
Bjorn ESTMENT
BMW
28 Laps
DNF
Brian McCORMACK
BMW
/
British Superbike Race Three
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
Kyle RYDE
Suzuki
26m52.360
2
Tarran MACKENZIE
Yamaha
+1.549
3
Jason O’HALLORAN
Yamaha
+1.649
4
Glenn IRWIN
Honda
+3.421
5
Tommy BRIDEWELL
Ducati
+4.911
6
Josh BROOKES
Ducati
+5.329
7
Christian IDDON
Ducati
+5.373
8
Lee JACKSON
Kawasaki
+5.481
9
Andrew IRWIN
Honda
+9.614
10
Luke MOSSEY
BMW
+10.144
11
Danny BUCHAN
Kawasaki
+10.827
12
Héctor BARBERÁ
BMW
+12.511
13
Bradley RAY
BMW
+15.734
14
Gino REA
Suzuki
+15.898
15
Peter HICKMAN
BMW
+16.009
16
Joe FRANCIS
BMW
+16.357
17
Ryan VICKERS
Kawasaki
+24.246
18
Taylor MACKENZIE
BMW
+28.900
19
Storm STACEY
Kawasaki
+28.949
20
Josh OWENS
Kawasaki
+33.663
21
Tom WARD
Kawasaki
+33.756
22
Graeme IRWIN
Kawasaki
+48.882
23
Brian McCORMACK
BMW
+1 Lap
Bennetts British Superbike Championship standings after Round 9
Pos
Rider
Points
1
Glenn IRWIN (Honda)
157
2
Josh BROOKES (Ducati)
122
3
Tommy BRIDEWELL (Ducati)
122
4
Kyle RYDE (Suzuki)
114
5
Jason O’HALLORAN (Yamaha)
113
6
Christian IDDON (Ducati)
106
7
Tarran MACKENZIE (Yamaha)
101
8
Andrew IRWIN (Honda)
83
9
Lee JACKSON (Kawasaki)
78
10
Bradley RAY (BMW)
48
11
Danny BUCHAN (Kawasaki)
47
12
Luke MOSSEY (BMW)
39
13
Ryan VICKERS (Kawasaki)
28
14
Héctor BARBERÁ (BMW)
28
15
Peter HICKMAN (BMW)
25
16
Gino REA (Suzuki)
22
17
Alex OLSEN (BMW)
8
18
Joe FRANCIS (BMW)
8
19
Jack KENNEDY (Yamaha)
7
20
Dan LINFOOT (Yamaha)
2
21
Taylor MACKENZIE (BMW)
1
22
Storm STACEY (Kawasaki)
1
Supersport / GP2
Rory Skinner continued his dominant form in the Quattro Group British Supersport class, taking another victory in the Feature race at Silverstone. Skinner grabbed the holeshot and was able to extend his lead away at the front, with Ben Currie running second and Brad Jones third. With Skinner enjoying a 1.6s lead, a safety car on lap five saw the group bunch back up.
Brad Jones, Perrin
With the race resuming Jones was immediately through into second but Skinner was able to immediately edge away at the front. Jamie Perrin moved up to third on lap 10, setting a new lap record in the process as he looked to close up on Jones, taking over second place on lap 12.
Currie, Jones, Perrin
As Skinner controlled the race front the front, it was a four rider battle for second place with Perrin, Jones, Currie and Johnston trading places with every lap. A string of fast laps from Harry Truelove and Bradley Perie saw them enter the podium battle, coming down to the final lap fight with Jones moving from fourth to second in the final complex whilst Truelove completed the podium in third. Perrin finished fourth ahead of Australian Ben Currie who is now eighth in the championship standings.
Australian Ben Currie is now eighth in the championship standings.
Supersport / GP2 Race 2
Pos
CL
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
Rory SKINNER
Yamaha
25m00.847
2
Brad JONES
Yamaha
+6.760
3
Harry TRUELOVE
Yamaha
+6.825
4
Jamie PERRIN
Yamaha
+6.878
5
Ben CURRIE
Kawasaki
+7.916
6
GP2
Tom OLIVER
Chassis Factory
+7.986
7
Bradley PERIE
Yamaha
+8.306
8
GP2
Cameron HORSMAN
Chassis Factory
+8.371
9
GP2
Alastair SEELEY
ABM Quattro
+8.447
10
James WESTMORELAND
Kawasaki
+13.013
11
GP2
Joey THOMPSON
Spirit
+20.694
12
GP2
Jake ARCHER
Kalex
+21.612
13
Richard KERR
Triumph
+25.971
14
GP2
Cameron FRASER
Chassis
+26.186
15
Rob HARTOG
MV Agusta
+26.985
16
Keenan ARMSTRONG
Kawasaki
+33.108
17
Phil WAKEFIELD
Yamaha
+38.838
18
GP2
Matthew WIGLEY
MW6R
+47.459
Not Classified
DNF
Lee JOHNSTON
Yamaha
1 Lap
DNF
GP2
Charlie NESBITT
ABM Quattro
12 Laps
DNF
James ROSE
Kawasaki
13 Laps
DNF
Korie McGREEVY
Yamaha
14 Laps
DNF
Kurt WIGLEY
Yamaha
18 Laps
DNF
GP2
Mason LAW
Spirit
23 Laps
DNF
Scott SWANN
Yamaha
23 Laps
DNF
GP2
Jorel BOERBOOM
Honda
23 Laps
DNF
GP2
Dan JONES
FTR
23 Laps
DNF
Ross PATTERSON
Yamaha
24 Laps
DNF
GP2
Jack SCOTT
Harris
24 Laps
Supersport / GP2 Race 2 Championship Standings
Pos
Rider
Points
1
Rory SKINNER (Yamaha)
150
2
James WESTMORELAND (Kawasaki)
84
3
Brad JONES (Yamaha)
77
4
Bradley PERIE (Yamaha)
73
5
Lee JOHNSTON (Yamaha)
59
6
Harry TRUELOVE (Yamaha)
54
7
Richard KERR (Triumph)
46
8
Ben CURRIE (Kawasaki)
40
9
Rob HARTOG (MV Agusta)
33
10
Jamie PERRIN (Yamaha)
32
11
Korie McGREEVY (Yamaha)
32
12
Ross PATTERSON (Yamaha)
29
13
Kurt WIGLEY (Yamaha)
23
14
Phil WAKEFIELD (Yamaha)
23
15
James ROSE (Kawasaki)
15
16
Scott SWANN (Yamaha)
12
17
Tom TOPARIS (Yamaha)
11
18
Ricky TARREN (Yamaha)
8
19
Keenan ARMSTRONG (Kawasaki)
6
20
Ben WOTTON (Triumph)
6
21
Grant McINTOSH (Yamaha)
5
22
Alan NAYLOR (Yamaha)
5
Superstock 1000
Tim Neave secured victory in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 victory at Silverstone, beating Chrissy Rouse by 0.062s. It was Tim Neave who held the lead over the line at the opening line, but Lewis Rollo has found his way through at the start of lap two, with Tom Neave third ahead of Chrissy Rouse and Billy McConnell. Rollo and Tom Neave, were initially able to edge away, but Rouse was soon able to close back up and take the lead.
