Canadian Superbike: Ben Young Wins Again, At Grand Bend Motorplex

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June 9, 2019

Canadian Superbike: Ben Young Wins Again, At Grand Bend Motorplex

Young holds off Szoke for thrilling win at Grand Bend Motorplex

Grand Bend, ON – June 9, 2019 – The Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship continued to produce stellar racing on Sunday, just as Ben Young continued his success at the forefront of the series, winning in round two at the Grand Bend Motorplex to extend his points lead in the Mopar Pro Superbike feature class.

After losing last year’s race at Grand Bend to rival Jordan Szoke after a daring pass in the final corner, it seemed like the situation would repeat itself on the final lap on Sunday. After running into lapped traffic, Szoke had appeared to snatch the victory from Young yet again, only for the Collingwood, ON rider to emerge first out of the final corner aboard his Van Dolder’s Home Team/Scot-Build BMW S1000RR.

“It was such a great race. I had Jordan right there behind me the whole way, so I knew it was going to come down to that final corner yet again,” said Young. “The BMW was dialed in, and the Dunlop tires worked great right to the end, so it was on me to just work really hard and try to hold him off. It’s another great opportunity for the championship, so we’re all looking to keep the ball rolling and get on with round three.”

The win makes a perfect 112 points for Young through two races, having finished first in every session so far this season, as four-time defending champion Szoke now finds himself trailing by 29 points entering round three at Autodrome Ste. Eustache.

However, the Lynden, ON veteran remains confident despite the unfamiliar territory, as Szoke and the Mopar Express Lane Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja team head to arguably their best track on the calendar.

“I thought I had him at the end, and I was planning something the whole way, but I just went in a little too deep and he was able to duck underneath me,” explained Szoke. “It’s a tough break, but we made some steps and we’re scoring points. This was one of Ben’s strongest tracks, but now we go to maybe my best track from the last few years in Ste. Eustache, so we’ll keep plugging along and the wins will come.”

The win marks four-consecutive losses for Szoke in the feature class dating back to last year, the longest such streak since Brett McCormick’s championship season all the way back in 2011.

Joining the two front-runners on the podium was Fast Company/OneSpeed Suzuki GSX-R1000 rider Trevor Daley, as the Mississauga, ON native scored his best result since round three in 2015.

Daley has ground to make up in the championship after crashing and finishing 13th in round one, but was able to bounce back on Sunday after running at the front for a number of laps, setting the fastest lap of the race in the process.

“We’ve been riding really well all weekend, setting a lot of strong, consistent laps, and I had the pace early on to hang with them,” Daley said. “The Suzuki held up great, but unfortunately the tires got a little greasy towards the end which forced me to slow up a bit. But it’s been a while since I was up here [on the podium] so I can’t complain.”

Equally as impressive was local youngster Stephen Nickerson claiming his best career finish in fourth place, as the Hamilton, ON rider placed his DeWildt Honda Powerhouse CBR1000RR inside the front group early on and never looked back.

Rounding out the top five and surviving a late charge of his own was Beaconsfield, QC veteran Michael Leon, who was able to rebound from a round one crash aboard his Royal Distributing BMW despite a late effort from Peterborough, ON youngster Tomas Casas and his Parts Canada Yamaha YZF-R1, who finished sixth.

The top rookie of the day was Breslau, ON youngster Dylan Bauer, who featured prominently in the Sport Bike category but was able to finish a respectable tenth place in the Superbike class aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6.

As for the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike class, it was a dramatic finish that saw Mirabel, QC rider Sebastien Tremblay win his first race of the season in unusual circumstances, having been involved in a collision with Bauer that caused a red flag stoppage and an early end to the race.

Tremblay is provisionally listed as the race winner aboard his Turcotte Performance Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, with Bauer finishing second for his best career Pro finish, though results are subject to change from CSBK officials in the coming days.

“It’s great to be up here celebrating the win, even though you never really like to win like this,” said an injured Tremblay. “It gets us back in the championship which is huge, so you can’t really complain with the result, despite it ending in a tough way.”

Rounding out the podium was two-time defending class champion Casas, who crashed out in round one but bounced back with a strong finish aboard his Parts Canada Yamaha YZF-R6 machine.

“We managed to get some points, maybe not in the way we wanted to, but either way it helps the championship,” said Casas. “The bike felt pretty good, and the pace was definitely there, so hopefully we can keep things going at Ste. Eustache.”

Race one winner and points leader Will Hornblower just missed out on a return to the podium at his home track, but the Sarnia, ON native was still able to piece together a strong finish aboard his Yamaha and keep the title hopes intact.

The fourth race of the season in the TSN Motorcycle Experience Lightweight Sport Bike class was perhaps the most spread out, with championship leader Avery Hart extending his points hold with another dominant victory.

The Princeville, NS rider once again left his opponents early and went into cruise control, expanding his lead to 40 points aboard his WRBF Racing Yamaha YZF-R3.

“It was a perfect weekend, we scored the most total points we could get, so obviously it’s been a lot of fun,” Hart said. “It was my first time ever at this track and I won both races, so hopefully I can keep some of that magic going in round three.”

Finishing at the front of the battle for second was Strathroy, ON teenager Trevor Dion, who claimed his best ever National finish aboard his Kawasaki Ninja 400, with Alex Berthiaume and his Yamaha machine completing the podium out of Laval, QC.

Express Lane Amateur Superbike points leader Dave Natale stuck with the theme of extending his lead, winning again in round two aboard his Aprilia RSV4RR out of Markham, ON to take a commanding 33-point lead in the early going.

Meanwhile, reigning Lightweight champion Jake LeClair scored his first win since graduating to bigger machinery, as the Blackstock, ON teenager stormed to a comfortable win aboard his bLU cRU Yamaha YZF-R6 to pull himself within one point of championship leader Christian Allard, who finished fourth aboard his Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja out of Chambly, QC.

The second Classic Superbike Racing contest of the year also ran with success on Sunday, as Whitby, ON native Mike MacNeil won a tight contest aboard his 1980’s Freddie Spencer era Honda CB750 machine.

Full results from round two’s racing, as well as information regarding round three at the Autodrome Ste. Eustache on June 21-23, can be found on the series’ official website at www.csbk.ca.

World Endurance: F.C.C. TSR Honda France Wins Oschersleben 8-Hours

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World Endurance: F.C.C. TSR Honda France Wins Oschersleben 8-Hours

F.C.C. TSR HONDA FRANCE WIN IN GERMANY

F.C.C. TSR Honda France won the day at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben, ahead of Team SRC Kawasaki France (who now lead the FIM Endurance World Championship) and VRD Igol Pierret Expériences. With a 4th-place finish, Moto Ain claimed both the Superstock win and the FIM Endurance World Cup.

The podium was starting to look like a done deal, with four of the favourites battling it out in the lead from the race start, when big drama shook things up an hour and a half before the finish at Oschersleben. YART Yamaha’s engine failure while they were locked in battle with F.C.C. TSR Honda France for the win caused Honda Endurance Racing, then in 4th place, to crash, throwing the end of the race wide open.

F.C.C. TSR Honda France, the 2018 race winner, triumphed this year with riders Josh Hook, Freddy Foray and Mike Di Meglio, ahead of Team SRC Kawasaki France. The Kawasaki riders Jérémy Guarnoni, David Checa and Erwan Nigon made it to the second step of the podium. Most importantly, they lifted the factory Kawasaki to the top of the provisional standings in the run-up to the grand finale at Suzuka.

