Stefano Manzi won FIM Supersport World Championship Race One Saturday at Misano Circuit Sic 58, in Italy. Riding his Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing YZF- R9, the Italian won the 18-lap race by 0.514 second.
Poleman Jaume Masia was the runner-up on Orelac Racing Verdnatura Ducati Panigale V2, 1.004 second ahead of third-place finisher Can Oncu, who rode a BLU CRU Evan Bros Team Yamaha YZF R9.
Former MotoAmerica Supersport regular Valentin Debise crossed the finish line fourth on his Renzi Corse Ducati Panigale V2.
More from a press release issued by Dorna:
TENTH TO FIRST: Manzi overcomes four-rider scrap for victory to win from the fourth row. Manzi took his 50th WorldSSP rostrum, becoming only the third to reach this milestone – Kenan Sofuoglu (85) and Jules Cluzel (63).
The FIM Supersport World Championship’s first race of the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round is in the books as Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) thundered across the line for his 14th career win, and the fourth this year. Rookie Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) stuck a late move on Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) to land P2, relegating Oncu to P3 for Masia’s third podium and Oncu’s 20th.
HOME GLORY: victory for Manzi gives Yamaha their 155th WorldSSP win
Manzi charged up the grid on the first lap of the race, and after just one lap, Manzi had recovered from his P10 starting position to P3. On lap 5, Oncu made an incisive move to take P1 from Masia, and Manzi followed him through the break, contacting Masia and Oncu as the riders went three wide, relegating Masia to P3. Manzi shortly after setting up shop in P1, put on a defensive masterclass as Oncu launched assault after assault, and Manzi consistently recouped his P1 position. A late move by Masia on the race’s final lap cut in on Oncu and shuffled the Turk to the bottom rung of the podium as the Spaniard earned his third career WorldSSP podium.
RECOVERY RUNS: Alcoba and Mahias jump up the grid from their P13 and P15 start to finish P7 and P8
Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) hung with Schroetter and Debise in front of him for most of the race, but as the race ran on, his pace fell off, and he overtook Schroetter late to finish P5. Schroetter led the second pack of riders as they briefly caught up to the group at the front; however, as his group began to lag back, he lost a position to finish P6. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) recovered well from his P13 start to finish P7 as he battled with his group. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) was similarly inspired at Misano’s Race 1, moving up from P15 to finish P8 behind the Spanish Kawasaki rider.
OETTL’S ASSAULT STALLS: the German rider nearly closed the gap into the top 5 fight but fell back as time went on
Federico Caricasulo (D34G WorldSSP Racing Team) didn’t enjoy quite the same luck as Mahias and Alcoba, as he slipped down the grid from his P6 start to finish P9. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) led the second group of riders from P7 until he caught up to the podium-fighting group in Lap 8. Unfortunately for him, his pace fell off in the second half of the race and he finished in P10.
MISANO MISHAPS: Race 1 DNFS
Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing) was the first to slip off the tarmac, and he took a tumble at Turn 14 as the Japanese rider tussled from the middle of the pack. Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) was the next to fall at Turn 5, Lap 6. Aldi Mahendra (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) crashed at Turn 4 on Lap 9, ruling him out of serious contention and later retiring on Lap 11.
The top six from the WorldSSP Race 1: Full results here!
1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing)
2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.514s
3. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) +1.518s
4. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +1.573s
5. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) +1.783s
6. Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) +3.229s
Fastest lap: Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta) – 1’37.536s
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