Sankt Wendel 17 August – Andrea Benvenuti (KTM Mtr Racing) is turning into the cannibal of the European Championship. The Italian rider left very little to his rivals at the city circuit of Sankt Wendel. Second place went to Belgian rider Valentin Durand (Honda) and third position to Nathan Terraneo (KTM).
SM Junior Free Practices
Italian Andrea Benvenuti (KTM Mtr Racing) did not disappoint in the first free practices of the Junior European Championship where he defeated the high number of rivals who joined the event as wild cards. Second qualified, just a few tenths of a second away, was Belgian Valentin Durand (Honda) – the only rider on a Honda 150 4 strokes – while third place went to Nathan Terraneo (KTM).
SM Junior Free Practice Top Ten:
BENVENUTI Andrea (ITA, KTM) 1:07.430; 2. DURAND Valentin (BEL, Honda) 1:07.988; 3. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, KTM) 1:08.577; 4. NIEWOHNER Paul (GER, Husqvarna) 1:09.512; 5. BANG Lorenz (GER, KTM) 1:10.125; 6. KOVALYOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) 1:10.213; 7. CORNOLTI Daniele (ITA, GasGas) 1:10.517; 8. MUHERINA Lean (GER, KTM) 1:11.571; 9. JANSER Luis (GER, Husqvarna) 1:12.293; 10. MAIMONTE Mattia (BEL, TM) 1:12.698
SM Junior Time Practice
Andrea Benvenuti (KTM Mtr Racing) proved to be the fastest rider of the category, in fact the Italian rider had no problem at all with being the fastest from the first lap and his performance improved lap after lap. Andrea saddled his main rival with more than seven tenths of a second; Valentin Durand (Honda), who is enrolled in the French Championship and in the past gave a hard time to Benvenuti, had to bow down to the red plate holder. Third place went to Nathan Terraneo (KTM), who was solid and determined. After stepping on the podium at the GP of Poland, Daniele Cornolti (GasGas) did not find the right feeling with the city circuit and had to feel happy with the seventh best time.
SM Junior Time Practice Top Ten:
BENVENUTI Andrea (ITA, KTM) 1:07.169; 2. DURAND Valentin (BEL, Honda) 1:07.875; 3. TERRANEO Nathan (SUI, KTM) 1:08.129; 4. KOVALYOV Yevsevii (UKR, Husqvarna) 1:09.148; 5. NIEWOHNER Paul (GER, Husqvarna) 1:09.592; 6. BANG Lorenz (GER, KTM) 1:10.208; 7. CORNOLTI Daniele (ITA, GasGas) 1:10.371; 8. MUHERINA Lean (GER, KTM) 1:10.947; 9. HEIMANN Levin (GER, Husqvarna) 1:11.986; 10. MAIMONTE Mattia (BEL, TM) 1:12.161
Time Table:
SUNDAY: 09:10 Warm Up – 11:00 Race 1 – 15:10 Race 2
Complete results available HERE.
In the photo: Andrea Benvenuti
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