For VRD Igol Pierret Expériences (Florian Alt, Florian Marino and Xavier Siméon), their third-place podium finish was as good as a win. The Yamaha-supported team secured their first podium in their first Formula EWC season.

A Superstock just off the podium

Fourth-place finishers Moto Ain also savoured victory. Roberto Rolfo, Robin Mulhauser and Stefan Hill led the Superstock class for 204 of the total 303 laps run. They secured the Superstock win at Oschersleben ahead of Wójcik Racing Team 2 and BMRT 3D Maccio Racing. Above all, they won Moto Ain’s first-ever FIM Endurance World Cup. Their battle with GERT56 by GS Yuasa for the Cup was closely fought. The BMW-mounted German team, who were leading the world standings before Oschersleben, finished the race in 13th place after running out of fuel and experiencing electrical issues.

The Superstock teams were particularly competitive in Germany. Team 18 Sapeurs Pompiers ran a solid race in 9th place to win the Anthony Delhalle EWC Spirit Trophy singling out the fighting spirit of an entire team. No Limits Motor Team and Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto, 11th and 12th at the finish, also delivered a noteworthy performance. Junior Team LMS Suzuki were a contender for the FIM World Cup early on in the race, but a crash relegated them to 17th at the finish line.

Suzuki’s bad luck

Like Junior Team LMS Suzuki, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team had a tough race with two crashes and finished 10th. The standings leader before the race in Germany, Suzuki Endurance Racing Team will get to Suzuka with a five-point lag behind Team SRC Kawasaki France.

Another of the favourites who got unlucky were ERC-BMW Motorrad Endurance. They got off to a good start, but finished 19th after colliding with another bike.

These upsets should not overshadow two excellent performances at Oschersleben. Fany Gastro BMW Motorrad by Mercury Racing (Karel Hanika, Ondrej Jezek and Ladislav Chmelik) secured their finest result this season with a 5th-place finish. Likewise, Webike Tati Team Trick Star were 7th at the finish. Julien Enjolras and Kevin Denis had clearly got the measure of their new EWC Kawasaki with the help of Bastien Mackels at Oschersleben.

More, from a press release issued by Honda Racing:

Victory for F.C.C. TSR Honda France at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben

8 Hours of Oschersleben

Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany

F.C.C. TSR Honda France fought to a heroic win at the fourth round of the 2018/2019 FIM Endurance World Championship, the 8 Hours of Oschersleben today, aboard the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 after eight hours on-track and completing 308 laps. Freddy Foray, Mike di Meglio and Josh Hook rode a faultless race, combined with the team doing a brilliant job in the pits, which saw them victorious with a gap of one lap.

It was a thrilling race at the German venue with a first safety car period in the opening minutes of the eight-hour race. Throughout the race F.C.C. TSR Honda France managed to stay out of all troubles on-track and made no mistakes at all. At the end it proved to be a more than successful race with the team not only taking the race win, but Hook and the Fireblade also secured the best lap time of the race.

There was misfortune for the #111 Honda Endurance Racing team with Randy de Puniet, Sébastien Gimbert and Yonny Hernandez. The squad were fighting for a podium position with Hernandez on-track, but he crashed out after hitting oil on the circuit left by a rival EWC machine.

Luckily Hernandez was unhurt and up on his feet directly after the fall and brought the damaged Fireblade back to the pits. The super-slick Honda crew did an outstanding job to re-build the bike and were able to send de Puniet back out on track in less than ten minutes of repair time. The safety car was still circulating at that point, but de Puniet came back after one lap and left the team finding out the frame had broken, which caused a heartbreaking early retirement.

F.C.C. TSR Honda France move up to third in the overall championship standings with 109 points, just 23 shy behind the leaders SRC Kawasaki France. Honda Endurance Racing holds on to sixth with 79 points.

The finale of the 2018/2019 FIM Endurance World Championship takes place next month at the legendary Suzuka 8 Hours on 28 July.

Repsol FIM/CEV Moto2 European Championship: Edgar Pons Wins Both Races At Catalunya

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Repsol FIM/CEV Moto2 European Championship: Edgar Pons Wins Both Races At Catalunya

Editorial Note: American Benny Solis, riding his Baiko Racing Team Kalex, finished 22nd in Moto2 Race One and DNF Moto2 Race Two.

Decisive victories in Barcelona

Carlos Tatay (Fundación Andreas Pérez 77) and Jeremy Alcoba (Laglisse Academy) shared the victories in the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship, while Edgar Pons (Baiko Racing Team) took a double in the Moto2™ European Championship in the fourth round of the FIM CEV Repsol this weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. In the European Talent Cup, Izan Guevara (Cuna de Campeones) posted his third consecutive victory, taking the lead in the category, as did Alcoba and Pons, winners in Barcelona and leaders of Moto3™ and Moto2™ respectively.

The first race of the FIM Moto3™ JWCh was marked by an interruption on the third lap after Izam Ikmal (SIC Junior Team) went down. After the red flag, the shortened ten-lap race restarted and became effectively a sprint. Aleix Viu (Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team), Xavier Artigas (Leopard Impala Junior Team), Denis Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo), Carlos Tatay, Jeremy Alcoba (Laglisse Academy) and Barry Baltus (Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team) once again formed the leading group. On the sixth lap Viu crashed taking Artigas and Öncü with him, leaving all three out of the race. Ahead, Baltus, Tatay and Alcoba fought for the podium positions.

In the end Alcoba crossed the finish line first ahead of Tatay and Baltus; however, the Laglisse Academy rider suffered a 1.6 second penalty after cutting turns 1 and 2. Carlos Tatay thus took his first victory in the FIM Moto3™ JWCh followed by Baltus and Alcoba who ended up third. After the race Tatay dedicated the victory to Andreas Pérez, the rider who lost his life a year ago at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Behind came Gerard Riu (Baiko Racing Team), Daniel Holgado (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) and David Salvador (Cuna de Campeones), who made a great comeback from 22nd on the grid to finish sixth. The winner of the race earned the Repsol free fuel cheque.

In the second race of the FIM Moto3™ JWCh Jeremy Alcoba got his revenge, achieving his first victory of the season. Aleix Viu had a mechanical problem on the warm-up lap and was unable to make the start. Deniz Öncü took charge of the race in the opening laps along with a leading group formed by Baltus, Alcoba, Tatay, Stefano Nepa (Fundación Andreas Pérez 7), Artigas, Ryusai Yamanaka (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) and Riu. Behind, Adrián Fernández (Laglisse Academy) led the chasing group.

A collision between Öncü, Yamanaka and Tatay in the middle of a curve with eight laps to go broke up the leading group. Alcoba, Baltus and Artigas pulled clear while behind Tatay, Yamanaka, Riu, Nepa and Öncü attempted an impossible comeback, eventually crossing the finish line in that order. With Alcoba winning, Baltus again took second and Artigas added a valuable third place. Alcoba received the Repsol free fuel cheque.

With his second victory in the FIM CEV Repsol, and the first of this season, Alcoba is now leader in the FIM Moto3™ JWCh with 98 points. Baltus is second 6 points behind and Yuki Kunii, who was leader but was unable to ride in Barcelona, is third on 70 points. Artigas, champion of the ETC in 2018 and rookie to watch this season is in fourth position just one point behind Kunii.