Tim Neave moved back into the lead on lap 13, pulling a small lead over the pursuing pack and setting a new lap record in the process. Despite a strong of fast laps at the end, Neave was able to fend off Rouse to take the win with Tom Neave taking third ahead of Australian Billy McConnell and Kiwi Damon Rees. The New Zealander remains in third place on the points table while McConnell ranks fifth.
Tumut’s Brayden Elliott unfortunately failed to add to his points tally with an 18th place finish on Sunday. Kiwi Shane Richardson finished the bout in 13th place.
Tumut’s Brayden Elliott unfortunately failed to add to his points tally with an 18th place finish
Tim Neave – P1
“I was made up with the win. I knew we were strong and had the pace all weekend, but I made that mistake in race one. It was hard to break the pack today but I was pleased to be able to get to the front and do my thing. A big thank you to the team – this is a massive step forward for me over the last few years, so thank you to Steve and Stuart for the opportunity.”
STK1000 Podium 1. Tim Neave 2. Chrissy Rouse 3. Tom Neave
Damon Rees – P5
“I was feeling awesome after going fastest in warm-up. The changes we made to our Carl Cox Motorsport supported Astro JJR Racing BMW S1000rr were perfect, and I knew I was in a good position going into the race. It got off to a decent start, holding my P6 start position for majority of the race. It was feeling good, but the field was riding at an incredible pace, making it very difficult to make passes. Then, in the final laps I made a charge for 5th, I started to get into the groove, and made up almost a second on 4th in the final lap, but it was a little too late and I crossed the finish in P5. I’m really happy with my results this round, I had never ridden Silverstone before Friday and made consistent progress throughout the weekend. And the best part is, I remain 3rd in the Championship going into Round 4 at Oulton Park! I truly can’t thank the Astro JJR team enough for their tireless work this weekend. We work so well together and it proves in our results. I also want to congratulate my team-mate Shane Richardson for his awesome riding this weekend, it’s been a tough season for him so-far, but he’s finally overcome it all and got some points on the board! And of course, I can’t thank my Sponsors & Supporters enough, they are the reason I’m able to be here chasing my dreams!”
Damon Rees
Superstock 1000 Race Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
Tim NEAVE
Suzuki
22m04.808
2
Chrissy ROUSE
BMW
+0.062
3
Tom NEAVE
Honda
+0.720
4
Billy McCONNELL
BMW
+1.445
5
Damon REES
BMW
+1.827
6
Lewis ROLLO
Aprilia
+3.294
7
Ian HUTCHINSON
BMW
+5.820
8
Danny KENT
Kawasaki
+6.080
9
Dan LINFOOT
BMW
+6.222
10
Davey TODD
Honda
+7.002
11
Fraser ROGERS
Kawasaki
+8.554
12
Jordan WEAVING
Suzuki
+14.610
13
Shane RICHARDSON
BMW
+14.979
14
Joe SHELDON-SHAW
Suzuki
+22.035
15
Shaun WINFIELD
Yamaha
+22.077
16
Leon JEACOCK
Suzuki
+22.252
17
Barry TEASDALE
Kawasaki
+24.526
18
Brayden ELLIOTT
Suzuki
+25.689
19
Tommy PHILP
BMW
+31.364
20
Jenny TINMOUTH
BMW
+32.164
21
David ALLINGHAM
Aprilia
34.493
22
Tom TUNSTALL
Suzuki
+35.571
23
Craig NEVE
BMW
+35.828
24
Lee WILLIAMS
Kawasaki
+39.004
25
Luke HOPKINS
Kawasaki
+39.604
26
Dani SAEZ GUTERREZ
Kawasaki
+42.392
27
Robert HODSON
Kawasaki
+54.234
28
Stephen SMITH
BMW
+1 Lap
29
Dave SELLARS
Suzuki
+1 Lap
30
Dave MACKAY
Suzuki
+1 Lap
31
Ben BROADWAY
Aprilia
+1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF
Luke HEDGER
Kawasaki
3 Laps
DNF
Matt TRUELOVE
BMW
10 Laps
DNF
Daniel COOPER
BMW
17 Laps
DNF
Luke JONES
Aprilia
21 Laps
Superstock 1000 Championship Points
Pos
Rider
Points
1
Tom NEAVE (Honda)
102
2
Chrissy ROUSE (BMW)
96
3
Damon REES (BMW)
66
4
Tim NEAVE (Suzuki)
58
5
Billy McCONNELL (BMW)
56
6
Danny KENT (Kawasaki)
47
7
Lewis ROLLO (Aprilia)
44
8
Fraser ROGERS (Kawasaki)
35
9
Davey TODD (Honda)
33
10
Matt TRUELOVE (BMW)
23
11
Joe COLLIER (Suzuki)
23
12
Ian HUTCHINSON (BMW)
22
13
Jordan WEAVING (Suzuki)
19
14
Luke HEDGER (Kawasaki)
17
15
Dan LINFOOT (BMW)
13
16
Shane RICHARDSON (BMW)
11
17
Richard COOPER (BMW)
9
18
Leon JEACOCK (Suzuki)
8
19
Shaun WINFIELD (Yamaha)
6
20
Brayden ELLIOTT (Suzuki)
5
21
Joe SHELDON-SHAW (Suzuki)
3
22
Luke HOPKINS (Kawasaki)
2
23
David ALLINGHAM (Aprilia)
2
Junior Supersport
Owen Jenner took victory in an epic 15-lap thriller in the Hel Performance British Junior Supersport race. In a similar fashion to yesterday’s opening race, it was a race long battle between ten riders, trading places at every corner.
