Yari Montella wins yet again to close down Adrian Huertas' Championship lead as he finishes in 12th place.
In the opening race of the weekend on Saturday it was Yari Montella who took the race win at Portimao ahead of Adrian Huertas.
Yet again it was Montella who took victory in the second and final Supersport race of the weekend. The Italian does the double weekend and his Championship challenge is well and truly back on.
It was an Italian 1-2 in Race Two, Stefano Manzi capitalised on crashes ahead of him and put his Yamaha on the podium. Behind Manzi was Yamaha rider, Valentin Debise, this was the French rider's second podium of the season.
The top MV Agusta in Race Two was the Italian rider, Federico Caricasulo. However, Caricasulo is still chasing his first podium this season with MV Agusta.
Yamaha riders Lucas Mahias and Glenn van Straalen duelled it out for fifth place in Race Two. In the end, the French rider of Mahias took fifth and van Straalen finished in sixth place.
Can Oncu claimed a strong result for the Puccetti Kawasaki Racing Team as he put his Kawasaki into seventh place. Marcel Schroetter's poor run continues as he received a penalty in Race Two and dropped back to eighth place.
Rounding out the top ten were two Triumphs and two British riders. John McPhee scythed his way through the field and ended up finishing in ninth place. Behind the Scotsman was fellow Brit Tom Booth-Amos claiming another top-ten finish this season.
Portimao WorldSSP, Race Two Full Results |
2024 Portuguese WorldSSP | Portimao Circuit | Race Two Results | Rd. 7 of 12 | |||||
Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Motorcycle | Gap |
1 | Yari Montella | ITA | Barni Spark Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V2 | |
2 | Stefano Manzi | ITA | Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing | Yamaha R6 | +5.897 |
3 | Valentin Debise | FRA | Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team | Yamaha R6 | +9.487 |
4 | Federico Caricasulo | ITA | Motozoo ME AIR Racing | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | +12.436 |
5 | Lucas Mahias | FRA | GMT94 Yamaha | Yamaha R6 | +19.187 |
6 | Glenn van Straalen | NED | Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing | Yamaha R6 | +19.912 |
7 | Can Oncu | TUR | Kawasaki Puccetti Racing | Kawasaki ZX-6R | +20.637 |
8 | Marcel Schroetter | GER | MV Agusta Reparto Corse | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | +20.638 |
9 | John McPhee | GBR | WRP by SKM Triumph | Triumph STR 765 RS | +21.891 |
10 | Tom Booth-Amos | GBR | PTR Triumph | Triumph STR 765 RS | +22.995 |
11 | Simone Corsi | ITA | Renzi Corse | Ducati Panigale V2 | +24.378 |
12 | Adrian Huertas | ESP | Aruba.it Racing WSSP Team | Ducati Panigale V2 | +25.490 |
13 | Niccolo Antonelli | ITA | Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V2 | +25.680 |
14 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | VFT Racing Yamaha | Yamaha R6 | +25.742 |
15 | Oliver Bayliss | AUS | D34G Racing WorldSSP Team | Ducati Panigale V2 | +27.332 |
16 | Piotr Biesiekirski | POL | Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team | Ducati Panigale V2 | +28.913 |
17 | Tom Edwards | AUS | D34G Racing WorldSSP Team | Ducati Panigale V2 | +34.921 |
18 | Anupab Sarmoon | THA | Yamaha Thailand Racing | Yamaha R6 | +40.034 |
19 | Khairul Idham Bin Pawi | MAS | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR600RR | +40.131 |
20 | Ondrej Vostatek | CZE | PTR Triumph | Triumph STR 765 RS | +44.174 |
21 | Federico Fuligni | ITA | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | Ducati Panigale V2 | +46.597 |
22 | Luke Power | AUS | Motozoo ME AIR Racing | MV Agusta F3 800 RR | +50.148 |
23 | Raffaele De Rosa | ITA | QJMOTOR Factory Racing | QJMOTOR SRK 800 RR | +52.984 |
24 | Soichiro Minamimoto | JPN | Yamaha Thailand Racing | Yamaha R6 | +1:00.000 |
25 | Jorge Navarro | ESP | Orelac Racing Verdnatura | Ducati Panigale V2 | +3 Laps |
DNF | Kaito Toba | JPN | Petronas MIE Racing Honda | Honda CBR600RR | |
DNF | Niki Tuuli | FIN | EAB Racing | Ducati Panigale V2 | |
DNF | Lorenzo Baldassarri | ITA | WRP by SKM Triumph | Triumph STR 765 RS |