The first Moto2™ ECh race was also interrupted by a red flag when Leon Orgis (Redding – Pinamoto RS) fell on the second lap while Edgar Pons and Héctor Garzó (CNS Motorsport) were out clear in front. The accident left liquid on the track forcing officials to temporarily suspend the race. The second race was set at 11 laps. Pons went straight back into the lead, followed by Yari Montella (Team Ciatti – Speed Up), Niki Tuuli (Team Stylobike), Héctor Garzó, Alessandro Zaccone (Promoracing) and Anupab Sarmoon (VR46 Master Camp Academy).

Pons gradually pulled further away, followed by Montella and Garzó. Behind, Zaccone went down as he fought with Tuuli. Meanwhile, Garzó passed Montella in the duel for second place. Pons crossed the line alone to win his second race in a row ahead of the CNS Motorsport rider while Montella finished third, earning his first podium of the season. Tuuli was fourth ahead of Sarmoon. Alessandro Zetti (FAU55 El Señor de las bolsas) ended up as the best classified in Superstock 600. Pons took the Repsol free fuel cheque, in addition to consolidating his leadership with a new victory.

In the second Moto2™ ECh race Pons dealt another decisive blow to his rivals by adding his second victory of the day, the third in a row, crossing the finish line once again alone ahead of Tuuli and Zaccone. The leader of the category repeated the script of the first race, pulling clear followed by Tuuli with Garzó further back. With 11 laps to go, Garzó overtook Tuuli but three laps later Montella crashed out in a braking maneuver taking Héctor Garzó down with him. Pons took the flag, Tuuli came second and Zaccone finished third. However, Zaccone was penalized for exceeding track limits and Tomaso Marcon, who finished fourth, became the third rider on the podium, followed by Andi Farid (Astra Honda Racing Team), Marcel Brenner (Kiefer Racing) and Miquel Pons (H43 Team Nobby Talasur-Blumaq).

Pons was awarded the Repsol free fuel cheque and left the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya with an even stronger hold on Moto2™ ECh. He has 111 points compared with the 78 of Tulli, Marcon’s 59 and Zaccone’s 57 points. Alessandro Zetti once again was the best in Superstock 600 and is the clear leader of the category.

In the ETC, Izan Guevara chalked up his third consecutive victory after starring in a thrilling duel with Fermín Aldeguer (Bester Capital Dubai). Guevara pulled away alone from the start but was chased down by Aldeguer who took with him Daijiro Sako (Cuna de Campeones), Lorenzo Fellon (ZF Grand Prix School), Alex Millán (Aro Racing) and José Antonio Rueda (Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0).

With eight laps to go, Aldeguer caught Guevara and they waged an intense struggle while behind them the chasing group fought for the last place on the podium. In the end Guevara held off Aldeguer, who added his second consecutive second place finish, and Daijiro Sako took the podium for the first time this season. The Repsol free fuel cheque went to Guevara, now 29 points ahead of Aldeguer and 33 clear of Ivan Ortolá (Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team), third in the general classification of the ETC.

The fifth round of the FIM CEV Repsol will take place at the MotorLand Aragón circuit on July 14.

The full races can be seen again here.

We would like to remind press and teams that in the next few hours, more photos of each FIM CEV Repsol race will be available in the photo gallery and the FTP accessible from this press release.

All the results and information about the Championship are on the official website: www.fimcevrepsol.com

Motogladiator Race Results From VIRginia International Raceway

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Motogladiator

Virginia International Raceway (North Course)

Alton, Virginia

June 7, 2019

Race Results:

Superbike (390cc) Expert:

1. Ralph Staropoli (Honda NSF250R)

2. Bret Schardein (Kaw Ninja 300)

3. Mark Lienhard (Kaw Ninja 300)

4. Alexis Olivera (Kaw Ninja 300)

Superbike (390cc) Amateur:

1. Matthew Nilsen (Kaw Ninja 300)

2. Scott Fallen (Kaw Ninja 300)

3. Adam Klepadlo (Kaw Ninja 300)

4. Keagan Brown (Kaw Ninja 300)

5. Nicholas Antonacci (KTM 390)

Ninja (400cc) Expert:

1. Blake Davis (Kaw Ninja 400)

2. Alex Vaipan(Kaw Ninja 400)

Superstock (300cc) Expert:

1. Bret Schardein (Kaw Ninja 300)

2. Alexis Olivera (Kaw Ninja 300)

3. Mark Lienhard (Kaw Ninja 300)

Superstock (300cc) Amateur:

1. Scott Fallen (Kaw Ninja 300)

2. Matthew Nilsen (Kaw Ninja 300)

3. John Seuberling (Kaw Ninja 300)

4. Keagan Brown (Kaw Ninja 300)

Supermoto Amateur:

1. Rob Weston (Yam WR450)

World Superbike: Race Two Results From Jerez (Updated)

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World Superbike: Race Two Results From Jerez (Updated)

WorldSBK Race Lap Record: 1:39.004, Alvaro Bautista, 2019

WorldSBK Pole/Circuit Best Lap Record: 1:38.247, Jonathan Rea, 2019

Motul FIM Superbike World Championship

Jerez, Spain

June 9, 2019

Race Two Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), 18 laps, Total Race Time 31:23.720, Best Lap Time 1:39.935

2. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -3.548 seconds, 1:39.876

3. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), no gap provided, 1:40.381

4. Michael Rinaldi, Italy (Duc Panigale V4 R), -5.179, 1:40.434

5. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -5.335, 1:40.718

6. Sandro Cortese, Germany (Yam YZF-R1), -6.210, 1:40.536

7. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW S1000RR), -6.860, 1:40.823

8. Jordi Torres, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), -8.261, 1:40.867

9. Loris Baz, France (Yam YZF-R1), -12.588, 1:41.106

10. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), no gap provided, 1:41.124

11. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), no gap provided, 1:41.328

12. Markus Reiterberger, Germany (BMW S1000RR), no gap provided, 1:41.084

13. Yuki Takahashi, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), no gap provided, 1:41.666

14. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -2 laps, crash, pitted, 1:40.480

15. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -1 lap, DNF, crash, 1:41.246

16. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Duc Panigale V4 R), -9 laps, DNF, crash, 1:40.197

17. Alessandro Delbianco, Italy (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -11 laps, DNF, retired, 1:41.760

18. Marco Melandri, Italy (Yam YZF-R1), -13 laps, DNF, crash, 1:40.512

19. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -13 laps, DNF, crash, 1:40.371

World Championship Point Standings (after 16 or 37 races):

1. Bautista, 300 points

2. Rea, 259

3. Van Der Mark, 188

4. Lowes, 142

5. Haslam, 130

6. Melandri, 102

7. Razgatlioglu, 95

8. Davies, 94

9. Cortese, 83

10. Sykes, 80

11. Torres, 65

12. Rinaldi, 63

13. Reiterberger, 50

14. Eugene Laverty, 32

15. Leon Camier, 26

16. Mercado, 19

17. TIE, Bridewell/Kiyonari, 12

19. Baz, 11

20. Lorenzo Zanetti, 7

21. Delbianco, 5

22. TIE, Takahashi/Hector Barbera, 3

(Above) Michael van der Mark (60) leads Jonathan Rea (1) during Race Two at Jerez. Photo courtesy of Dorna.

More, from a press release issued by Dorna WorldSBK Press Office:

Michael van der Mark takes first win of the season as championship leader Bautista crashes

Dutch rider conquers Race 2 in Jerez ahead of Rea and Razgatlioglu

In what was a thrilling Race 2 at Jerez, an uncharacteristic error from Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) at the start of Lap 2 saw the Spaniard suffer his first racing crash in WorldSBK. The battle for the win came alive as Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) and Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) went head-to-head in the Spanish sun, resulting in the Dutchman taking his first win of 2019, whilst Razgatlioglu romped to third and yet another podium.