Owen Jenner took victory in an epic 15-lap thriller in the Hel Performance British Junior Supersport race
Coming down to the final lap, Jenner was able to claim the win by just 0.05s ahead of McManus with Crockford completing the podium in third. The top ten riders were separated by just 1.1s.
Seth Crump recorded his first DNF of the season, going out of the bout at half-race distance but the young Aussie remains in second place on the championship points table.
Seth Crump recorded his first DNF of the season, going out of the bout at half-race distance but the young Aussie remains in second place on the championship points table.
Junior Supersport Race Two Results
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
Owen JENNER
Kawasaki
16m18.318
2
James McMANUS
Kawasaki
+0.050
3
Brody CROCKFORD
Yamaha
+0.146
4
Zak SHELTON
Kawasaki
+0.325
5
Osian JONES
Kawasaki
+0.389
6
Adon DAVIE
Kawasaki
+0.469
7
Ash BARNES
Kawasaki
+0.561
8
Kam DIXON
Kawasaki
+0.981
9
Cameron DAWSON
Kawasaki
+1.067
10
Oscar PINSON
Kawasaki
+1.195
11
Kier ARMSTRONG
KTM
+3.546
12
Lewis JONES
KTM
+6.295
13
Lewis JONES
Kawasaki
+12.466
14
Jake HOPPER
Kawasaki
+12.672
15
Cameron HALL
Kawasaki
+12.916
16
Finn SMART
Kawasaki
+13.721
17
Joe ELLIS
Kawasaki
+13.760
18
Chloe JONES
Yamaha
+13.808
19
Alessandro VALENTE
KTM
+18.704
20
Lucca ALLEN
Kawasaki
+18.745
21
James ROSE
Kawasaki
+18.854
22
Christopher JOHNSON
Kawasaki
+19.060
23
Rossi BANHAM
Yamaha
+19.154
24
Ben TAYLOR
Kawasaki
+19.425
25
Bradley WILSON
Kawasaki
+31.589
26
Kai DICKINSON
Kawasaki
+40.680
27
Samuel LAIDLOW
Kawasaki
+42.387
28
Kevin COYNE
Kawasaki
+42.564
29
Mcauley LONGMORE
Kawasaki
+42.772
30
Luke GILBY
Kawasaki
+52.757
Not Classified
DNF
Lynden LEATHERLAND
Kawasaki
4 Laps
DNF
Declan CONNELL
Kawasaki
4 Laps
DNF
Andrew SMYTH
Kawasaki
7 Laps
DNF
Seth CRUMP
Kawasaki
8 Laps
Junior Supersport Championship Standings
Pos
Rider
Points
1
Owen JENNER (Kawasaki)
131
2
Seth CRUMP (Kawasaki)
80
3
Brody CROCKFORD (Yamaha)
60
4
Cameron DAWSON (Kawasaki)
60
5
Osian JONES (Kawasaki)
59
6
Zak SHELTON (Kawasaki)
55
7
Adon DAVIE (Kawasaki)
49
8
Ash BARNES (Kawasaki)
41
9
Oscar PINSON (Kawasaki)
38
10
James McMANUS (Kawasaki)
30
11
Lewis JONES #25 (KTM)
30
12
Joseph THOMAS (Kawasaki)
29
13
Kier ARMSTRONG (KTM)
28
14
Lynden LEATHERLAND (Kawasaki)
25
15
Cameron HALL (Kawasaki)
25
16
Kam DIXON (Kawasaki)
22
17
Chloe JONES (Yamaha)
13
18
Jake HOPPER (Kawasaki)
12
19
Christopher JOHNSON (Kawasaki)
11
20
Finn SMART (Kawasaki)
8
21
Kai DICKINSON (Kawasaki)
7
22
Harris BEECH (Yamaha)
7
23
Lewis JONES #3 (Kawasaki)
5
24
Mcauley LONGMORE (Kawasaki)
4
25
Alessandro VALENTE (KTM)
4
Ducati TriOptions Cup
Levi Day took victory in the second Ducati TriOptions Cup race at Silverstone. He held the early race lead, with Ed Best, Elliot Pinson and Josh Day in close contention. In a repeat of yesterday’s race, Josh Day was soon up to second and the leading duo were able to break away from the pursuing pack.
It was drama behind as Pinson and Best crashed out of the podium positions on lap 11, promoting Shoubridge to third, with Carl Stevens and Craig Neve fourth and fifth. Coming down to the final lap, Levi Day was able to take victory ahead of Josh Day, with Shoubridge taking the final rostrum position.
Levi Day
Levi Day – P1
“P1 today! So pleased to take my first win of the season today, after a number of 2nd places so far! Got a great start and managed to lead it from start to finish, with just under half a second to Josh Day in 2nd place at the end of the race. Really enjoyed that and one of my best rides to date! Can’t thank all the team enough for all their hard work! Nigel, Paul and Darren for working hard on the bike and on me as a rider through out the whole weekend, Katie for always killing it on my pitboard and looking after all the team with amazing food each day and taking care of Max full time while away at the race track. Mike from Boast Plumbing Supplies for all his support.”
John McGuinness – P6
“I’ve really enjoyed the weekend and having tested here earlier in the year, it put me in a good position from the word go. Free practice went well so it was a bit annoying that I got a hole in the exhaust and lost a bit of power but I knew ninth wasn’t where I should be. I made another good start in the race and felt strong throughout and as I keep saying, I’m learning all the time. I had a good dust up with Craig (Neve) and it was pleasing to get back into the top six as this is where I feel I should be. Unfortunately, the second race didn’t pan out in the same vein. I’m not going to stand here and make excuses but it honestly felt like I had a different motorbike underneath me. We didn’t make any changes and I was well up for the fight but I couldn’t run the lap times like I did on Saturday and tenth was the best I could do. I guess you could say it was a weekend of two halves but it was another pair of top ten finishes and I’m still seventh in the table so roll on Oulton.”
