Double top for Gennai as Veneman takes the championship lead
A double win for Mirko Gennai (MTM Kawasaki) was hard fought after a race long battle at the front of the field.
A five rider group group away from the pack in the early stages and traded the lead six times before Gennai established himself at the front. A winning margin of two tenths of a second vaulted Gennai to fourth in the championship standings
It was a one two for the MTM Kawasaki team with Loris Veneman also taking the championship lead for the first time. The Dutch rider narrowly pipped Julio Garcia Gonzalez by just two thousands of a second
For much of the race it seemed that the KOVE Racing Team could have a chance of their first win in WorldSSP300. Eventually Garcia Gonzalez and Marc Garcia had to settle for third and fourth at the flag
Championship leader Inigo Iglesias retired from the race in the early stages. The Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki rider left Portugal without scoring any points. The Spanish rider, winner of two races this year, is now ten points behind Veneman.
Race 2 winner: Mirko Gennai (MTM Kawasaki)
Race fastest lap: Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) – 1’54.988s
P1 | Mirko Gennai | MTM Kawasaki
“Race 2 was fantastic. The entire weekend was fantastic and to share the podium with my teammate Loris is amazing. It’s great for me, it’s great for him but also it’s great for the team. I did a perfect job this week. Everything was fantastic for me. The bike and the feeling were great so I’m very happy. Today’s race was a bit slower and cooler than yesterday so it became more about strategy. I tried to stay behind to save my tyre for the last lap. I’m very happy with the weekend.”
WorldSSP300 Race 2 Results
1. Mirko Gennai (MTM Kawasaki)
2. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) +0.214s
3. Julio Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) +0.216s
4. Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) +0.300s
5. Elia Bartolini (Yamaha Motoxracing WorldSSP300 Team) +0.388s
6. Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) +7.334s
Championship Standings
1. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) 139 points
2. Inigo Iglesias (Fusport-RT Motorsports by SKM-Kawasaki) 129 points
3. Aldi Mahendra (Team BrCorse) 128 points
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