Into Turn 1 on the opening lap, Marco Melandri (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK) took the initial advantage, whilst a disaster for his fellow Yamaha rider Alex Lowes (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team), who crashed at Turn 2 on the opening lap. Bautista took the lead at Turn 5 and Michael van der Mark followed him through as Melandri went wide. Jonathan Rea took the pair of Yamaha riders at Turn 6, in a bid to pursue Bautista at the front.

However, it was a disaster for the Spaniard at the beginning of Lap 2 as he crashed out of the lead! The championship leader was on the floor at Turn 1, with his ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati tumbling through the gravel. Bautista remounted but retired soon after. The race was now on, as Jonathan Rea led van der Mark and Marco Melandri, ahead of Toprak Razgatlioglu and Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) completing the top five.

With 15 laps to go, the top five were covered by a second but disaster struck again, this time at Turn 5, as Marco Melandri attempted an ambitious pass on Davies, resulting in both riders crashing out. Davies was clearly frustrated with his former teammate, as both of them lost the chance to achieve a good result with Bautista out. Three of the main protagonists had suffered terrible results – Jonathan Rea was now looking like he was going to walk away from Jerez with a strong haul of points.

Michael van der Mark wasn’t prepared to let Rea have it all his own way, as the Dutchman took the lead with 14 laps to go at Turn 6. Jonathan Rea initially stayed with the Yamaha of van der Mark but couldn’t keep with the relentless pace of the 26-year-old out front, as 10 laps later, he had pulled out a two seconds lead. Alvaro Bautista had re-joined and was circulating in 16th position, ready to pick up the pieces in case anyone else was to crash out.

Battles continued to develop down the field, as Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing Team), who rocketed through from 11th on the grid to be the top running Ducati in fourth position, ahead of a jostling Sandro Cortese (GRT Yamaha WorldSBK) and Leon Haslam (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK), with the Brit getting ahead of the German in the closing stages at Turn 1.

A crash for Ryuichi Kiyonari (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team) at the fast Turn 11 resulted in gravel being put all over the circuit and a red flag coming out with two laps to go. Kiyonari walked away from the crash, although his bike was not so fortunate, having barrel rolled.

Michael van der Mark was a winner once again completing a faultless weekend, right the way through from FP1 to Race 2. Second position and closing the gap down to Bautista in the championship to 41 points, Jonathan Rea was happy to be back on the podium. It was another stunning ride from Toprak Razgatlioglu to complete the race in third position. Rinaldi took a career-best fourth, whilst Leon Haslam fought hard to complete the top five.

Just behind the Brit, Sandro Cortese took his best WorldSBK result. Seventh position belonged to Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), who had a relatively quiet Acerbis Spanish Round, whilst Jordi Torres (Team Pedercini Racing), Loris Baz (Ten Kate Racing – Yamaha) and a superb Tommy Bridewell (Team Goeleven) completed the top ten on a day where Independent teams took the majority of top ten placings.

Leandro Mercado (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) had a good comeback in 11th, ahead of Markus Reiterberger (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team), Yuki Takahashi (Moriwaki Althea Honda Team) and Alex Lowes in 14th place being the last of the point-scorers.

P1 – Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team)

“My plan today was to fight with Alvaro Bautista, but unfortunately he crashed, and I hope he is ok. After that, it was Johnny and me, and I was following him trying to pull away from Toprak, but his pace wasn’t as fast as I expected, so I passed him and just tried to do my rhythm. The bike felt so much better today compared to yesterday. Big thanks to the team because this weekend they did an incredible job and from Friday morning I was feeling comfortable on the bike. I am proud of my first win of the season”.

P2 – Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK)

“That was a real podium for us today. We made the bike better compared to yesterday, so I had to thank my team. I had a little bit more front end feeling, but Michael’s pace was incredible, and even with the heat, he made the same race pace as the race winner yesterday. It was a very tough weekend from all aspects, but we had to consolidate it today, and we got some points back in the championship. Now we move on to Misano where we had a strong test last week, but the biggest thing is thanks to my team for all the confidence this weekend and making the bike step by step better”.

P3 – Toprak Razgatlioglu (Turkish Puccetti Racing)

“I am really happy! The Tissot Superpole Race didn’t go well for me because we used a different setup that didn’t work well for me. We decided to return to the old one for Race 2 and I felt good on the bike again. I am pleased to be on the podium again after Imola, and now we look forward to continuing like this also for next race”.

WorldSSP: Caricasulo battles back to take Jerez victory

The WorldSSP race saw daring passes and late lunges in a thrilling race that saw Caricasulo and Krummenacher at the front

The World Supersport championship took yet another swing in 2019, with the BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team riders of Federico Caricasulo and Randy Krummenacher battling hard throughout the 19-lap encounter with the rest of the field, to come out on top – in that order – ahead of a charging Jules Cluzel (GMT94 YAMAHA).

Lights-out and it was an explosive start from third on the grid for 2017 WorldSSP Champion Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), who took the holeshot ahead of Federico Caricasulo and Randy Krummenacher. Raffaele De Rosa (MV AGUSTA Reparto Corse) was up to fourth whilst Thomas Gradinger (Kallio Racing) dropped to fifth ahead of Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing). Jules Cluzel had a bright start but was fighting hard on the opening lap, in the leading group but making little progress.

It was a leading group of seven at the front of the field, but Lucas Mahias was looking vulnerable, with Randy Krummenacher making his way ahead of the Frenchman at Turn 6, whilst Caricasulo also made his way ahead of the Kawasaki man. Mahias fought back on Caricasulo but the Italian was having none of it on Lap 4. As the two battled, Krummenacher pulled clear.

However, soon they were all back with the Swiss rider, whilst De Rosa passed Mahias at Turn 6 on Lap 5, before Mahias began to look vulnerable. The Frenchman battled with Gradinger between Turn 9 and 10, which allowed fellow countryman Jules Cluzel to take both of them into Turn 11. All of the squabbling had allowed the leading three to break clear, with a whole second lost.

But as is the case in WorldSSP, battles soon started at the front and they were all back together again as one group with nine laps to go. Hikari Okubo had dropped off the back of the leading group and was a relatively safe seventh position. Caricasulo and Krummenacher enjoyed swapping paint and trading passes as the teammates continued their season long battle, with most overtakes coming at Turn 1, Turn 6 and Turn 13.

Jules Cluzel went from fifth to third in half a lap, as he got De Rosa for third at Turn 1 with seven laps left to complete. Later in the lap, Krummenacher passed Caricasulo at Turn 6 and held the lead for the next few laps. Cluzel got into second momentarily with six to go at Turn 13 but couldn’t hold on as Caricasulo fought back with five to go.

Jules Cluzel’s race pace had been phenomenal, racing up from eighth on the grid and now had the lead as he got ahead of Caricasulo at Turn 13. However, it didn’t last long as the Italian fought back and put 0.7s into the chasing pack on the penultimate lap, although Krummenacher was now second as he passed Cluzel at Turn 6.

Despite Krummenacher’s best efforts, Caricasulo put the hammer down in the closing laps to take a second consecutive Jerez win and setting a new lap record on the final lap. Randy Krummenacher completed yet another BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team 1-2, with Cluzel finishing a hearty third. Thomas Gradinger pushed his way through to fourth ahead of Raffaele De Rosa and early race leader, Lucas Mahias.

