The fourth round of the European Supermoto Championship was held this weekend in Poznan (Poland).
S2 Race 1
After taking pole for the fourth time this season and after winning every race to remain undefeated all eyes were on TM Degasoline rider Marc-Reiner Schmidt but as he approached turn 1 he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed, leaving TM Racing Toni Klem his main rival to take control, and once there Klem never faultered and went on take his first win of the season.
Schmidt put in a great performance though and by lap 6 was already up to second but by then Klem had too much of a lead to do anything about it.
Lorenzo Lapini found himself in fifth on the opening lap but after Diego Monticelli and Giovanni Bussei crashed in separate incidents during the race found himself in 3rd with 6 laps to go, which is where he remained when he took the checkered flag.
Fourth position went to Monticelli ahead of Petr Vorlicek.
S2 Race 2
After his victory in race one Toni Klem took the holeshot in race two ahead of Diego Monticelli, Mattia Martella and Marc-Reiner Schmidt in fourth.
By lap two Monticelli was the new leader where he remained for the next three laps before being re-passed by Klem.
Meanwhile, after starting in fourth Schmidt was planning his attack and by lap three he was in third position, moving to second on lap five before taking the lead on lap seven, and despite being passed by Klem briefly, Schmidt held on to take the win and the overall victory.
Martella had a better ride to place third edging out Monticelli who finished fourth. Fabrizio Bartolini started ninth and worked his way to fifth with Kevin Fagre finishing in sixth.
S2 Race 1 top ten: 1. KLEM Toni (FIN-TM) 19:31.221; 2. 41 SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER-TM) 19:45.171; 3. LAPINI Lorenzo (ITA-Honda) 19:55.519; 4. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA-Honda) 19:59.840; 5. VORLICEK Petr (CZE-Suzuki) 20:00.968; 6. BARTOLINI Fabrizio (ITA-Honda) 20:08.914; 7. LLADOS Joan (ESP-Aprilia) 20:10.224; 8. GREGORIE Michel (NED-Honda) 20:10.449; 9. BUSSEI Giovanni (ITA-TM) 20:15.257; 10. ASNICAR Alessandro (ITA-Yamaha) 20:15.626.
S2 Race 2 Top Ten: 1. SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER-TM) 19:27.229; 2. KLEM Toni (FIN-TM) 19:28.692; 3. MARTELLA Mattia (ITA-TM) 19:45.143; 4. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA-Honda) 19:47.186; 5. BARTOLINI Fabrizio (ITA-Honda) 19:47.734; 6. FAGRE Kevin (SWE-Husqvarna) 19:47.789; 7. LAPINI Lorenzo (ITA-Honda) 19:49.212; 8. SMITH Jay (GBR-KTM) 19:55.062; 9. GIMENEZ David (ESP-Suzuki) 19:56.407; 10. BUSSEI Giovanni (ITA-TM) 19:57.401.
S2 Overall Top Ten: 1. SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER-TM) points 47; 2. KLEM Toni (FIN-TM) 47 p.; 3. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA-Honda) 36 p.; 4. LAPINI Lorenzo (ITA-Honda) 34 p.; 5. BARTOLINI Fabrizio (ITA-Honda) 31 p.; 6. VORLICEK Petr (CZE-Suzuki) 26 p.; 7. MARTELLA Mattia (ITA-TM) 25 p.; 8. FAGRE Kevin (SWE-Husqvarna) 25 p.; 9. BUSSEI Giovanni (ITA-TM) 23 p.; 10. LLADOS Joan (ESP-Aprilia) 22 p.
S2 Championship Top Ten: 1. SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER-TM) points 197; 2. KLEM Toni (FIN-TM) 157 p.; 3. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA-Honda) 130 p.; 4. BARTOLINI Fabrizio (ITA-Honda) 127 p.; 5. BUSSEI Giovanni (ITA-TM) 121 p.; 6. MARTELLA Mattia (ITA-TM) 111 p.; 7. GIMENEZ David (ESP-Suzuki) 98 p.; 8. GUARDALA’ Yuri (ITA-Honda) 79 p.; 9. FAGRE Kevin (SWE-Husqvarna) 77 p.; 10. VORLICEK Petr (CZE-Suzuki) 76 p.
S2 Manufacturers: 1. TM 200 points; 2. Honda 154 p.; 3. Suzuki 117 p.; 4. Husqvarna 87 p.; 5. KTM 79 p.; 6. Aprilia 73 p.; 7. Yamaha 50 p.
