Sankt Wendel 18 August – Perfect weekend for Marc Reiner Schmidt (L30 Racing TM Moto) who took a double victory in Sunday’s races and came home with the title of the GP of Germany thanks to three solid triumphs. Steve Bonnal (Team 11) was second qualified with the best result of the season and third place went to Elia Sammartin (Gazza Racing). The victory of the Rookie class was taken by German Eddy Frech (KTM); Julen Avila Cortes (KTM Mtr Racing) did not take part in the races because of the injury to his collarbone suffered in Saturday’s race.
S1GP Fast Race
As the red lights went off at the start of the Fast Race Elia Sammartin (Gazza Racing) made a mistake and was overtaken by rivals at the first corner. The Italian rider was fourth in the first lap, with Steve Bonnal (Team 11) leader of the pack for the first lap only. Marc Reiner Schmidt (L30 Racing TM Moto) left no chances to Bonnal and opened a gap thanks to a thrilling race pace, eventually managing the race in the final part. Sammartin qualified with third place. Thomas Chareyre (SGR Grau Racing) started from eighth place and worked his way up trying to recover as much ground as possible eventually finishing fourth. In the Rookie class Julen Avila Cortes (KTM Mtr Racing) missed the race because of the injury suffered in Race One. The best of the class was German Eddy Frech (KTM), who finished in front of Gabin Pernat (TM Moto) and Tim Slazai (Team 11).
S1GP FastRace Top Ten:
SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) 14 laps in 15:12.910; 2. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +03.463; 3. SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, Honda) +04.950; 4. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, Honda) +12.058; 5. JOANNIDIS Nico (GER, TM) +14.174; 6. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, TM) +15.265; 7. FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) +15.926; 8. SITNIANSKY Milan (CZE, Honda) +16.184; 9. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) +26.733; 10. NEDVED Jonas (CZE, Honda) +35.817
S1GP Rookie FastRace Top Ten:
FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) 14 laps in 15:28.836; 2. PERNAT Gabin (FRA, TM) +23.440; 3. SZALAI Tim (FRA, TM) +28.123; 4. REIMER Nicky (USA, TM) +33.806; 5. KRASNIQI Mitja (SUI, TM) +33.909; 6. ULMAN Jan (CZE, TM) +36.831; 7. STUCCHI Andrea (ITA, Honda) +37.494; 8. BEISCHROTH Colin (GER, TM) +40.586; 9. HEIMANN Leon (GER, Husqvarna) +1 Lap; 10. SURANYI Balazs (HUN, KTM) +1 Lap
S1GP SuperFinal
After taking the victory in the Fast Race Marc Reiner Schmidt pulled away from the pole position and made the best out of it by taking the lead of the race and leaving behind phenomenal Thomas Chareyre, who moved to second place after overtaking Steve Bonnal in the first lap. The multiple time World Champion chased his main rival but could not get close enough to recover ground, not even in the Joker Lane. Marc Reiner Schmidt showed his fans his speed on this type of circuit. Tough Steve Bonnal crossed the finish line in third place and was the protagonist of the best race of his season. After a tough start Elia Sammartin had to work hard to move back to the front.
The overall podium went to Marc Reiner Schmidt, as he stepped on the first step and increased his advantage in the standings. Steve Bonnal was second overall with the best result of the season, and Elia Sammartin was third.
S1GP SuperFinal Top Ten:
SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) 18 laps in 19:00.318; 2. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, Honda) +04.503; 3. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +08.785; 4. SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, Honda) +13.371; 5. FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) +23.078; 6. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, TM) +25.693; 7. SITNIANSKY Milan (CZE, Honda) +28.626; 8. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) +29.846; 9. JOANNIDIS Nico (GER, TM) +31.106; 10. SZALAI Tim (FRA, TM) +34.905
S1GP SuperFinal Rookie Top Ten:
FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) 18 laps in 19:23.396; 2. SZALAI Tim (FRA, TM) +11.827; 3. PERNAT Gabin (FRA, TM) +25.113; 4. KRASNIQI Mitja (SUI, TM) +27.085; 5. ULMAN Jan (CZE, TM) +28.856; 6. REIMER Nicky (USA, TM) +33.066; 7. STUCCHI Andrea (ITA, Honda) +36.883; 8. HEIMANN Leon (GER, Husqvarna) +1 Lap; 9. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Honda) +1 Lap; 10. ORBANZ Max (GER, Honda) +1 Lap
S1GP Classification Top Ten:
SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) Pts. 80,000 (0+25+25+30); 2. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) Pts. 63,000 (0+20+22+21); 3. SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, Honda) Pts. 61,000 (1+22+20+18); 4. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, Honda) Pts. 59,000 (-1+16+18+25); 5. KAIVERS Romain (BEL, TM) Pts. 45,000 (-1+15+15+15); 6. SITNIANSKY Milan (CZE, Honda) Pts. 45,000 (0+18+13+14); 7. FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) Pts. 43,000 (-1+13+14+16); 8. JOANNIDIS Nico (GER, TM) Pts. 37,000 (0+9+16+12); 9. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) Pts. 36,000 (-1+11+12+13); 10. SZALAI Tim (FRA, TM) Pts. 34,000 (-1+14+9+11)
S1GP Classification Rookie Top Ten:
FRECH Eddy (GER, KTM) Pts. 77,000 (22+25+30); 2. SZALAI Tim (FRA, TM) Pts. 70,000 (25+20+25); 3. PERNAT Gabin (FRA, TM) Pts. 58,000 (15+22+21); 4. KRASNIQI Mitja (SUI, TM) Pts. 50,000 (16+16+18); 5. REIMER Nicky (USA, TM) Pts. 47,000 (14+18+15); 6. BEISCHROTH Colin (GER, TM) Pts. 43,000 (20+13+10); 7. ULMAN Jan (CZE, TM) Pts. 42,000 (11+15+16); 8. STUCCHI Andrea (ITA, Honda) Pts. 40,000 (12+14+14); 9. ORBANZ Max (GER, Honda) Pts. 39,000 (18+10+11); 10. HEIMANN Leon (GER, Husqvarna) Pts. 38,000 (13+12+13)
Complete results available HERE.
SUPERMOTO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – GP of Germany- QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1.450 mt (Off Road 575 mt – Tarmac 875 mt.)
Temperature: 23°
Weather conditions: rain/cloudy
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