SBK - Misano Adriatico, Republic of San Marino
Monday 11 June: Misano World Circuit now becomes known as 'Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli'.
Misano World Circuit now named after Marco Simoncelli
Aldo Drudi shakes the hand of Paolo Simoncelli, Marco's father
Sunday morning at the Misano World
Circuit the new logo linking the Romagna circuit to Marco Simoncelli was
unveiled. The logo was introduced during a press conference, in which
Paolo Simoncelli, Marco's father, was also present.
Aldo Drudi, well-known designer
and inventor of the graphics of many great motorsport champions, was
given the task of creating an effective image. The result of the
designer's inspiration is as follows: the traditional logo MWC Misano
World Circuit together with the name Marco Simoncelli where the 'double
l' evokes the red stripes of Sic's helmet.
Moto 1: Biaggi from Checa after another thriller
Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) rode from
the third row to the race win at Misano, after a superb performance in
front of his fellow Italian spectators. With many passes and changes
being made all through the race Biaggi eventually had to ride hard at
the end to defend from another lowly starter, Carlos Checa (Althea
Racing Ducati) who finished second, having started 16th.
Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing
Ducati) secured a combative third place, with Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing
Team) fourth after riding up front to start, then dropping to seventh
for a time. He overhauled long time race leader Jonathan Rea (Honda
World Superbike Team).
Moto 2: Aprilia from Honda and BMW in race two
Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) secured a
second brilliant win at Misano, pulling clear after some early action
with other riders and winning by a margin of 5.355 seconds, easing down
in the final lap.
Jonathan Rea (Honda World
Superbike Team) and Leon Haslam (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) had a long
fight for second with Rea securing it. Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad
Motorsport) and Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) had
another personal duel that went the way of Melandri. The top five riders
were covered by only seven seconds at the flag. Race one co-stars
Carlos Checa (Althea Racing Ducati) and Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing
Ducati) each crashed out of race two.
In the championship fight, Biaggi is on 210.5 points, Rea is second on 172 and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) has 164.5.
Supersport: Sofuoglu wins and moves further ahead
Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki DeltaFin
Lorenzini) and Jules Cluzel (PTR Honda) contested the win in the 22-lap
Supersport World Championship race at Misano but the Turkish rider had
the upper hand and Cluzel had to settle for second, 1.228 seconds
behind.
Sofuoglu's win makes him the only
rider in this class to have won more than a single race in 2012. Alex
Baldolini (Power Team by Suriano Triumph) was an impressive third, with
Roberto Tamburini (Team Lorini Honda) for close company.
Pole man Sam Lowes (Bogdanka PTR
Honda) struggled for early pace and crashed, then restarted to finish
18th, with no points. In the championship fight, Sofuoglu now leads
Cluzel, 106 points to 84, with Lowes on 76.
Superstock 1000: Barrier pushes on in Superstock
The Superstock 1000 race was
eventually run at 11.15 and over only six laps after it had started and
then been stopped after an oil spill at the third corner. Eddi La Marra
took the holeshot on his Barni Racing Team Italia Ducati Panigale, but
within half race distance he had been passed by Sylvain Barrier's BMW
and then Michele Magnoni's GM Racing BMW. Lorenzo Baroni, Barrier's BMW
Motorrad Italia Gold Bet team-mate was an eventual second after catching
the leading pack on the final lap then passing two riders with ease.
Magnoni was third. The top four were covered by 0.571 seconds. In the
championship Barrier leads with 75 points, Lorenzo Savadori is second
with 64.
Superstock 600: Van Der Mark from Russo
A brilliant last lap of action at
Misano saw a two rider fight for supremacy won by young Dutch master
Michael van der Mark (EAB Ten Kate Junior Honda) from local ace Riccardo
Russo (Yamaha Team Italia FMI). The margin of victory was only 0.095
seconds after 12 laps in which Russo was looking dominant for some time.
In the championship Russo still leads van der Mark but now by only two
points, 81 to 79.
Christian Gamarino (Team GO ELEVEN) was third, over seven seconds down, with Luca Vitali (Yamaha Team Italia FMI) fourth.
European KTM Cup: Lukas Wimmer wins from pole position
Austrian rider Lukas Wimmer scored a
victory in the single make European Cup Series, taking his KTM single to
the win by seven seconds. Christian Vidal was second, winning a fight
with Giuseppe Scarcella for the next podium place. In the championship,
due to the absence of round 1 winner Adrian Pasek with injury, Vidal now
has 26 points, Wimmer 25.
