Tramatza-May 16th-The S4 European Championship making its seasonal debut saw the victory of Francisco Gomez Requena (GasGas) in the first race, second position for Edoardo Bertola (KTM MTR Racing) and third Alessandro Sciarretta (TSV Racing); in S2 pole position goes to Leonardo Lapadula (Team 11) and in SM Junior to David Zsolt Bereczki (Husqvarna).
S4 Time Practice:
Great performance for home hero Michele Cuccu (Gazza Racing), who managed to find a perfect lap, going on to take his first pole position in the S4 European Championship. The Italian rider finished ahead of a veteran of this category, Francisco Gomez Requena (GasGas), while Alessandro Sciarretta (TSV Racing) closed out the first row. Facing difficulties were the Gourdon Brothers (Husqvarna), who completed very few laps during free practice and effectively failed to find the right setup.
S4 Time Practice Top Ten:
CUCCU Michele (ITA, Honda) 50.278; 2. GOMEZ REQUENA Francisco (ESP, GasGas) 50.346; 3. SCIARRETTA Alessandro (ITA, Honda) 50.768; 4. GOURDON RAFAEL Alex (ESP, Husqvarna) 50.818; 5. BERTOLA Edoardo (ITA, KTM) 50.824; 6. GOURDON RAFAEL Theo (ESP, Husqvarna) 50.897; 7. BARCO IGLESIAS Alejandro (ESP, KTM) 51.142; 8. KRZEMIEN Kamil (POL, Husqvarna) 51.630; 9. VALENTI Giovanni (ITA, Honda) 54.377; 10. NAVARRIA Antonino Achille (ITA, Honda) 00.000
S4 Race 1:
At the start, Michele Cuccu, perhaps due to the pressure of being on pole position in front of his home crowd, failed to get a good launch from the top spot. Alessandro Sciarretta, with a perfect start, took the lead of the race, but behind him, Gomez Requena immediately responded to the Italian rider, taking over the lead. Behind him, Sciarretta had to defend himself from the other Italian rider, Edoardo Bertola (KTM MTR Racing); the rider aboard the KTM passed his rival after a few laps and threw himself into the chase for the leader, but unfortunately, the time lost behind Sciarretta didn’t give him the chance to catch Gomez Requena, who won with a good advantage. Just as Michele Cuccu was finding his rhythm and running in fifth position, he slipped and crashed, ultimately finishing his race at the back of the field.
S4 Race 1 Top Ten:
1. GOMEZ REQUENA Francisco (ESP, GasGas) 20 laps in 16:58.087; 2. BERTOLA Edoardo (ITA, KTM) +02.371; 3. SCIARRETTA Alessandro (ITA, TM) +07.011; 4. GOURDON RAFAEL Alex (ESP, Husqvarna) +10.306; 5. BARCO IGLESIAS Alejandro (ESP, KTM) +11.541; 6. NAVARRIA Antonino Achille (ITA, Honda) +13.793; 7. GOURDON RAFAEL Theo (ESP, Husqvarna) +18.472; 8. CUCCU Michele (ITA, Honda) +26.048; 9. KRZEMIEN Kamil (POL, Husqvarna) +39.284; 10. VALENTI Giovanni (ITA, Honda) 0 laps in 00.000
S2 Free Practice:
Swiss rider Nathan Terraneo (Yamaha) seems to have found an excellent feeling with his bike and was the fastest in free practice. In second position, Leonardo Lapadula (Team 11); the Italian rider seems to have found the right path with his TM 250 4T, and during his laps, he was very consistent and fast. Closing out the front row was Noah Champagne (TSV Racing).
