Busca – 7 September – A thrilling racing day ended with the coronation of the S4 and S2 new champions. Julen Avila Cortes (MTR Ktm Racing) and Melvin Viola (Honda) took the victory in the only asphalt. David Zsolt Bereczki (Husqvarna) starred in the SM Junior.
S4 Race 2
Like in the first race Julen Avila Cortes (MTR Ktm Racing) could not make the best out of the pole position leaving the door open for Alessandro Morosi (Gazza Racing). The Spanish rider quickly chased his rival and attacked him to take back first place. The two riders set a phenomenal race pace and were the only protagonists of the race. Lap after lap Alberto Morosi tried to overtake Cortes, but Julen defended himself perfectly and left no space for his rival, eventually winning the race. Edoardo Bertola (Gazza Racing) reached an excellent third place finishing in front of Theo Rafael Gourdon (Husqvarna) and Izan Galot Travieso (GasGas). At the end of the second heat Julen Avila Cortes and Alessandro Morosi were tied on points ready to battle it out for the title in the third and final moto.
S4 Race 2 Top Ten:
AVILA CORTES Julen (ESP, KTM) 18 laps in 20:37.215; 2. MOROSI Alessandro (ITA, Honda) +00.067; 3. BERTOLA Edoardo (ITA, Honda) +02.045; 4. GOURDON RAFAEL Theo (ESP, Husqvarna) +13.185; 5. TRAVIESO GALOT Izan (ESP, GasGas) +24.129; 6. JAGIELSKI Tomasz (POL, TM) +59.486; 7. WOŹNIAK Jakub (POL, Husqvarna) +1:03.404; 8. MAKKONEN Tatu (FIN, Husqvarna) +1:08.075; 9. POPPENREITER Yasmin (AUT, KTM) +1 Lap; 10. ŻURAWIŃSKI Konrad (POL, Husqvarna) +1 Lap
S4 Race 3
Riders raced a high-level moto in the S4 third race where the absolute protagonists were Julen Avila Cortes and Alessandro Morosi. The Italian rider took the lead of the pack right after the start and held the first place for eleven laps, but the real show started from lap 12 and for the next five the two challengers overtook each other several times. In the last lap Morosi attacked his rival and moved at the top but with a few corners before the finish line Alessandro slipped and left the victory to the Spanish rider who came home with the European title. Morosi got back on the bike uninjured and finished third behind teammate Edoardo Bertola who was third on the overall podium.
S4 Race 3 Top Ten:
AVILA CORTES Julen (ESP, KTM) 18 laps in 20:30.177; 2. BERTOLA Edoardo (ITA, Honda) +08.864; 3. MOROSI Alessandro (ITA, Honda) +20.528; 4. GOURDON RAFAEL Theo (ESP, Husqvarna) +21.716; 5. GOURDON RAFAEL Alex (ESP, Husqvarna) +24.900; 6. TRAVIESO GALOT Izan (ESP, GasGas) +35.814; 7. JAGIELSKI Tomasz (POL, TM) +59.226; 8. MAKKONEN Tatu (FIN, Husqvarna) +1 Lap; 9. WOŹNIAK Jakub (POL, Husqvarna) +1 Lap; 10. VALENTI Giovanni (ITA, Honda) +1 Lap
S4 Classification Top Ten:
1. AVILA CORTES Julen (ESP, KTM) Pts. 72,000 (22+25+25); 2. MOROSI Alessandro (ITA, Honda) Pts. 67,000 (25+22+20); 3. BERTOLA Edoardo (ITA, Honda) Pts. 58,000 (16+20+22); 4. GOURDON RAFAEL Theo (ESP, Husqvarna) Pts. 54,000 (18+18+18); 5. GOURDON RAFAEL Alex (ESP, Husqvarna) Pts. 46,000 (20+10+16); 6. TRAVIESO GALOT Izan (ESP, GasGas) Pts. 46,000 (15+16+15); 7. JAGIELSKI Tomasz (POL, TM) Pts. 43,000 (14+15+14); 8. WOŹNIAK Jakub (POL, Husqvarna) Pts. 39,000 (13+14+12); 9. MAKKONEN Tatu (FIN, Husqvarna) Pts. 38,000 (12+13+13); 10. POPPENREITER Yasmin (AUT, KTM) Pts. 32,000 (10+12+10)
S2 Race 2
The S2 saw the superiority of Nathan Terraneo (GasGas). In the second heat the Swiss rider made no mistakes as the red light blinked off and thanks to a solid start took the lead setting a very fast race pace and opening a gap over rivals. Behind him Melvin Viola (Honda) tried to keep up with Terraneo’s rhythm but could do nothing against the strength of the GasGas rider. Courtesy of a solid race Viola qualified second and increased the advantage in the Championship standings over his closest rival Adrien Sarda (Honda), who finished third but struggled a bit to keep his position as he had to manage the attacks received from Noah Champagne (Tm Moto) throughout the race.
