Slomczyn 21 July – Andrea Benvenuti (KTM Mtr Racing) made no mistakes, not even at the GP of Poland. The young rider conquered a double victory but had to battle it out with strong Nathan Terraneo (KTM), who did not make things easy. Third qualified was another Italian rider, Daniele Cornolti (GasGas), who stepped on the European Championship podium for the first time.
SM Junior Race 1
At the start Andrea Benvenuti (KTM Mtr Racing) could not make the best out of his pole position because Nathan Terraneo (KTM) made an early start. In the first laps Benvenuti did not notice the penalty awarded to Terraneo and started a thrilling fight. Despite the penalty, the Swiss rider did not let his rival overtake him and fought for 11 laps. On the other hand, Benvenuti did not accept the idea of staying behind and in the final corners overtook his rival crossing the finish line in first position.
In the first lap Yevsevii Kovalyov (Husqvarna) was the victim of a crash and missed the fight for third place in favor of Daniele Cornolti (GasGas).
SM Junior Race 1 Top Ten:
BENVENUTI Andrea (ITA, KTM) 11 laps in 14:43.882; 2. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, KTM) +16.499; 3. CORNOLTI Daniele (ITA, GasGas) +51.725; 4. BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) +1:03.581; 5. KOVALYOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) +1:03.998; 6. MAIMONTE Mattia (BEL, TM) +1:08.378; 7. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) +1:19.157; 8. NARTAUTAS Herkus (LTU, Husqvarna) +1 Lap; 9. GRISMANAUSKAS Benas (LTU, GasGas) +1 Lap; 10. SKIRTUNAS Gabrielius (LTU, GasGas) +1 Lap
SM Junior Race 2
At the start of the second moto Nathan Terraneo and Andrea Benvenuti had a contact in the first meters after the start. Terraneo stayed strong and took the lead, but Benvenuti without hesitation moved to first place in the second lap and the KTM rider kept an impressive rhythm opening a solid gap which allowed him to manage the second part of the race in the best way eventually crossing the finish line and taking a solo victory, the third one of the season. Terraneo ended up with second place and Ukrainian Kovalyov was third qualified after a flawless Race 2 but this was not enough to step on the GP podium which went to fourth qualified Daniele Cornolti, thanks to the better result achieved in the first moto.
SM Junior Race 2 Top Ten:
BENVENUTI Andrea (ITA, KTM) 11 laps in 15:06.936; 2. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, KTM) +07.930; 3. KOVALYOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) +26.976; 4. CORNOLTI Daniele (ITA, GasGas) +31.560; 5. BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) +1:02.028; 6. MAIMONTE Mattia (BEL, TM) +1:23.714; 7. SIMULASK Kenneth (EST, Husqvarna) +1:25.048; 8. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) +1:39.648; 9. NARTAUTAS Herkus (LTU, Husqvarna) +1 Lap; 10. SKIRTUNAS Gabrielius (LTU, GasGas) +1 Lap
SM Junior Classification Top Ten:
BENVENUTI Andrea (ITA, KTM) Pts. 50,000 (25+25); 2. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, KTM) Pts. 44,000 (22+22); 3. CORNOLTI Daniele (ITA, GasGas) Pts. 38,000 (20+18); 4. KOVALYOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) Pts. 36,000 (16+20); 5. BERECZKI David Zsolt (HUN, Husqvarna) Pts. 34,000 (18+16); 6. MAIMONTE Mattia (BEL, TM) Pts. 30,000 (15+15); 7. IOVITA Mark Luca (ROU, Husqvarna) Pts. 27,000 (14+13); 8. NARTAUTAS Herkus (LTU, Husqvarna) Pts. 25,000 (13+12); 9. SIMULASK Kenneth (EST, Husqvarna) Pts. 23,000 (9+14); 10. SKIRTUNAS Gabrielius (LTU, GasGas) Pts. 22,000 (11+11)
Complete results available HERE.
SMJ EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP of Poland – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1.383 mt. (1.034 mt. Tarmac – 349 mt. Off Road)
Temperature: 35°
Weather conditions:Sun
In the photo: Podium SM Junior
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