S2 Free Practice Top Ten:
TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, Yamaha) 1:16.910; 2. LAPADULA Leonardo (ITA, TM) 1:17.038; 3. CHAMPAGNE Noah (BEL, TM) 1:18.097; 4. JUSTE WATT Djamal (FRA, Suzuki) 1:19.809; 5. KOVALOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) 1:20.184; 6. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, GasGas) 1:20.531; 7. OLIVIER Riccardo (ITA, TM) 1:20.835; 8. CORNOLTI Daniele (ITA, KTM) 1:22.115; 9. DIAS David (POR, TM) 1:22.539; 10. ABRAHAM Tao (FRA, Triumph) 1:22.617
S2 Time Practice:
The S2 official qualifying sessions experienced a tight duel between Nathan Terraneo and Leonardo Lapadula. The two riders took turns in pole position several times, and taking home the coveted top spot on the grid was Leonardo Lapadula, who edged out his rival by just 8 thousandths of a second. Third position in the official qualifying as well for Noah Champagne, while the championship leader, the Ukrainian Yevsevii Kovalov (Husqvarna), making his debut with his 4T, finished in fourth place. Tomorrow’s races are expected to be packed with entertainment, with Lapadula and Terraneo ready to battle it out.
S2 Time Practice Top Ten:
LAPADULA Leonardo (ITA, TM) 1:15.049; 2. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, Yamaha) 1:15.057; 3. CHAMPAGNE Noah (BEL, TM) 1:16.328; 4. KOVALOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) 1:17.303; 5. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, GasGas) 1:17.653; 6. JUSTE WATT Djamal (FRA, Suzuki) 1:18.126; 7. ABRAHAM Tao (FRA, Triumph) 1:18.775; 8. ANDREOTTI Riccardo (ITA, TM) 1:18.823; 9. OLIVIER Riccardo (ITA, TM) 1:19.170; 10. CORNOLTI Daniele (ITA, KTM) 1:19.582
SM Junior Free practice:
In the first practice sessions of the day for the SM Junior class, the fastest time went to German rider Lorenz Bang (KTM), who finished ahead of championship leader David Zsolt Bereczki (Husqvarna). The two riders are separated by just a few thousandths of a second and put themselves forward as the main contenders in qualifying to take pole position. Third position went to Mark Szabo (Husqvarna), who finishes ahead of Edward Darnton (TSV Racing) and Klemes Irzyk (KTM), while Liliana Irzyk (KTM) closes out the second row.
SM Junior Free Practice Top Ten:
BANG Lorenz (GER, KTM) 54.528; 2. BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) 54.572; 3. SZABO Mark (ROU, Husqvarna) 55.569; 4. DARNTON Edward (GBR, TM) 55.685; 5. IRZYK Klemens (POL, KTM) 56.476; 6. IRZYK Liliana (POL, KTM) 56.567; 7. WALKNER Diego (AUT, GasGas) 57.095; 8. RONDEAUX Jean (BEL, TM) 57.790; 9. KRAUS Lukas (AUT, KTM) 59.960; 10. SUCIU Dan (ROU, KTM) 1:01.192
SM Junior Time practice:
David Zsolt Bereczki (Husqvarna), the current standings leader, is currently the fastest rider in the SM Junior class. The Hungarian rider proved to be the quickest, but behind him, he must watch out for Lorenz Bang (KTM), who finished with almost the exact same time. Closing out the front row is Mark Szabo (Husqvarna), while an excellent performance came from Liliana Irzyk (KTM), who finished in sixth position.
SM Junior Race 1 Time practice:
BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) 54.406; 2. BANG Lorenz (GER, KTM) 54.419; 3. SZABO Mark (ROU, Husqvarna) 54.522; 4. DARNTON Edward (GBR, TM) 55.091; 5. WALKNER Diego (AUT, GasGas) 55.803; 6. IRZYK Liliana (POL, KTM) 56.019; 7. RONDEAUX Jean (BEL, TM) 56.231; 8. IRZYK Klemens (POL, KTM) 56.391; 9. KRAUS Lukas (AUT, KTM) 58.333; 10. SUCIU Dan (ROU, KTM) 1:00.730
Time Table: 08:30 Warm Up SM Junior – 08:50 Warm Up S2 – 09:10 Warm Up S4 – 10:15 Race 1 SM Junior – 10:55 Race 1 S2 – 11:40 Race 2 S4 – 13:05 Race 2 SM Junior – 14:00 Race 2 S2 – 14:50 Race 3 S4
Complete results available HERE.
In the photo: #9 GOMEZ REQUENA Francisco – S4 | #12 LAPADULA Leonardo – S2 | #121 BERECZKI David Zsolt – SM Junior
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