Okubo was seventh ahead of home rider Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing) ahead of Corentin Perolari (GMT94 YAMAHA) and Hungarian rider, Peter Sebestyen (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda), who completed the top ten. Hannes Soomer (MPM WILSport Racedays), Loris Cresson (Kallio Racing) Ayrton Badovini (Team Pedercini Racing), Maria Herrera (MS Racing) and Rob Hartog (Team Hartog – Against Cancer) rounded out the points.

P1 – Federico Caricasulo (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team)

“Jerez is one of my favourite tracks, but this year, I am feeling quite comfortable everywhere. I am sorry that my lap record of yesterday was cancelled because it was a good one, but it’s ok. Today we did a great job. I tried to put someone between Randy and me, to get more points from him but it didn’t work as he was fast too. During the final two laps, I pushed like a was doing qualifying and managed to increase the gap, and that was enough to win. I am really pleased about it”.

WorldSSP300: Gonzalez extends advantage with Jerez victory

Manuel Gonzalez took his third win of the season to head an all-Spanish podium, whilst Hendra Pratama was fourth

The WorldSSP300 race provided action, drama, thrills and spills and even a red flag as the final day of a packed schedule at the Acerbis Spanish Round from the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto. With incidents on Lap 1 of the initial start, a red flag truncated the distance to seven laps upon the restart in what was another intriguing and action-packed WorldSSP300 encounter.

Marc Garcia got the holeshot (like he did in the first attempt) ahead of Victor Steeman (Freudenberg KTM Junior Team), although the Dutch pole-sitter took the lead at Turn 5 on the opening lap. Manuel Gonzalez (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team) made a good start and placed second ahead of Garcia, whilst Ana Carrasco (Kawasaki Provec WorldSSP300) made it up to fourth place.

On Lap 2, Carrasco hit the front with a fabulous move around the outside at Turn 6, although Gonzalez struck back soon after. It was a French disaster at Turn 13, as Hugo De Cancellis (Team Trasimeno Yamaha) made contact with Andy Verdoïa (BCD Yamaha MS Racing) at the final corner; Verdoïa sliding out but remounting, 10 seconds behind the point-scoring places.

As the race continued to unfold, the leading group began to fragment as Garcia, Gonzalez and Carrasco broke clear: the Spaniards were having a great home event at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto. With three laps to go however, Victor Steeman and Galang Hendra Pratama (Semakin Di Depan Biblion Motoxracing) closed them down to make for a fantastic grandstand finish in the closing laps. Jan-Ole Jahnig (Freudenberg KTM Junior Team) was the leading the chasing pack behind the leading quintet.

As the lap began, Carrasco hit the front from Gonzalez at Turn 1, as she went in pursuit of what would be her first race win in the 2019 WorldSSP300 championship. However, Gonzalez came back through at Turn 6 and Hendra Pratama was third.

On the run to the line however, it was anyone’s guess as to who won, with a photo finish needed to decide the winner. Gonzalez got the verdict for his third WorldSSP300 win of the year, ahead of 2017 champion Marc Garcia and 2018 champion, Ana Carrasco. An ecstatic Galang Hendra Pratama took fourth ahead of Victor Steeman, who completed the top five.

Sixth place went to Jan-Ole Jahnig, ahead of Mika Perez (Scuderia Maranga Racing), Hugo De Cancellis, Tom Edwards (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team) and Manuel Bastianelli (Prodina IRCOS Kawasaki), who got a top ten ahead of his home race at Misano – of which he won last year!

P1 – Manuel Gonzalez (Kawasaki ParkinGO Team)

“Incredible is the perfect word to describe the race today. On the last corner, it was quite difficult to close the door to my contenders but I tried really hard and I won. It was so difficult, but Kawasaki and my team gave me an amazing bike and I was able to overtake Garcia on the straight. Yesterday we finished fourth and that was good for the championship but with the victory today we are now able to extend our leadership”.

World Supersport: Race Results From Jerez

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World Supersport: Race Results From Jerez

Supersport Race Lap Record: 1:43.922, Federico Caricasulo, 2017

Supersport Pole/Circuit Best Lap Record: 1:41.775, Randy Krummenacher, 2019

FIM Supersport World Championship

Jerez, Spain

June 9, 2019

Race Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Federico Caricasulo, Italy (Yam YZF-R6), 19 laps, Total Race Time 32:50.971, Best Lap Time 1:42.532 (New Race Lap Record)

2. Randy Krummenacher, Switzerland (Yam YZF-R6), -0.968 second, 1:42.693

3. Jules Cluzel, France (Yam YZF-R6), -1.346 seconds, 1:42.846

4. Thomas Gradinger, Austria (Yam YZF-R6), -3.494, 1:43.114

5. Raffaele De Rosa, Italy (MV Agusta F3 675), -3.778, 1:43.071

6. Lucas Mahias, France (Kaw ZX-6R), -5.156, 1:42.995

7. Hikari Okubo, Japan (Kaw ZX-6R), -17.412, 1:43.166

8. Isaac Vinales, Spain (Yam YZF-R6), -18.807, 1:43.557

9. Corentin Perolari, France (Yam YZF-R6), -19.124, 1:43.817

10. Peter Sebestyen, Hungary (Hon CBR600RR), -20.775, 1:43.915

14. Maria Herrera, Spain (Yam YZF-R6), -35.983, 1:44.577

World Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 12 races):

1. Krummenacher, 135 points

2. Caricasulo, 118

3. Cluzel, 94

4. Okubo, 59

5. De Rosa, 58

6. Gradinger, 53

7. Mahias, 50

8. Vinales, 45

9. Perolari, 41

10. Sebestyen, 33

20. TIE, Tom Toparis/Rob Hartog/Herrera, 5

World Superbike: Superpole Race Results From Jerez

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World Superbike: Superpole Race Results From Jerez

WorldSBK Race Lap Record: 1:39.305, Alvaro Bautista, 2019

WorldSBK Pole/Circuit Best Lap Record: 1:38.247, Jonathan Rea, 2019

Motul FIM Superbike World Championship

Jerez, Spain

June 9, 2019

Superpole Race Results (all on Pirelli tires):

1. Alvaro Bautista, Spain (Duc Panigale V4 R), 10 laps, Total Race Time 16:39.591, Best Lap Time 1:39.004 (New Race Lap Record)

2. Michael Van Der Mark, Netherlands (Yam YZF-R1), -2.743 seconds, 1:39.272

3. Marco Melandri, Italy (Yam YZF-R1), -2.954, 1:39.515

4. Jonathan Rea, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -4.749, 1:39.582

5. Tom Sykes, UK (BMW S1000RR), -7.443, 1:39.582

6. Leon Haslam, UK (Kaw ZX-10RR), -7.710, 1:39.685

7. Toprak Razgatlioglu, Turkey (Kaw ZX-10RR), -9.565, 1:39.975

8. Jordi Torres, Spain (Kaw ZX-10RR), -11.937, 1:39.943

9. Sandro Cortese, Germany (Yam YZF-R1), -12.243, 1:40.030

10. Chaz Davies, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -12.958, 1:40.339

11. Michael Rinaldi, Italy (Duc Panigale V4 R), -15.062, 1:40.417

12. Tommy Bridewell, UK (Duc Panigale V4 R), -16.760, 1:40.445

13. Leandro Mercado, Argentina (Kaw ZX-10RR), -19.067, 1:40.569

14. Yuki Takahashi, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -19.496, 1:40.800

15. Markus Reiterberger, Germany (BMW S1000RR), -19.791, 1:40.423

16. Alessandro Delbianco, Italy (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -27.469, 1:41.213

17. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Japan (Hon CBR1000RR SP2), -27.770, 1:41.179

18. Alex Lowes, UK (Yam YZF-R1), -7 laps, DNF, crash, 1:39.521

19. Loris Baz, France (Yam YZF-R1), -10 laps, DNF, retired, no lap time recorded

Canadian Superbike: Ben Young Captures Pole Position At Grand Bend Motorplex

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Canadian Superbike: Ben Young Captures Pole Position At Grand Bend Motorplex

Young snatches pole position from Szoke at Grand Bend Motorplex

Grand Bend, ON – June 8, 2019 – The second round of the Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship continued to ramp up its excitement on Saturday, with both Pro classes coming down to the wire in qualifying at the Grand Bend Motorplex.

