More than 12,000 spectators came to the Circuito de Jerez to witness Carmelo Morales (SPA-Yamaha) holding on to the Superbike European Championship title after winning both today’s races. In Moto2™ Alan Techer (FRA-T Pro NTS) achieved his first victory of the season and the first for the NTS T Pro bike.
Alan Techer (FRA-NTS T Pro, photo1) gave the NTS T Pro manufacturer their first win in the Moto2™ European Championship after beating Steven Odendaal (RSA-Kalex) in an intense duel. Techer established himself as race leader in the first few laps followed by Steven Odendaal, Tetsuta Nagashima (JPN-Kalex), Dimas Ekky (INA-Kalex) and Augusto Fernández (SPA-Tech 3).
The reigning Moto2™ European Championship champion Odendaal passed Alan Techer to lead the race on the eighth lap while behind Augusto Fernández took Dimas Ekky, and Eric Granado (BRA-Kalex) joined the chasing group. With three laps to go Alan Techer and Steven Odendaal left Tetsuta Nagashima behind to fight for victory.
The South African AGR Team rider attempted to pass Alan Techer in the last corner but went wide, leaving the French rider clear to win for the first time this season and bring delight to his team.
The Repsol free fuel cheque went to Alan Techer. He was joined on the podium by Ivo Lopes (POR-Kawasaki), whose win in Superstock 600 earned him the title of champion of the category, with one more round still to be disputed at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo.
Carmelo Morales (photo2) went all out for the Superbike title, winning the first race ahead of Maximilian Scheib (CHI-BMW) and Anthony Delhalle (FRA-Suzuki).
Starting from the second row, Alejandro Medina (SPA-Yamaha) led on the first lap and pulled the leading group along until he was overtaken first by Carmelo Morales and then by Maximilian Scheib. The reigning champion gradually pulled clear of the Chilean Targobank Easyrace SBK Team rider, and continued to control the race from the front. Behind, Anthony Delhalle passed the young Leopard Yamaha Stratos rider who refused give up and he fought hard for the third place on the podium right to the last corner, but in the end could not match the French JEG Racing rider.
Marcos Andrés Solorza (ARG-BMW) was again the best Superbike Privateer, chalking up his third win of the season in this class. Anthony Delhalle, meanwhile, was awarded the Repsol free fuel cheque.
In the second Superbike race Maximilian Scheib took advantage of his pole start to pull clear once again with Carmelo Morales, followed by Anthony Delhalle and Alejandro Medina.
The Chilean Targobank Easyrace SBK Team rider pulled away with the reigning champion. However, with just three corners to go to the flag, Scheib had a fuelling problem which caused his bike to lose power. Morales, who was getting ready to attempt a last ditch pass on the final corner, took advantage of the leader’s misfortune to take the race and the title.
Anthony Delhalle once again finished third followed by Alejandro Medina with Marcos Andrés Solorza taking fifth – first of the Superbike Privateers. However, with his second place as Privateer, it was Leopard Yamaha Stratos team’s Niko Mäkinen who was proclaimed European champion in the Privateers class.
Anthony Delhalle was awarded the Repsol free fuel cheque to go with his second podium finish of the day.
