Carole (France), 29 September 2024 – At the circuit of Carole, Thomas Chareyre, Sylvain Bidart and Steve Bonnal made the Supermoto history with three smart races without mistakes and came home with the tenth title in a row. The success was made even more perfect by the victory of the Junior team.
RACE 1 (Riders 1 + Riders 2)
Steve Bonnal (France) could not make the best out of his pole position start, in fact Andreas Bushberger (Austria) and Romain Kaivers (Belgium) overtook him in the first corner. The two riders opened a small margin over their rivals taking advantage of the fight that was going on behind them. In the first laps Thomas Chareyre (France) reached the front positions despite the start from the back, but the main protagonist of the first race was Elia Sammartin (Italy) with an astonishing performance. After a wise start to avoid problems in the first corner, Elia worked his way up with fast laps and lap after lap got closer and closer to the front. In the sixth lap Elia took command of the race and opened a margin on rivals, keeping it till the victory. Behind the Italian rider, the French duo worked their way up. Steve Bonnal was second and Thomas Chareyre fourth, while third place went to Andreas Bushberger. The best Junior nation was France with Alexis Hoareau, sixth overall and best Junior rider.
At the end of the first Race France was the leading nation, followed by Italy and Germany.
RACE 1 (Riders 1 + Riders 2) Top Ten:
SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, Honda) 12 laps in 19:51.878; 2. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +02.435; 3. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) +02.612; 4. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, Honda) +03.465; 5. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, TM) +06.161; 6. HOAREAU Alexis (FRA, KTM) +15.850; 7. SITNIANSKY Milan (CZE, Honda) +19.846; 8. FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) +20.082; 9. DEITENBACH Jan (GER, Husqvarna) +28.833; 10. GOMEZ REQUENA Francisco (ESP, GasGas) +39.780
RACE 2 (Riders 2 + Riders 3)
Sylvain Bidart (France) made the best out of his start from first place and took the lead. The veteran French rider tried to hold his position tight but after two laps only terrific Marc-Reiner Schmidt (Germany) made up ground and reached the French rider eventually overtaking him without a problem. Behind him, Lukas Hollbacher (Austria) was chasing Schmidt and even had a contact in the off-road section where Hollbacher moved to the front and after a small mistake of his rival took the victory. Steve Bonnal (France), who was behind teammate, qualified in third place at the end of a solid race and Bidart ended up sixth. Despite the second place taken in the first race, Italy did not shine. Fabrizio Bartolini crashed and Luca D’Addato could not do any better than 13th place. France Junior stayed at the top of the Junior standings.
After the two races France was the leading team of the Trophy of Nations, in front of Germany with Austria in third place.
RACE 2 (Riders 2 + Riders 3) Top Ten:
HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, KTM) 12 laps in 19:43.649; 2. SCHMIDT Marc-Reiner (GER, TM) +01.613; 3. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +04.124; 4. CARDUS Ferran (ESP, Honda) +19.182; 5. FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) +19.681; 6. BIDART Sylvain (FRA, Honda) +19.972; 7. GAYA Jaume (ESP, Honda) +20.199; 8. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) +34.324; 9. VORLICEK Petr (CZE, Honda) +37.331; 10. BESSIERES Tom (FRA, Honda) +39.545
RACE 3 (Riders 1+Riders 3)
The last race of the day hosted an incredible show where Thomas Chareyre (France) took the lead of the race but it only lasted for four laps since he was overtaken by Marc-Reiner Schmidt (Germany) and Lukas Hollbacher (Austria). The two riders overtook each other in each lap with amazing maneuvers at the end of the long straights of Carole. In the end Schmidt prevailed over the Austrian rival for a matter of a few tenths of a second.
Third place went by Thomas Chareyre, who took enough points for his nation to win together with the sixth spot taken by Sylvain Bidart. The podium was rounded off by Austria in second place and Germany in third. The celebration of Team France was made even more perfect by the victory of the Junior Trophy taken by the Junior French riders who qualified in front of Belgium and Germany.
Thanks to this triumph France made the Supermoto of Nations history with their tenth consecutive title.
RACE 3 (Riders 1+Riders 3) Top Ten:
SCHMIDT Marc-Reiner (GER, TM) 12 laps in 19:40.106; 2. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, KTM) +00.202; 3. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, Honda) +03.085; 4. SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, Honda) +07.006; 5. CARDUS Ferran (ESP, Honda) +22.015; 6. BIDART Sylvain (FRA, Honda) +22.677; 7. DEITENBACH Jan (GER, Husqvarna) +23.713; 8. BAUER Rudolf (AUT, GasGas) +30.575; 9. SITNIANSKY Milan (CZE, Honda) +31.006; 10. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, TM) +31.279
TEAMS TOP TEN
1.France pt.18-2.Austria pt.22-3.Germany pt.22-4.Spain pt.35-5.Italy pt.47-6.Belgium pt.49-7.Switzerland pt.70-8.Sweden pt.79-9.Portugal pt.88-10. Czech Republic.
Complete results available HERE.
SUPERMOTO OF NATIONS – FRANCE – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 2.120 mt (1.665 mt Tarmac – 455 mt Off Road)
Temperature: 12°
Weather conditions: Cloudy
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In the photo: Podium S1oN
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