John McGuinness
Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Race Two
Pos
Rider
Time/Gap
1
Levi DAY
14m15.225
2
Josh DAY
+0.428
3
David SHOUBRIDGE
+6.654
4
Carl STEVENS
+18.543
5
Craig NEVE
+21.668
6
Alberto SOLERA
+23.746
7
David JONES
+24.638
8
Dijon COMPTON
+25.667
9
Michael TUSTIN
+25.760
10
John McGUINNESS
+26.377
11
Samuel COX
+27.721
12
Matthew JONES
+28.155
13
Matt STEVENS
+38.516
14
Hiro ARAZEKI
+38.635
15
Richard SPENCER-FLEET
+38.997
16
Ewan POTTER
+39.592
17
Craig KENNELLY
+39.798
18
Lee DEVONPORT
+40.544
19
Peter HASLER
+40.869
20
Tom STEVENS
43.995
21
Ben FALLA
+50.046
22
Ian FLEETWOOD
+51.236
23
Andre COMPTON
+56.427
24
Thomas RAWSTHORNE
+1 Lap
25
Mike LONG
+1 Lap
26
Murray HAMBRO
+1 Lap
27
Jimmy BUCHANAN
+1 Lap
28
Andrew HOWE
+1 Lap
29
Andy BOOTH
+1 Lap
30
Matthew FLOWER
+1 Lap
Not Classified
DNF
Edmund BEST
4 Laps
DNF
Elliott PINSON
4 Laps
DNF
Mark EVANS
5 Laps
DNF
Sam MIDDLEMAS
8 Laps
Ducati Performance TriOptions Cup Championship Standings
Rea hunts down Rinaldi for epic Teruel WorldSBK victory
Section: CompetitionPost: CycleOnline
Rea now leads the championship by 36 points from Redding.
Image: Supplied.
Jonathan Rea and the Kawasaki Racing Team were made to earn their race two victory at the Teruel round of the Superbike World Championship after an epic contest with Michael Ruben Rinaldi on the Team GoEleven Ducati.
Scott Redding (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) had regained some confidence earlier in the morning by taking out the Tissot Superpole race ahead of Rea and Rinaldi. In the main 18 lap race Redding was at it again, passing Rea on the opening lap and igniting a fierce battle with Rinaldi and Alvaro Bautista (Team HRC) attached. By the time Bautista fell a few laps in Redding and Rea had turned up the intensity, pushing each other to the limit. As the pair pushed just marginally wide, Rinaldi swooped. It was more pure tenacity that propelled Rinaldi to the lead than a mistake on the part of Rea or Redding, the GoEleven V4 Ducati cutting moves through his much more seasoned competitors.
The trio pushed a hot pace on the soft compound Pirelli SCX tyres, with Rinaldi and Rea slightly dropping Redding and putting him under pressure to keep in touch. As Rea stalked Rinaldi the gap to Redding grew to one second, with the Kawasaki of Rea looking like he was toying with Rinaldi and biding his time. Rea would push and Rinaldi would defend – and when Rea finally struck, it showed just how on the edge the Kawasaki rider had been. There was a huge moment at turn seven for Rea, then a lap later he made the pass stick. With both feet off the pegs and the Ninja fully out of shape, Rea needed another massive save tipping into turn one with the rear in the air, protesting under braking force.
While the leaders scrapped, Redding was simply unable to respond but was able to salvage the final podium spot. After Redding’s Aruba.it teammate Chaz Davies had crashed out, Leon Haslam (Team HRC) stepped up for his best result this season while Alex Lowes (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) came home in fifth. Dutchman Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team) was a further five seconds behind in fifth, closely followed by his teammate Toprak Razgatlioglu.
Loris Baz (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) was another five seconds behind Razgatlioglu with GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Junior Team duo Federico Caricasulo and Garrett Gerloff rounding out the top ten.
Image: Supplied.
World Supersport was once again taken out by Andrea Locatelli (Bardahl Evans Bros. World Supersport Team) but not without significant drama. In the opening stages Locatelli had fallen to third place with Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha) and Raffaele de Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) out front. On lap four the pair collided at turn one, forcing both out of the race with Cluzel later diagnosed with fractures to his left tibia and fibula. Locatelli went on to win by over six seconds with Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) second and Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing) completing the podium. Australian Lachlan Epis (MPM Routz Racing Team) bought his Yamaha home for 18th place.
The Supersport 300 World Championship class was won by Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki Motoport) with an unusual gap of over five seconds. Buis has claimed three race wins in four races while teammate Scott Deroue scored another podium finish. Turkish rider Bahattin Sofuoglu (Biblion Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSSP300) completed the podium. Australian Tom Edwards (Kawasaki ParkinGo Team) rode home to 25th place while compatriot Tom Bramich (Carl Cox-RT Motorsports by SKM-Kawasaki) crashed out.
Jonathan Rea and Scott Redding both got off the line well and engaged from the start in a heated battle for the race lead in the Superpole race on Sunday. Watching the action from behind them were, in order, Michael Ruben Rinaldi, Toprak Razgatlioglu and Tom Sykes. Rea attempted to overtake Redding several times over the course of the first four laps, staying hot on the pipes of the Ducati and seeking to exploit even the smallest mistake Redding might make as the World Champ piled on the pressure, but none were forthcoming.
In the meantime, Alex Lowes, who had started from the ninth spot on the grid, put in the fastest lap of the race and gained the upper hand over Álvaro Bautista and Razgatlioglu, moving him into fourth place behind Rinaldi. Three laps from the end, Bautista, Lowes and Chaz Davies were locked in a battle for fourth riddled with overtakes and action all the way to the chequered flag, and it was the Spanish Honda rider who ended up coming out on top. Scott Redding was seeking redemption for his crash in Race 1 on Saturday and he received it in the best possible way, finishing first ahead of Rea and Rinaldi in the Superpole Race.
#TeruelWorldSBK at MotorLand Aragon Tissot Superpole Race 1. Scott Redding (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) 2. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) +0.970s 3. Michael Ruben Rinaldi (Team GOELEVEN) +3.685s
WSBK Race Two
Race Two
Jonathan Rea went straight to the lead in race two but by the end of the first lap it had been snatched from him by Scott Redding with a brilliant move.
