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Iannuzzo loses out to Vizziello in last lap

By Glenn Le Santo

Vittorio Iannuzzo and Gianluca Vizziello thrilled the Misano crowd with a display of typical hard fought Superstock riding. The pair swapped places
several times in the last few laps while battling over the top step on the podium.

It was Vizziello who played the ace card on the last lap, just a few corners from the end. He ran hard into the turn on the brakes, grabbed the inside line and forced Iannuzzo to give way. It was a fair maneuver and there was nothing Iannuzzo could do, he had to change his line and that meant he had to momentarily shut the throttle. That gave Vizziello all the advantage he
needed to take his Yamaha R1 to the flag in front of Ianuzzo’s Suzuki GSX-R1000.

There were several fallers in the race, run in very hot conditions at the Italian circuit. Another Italian, Lorenzo Alfonsi was third, riding a Ducati.

European Superstock Championship
San Marino Round
Results:

1. Gianluca Vizziello, Yamaha YZF-R1, 15 laps, 25:18.940
2. Vittorio Iannuzzo, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -0.467
3. Lorenzo Alfonsi, Ducati 998S, -4.675
4. Ilario Dionisi, Aprilia RSV1000, -16.602
5. Alessandro Brannetti, Honda CBR900RR, -18.047
6. Walter Tortoroglio, Honda CBR900RR, -19.320
7. Andy Notman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -31.728
8. Benjamin Nabert, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -33.478
9. Marco Tessarolo, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -34.076
10. Sergio Ruggiero, Ducati 998S, -34.488
11. Didier Vankeymeulen, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -35.573
12. Ciro Ranieri, Yamaha YZF-R1, -35.782
13. Giacomo Romanelli, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -37.965
14. Roberto Lunadei, Aprilia RSV1000, -38.075
15. Robert De Vries, Ducati 998S, -44.022
16. John Bakker, Ducati 998S, -56.284
17. Marco Tonini, Aprilia RSV1000, -57.128
18. Christian Nau, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -63.443
19. Declan Swanton, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -64.730
20. Geoffrey Naze, Yamaha YZF-R1, -78.062