Mopar Pro Superbike points leader Ben Young continued his perfect streak of ten consecutive sessions atop the charts, albeit by the closest margins yet, putting in his best lap of the Top Ten Superpole as the flag waved to jump into pole position as time expired.

The Collingwood, ON native remained in the pit lane with under two minutes remaining and rival Jordan Szoke sitting in first place, but managed to begin his final flying lap with just two seconds to spare before placing his Van Dolder’s Home Team/Scot-Build BMW S1000RR at the top of the leaderboard.

His time of 1:03.045 not only pushed him 0.223 seconds clear of Szoke, but gave Young the new outright lap record, ironically displacing Szoke’s record from 2017.

“The plan was to leave it to the last second before we went back out, but it was definitely a little close there at the end,” Young laughed. “The BMW was phenomenal, so we just threw a new rear Dunlop tire on and pushed really hard for one lap. But everything was working really great, and I know we have the pace to stay at the front tomorrow, so things should be fun.”

As for Szoke, the four-time defending champion will lose yet another session to his biggest rival, but the Lynden, ON veteran did manage to show his best pace of the weekend aboard his Mopar Express Lane Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja.

The 13-time National title-winner will look to end Young’s unbeaten streak on Sunday, as he continues to find himself in an unfamiliar position early in the 2019 campaign.

“It’s frustrating, but the bike felt really good, and everything was a little more comfortable today,” said Szoke. “There’s always some changes to be made, so hopefully we make the right ones and come out stronger in the race tomorrow.”

Rounding out the front row for Sunday’s race will be Beaconsfield, QC veteran Michael Leon, who will be chasing his first ever podium in the Pro Superbike class after crashing out in round one aboard his Royal Distributing BMW.

Trevor Daley continued his bounce-back weekend as the Mississauga, ON native also looks to recover from a disappointing round one, qualifying in fourth aboard his OneSpeed/Fast Company Suzuki GSX-R1000 after running second-fastest in both practice sessions on Friday.

Centering the second row and rounding out the top five will be Samuel Trepanier, who is still recovering from a massive crash to start the year but was able to post his personal best times at the Grand Bend Motorplex aboard his Blysk Racing BMW.

“My arm is still in quite a bit of pain, and it’s tough flipping the bike over to the left, even though there’s only a couple left turns here,” said the St. Isidore, QC native. “Luckily the bike feels great, and we’re still riding pretty well, so hopefully we can go a little faster in the race tomorrow.”

The top rookie from Saturday’s 24-rider field was Georgetown, Guyana’s Elliott Vieira, who completed the Top Ten Superpole in tenth place aboard his Aventura Gold Yamaha YZF-R6, though he has yet to score points in the Brooklin Cycle Racing Pro Rookie of the Year fight.

The Superbike class wasn’t the only group to come down to the wire, however, as local youngster Dylan Bauer scored his first career pole position in the Pro ranks in the Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike class.

Riding out of nearby Breslau, ON, Bauer posted a time of 1:04.351 aboard his Yamaha YZF-R6, moving from third on the grid up to the top spot to displace Sebastien Tremblay with just moments remaining.

The Mirabel, QC native will now start from second aboard his Turcotte Performance Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, with championship leader Will Hornblower rounding out the front row.

Hornblower crashed early in the session but was still able to put in a fast lap prior to the incident aboard his Yamaha machine, as the hometown favourite out of Sarnia, ON will look to stretch his points lead with a win on Sunday.

“I was just praying I put in a good enough time to be at least near the first few rows,” Hornblower said. “The last couple minutes were definitely nerve-wracking, but it’s still a front row start which is awesome, all things considered.”

Two-time defending champion Tomas Casas will kick off the second row aboard his Parts Canada Yamaha, as the Peterborough, ON youngster battled through a number of mechanical issues after crashing out in round one.

Notably, the top six riders in the class were all separated by just over a half-second in qualifying, with the top five all posting better times than the pole position mark from a year ago.

The first National race of the weekend also provided some excitement on Saturday, with Avery Hart extending his points lead atop the TSN Motorcycle Experience Lightweight Sport Bike class with a dominating victory.

The Princeville, NS native got off to an early lead and never looked back, storming his way to a four-second win aboard his WRBF Racing Yamaha YZF-R3.

“The gameplan was to pull away right off the start, so you can’t really complain with how that worked out,” Hart said. “The tire got a little greasy towards the end, but everything felt great and held up enough for me to get the win.”

Winning the battle for second was Hart’s east coast teammate, Keegan Gaudet, who held off a late charge from fellow teenager Ben LeClair to claim the second spot on the podium, with LeClair breaking his older brother’s lap record in the class on the final lap of the race aboard his Fast Company Yamaha out of Blackstock, ON.

The final two CSBK qualifying sessions of the day also failed to disappoint, with Jordan Royds claiming pole position in the Express Lane Amateur Superbike class and Jake LeClair, older brother of Ben, leading the charge in the Parts Canada Amateur Sport Bike category.

Royds, riding a Yamaha YZF-R1 out of Ancaster, ON, will be looking to make up for a disappointing performance at his home track in round one, while LeClair – last year’s Lightweight champion – is aiming for his best career finish in his first year aboard the bLU cRU Yamaha YZF-R6 machine.

Race one of the Goderich Toyota Classic Superbike Racing series also kicked off on Saturday, with Scott McVicker coming away victorious aboard his vintage 1980’s era 1025cc Honda CB750 machine out of Oakville, ON.

Full results from Saturday’s racing and qualifying, as well as the schedule for Sunday’s races, can be found at the series’ official website at www.csbk.ca.

FIM/CEV Moto2 European Championship: Edgar Pons Takes Pole Position, American Benny Solis, Jr. Qualifies 23rd At Catalunya

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FIM/CEV Moto2 European Championship: Edgar Pons Takes Pole Position, American Benny Solis, Jr. Qualifies 23rd At Catalunya

Editorial Note: American Benny Solis, Jr. qualified 23rd on his Baiko Racing Team Kalex in Moto2. Solis’ best lap time was 1:48.017. Solis’ teammate Edgar Pons qualified on pole position with a 1:44.768.

Poles decided in Barcelona

Deniz Öncü (Red Bull KTM Ajo) in Moto3™, Edgar Pons (Baiko Racing Team) in Moto2™ and Izan Guevara (Cuna de Campeones) in the European Talent Cup will head the grids of their respective categories in the fourth round of the FIM CEV Repsol this weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Deniz Öncü earned his first pole in the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship with a time of 1:48.571, 0.381 ahead of Aleix Viu (Sama Qatar Ángel Nieto Team) who was second. Öncü and Viu – still hampered by the injury suffered in the last round in Le Mans – were the only riders capable of lapping under 1:49 in the first qualifying session where the best times were recorded. Barry Baltus (Sama Qatar Angel Nieto Team) closes the first row of the grid after setting a time more than half a second adrift of the poleman.