Redding leads Rea and Rinaldi
Behind the leading duo were Michael Ruben Rinaldi, Álvaro Bautista and Chaz Davies. The Italian Ducati rider, who turned out to be the revelation of the weekend, did the fastest time of the race on the fourth lap, thereby earning his second Pirelli Best Lap Award and moving closer and closer to the leading Rea – Redding duo.
Rinaldi and Rea
When the right opportunity presented itself, he took advantage of the duel between the two leaders to make an overtaking move that put him in first place. The battle between Redding and Rea raged on, now for second place, with the five-time world champion getting the better of the Ducati this time, creating a gap and catching up with Rinaldi to put the pressure on.
Rea, Rinaldi, Redding
Rinaldi did an outstanding job defending his position, managing to hold onto the race lead for several laps, including an episode where Rea made an aggressive attempt to overtake, ending up momentarily on the kerb. With three laps to race, Rea was finally able to overtake and make it stick, finishing first and taking home a well-earned victory.
Rea takes victory over Rinaldi
Rounding out the podium for a thrilling race full of upsets and surprises were Ducati riders Rinaldi and Redding. Redding now finds himself now 36 points behind Rea in the Championship standings.
Leon Haslam secured his best result of the 2020 season with fourth place, finish more than a second clear of Alex Lowes in fifth. The duo finished five seconds ahead of Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha); the Dutchman coming home in sixth place.
Michael van der Mark’s team-mate, Toprak Razgatlioglu, finished in seventh place ahead of Loris Baz who fended off challenges from GRT Yamaha duo Federico Caricasulo and Garrett Gerloff as five Yamaha machines finished inside the top ten.
Eugene Laverty just missed out on a top ten finish with 11th place, less than a second away from Gerloff. Marco Melandri (Barni Ducati) scored a points finish with 12th place, with Xavi Fores (Kawasaki Puccetti) in 13th.
Tom Sykes became the first retirement from the race when he pulled into the pits on the opening lap while Maximilian Scheib (Orelac VerdNatura) crashed out on Lap 4. Alvaro Bautista (Team HRC) crashed out at Turn 7 on Lap 5, forcing the Spanish rider to retire from the race. Chaz Davies (Aruba Ducati) was another retirement from the race after a crash on Lap 13 while he was running in the top five, while Sylvain Barrier (Brixx Performance) also did not finish the race.
WorldSBK Quotes
Jonathan Rea
“We got off to a good start in the Superpole race but when Scott came past quite early it disturbed my rhythm a bit. He set a very good pace. I was strong in the first part of the circuit and although I enjoyed the ten-lap race I realised that today it was going to be second. In race two I realised that instead of managing the race I needed to go through, and then I had a huge ‘moment’. I went all in, full gas in that race. You have to ride on 100% but not make any mistakes. It was more a race for me trying to be clean and not making any errors. With the entry speed I could carry and the stopping performance from the Ninja ZX-10RR – also how we kept the tyre until the end – I felt like we had a better package.”
Aragon WorldSBK
Michael Ruben Rinaldi
“It was a great weekend for us! This afternoon was a little bit colder and I have the soft tyre on like yesterday, but it didn’t pay off because Jonny used the SC0 tyre. With it being cooler, the tyre did not work as well for us. I tried to fight Jonny, but I couldn’t. I did my best and I’m happy.”
Aragon WorldSBK
Alex Lowes
“I have struggled all weekend but I did not complain too much on Friday and just tried to be positive. Since Tuesday morning I have been unable to keep food inside so it was a tough weekend. The set-up changes we made on the bike were good today and allowed me to have some decent results. I could not do any more and I was quite proud of my efforts. I was a shame not to be able to use our potential a bit more. Even this morning, in the short ten-lap race, I was able to go from seventh to near the front but I just didn’t have the energy to keep going.”
Aragon WorldSBK
Scott Redding
“We’ve had a bit of trouble on this circuit. I said that I was not particularly happy to race for two consecutive weekends on the same track especially because when you start with some problems it is always difficult to find the final solution. I tried to race with soft rubber but it was not a good choice because since mid-race I had grip problems. In any case, we are still in the race to win the championship. It is clear that we will have to improve but we will not give up and we will continue to work intensively with the team and all the Ducati Corse guys”.
Aragon WorldSBK
Chaz Davies
“We started well today because the feeling in the warm-up was very good and the race pace allowed me to be incisive in the SuperPole Race. Unfortunately, I was not able to reach the podium that would have allowed me to start from the front row in Race-2, but the feeling was still positive. For this reason, I can’t understand the reasons of the grip problems we had since the start of Race-2: maybe the higher temperature affected, maybe the “0” tire didn’t work at its best. We will have to understand what happened. It is very frustrating to close the weekend with a crash”.
Marco Zambenedetti – Ducati Corse Superbike Technical Coordinator
“In these two consecutive weekends at the Motorland circuit, we have shown the goodness of our project thanks to the results obtained by the factory team riders and Michael Rinaldi. Unfortunately, this was not enough to come out winners from Aragon even if we were able to react well after Scott Redding’s crash on Saturday. We must continue to work hard to improve in the next races”.
Aragon WorldSBK
Michael van der Mark
“It was a difficult Superpole Race this morning, I was expecting more but I didn’t have a good feeling with the bike and we didn’t have the grip I was hoping for, so I was really disappointed to finish 10th. The goal was to get up at least one row and have a better starting position for Race 2 – we didn’t, and had to start P12 again. I made up the places really quick in the main race and just got into a rhythm. I couldn’t do more than to stay consistent. It was a long race and I think we maybe chose the wrong rear tyre, but finishing sixth overall coming from 12th isn’t that bad. On the whole, I think there have been a lot of positives this weekend, it just didn’t come together in today’s races, mainly due to the qualifying position.”
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu
“Today, my team did incredible work for me to find a good set-up on my Yamaha R1. This weekend we tried our best but it was only possible to finish in seventh, so while I cannot be fully happy, I really want to thank the team for all their incredible work to help me over the past two weeks. At this Aragón track, I really tried my hardest to be fast but it was not possible in the end. Next race, we will try our best to be closer to the front. Now I am third in the championship again but it is a close fight, so we will see how everything goes in the next races – I want to fight for the win again.”
