Supermoto S2 European Championship:
Diego Monticelli and Mickael Amodeo are the 2020 Champions
Final round for the Supermoto European Championship and S Open Cup in Busca, Italy. After two rounds the titles were still open in each class and the riders were more than ready for last Saturday at the International Circuit of Busca in the region of Piemonte.
S2/S Open Race 1
At the start of the first race of the combined S2 class and S Open Cup it was Gazza Racing rider Kevin Negri who took the holeshot in front of TM Factory Racing rider Diego Monticelli, Mario Schafler, L30 Honda rider Loucas Capone and Yannik Bartschi who had a good start from the back of the field. SMX rider Mickael Amodeo had a good start as well, but at the end of the first lap the French leader in S Open Cup crashed and had to restart his race from tenth. In the lead Kevin Negri didn’t wait for anyone and lap after lap he extended his lead to Diego Monticelli. The battle for the third place was still in full swing with six riders only a few meters away from each other. This battle continued until a few laps before the end. Youri Catherine and Jannik Hintz start pushing harder and with four laps to go both riders passed Schafler and Capone making Catherine third and Hintz fourth in the race. Also Amodeo was on fire again and the Frechman also passed them after the others in front of him made some mistake. With Amodeo’s fifth place he did maximum damage control and still won the race of the S Open Cup. In front Negri was in full control and the Gazza rider took the victory in front of Monticelli.
Youri Catherine was able to stay in front on Hintz and completed the top three in this first race.
S2 Race 1 Top Ten:
1. NEGRI Kevin (FRA, Honda) 15 laps in 20:03.960; 2. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA, TM) +07.137; 3. CATHERINE Youry (FRA, Honda) +09.393; 4. HINTZ Yannik (SUI, Honda) +10.423; 5. CAPONE Loucas (BEL, Honda) +12.235; 6. SCHAFLER Mario (AUT, Husqvarna) +15.028; 7. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +15.054; 8. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Husqvarna) +16.104; 9. BARTSCHI Yannik (SUI, Honda) +20.654; 10. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, Honda) +24.234; 11. BELLEMO Christian (ITA, Suzuki) +58.192; 12. CATRICE Florian (FRA, Kawasaki) +15 Laps;
S OPEN Race 1 Top Ten:
1. AMODEO Mickael Bryan (FRA, Yamaha) 15 laps in 20:14.605; 2. DECAIGNY Nicolas (BEL, Honda) +11.130; 3. BELLEMO Christian (ITA, Suzuki) +47.547; 4. ZUGER Stephan (SUI, Honda) +51.489
S2/S Open Race 2
The first race on Sunday was the second race for the Supermoto European championship and S Open Cup in Busca. At the start it was Gazza Honda rider Kevin Negri who took the holeshot into the first left corner followed by SMX rider Mickael Amodeo and TM Factory Racing rider Diego Monticelli. Foruth position was the teammate of Negi, Youri Catherine, who was followed by L30 Honda riders Loucas Capone and Jannik Hintz. In the second lap Monticelli passed Amodeo on the long straight. The Italian leader in the S2 class didn’t want to waste any time as Kevin Negri was running away like in race one. A copy of race one was about to happen. Kevin Negri had created a gap after a few laps, but Monticelli and Amodeo had other plans this race. Amodeo stayed at the back of Monticelli, making sure Monticelli couldn’t afford any mistake. Half way the race the speed of Negri got less due to some problems with his tyres and the numbers two and three started the close in on the leader and winner of the first race. Catherine meanwhile had a lonely race in fourth position, but the battle for fifth was still wide open. Capone, Hintz, Schafler, Bonnal and Bartschi were battling for every meter of asphalt, but an mistake of Schafler splitted the group. Jannik Hintz passed his teammate Capone with only a few laps to go. Loucas Capone lost another position as Yannick Bartschi passed him as well. In the lead the problems for Negri got bigger and with only two laps to go Monticelli and Amodeo closed the gap. In the very last lap and corner Diego Monticelli went for the lead and passed Kevin Negri for first place with only a few meters to go to the finish line. Mickael Amodeo tried the same but Negri closed the door making him second and Amodeo third in this second race.
