Yari Montella won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Algarve International Circuit, in Portimao, Portugal. Riding his Barni Spark Racing Team Ducati Panigale V2 on Pirelli control tires, the Italian won the 17-lap race by 3.241 seconds. It was Montella’s third win of the season but his first since the opening round in Australia.
Adrian Huertas, the current World Championship point leader, was the runner-up on his Aruba.it Racing Ducati.
Stefano Manzi placed third on his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF-R6.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise finished sixth in spite of crashing his Evan Bros. Yamaha on the sighting lap.
