Superstock 600 – Race

A brilliant last lap of action at Misano saw a two-rider fight for supremacy won by young Dutch master Michael van der Mark (EAB Ten Kate Junior Honda) from local ace Riccardo Russo (Yamaha Team Italia FMI). The margin of victory was only 0.095 seconds after 12 laps in which Russo was looking dominant for some time. In the championship Russo still leads van der Mark but now by only two points, 81 to 79. Christian Gamarino (GO ELEVEN Kawasaki) was third, over seven seconds down, with Luca Vitali (Yamaha Team Italia FMI) fourth.

Results: 1. Vd Mark (Honda) 12 Laps/50.712 km in 20'40.578 average 147.160 kph; 2. Russo (Yamaha) 0.095; 3. Gamarino (Kawasaki) 7.597; 4. Vitali (Yamaha) 8.322; 5. Cocco (Yamaha) 14.451; 6. Nestorovic (Yamaha) 15.538; 7. Monti (Suzuki) 18.302; 8. Coveña (Kawasaki) 18.840; etc.

Points (after 4 of 10 rounds): 1. Russo 81; 2. Vd Mark 79; 3. Calero Perez 50; 4. Duwelz 42; 5. Vitali 33; 6. Gamarino 27; 7. Chesaux 26; 8. Egea 24; etc.

KTM European Junior Cup

Lukas Wimmer from Austria posted the fastest lap in the single-make KTM European Junior Cup qualifying session, to earn the right to start from pole for Sunday’s race. Artur Wielebski from Poland was second, Christian Vidal and Javier Orellana from Spain were third and fourth. Jamie Patterson from the UK went fifth.

Times: 1. Wimmer (KTM) 1'51.874 average 135.989 kph; 2. Wielebski (KTM) 1'52.296; 3. Vidal (KTM) 1'53.324; 4. Orellana (KTM) 1'53.589; 5. Patterson (KTM) 1'53.781; 6. Garcia (KTM) 1'53.882; 7. Kyee (KTM) 1'54.188; 8. Mikhalchik (KTM) 1'54.192; etc.