WorldSSP: A sixth race victory of the season was the reward for a battling performance from Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team).
The Turkish rider was pushed all the way throughout the 15 lap duration to claim a near photo finish victory from (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team).
Race 1 victor Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) suffered from braking stability issues during the race but came through the leading group of six riders to finish on the podium in third position. The Ducati Panigale V2 rider finished one tenth of a second behind the race winner.
A seven rider rider group spent the majority of the race in close combat with one another. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) finished in fourth position with the leading riders opening a gap over their pursuers in the closing laps.
Championship Highlights
- Manzi holds a 60 point lead in the standings over Oncu. With 100 points available the Italian rider has the opportunity to clinch his first World Championship at the Estoril Round.
- A two rider crash at the last corner elevated Tom Booth-Amos to seventh position at the flag. The extra points mean that the PTR Triumph rider holds a slender advantage of four points over Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing Verdnatura) in their battle for third position.
P1 – Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
“I’m very happy. After warm-up I knew Manzi and Debise would come and fight. I focused on not making mistakes and waiting for the final laps. Manzi passed me again but I decided to attack on the last straight and to use the slipstream. I wanted to keep him behind in the final corner, which is always tricky. Overall, it was a very good weekend because normally my Aragon rounds are difficult.”
Race 2 Results
1. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 1’53.310s
2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +0.027s
3. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.146s
4. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +0.499s
5. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +2.846s
6. Xavi Cardelus (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +3.731s
Championship Standings
1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 380 points
2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 360 points
3. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 223 points
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