S2 Race 2 Top Ten:
1. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA, TM) 15 laps in 19:50.992; 2. NEGRI Kevin (FRA, Honda) +00.334; 3. CATHERINE Youry (FRA, Honda) +14.507; 4. HINTZ Yannik (SUI, Honda) +23.559; 5. BARTSCHI Yannik (SUI, Honda) +25.066; 6. CAPONE Loucas (BEL, Honda) +27.951; 7. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, Honda) +34.435; 8. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Husqvarna) +40.635; 9. SCHAFLER Mario (AUT, Husqvarna) +42.377; 10. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +42.933
S OPEN Race 2 Top Ten
1. AMODEO Mickael Bryan (FRA, Yamaha) 15 laps in 19:51.725; 2. DECAIGNY Nicolas (BEL, Honda) +50.664; 3. BELLEMO Christian (ITA, Suzuki) +1:02.922; 4. ZUGER Stephan (SUI, Honda) +1:04.514
S2/S Open Race 3
At the start of the last race of the Supermoto European Championship and S Open Cup it was SMX rider Mickael Amodeo who took the hole-shot into the first corner, with behind him TM Factory Racing rider Diego Monticelli. Kevin Negri also started well but a crash in the first crash made him fall back to eleventh position. In the next corner the next crash happened and the bike of Florian Catrice took out a few riders, under which Jannik Hintz and Romain Kaivers. Due to the crashed the field was mixed up right from the start. In the lead it was still Amodeo and Monticelli, with behind them Loucas Capone, Youri Catherine, Mario Schafler and Steve Bonnal. Also Kevin Negri recovered quickly from his fall and closed back into the group of six riders fighting for third place. In front Mickael Amodeo tried to get away, but Diego Monticelli was out for another victory in Busca. Lap by lap he slowly closed the gap and with a few laps to go, the connection was there. The TM riders tried everything, but Amodeo had an answer on every attack taking his victory in this combined class. Diego Monthicelli finished in second place on only 00.086 seconds. The battle for third also ended on the finishline with Loucas Capone taking third position in front of Youri Catherinea and the teammate of Monticelli, Steve Bonnal. With his second place in race number three Diego Monticelli took the overall victory in the S2 class and the title in Supermoto European Championship 2020. Mickael Amodeo did the same but in S Open Cup.
S2 Race 3 Top Ten:
1. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA, TM) 15 laps in 19:47.726; 2. CAPONE Loucas (BEL, Honda) +16.820; 3. CATHERINE Youry (FRA, Honda) +17.458; 4. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +17.571; 5. NEGRI Kevin (FRA, Honda) +18.122; 6. BARTSCHI Yannik (SUI, Honda) +36.703; 7. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Husqvarna) +37.011; 8. HINTZ Yannik (SUI, Honda) +1:00.823; 9. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, Honda) +1:10.015; 10. SCHAFLER Mario (AUT, Husqvarna) +1:10.016; 11. CATRICE Florian (FRA, Kawasaki) +1 Lap;
S OPEN Race 3 Top Ten:
1. AMODEO Mickael Bryan (FRA, Yamaha) 15 laps in 19:47.640; 2. DECAIGNY Nicolas (BEL, Honda) +41.997; 3. BELLEMO Christian (ITA, Suzuki) +1:11.274; 4. ZUGER Stephan (SUI, Honda) +1:15.372;
S2 Overall Classification Top Ten:
1. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA, TM) Pts. 72,000 (22+25+25); 2. NEGRI Kevin (FRA, Honda) Pts. 63,000 (25+22+16); 3. CATHERINE Youry (FRA, Honda) Pts. 60,000 (20+20+20); 4. CAPONE Loucas (BEL, Honda) Pts. 53,000 (16+15+22); 5. HINTZ Yannik (SUI, Honda) Pts. 49,000 (18+18+13); 6. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) Pts. 43,000 (14+11+18); 7. BARTSCHI Yannik (SUI, Honda) Pts. 43,000 (12+16+15); 8. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Husqvarna) Pts. 40,000 (13+13+14); 9. SCHAFLER Mario (AUT, Husqvarna) Pts. 38,000 (15+12+11); 10. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, Honda) Pts. 37,000 (11+14+12
S OPEN Overall Classification Top Ten:
1. AMODEO Mickael Bryan (FRA, Yamaha) Pts. 75,000 (25+25+25); 3. DECAIGNY Nicolas (BEL, Honda) Pts. 66,000 (22+22+22); 6. BELLEMO Christian (ITA, Suzuki) Pts. 60,000 (20+20+20); 7. ZUGER Stephan (SUI, Honda) Pts. 54,000 (18+18+18)
S2 Super European Championship Top Ten:
1. MONTICELLI Diego (ITA, TM) 222 Pts.; 2. NEGRI Kevin (FRA, Honda) 175 Pts.; 3. HINTZ Jannik (SUI, Honda) 157 Pts.; 4. CATHERINE Youri (FRA, Honda) 151 Pts.; 5. CATRICE Florian (FRA, Kawasaki) 131 Pts.; 6. CAPONE Loucas (BEL, Honda) 129 Pts.; 7. SCHAFLER Mario (AUT, Husqvarna) 119 Pts.; 8. BARTSCHI Yannick (SUI, Honda) 118 Pts.; 9. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) 115 Pts.; 10. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Husqvarna) 101 Pts.
S OPEN CUP Top Ten:
1. AMODEO Mickael (FRA, Yamaha) 225 Pts.; 2. DECAIGNY Nicolas (BEL, Honda) 194 Pts.; ZUGER Stephan (SUI, Honda) 153 Pts.; 4. BELLEMO Christian (ITA, Suzuki) 151 Pts.; 5. MOSERITI Alberto (ITA, Husqvarna) 72 Pts.; 6. CUCCHIETTI Mauro (ITA, Honda) 62 Pts.; 7. PAOLONI Andrea (ITA) 44 Pts.; 8. TRAVERSA Matteo (ITA) 43 Pts.; 9. LEONE Vladimiro (ITA) 42 Pts.; 10. BERTRAND Thibault (FRA) 24 Pts.