Carlos Tatay (Fundación Andreas Pérez 7) will start fourth ahead of Jeremy Alcoba (Laglisse Academy) and Gerard Riu (Baiko Racing Team) in a race where the leader of the category and winner of the last two races Yuki Kunii (Asia Talent Team) is absent due to injury.

In Moto2™ European Championship, Edgar Pons took an electrifying pole position in his last attempt in the second qualifying session to take three out of three poles this season. Pons posted a time of 1:44.768 beating rival Yari Montella (Team Ciatti – Speed Up) by only 0.003 seconds. Niki Tuuli (Team Stylobike) closes out the first row of the grid. Héctor Garzó (CNS Motorsport), Alessandro Zaccone (Promoracing) and Tommaso Marcon (Team Ciatti – Speed Up) make up the second row. Peetu Paavilainen (Redding – Pinamotos RS) was the fastest in the Superstock category.

In the ETC, Izan Guevara will head the grid after taking his second – and consecutive – pole of the season, setting a time of 1:52.664. The Cuna de Campeones rider was the fastest in Group A, while teammate Daijiro Sako (Cuna de Campeones) was the quickest in Group B, finishing only 28 thousandths behind. Guevara will start first, looking for his third win of the season ahead of Sako and Dirk Geiger (Kiefer Racing).

The schedule for next Sunday’s races is as follows:

Moto3™ Race 1 (16 laps) 11.00

Moto2™ Race 1 (17 laps) 12.00

ETC (15 laps) 13.00

Moto3™ Race 2 (16 laps) 14.00

Moto2™ Race 2 (17 laps) 15.00

ETC Series 2 (15 laps) 16.00

As usual, the entrance to the paddock will be free over the weekend. In addition, FIM CEV Repsol fans who go to the tunnel of the control tower of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on Sunday morning will be able to join the Pit Lane Walk. Only firstcomers will get a pass for the Pit Lane Walk with a maximum of two passes per person. The Pit Lane Walk will take place at 10.15 am and start from the outside of the control tower.

Television networks and new media platforms in Europe and many countries are showing more and more interest in live broadcasts or on demand videos of FIM CEV Repsol events. New in Spain, DAZN will include the Moto3™ JWCh, Moto2™ ECh and ETC in its programming, showing each of the scheduled races – as will BT Sports in both in the United Kingdom and Ireland, with live broadcasts of all races in each category. Also new is that Canal Plus in France will broadcast all the races live on Canal+ Sport. In Italy, Sky will broadcast live the Moto3™ JWCh, and the Moto2™ ECh races.

In Belgium, GP Inside will offer live broadcasts of all the Championship races. Through Eurosportplayer (Holland and Romania) Eurosport will also offer live coverage of the Moto3™ JWCh, Moto2™ ECh and ETC. In Portugal, Sport TV consolidates its commitment to motorcycling with live or recorded broadcasts of all the races scheduled throughout the season. Hungarian fans will be able to follow the young hopefuls of the ETC thanks to the recorded broadcast of ETC races by the Spiler TV channel.

By means of its digital platform the Motorsport group will broadcast live all the Moto3™ JrWCh, Moto2™ ECh and ETC events, with worldwide coverage except in the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy which will offer the same content through other media partners. The Edgesport Channel will show live all the Moto3™ JrWCh, Moto2™ ECh and ETC races, which will be available 24/7 on various platforms with coverage in Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Solomon Islands, Thailand and Vietnam.

In addition, in those countries without television coverage, all races will be broadcast live on the championship’s YouTube channel.

All the results and information about the Championship are on the official website: www.fimcevrepsol.com

World Endurance: Team SRC Kawasaki France Claims Pole Position For Oschersleben 8-Hours

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World Endurance: Team SRC Kawasaki France Claims Pole Position For Oschersleben 8-Hours

FIM Endurance World Championship/8 Hours EWC Oschersleben

Motorsports Arena Oschersleben, Germany

June 8, 2019

Final Qualifying Results:

1. Team SRC Kawasaki France (Jeremy Guarnoni 1:26.324/David Checa 1:27.057/Erwan Nigon 1:26.264), Kaw ZX-10R, Superbike, 1:26.548

2. Honda Endurance Racing (Randy De Puniet 1:26.772/Yonny Hernandez 1:26.180/Sebastien Gimbert 1:26.886), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 1:26.612

3. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (Vincent Philippe 1:26.785/Etienne Masson 1:26.822/Gregg Black 1:26.693), Suz GSX-R1000, Superbike, 1:26.766

4. WEPOL Racing (Michael Laverty 1:26.933/Sheridan Morais 1:26.161/Danny Webb 1:27.444), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 1:26.846

5. YART Yamaha (Broc Parkes 1:26.893/Marvin Fritz 1:26.899/Niccolo Canepa 1:26.915), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 1:26.902

6. F.C.C. TSR Honda France (Josh Hook 1:26.753/Freddy Foray 1:27.029/Mike Di Meglio 1:27.247), Hon CBR1000RR SP2, Superbike, 1:27.009

7. Team ERC-BMW Motorrad Endurance (Kenny Foray 1:26.269/Julian Da Costa 1:27.437/Mathieu Gines 1:27.403), BMW S1000RR, Superbike, 1:27.036

8. VRD IGOL PIERRET EXPERIENCES (Florian Alt 1:27.102/Florian Marino 1:27.321/Xavier Simeon 1:26.902), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 1:27.108

9. Wojcik Racing Team (Gino Rea 1:27.769/Christoffer Bergman 1:27.619), Yam YZF-R1, Superbike, 1:27.694

10. GERT56 by GS YUASA (Stefan Kerschbaumer 1:27.483/Lucy Glockner 1:27.515/Pepijn Bijsterbosch 1:28.156), BMW S1000RR, Superstock, 1:27.718

29. GSM Racing (Vladimir Leonov 1:27.549/Bjorn Estment 1:29.892/Brandon Cretu 1:31.609), Suz GSX-R1000, Superbike, 1:29.683

More, from a press release issued by FIM/Eurosport Events:

SRC KAWASAKI RETAIN POLE

Despite the best efforts of Honda Endurance Racing, who moved up to 2nd position on the grid, Team SRC Kawasaki France kept the upper hand and will start from pole tomorrow at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben.

Team SRC Kawasaki France’s three riders Jérémy Guarnoni, David Checa and Erwan Nigon, who have been very competitive since yesterday, reaffirmed their status as pole-sitter on the starting grid of the 8 Hours of Oschersleben.

The wind clearly threw riders off their stride at the Motorsport Arena this morning, but it did not stop Honda Endurance Racing improving their best laps. Randy de Puniet, Yonny Hernández and Sébastien Gimbert wrested second position on the grid, just ahead of Suzuki Endurance Racing Team and Wepol Racing (Yamaha), the only privateer faster than factory-backed squads, YART Yamaha, F.C.C. TSR Honda France and VRD Igol Pierret Expériences. With very small gaps between the riders, this race will be closely fought. The average of their riders’ best lap times, which determines starting grid positions, has all eight teams within the same second.

Cup at stake for GERT56

Wójcik Racing Team are in 9th place on the grid, ahead of GERT56 by GS Yuasa, the top Superstock. The German team lead the FIM Endurance World Cup standings and are well placed to win their first World Cup in front of a home crowd at Oschersleben.

