Huertas’ Title Lead Takes a Hit

A fourth win of the season from Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) capped off a near perfect weekend for the Italian rider.

Having started from pole position, courtesy of his fastest lap in Race 1, he led the early laps before championship leader Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) came through to take the lead

A crash at Turn 5 for Huertas on Lap 9 saw the Spaniard drop outside the points before recovering to score points in 12th position. That limited the damage in the championship but having led by 41 points going into Race 2 it now stands at 20 points with five rounds remaining

Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) profited from Huertas misfortune to take second position in the race. It was a Yamaha battle for the runner-up spot on the podium with Valentin Debise looking much stronger in Race 2 to fight with Manzi. The Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team rider claimed his third rostrum finish of the season

A five rider battle was headed by Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) after a race long battle with Glenn van Straalen and Can Oncu before Marcel Schroetter and John McPhee joined in during the closing laps. A clash with McPhee saw Schroetter given a one place penalty and dropped to eighth position for the rider in fifth in the championship standings

Race 2 winner: Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team)
Race fastest lap: Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team)– 1’43.578s

P1 | Yari Montella | Barni Spark Racing Team
“This is amazing! It’s incredible. I’m sorry about Adrian’s crash but the problem was that the track was completely different compared to yesterday because of the win. The pace was so fast but there was a lot of wind and less grip. At the beginning of the race I tried to push hard like I did yesterday but I couldn’t. Instead when Adrian overtook me I focused on following him because I thought it might be better to follow someone. Today was incredible and I want to say thank you to my team!”

WorldSSP Race 2 Results
1. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team)
2. Stefano Manzi (Pata Prometeon Ten Kate Racing) +5.897s
3. Valentin Debise (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) +9.487s
4. Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME AIR Racing) +12.436s
5. Lucas Mahias (GMT94 Yamaha) +19.187s
6. Glenn van Straalen (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) +19.912s

Championship Standings
1. Adrian Huertas (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 260 points
2. Yari Montella (Barni Spark Racing Team) 240 points
3. Stefano Manzi (Pata Prometeon Ten Kate Racing) 219 points

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