S2 Race 2 Top Ten:
TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, GasGas) 15 laps in 20:18.332; 2. VIOLA Melvin (FRA, Honda) +06.215; 3. SARDA Adrien (FRA, Honda) +10.868; 4. CHAMPAGNE Noah (BEL, TM) +11.278; 5. SERRA GINESTA Max (ESP, Honda) +11.628; 6. LAPADULA Leonardo (ITA, TM) +23.464; 7. AHLQVIST Niclas (FIN, Husqvarna) +53.864; 8. TROVATO Giorgio (ITA, GasGas) +58.344; 9. LECKAS Matas (LTU, Husqvarna) +1:01.079; 10. LITAWA Antoni (POL, Husqvarna) +1:12.445
S2 Race 3
The third and final moto of the S2 season was featured once again by the clear victory of Nathan Terraneo who had to work hard for it in the first laps after a start which was not perfect. The Swiss rider only needed a few laps to take the lead back and win undisturbed.
Melvin Viola could have managed the solid margin he had in the standings, but after being dethroned from first place focused only on avoiding mistakes and securing second place, which was enough for him to win the S4 European Championship. Third on the overall podium but second in the final standings was Adrien Sarda.
S2 Race 3 Top Ten:
TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, GasGas) 15 laps in 20:17.740; 2. VIOLA Melvin (FRA, Honda) +01.921; 3. SARDA Adrien (FRA, Honda) +04.118; 4. LAPADULA Leonardo (ITA, TM) +12.185; 5. CHAMPAGNE Noah (BEL, TM) +16.211; 6. JUSTE WATT Djamal (FRA, Honda) +30.285; 7. ABRAHAM Tao (FRA, Triumph) +35.583; 8. DIAS David (POR, TM) +38.240; 9. SERRA GINESTA Max (ESP, Honda) +38.478; 10. LECKAS Matas (LTU, Husqvarna) +49.162
S2 Classification Top Ten:
1. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, GasGas) Pts. 75,000 (25+25+25); 2. VIOLA Melvin (FRA, Honda) Pts. 66,000 (22+22+22); 3. SARDA Adrien (FRA, Honda) Pts. 60,000 (20+20+20); 4. CHAMPAGNE Noah (BEL, TM) Pts. 52,000 (18+18+16); 5. LAPADULA Leonardo (ITA, TM) Pts. 49,000 (16+15+18); 6. SERRA GINESTA Max (ESP, Honda) Pts. 40,000 (12+16+12); 7. JUSTE WATT Djamal (FRA, Honda) Pts. 37,000 (15+7+15); 8. DIAS David (POR, TM) Pts. 36,000 (14+9+13); 9. LECKAS Matas (LTU, Husqvarna) Pts. 36,000 (13+12+11); 10. AHLQVIST Niclas (FIN, Husqvarna) Pts. 34,000 (10+14+10)
SM Junior Race 1
At the start of the SM Junior first moto Yevsevii Kovalov (Husqvarna) did not find the right time to move to the front in the first corner giving the green light to David Zsolt Bereczki (Husqvarna). The Hungarian rider kept the position for several laps and defended himself from the attacks received from the Ukrainian rider. Halfway through the race Kovalov took back first place and pulled away to open a gap and win the race. David Zsolt Bereczki was second and Mark Luca Iovita (Husqvarna) far behind in third position.
SM Junior Race 1 Top Ten:
KOVALOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) 11 laps in 15:21.780; 2. BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) +08.315; 3. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) +37.910; 4. IRZYK Klemens (POL, KTM) +1:04.915; 5. SUIKKANEN Iina (FIN, Husqvarna) +1:10.380; 6. GRIŠMANAUSKAS Benas (LTU, GasGas) +1:32.693; 7. IRZYK Liliana (POL, KTM) +1 Lap;
SM Junior Race 2
In the SM Junior second race of the day Yevsevii Kovalov could not move in front of rivals so David Zsolt Bereczki took the lead followed by Mark Luca Iovita in second. After overtaking Iovita the Ukrainian chased the race leader but lost sight of Bereczki due to two crashes. Thanks to a solid performance the Hungarian rider came home with his second seasonal victory finishing in front of Kovalov and Iovita was third.
SM Junior Race 2 Top Ten:
BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) 11 laps in 15:28.229; 2. KOVALOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) +24.205; 3. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) +26.070; 4. IRZYK Klemens (POL, KTM) +1:01.843; 5. GRIŠMANAUSKAS Benas (LTU, GasGas) +1:07.712; 6. SUIKKANEN Iina (FIN, Husqvarna) +1:07.896; 7. IRZYK Liliana (POL, KTM) +1:08.105;
SM Junior Classification Top Ten:
BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) Pts. 47,000 (22+25); 2. KOVALOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) Pts. 47,000 (25+22); 3. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) Pts. 40,000 (20+20); 4. IRZYK Klemens (POL, KTM) Pts. 36,000 (18+18); 5. GRIŠMANAUSKAS Benas (LTU, GasGas) Pts. 31,000 (15+16); 6. SUIKKANEN Iina (FIN, Husqvarna) Pts. 31,000 (16+15); 7. IRZYK Liliana (POL, KTM) Pts. 28,000 (14+14);
Complete results available HERE.
S4 – S2 – SMJ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP of PIEMONTE – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1.750 Mt. (Tarmac 1.562 Mt. – Sky Section 188 Mt.)
Temperature: 29°
Weather conditions:Sun
In the photo: Podium S4
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