In the Superstock category, GERT56 by GS Yuasa are ahead of Team 33 Coyote Louit Moto and No Limits Motor Team on the grid, while the other challengers in this class (Junior Team LMS Suzuki, BMRT 3D Maccio Racing and Moto Ain) are beyond the 15th slot.

Following the warm-up starting at 9am in Germany, the 8 Hours of Oschersleben will be flagged off at 1pm.

More, from a press release issued by Honda Endurance Racing:

Honda Endurance Racing qualify second at the 8 Hours of Oschersleben

8 Hours of Oschersleben

Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany

The Honda Endurance Racing team has taken the second spot on the grid for the fourth round of the 2018/2019 FIM Endurance World Championship, the 8 Hours of Oschersleben in Germany. Randy de Puniet, Sébastien Gimbert and Yonny Hernandez missed out on pole position by just 0.064 seconds. The reigning World Champions F.C.C. TSR Honda France with Josh Hook, Freddy Foray and Mike di Meglio placed their Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2 sixth on the grid ahead of tomorrow’s eight-hour race.

The qualifying result was the best of the season for the Honda Endurance Racing team, which saw Hernandez – who until this weekend hadn’t ridden the Oschersleben track before – top his session this morning, setting the second fastest time overall of the event.

Reigning World Champions F.C.C. TSR Honda France qualified in sixth position, only 0.4 seconds behind the leaders.

The race is scheduled to start tomorrow (9 June), at 13:00 Local Time (BST +1) with the chequered flag to be waved at 21:00 after eight hours on-track.

To keep up to date with Honda’s journey throughout the eight-hour race, follow Honda Pro Racing on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

More, from a press release issued by Honda Racing:

Honda Endurance Racing misses out Oschersleben pole by 0.064 seconds

8 Hours of Oschersleben

Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany

The Honda Endurance Racing team has had its best Qualifying in years at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben for the fourth round of the 2018/2019 FIM Endurance World Championship. Randy de Puniet, Sébastien Gimbert and Yonny Hernandez just missed out on pole position by 0.064 seconds, and will start tomorrow’s 8 Hours of Oschersleben in second place aboard the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP2.

Most of the teams opted for a new set of tyres for this morning’s qualifying session and so did the Honda crew. Working on optimising the set-up of the Fireblade, the team made some big changes for de Puniet’s first session, but with the changes not affective the team reverted back to the original set-up.

Proving to be the right decision, Hernandez topped the times in his session in P1 with a best time of 1:26.180, making him the fastest rider of the day and second quickest in both sessions. Unfortunately no new tyre was left for Gimbert, who was still quick giving the team confidence for tomorrow’s eight-hour race.

The race is scheduled to start tomorrow (9 June), at 13:00 Local Time (BST +1) with the chequered flag to be waved at 21:00 after eight hours on-track.

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Randy de Puniet 111

It was not a bad day. In Q2 we decided to change the set up of the bike, but unfortunately went in the wrong direction and still I did my lap time like this. But we needed to give that a try. Yonny after that came back with the bike of yesterday and did a really good lap time. Unfortunately he rode too much on the track and Séb had to start with the used tyres and he was not able to improve. We are in second position and this is not bad, the bike is also good for tomorrow. All the riders did a great job, were very consistent with good lap times, so we are confident. It will be a tough race, because we will have many lap per stints, but I think we are quite ready.

Yonny Hernandez 111

I am really, really happy because we are now on the record lap times of last year and this is really important for me, because it’s my time on this track. I just try to do a good job. I tried to stay focused on my lap and all the week we try to do a good job. My team has worked out a good set up of the Fireblade, especially for race pace. Yesterday I was not so fast because I focused just to ride on the old tyres, so I did my lap time with the old tyres and just tried to make a good race pace and I think for tomorrow we have the confidence and we have a good pace to try to fight again for the top.

Sébastien Gimbert 111

Today has been frustrating because we have a tyre sticker limitation and I honestly did not have a chance to improve after Yonny and Randy had used this one in their sessions already. I pushed, but I knew the lap time was not going to come, so I prefer to stop early and not to risk a crash. The Fireblade is good, just now it is necessary to work for the race. Our position after qualifying is really good and we can look confident to the race. Yesterday my lap time was good, so today I am not happy because I could not show my potential on our Fireblade. But this will be another story in the race!

Jonny Twelvetrees

Team Manager

I think, it has been our best qualifying for many years, so from that side it is good. We made a few little mistakes, that could have bought us a bit more time. I think, we are willing to accept that, as there were things that we were testing, just to be sure before the race. So some things didn’t work and then also when we start with the qualifying yesterday, Randy crashed on some oil down on the track and with a lot of other riders. I think we damaged one tyre there because it cooled down and then we had to re-heat it again and it messed up our tyre strategy for the Qualifying as well. I think there was a bit more time that we could have had but we got to be happy with the best qualifying of years and that proves we have got the pace.

More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing:

YART Yamaha Take Fifth Place in Tight Oschersleben Qualifying

The YART Yamaha EWC Team will start in fifth place for round four of the FIM EWC at the 8 Hours Oschersleben, after strong laps by riders Broc Parkes, Marvin Fritz and Niccolò Canepa on the YART R1 saw them finish just 0.3s from pole.

At the end of Friday’s first qualifying sessions the YART trio finished in sixth place, improving by 0.2 in the first qualifying sessions and all lapping consistently in the 1’26s. They then found even more time for final qualifying and were able to secure a competitive fifth ahead of the penultimate round.

Electing to run their race tyre for qualifying runs, the YART team have proven race pace at the track and will be aiming to repeat their impressive win at the 8 Hours of Slovakia in May.

The team earn one bonus point for finishing fifth in qualifying, and sit fourth in the standings with the title race still open.

Yamaha extended support teams also performed well on Saturday. WEPOL Racing and VRD Igol Pierret Experiences Yamaha both qualified within the top eight, with 3ART Moto Team 95 and Moto Ain finishing inside the top half of the grid.

Tomorrow’s race at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben begins at 13:00 CET.

Broc Parkes

YART Yamaha EWC Team

“I’m pretty happy with my lap today. We were on the race tyre for qualifying today which wasn’t representative of our true pace, but we are feeling good for the race. We have been consistent all weekend and we’re looking to build on our strong performance at Slovakia. The bonus point from fifth in qualifying is important too and hopefully we’ll score again on Sunday. The track was a little damp this morning but we expect it to be dry tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to lights out.”

Marvin Fritz

YART Yamaha EWC Team

“We worked hard on our setup yesterday. Our times improved a lot over the weekend and got quicker each time we rode, and we were able to qualify fifth which was a good effort. It rained a lot last night which made the track harder to ride, and we decided to use race tyres for qualifying which gave us some really useful data. Our pace on the race tyre is strong and everyone is confident for a good result tomorrow.”

Niccolò Canepa

YART Yamaha EWC Team

“It has been a strong practice and qualifying for us. We felt good coming into this round from Slovakia and all weekend we have had good pace. Qualifying was tough and there are lots of quick teams here who can fight for the podium, but I can’t wait to get racing. We start fifth tomorrow which is competitive, and we are ready to fight for another win.”

Mandy Kainz

YART Yamaha EWC Team Manager

“Qualifying was tight today, and with the top seven covered by less than 0.5s we know the race will be a tough fight too. We know that we have a very good package for the race however, the riders have been consistent all weekend and by qualifying with the race tyres today we have some very useful data to work with overnight. The weather should be dry too but we know that we are also quick in mixed weather. With fifth place we get an extra point which is really important for the championship, and we are aiming for another big points finish tomorrow.”