European Supermoto at Ottobiano (Italy) – Day 2

Photo @BPROM – The S2 Podium
S2
When the lights dropped for the first race of the season, it was defending World Champion and TM Factory rider Thomas Chareyre who took the holeshot into the first corner, followed by TM Degasoline rider Pavel Kejmar and the teammate of Chareyre at TM Factory Racing Diego Monticelli. The top three was closely followed by SMW BRT rider Marc-Reiner Schmidt and Tuning Motorsport rider Milan Sitniansky. In the first few laps Chareyre kept the speed high trying to create a gap between him and the rest of the top five, but Kejmar felt very good on his TM and managed to stay close behind the World Champion giving him no room to make mistakes. Monticelli, Schmidt and Sitniansky couldn’t keep up with the pace of the two leaders in the beginning of the race, but the battle for third was close and fair between them. Behind the top five Gazza Racing rider Lorenzo Promutico, SBD Union rider Giovanni Bussei and SWM BRT rider Edgardo Borella were having their own race for sixth position. In lap three Promutico made a mistake and was thrown back to tenth position, giving FRT Honda rider Riccardo Lodigiani to change to take eight position. Further down the field TM Factory rider Joan Llados recovered from a bad start from fifteen place to twelfth place at the finish line. In front of the race Thomas Chareyre managed to create a gap towards Pavel Kejmar and was now seven seconds in front of the fast Czech rider. Behind the top two, SWM rider Marc-Reiner Schmidt tried everything he could but he couldn’t close in any further on TM Factory rider Diego Monticelli who was still in third and had to settle for fourth position. Fifth position for Milan Sitniansky on almost fourteen seconds from Schmidt. The fight for sixth place was won by SBD Union Bike rider Giovanni Bussei just before SWM BRT rider Edgardo Borella and FRT Honda rider Riccardo Lodigiani. In front TM Factory rider Thomas Chareyre kept his speed high and didn’t make any mistakes until the finish line and won with a 7.726 second lead on TM Degasoline rider Pavel Kejmar. In third position TM Factory rider Diego Monticelli crossed the finish line followed by Marc-Reiner Schmidt and Milan Sitniansky who completed the top five in the first race.