Visonta (Hungary) 12 July – The S2 class made its comeback. The French rider Melvin Viola (Honda) was the author of a thrilling performance in Race 1, which allowed him to come home with the first victory of the season. In the SM Junior Yevsevii Kovalov (Husqvarna) became the pole man for the fourth time in a row.
S2 Time Practice:
The S2 time practice took place on a wet track. Just a few minutes after the opening of the pit lane heavy rain flooded the track and the race directors were forced to close the off-road session. The French rider Adrien Sarda (Honda) immediately took control of the operations chased by Nathan Terraneo (GasGas) and Melvin Viola (Honda). It seemed that the French rider could keep the best time but a few minutes before the end of the race Swiss Nathan Terraneo reached the pole position showing his competitiveness in his first race on a 250 – 4 – stroke bike.
S2 Free Practice Top Ten:
TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, GasGas) 1:03.655; 2. SARDA Adrien (FRA, Honda) 1:03.819; 3. VIOLA Melvin (FRA, Honda) 1:04.777; 4. CHAMPAGNE Noah (BEL, TM) 1:04.936; 5. LECKAS Matas (LTU, Husqvarna) 1:06.109; 6. JUSTE WATT Djamal (FRA, Honda) 1:06.480; 7. SERRA GINESTA Max (ESP, Honda) 1:06.754; 8. ABRAHAM Tao (FRA, Unknown) 1:06.875; 9. LAPADULA Leonardo (ITA, TM) 1:07.112; 10. MOGENSTERN DIAS David (POR, TM) 1:08.471
S2 Race 1:
At the start of the first race Nathan Terraneo did not make the best out of his pole position and lost 4 spots in the first corner when French Melvin Viola took the lead of the race, followed by Adrien Sarda. The two French riders opened a gap over their chasers and turned into the protagonists of a thrilling show. Viola made no mistakes and gave his rival no chance to overtake him. It took Nathan Terraneo some laps before he could move to third place. The Swiss rider tried to close the gap and move closer to the front duo but did not make it. Melvin Viola, currently first in the standings, won his first race of the season.
S2 Race 1 Top Ten:
VIOLA Melvin (FRA, Honda) 14 laps in 19:25.116; 2. SARDA Adrien (FRA, Honda) +00.782; 3. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, GasGas) +06.947; 4. CHAMPAGNE Noah (BEL, TM) +16.530; 5. ABRAHAM Tao (FRA, Husqvarna) +28.959; 6. LECKAS Matas (LTU, Husqvarna) +32.072; 7. JUSTE WATT Djamal (FRA, Honda) +34.641; 8. SERRA GINESTA Max (ESP, Honda) +36.185; 9. LAPADULA Leonardo (ITA, TM) +59.925; 10. MOGENSTERN DIAS David (POR, TM) +1:03.628
SM Junior Free Practices
In the free practice two riders battled it out for the victory, home rider David Zsolt Bereczki (Husqvarna) and standings leader Yevsevii Kovalov (Husqvarna). For most part of the time the Hungarian rider held the pole position, but the young Ukrainian rider on his Husqvarna bike – who also crashed in the off-road section without consequences – was the author of the best time set during the last minutes of the session. The Romanian rider Mark Luca Iovita took the third best time.
SM Junior Free Practice Top Ten:
KOVALOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) 1:28.233; 2. BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) 1:28.435; 3. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) 1:29.100; 4. TÓTH Zétény (HUN, KTM) 1:30.266; 5. BANG Lorenz (GER, KTM) 1:32.245; 6. SZABO Mark (ROU, Husqvarna) 1:32.674; 7. SKROCKAS Dovydas (LTU, Husqvarna) 1:34.636; 8. PRÄHAUSER Diego (AUT, GasGas) 1:34.652; 9. SUIKKANEN Lina (FIN, Husqvarna) 1:37.036; 10. GRIŠMANAUSKAS Benas (LTU, GasGas) 1:38.719
SM Junior Time practice:
The time practice was no different to the previous races. It was easy for Yevsevii Kovalov (Husqvarna) to move to the front in the first laps, proving to be fastest among the Junior riders. Kovalov adapted quickly to the new track and immediately found the right trajectories to be the fastest. The rider was followed by Mark Luca Iovita who improved a lot and ended up second. Home rider David Zsolt Bereczki qualified third.
SM Junior Time Practice Top Ten:
KOVALOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) 1:26.219; 2. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) 1:27.210; 3. BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) 1:27.301; 4. TÓTH Zétény (HUN, KTM) 1:28.524; 5. BANG Lorenz (GER, KTM) 1:29.881; 6. SZABO Mark (ROU, Husqvarna) 1:30.486; 7. SKROCKAS Dovydas (LTU, Husqvarna) 1:30.930; 8. PRÄHAUSER Diego (AUT, GasGas) 1:34.103; 9. SUIKKANEN Lina (FIN, Husqvarna) 1:34.690; 10. IRZYK Klemens (POL, KTM) 1:34.827
Time Table:08:50 SM Junior Warm UP – 09:15 S2 Warm UP – 11:00 SM Junior Race 1 12:12 S2 Race 2 – 14:15 SM Junior Race 2 – 15:15 S2 Race 3
Complete results available HERE.
In the photo: Melvin Viola S2
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