Paul Denning – Pata Yamaha Team Principal
“It’s been a challenging two weeks for the Pata Yamaha team here in Aragón, as we expected. But the team, engineers and riders honestly couldn’t have given any more. On Michael’s side, yesterday’s qualifying problems came back to haunt us yet again today. To come from 12th on the first lap and expect to have a good position in a 10-lap Superpole Race against such quality competition was a tall ask even in the best conditions. A poor start from 12th in this afternoon’s feature race again made things difficult, so to come through strongly to sixth position was a positive result. Toprak has been a step behind Michael in each of the races here at Aragón – this afternoon was also tough but he gave 100 percent on every lap, always fought for the maximum position and definitely learnt a lot especially today in terms of tyre management and improving in the latter part of the race. He’s now back to third in the riders’ championship with Michael not far behind in fifth. Barcelona and Magny-Cours will suit the R1 far better and we aim to be back on the podium there.”
Leon Haslam
“I’m really happy with the race 2 result as we’ve been trying to put everything together to run a more consistent race and that’s what we did today. I got caught up in a battle with Razgatlioglu in the early stages, but once I passed him, I was able to maintain a strong rhythm and stick with Davies, a rider who is generally very strong at this track. We still have areas in which we want to improve of course but for me, this was the best and most consistent race we’ve had up until now and so hopefully we can take what we’ve learned and apply it at the next round in Barcelona.”
Aragon WorldSBK
Alvaro Bautista
“It was a pity about the crash, we are working really hard and so it’s disappointing. In the Superpole race, we fought hard. I lost a few places off the line but soon made up the lost ground and had some good battles with other riders. In the second race, I made a good start and was part of the leading group. I was on the limit, but this time I was up there with the frontrunners which is positive. Unfortunately though, I lost the front at turn 9 and there was nothing I could do. We might not be making big steps forward but we’re focusing on small details and it is those that make the difference, and I’d say that we are constantly growing. I’m sorry about the way this weekend is ending because the result doesn’t reflect our hard work. At the next round we need to try and find a way to have a little more of a margin in the races. Thanks to HRC and my team as the guys all worked really hard for me again this weekend.”
Aragon WorldSBK
Loris Baz
“Finally something positive in Aragón after a two-week struggle! We never gave in and we kept working hard. We found a few small things and, step by step, we improved the bike to get closer to the other Yamahas. During the second race, Toprak hit the brakes too early on a corner entry due to a problem on one of his tyres. I had to go straight to avoid riding into him and I lost a lot of time. I was able to recover step by step and I was enjoying myself. I think my pace was one of the best amongst the Yamaha riders. I managed to pass Marco Melandri, Garrett Gerloff and Federico Caricasulo on the last lap to finish eighth. It is not the result we were aiming for but this track is really difficult for the Yamaha and we did not do a test here before the double race weekend. I think for the future we need to do this test to gain some time. In any case, huge thanks to the whole team, they never give up and they always support me. I think the end of the season will be easier. I would like to take this opportunity to wish a speedy recovery to my friend Jules Cluzel. I hope he will be back soon.”
Eugene Laverty
“This morning’s short race was not going to suit me today as I came strong in the latter stage of yesterday’s race one, so it was always going to be a challenge to get myself further up the field. For the final race of the weekend I was optimistic, but unfortunately it seemed that others were able to maintain their pace better. We need to find a way to use the rear tyre in the same way our competition does, but while it may not look it on paper, we have made huge progress in these last six days at Motorland Aragón. The bike is starting to work really well; there is just one final piece of the puzzle which is to really extract everything from the rear tyre, which I’m sure we can get to in Barcelona.”
Tom Sykes
“Credit to the boys, we made a lot of small adjustments from yesterday and I have to say I was very comfortable with the bike. In the sprint race, it was clear to see where our disadvantage was but given the nature of the track, I was impressed with how the chassis was working. I really feel that we understood our limitations well, and for that I am happy. We certainly gave away some straight-line performance which was difficult to manage, but our lap times stayed very consistent which again was a positive. Going into race two it was time we made the choice to go with the softer tyre which gives us a great performance. I was very interested to see where we would have been after nine or ten laps because in the sprint race we were keeping very consistent and other riders started to drop. So, for me I was very optimistic but unfortunately, we had a technical issue when we left the grid. I came in to see if it could be fixed but we missed the start which was disappointing. It was frustrating because looking at the lap times in the race they were not running a massively fast pace and the guys I’ve been battling with ended up fourth in that race so, we had a possible good result. These things happen in racing. The main thing is we will learn from this and try at the next one.”
Shaun Muir – Team Principal BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team
“The Superpole Race was not so bad for Tom. I was quite happy with the way he rode, we cured the issue of the lap time dropping in latter stages and he rode a very consistent race, in the end he consolidated his ninth and got himself ninth on the grid for race two. Eugene started to come through at the end of the sprint race and maybe given a few a more laps could have been on for another top eight. The final race of the weekend was a disaster for Tom. Unfortunately, he was forced out the race with a quick-shifter issue which we cannot quite understand yet. That will be investigated in due course. For Eugene, he went out with the X tyre in the race, again a similar outcome in the fact that with a few more laps he quite possibly could have got another top eight, but it’s another day of what could have been. We will go away, investigate, and come back stronger for Barcelona.”
WorldSBK Race Two
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
J. Rea
Kawasaki
0.000
2
M. Rinaldi
Ducati
+1.244
3
S. Redding
Ducati
+5.326
4
L. Haslam
Honda
+9.357
5
A. Lowes
Kawasaki
+10.761
6
M. Van Der Mark
Yamaha
+15.679
7
T. Razgatlioglu
Yamaha
+16.897
8
L. Baz
Yamaha
+22.541
9
F. Caricasulo
Yamaha
+22.650
10
G. Gerloff
Yamaha
+22.854
11
E. Laverty
BMW
+23.729
12
M. Melandri
Ducati
+28.380
13
X. Fores
Kawasaki
+31.630
14
M. Ferrari
Ducati
+44.264
15
R. Ramos
Kawasaki
+48.200
16
T. Takahashi
Honda
+49.080
Not Classified
RET
C. Davies
Ducati
6 Laps
RET
S. Barrier
Ducati
10 Laps
RET
A. Bautista
Honda
13 Laps
RET
M. Scheib
Kawasaki
16 Laps
RET
T. Sykes
BMW
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Superpole Race
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
S. Redding
Ducati
0.000
2
J. Rea
Kawasaki
+0.970
3
M. Rinaldi
Ducati
+3.685
4
A. Bautista
Honda
+4.833
5
C. Davies
Ducati
+5.097
6
A. Lowes
Kawasaki
+5.725
7
T. Razgatlioglu
Yamaha
+7.822
8
L. Haslam
Honda
+7.866
9
T. Sykes
BMW
+8.210
10
M. Van Der Mark
Yamaha
+8.587
11
L. Baz
Yamaha
+9.942
12
F. Caricasulo
Yamaha
+10.363
13
G. Gerloff
Yamaha
+11.926
14
E. Laverty
BMW
+16.157
15
M. Scheib
Kawasaki
+16.237
16
X. Fores
Kawasaki
+16.529
17
M. Melandri
Ducati
+17.384
18
M. Ferrari
Ducati
+28.204
19
S. Barrier
Ducati
+30.917
20
R. Ramos
Kawasaki
+31.003
21
T. Takahashi
Honda
+32.699
WorldSBK Championship Standings
Pos
Rider
Points
1
Jonathan Rea
243
2
Scott Redding
207
3
Toprak Razgatlioglu
147
4
Chaz Davies
141
5
Michael Van Der Mark
133
6
Michael Ruben Rinaldi
131
7
Alex Lowes
127
8
Alvaro Bautista
83
9
Loris Baz
76
10
Leon Haslam
75
11
Tom Sykes
58
12
Garrett Gerloff
39
13
Federico Caricasulo
36
14
Xavi Fores
33
15
Eugene Laverty
31
16
Marco Melandri
23
17
Sandro Cortese
14
18
Leandro Mercado
12
19
Maximilian Scheib
11
20
Sylvain Barrier
5
21
Christophe Ponsson
4
22
Roman Ramos
4
23
Matteo Ferrari
4
24
Takumi Takahashi
2
WorldSSP
WorldSSP
Race 2 for the FIM Supersport World Championship at MotorLand Aragon for the Pirelli Teruel Round was full of drama as Andrea Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) claimed his ninth consecutive WorldSSP victory, extending his Championship lead to 79 points, as he won the 15-lap race by more than six seconds.
WorldSSP
Locatelli had fallen to third place before responding on the second lap and was looking to battle his way through the front running pair of Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha) and Raffaele de Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse). Cluzel was fighting with de Rosa, the Italian putting pressure on Cluzel from second place, before the pair collided at Turn 1 on Lap 4; forcing both riders out of the race. Cluzel was taken to the medical centre for a check-up following the incident and was diagnosed with fractures to his left tibia and fibula, with Cluzel transferred to a local hospital for further assessments.
WorldSSP
It meant Locatelli assumed the lead of the race with 11 laps to go but took a handful of laps before he could pull out a gap from Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) with Mahias not giving Locatelli any room to breathe until around the half distance point of the race. After that, Locatelli was able to pull out a gap to claim his ninth win of the season, the first rider to win nine races in one WorldSSP season. Mahias claimed a comfortable second place ahead of Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing), who completed the podium, after an epic last-lap battle with Philipp Oettl (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing); the pair separated by just 0.032s at the line.
Locatelli, Mahias
Hannes Soomer (Kallio Racing) finished in fifth place after being in the titanic battle for third place, finishing just ahead of Peter Sebestyen (OXXO Yamaha Team Toth); the Hungarian rider securing his best-ever WorldSSP result with sixth, beating Corentin Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha) by just 0.043s at the line.
Manuel Gonzalez (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team) finished in eighth place, the 2019 WorldSSP300 World Champion in a drag race to the line with Sebestyen and Perolari and finishing just 0.043s behind Perolari. Gonzalez finished just two seconds away from a podium finish as he showed strong pace throughout, finishing almost six seconds clear of South African rider Steven Odendaal (EAB Ten Kate Racing) in ninth and Danny Webb (WRP Wepol Racing) completing the top ten.
Alejandro Carranza Ruiz (EMPERADOR Racing Team) was the highest placed WorldSSP Challenge rider with 11th place, holding Indonesian rider Galang Hendra Pratama (bLU cRU WorldSSP by MS Racing) by around 1.5 seconds. Axel Bassani (Soradis Yamaha Motoxracing) finished in 13th place, ahead of Federico Fuligni (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) and Andy Verdoïa (bLU cRU WorldSSP by MS Racing) completing the points.
Lachlan Epis unfortunately finished just outside the points in 18th place.
Hikari Okubo (Dynavolt Honda) did not take the start of the race while Luigi Montella (DK MOTORSPORT), Kevin Manfredi (Altogoo Racing Team) and Can Öncü (Turkish Racing Team) all retired from the race alongside Cluzel and de Rosa; with Öncü bringing his bike back to the pits after just five laps.
Andrea Locatelli – P1
“It’s an incredible feeling. We just kept pushing throughout Race 2 and took another fastest lap, but it was quite disappointing that we couldn’t fight with De Rosa and Cluzel after their early incident. We continued to focus and did a really good job to take the win. Next we head to Barcelona, which is a track I know, but I’ve never been to Magny-Cours or Estoril, so we have to continue working hard to make sure we can fight again there. I’m still not thinking about the championship yet, I just want to continue this momentum and take it race-by-race.”
Lucas Mahias – P2
“I’m really happy because I didn’t think it would be possible to get a podium at the start of the race, and my goal is fourth or fifth. I had the crash in front of me. I tried to follow Andrea and was able to keep the gap. I made a little bit of a mistake in the chicane and I lose some time. After that, I looked at the gap behind me and managed the bike because second place is important for Kawasaki and for the team.”
Isaac Viñales – P3
“I’m really happy. After four laps, my tyres went down a lot and I was thinking I would finish in eighth or tenth. Finally, it was possible to stay in the second group and it was possible to fight for third position.”
#TeruelWorldSBK MotorLand Aragon – Race 2 1. Andrea Locatelli (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) 2. Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +6.286s 3. Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing) +7.876s
WorldSSP Race Two
Pos
Rider
Bike
Time/Gap
1
A. Locatelli
Yamaha
0.000
2
L. Mahias
Kawasaki
+6.286
3
I. Vinales
Yamaha
+7.876
4
P. Oettl
Kawasaki
+7.908
5
H. Soomer
Yamaha
+9.420
6
P. Sebestyen
Yamaha
+9.607
7
C. Perolari
Yamaha
+9.657
8
M. Gonzalez
Kawasaki
+9.700
9
. Odendaal
Yamaha
+15.473
10
D. Webb
Yamaha
+15.549
11
A. Ruiz Carranza
Yamaha
+21.285
12
G. Hendra Pratama
Yamaha
+22.842
13
A. Bassani
Yamaha
+23.234
14
F. Fuligni
Yamaha
+24.014
15
A. Verdoia
Yamaha
+29.699
16
L. Cresson
Yamaha
+29.794
17
M. Herrera
Yamaha
+29.932
18
L. Epis
Yamaha
+30.389
19
P. Hobelsberger
Yamaha
+41.424
Not Classified
RET
R. De Rosa
MV Agusta
10 Laps
RET
C. Oncu
Kawasaki
11 Laps
RET
J. Cluzel
Yamaha
12 Laps
RET
K. Manfredi
Yamaha
14 Laps
RET
L. Montella
Yamaha
WorldSSP Championship Standings
Pos
Rider
Points
1
Andrea Locatelli
225
2
Jules Cluzel
146
3
Lucas Mahias
119
4
Philipp Oettl
100
5
Raffaele De Rosa
91
6
Corentin Perolari
88
7
Isaac Vinales
79
8
Steven Odendaal
74
9
Manuel Gonzalez
71
10
Hannes Soomer
50
11
Danny Webb
48
12
Peter Sebestyen
37
13
Can Alexander Oncu
30
14
Alejandro Ruiz Carranza
25
15
Federico Fuligni
21
16
Miquel Pons
9
17
Galang Hendra Pratama
9
18
Axel Bassani
8
19
Patrick Hobelsberger
6
20
Kevin Manfredi
6
21
Andy Verdoia
6
22
Loris Cresson
6
23
Maria Herrera
2
24
Jaimie Van Sikkelerus
2
25
Hikari Okubo
1
26
Luigi Montella
1
WorldSSP300
WorldSSP300
FIM Supersport 300 World Championship had a thrilling Race 2 at MotorLand Aragon for the Pirelli Teruel Round but it was won by Jeffrey Buis (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT) in dominant fashion with the Dutch rider taking the lead in the early stages of the race before breaking away from the group to take his third win in four races.
WorldSSP300
Buis has now finished on the podium in four consecutive races and has extended his Championship lead as he takes an 11-point lead into the latter stages of the season; Buis winning Race 2 by more than six seconds to take maximum points once again. Buis finished ahead of his teammate Scott Deroue (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT) as Deroue claimed another podium finish in 2020, ahead of Turkish rider Bahattin Sofuoglu (Biblion Motoxracing Yamaha WorldSSP300) who completed the podium.
WorldSSP300
In typical WorldSSP300 fashion, there was a huge battle for second place with two seconds separating Deroue in second place and Alan Kroh (Yamaha MS Racing) in 18th place; the competitive and close action proving to be a thrilling watch yet again. Thomas Brianti (Prodina Ircos Team WorldSSP300) finished in fourth place, just 0.079s behind Sofuoglu and 0.069s ahead of Koen Meuffels (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT) in fifth. Mika Perez (Prodina Ircos Team WorldSSP300) finished in sixth place, two tenths behind Meuffels.
Unai Orradre (Yamaha MS Racing) finished in seventh place with Victor Rodriguez (2R Racing) in eighth; the Race 1 winner pulling off another stunning fight to finish inside the top ten from 31st on the grid. Bruno Ieraci (Kawasaki GP Project) finished the 10-lap race in ninth place with Kevin Sabatucci (Kawasaki GP Project) rounding out the top ten; just seven tenths away from second place.
Tom Booth-Amos (RT Motorsports by SKM-Kawasaki) finished in 11th place with a two-tenths margin to 12th-place Samuel di Sora (Leader Team Flembbo). Adrian Huertas (ProGP Racing) finished in 13th place with Meikon Kawakami (Team Brasil AD 78) and Hugo de Cancellis (Team TRASIMENO) completing the points in the thrilling race; de Cancellis in 15th just 1.7s away from second place.
2018 Champion Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300) finished the race in 22nd place after a couple of errors in the race; one coming while Carrasco was running in the group for second place and another while fighting back. Kim Aloisi (ProGP Racing) did not take the start after a technical issue while Yuta Okaya (MTM Kawasaki MOTOPORT) did not finish the race, also with a technical issue, and Tom Bramich (Carl Cox-RT Motorsports by SKM-Kawasaki) crashed out of the race on the opening lap. Countryman Tom Edwards finished the race in 25th place thus unfortunately did not add to his points tally.
Jeffrey Buis – P1
“I’m very happy. At the beginning of the race, I was able to make a gap and I built on that. I was able to set my own pace and that was good. I want to thank my team and family and everybody who supports me.”
Scott Deroue – P2
“It was a very difficult race, to be honest. My first lap was not good, and it was very difficult to pass the riders. Everyone was very aggressive, so it was very difficult to overtake. My teammate was gone so it was quite disappointing but congratulations to him because he did an amazing job today. On the last lap, my other teammate, Koen, thought the finish flag was there but it wasn’t, and I was leading the group and that was not really my plan. At the last corner I was lucky to finish because some guys made a mistake and I overtook them again.”
Bahattin Sofuoglu – P3
“I am really happy with this result. My expectation today was first place, but we were in third place. I am happy with this result, but I want to come back to the Championship for the next race and I want to continue this great position and great result.”
We got off to a good start in the Superpole race but when Scott came past quite early it disturbed my rhythm a bit. He set a very good pace. I was strong in the first part of the circuit and although I enjoyed the ten-lap race I realised that today it was going to be second. In race two I realised that instead of managing the race I needed to go through, and then I had a huge ‘moment’. I went all in, full gas in that race. You have to ride on 100% but not make any mistakes. It was more a race for me trying to be clean and not making any errors. With the entry speed I could carry and the stopping performance from the Ninja ZX-10RR – also how we kept the tyre until the end – I felt like we had a better package. http://jonathan-rea.com/news/race-two-win-rea-teruel-round
Jonathan Rea scored second place in the Tissot-Superpole race today before taking his 96th career race win at the Teruel Source: Jonathan Rea On Facebook
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