Aegerter wins again in front of Odendaal after breaking off with red flags
Simon Jespersen was again the sensation after the start when the young Dane took the lead immediately after the start. However, Steven Odendaaal was not ready to be satisfied with second position. The South African took command in the first lap. The world championship leader was initially on P3, but was then overtaken by his Swiss compatriot Marcel Brenner and Luca Bernardi. But Aegerter fought his way past the two again and began to chase the two lying in front of him. On lap four, he made it and overtook Jespersen, while Odendaal was still one and a half seconds ahead of the two in the lead. With Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki), Randy Krummenacher, Hendra Pratama (both Yamaha) and Can Öncü (Kawasaki) there were some early casualties, which Eduardo Montero Huerta (Yamaha) followed a little later. The local hero was apparently slightly injured, and the race was over for him and Krummi. The other drivers, however, were able to continue their race, but of course the chance of a top position was gone for them.
The fight at the top and the demolition
There were still 12 laps to drive when the “Domi-Fighter” passed the start-finish line in the slipstream of Odendaal. Now the battle for the lead had broken out and four and a half seconds behind Bernardi and Caricasulo had passed Jespersen. Behind them, Öttl and Cluzel, who a little later also overtook the 20-year-old from Copenhagen. Niki Tuuli succeeded in doing this a little later on the only MV Agusta in the field. Odendaal was still ahead at half-time, but Aegerter followed the South African like a shadow. Galang Hendra Pratama threw his Yamaha away for the second time, and a little later the Swiss man was in the lead for the first time in the second race. But the man with the number 4 did not give up and pushed past Domi again. With seven laps to go, however, it was Aegerter who was back in front and, like in the first race, was able to gain a small lead. A little later, Borja Gomez had a violent crash, and the young Spaniard flew over and over into the gravel at high speed. With red flags came the premature termination of the race, and Aegerter was sure of his one-two victory over Odendaal.
Post-race interviews
Aegerter spoke of a fierce battle for victory, and it was not easy to overtake Odendaal. His team Ten Kate Racing would have done a perfect job, and now he is looking forward to a short break because he has three racing weekends in a row behind him. Since the Swiss also rides in MotoE, he will finally be able to relax a little with family and friends. Steven Odendaal, like Aegerter before him, hoped that the fallen drivers weren’t seriously injured. He stated that his strategy did not quite work, but with second place he was able to keep the damage within limits. Now he is hoping for an improvement for Nevers in two weeks. Luca Bernardi was satisfied with 3rd place as he spoke into the microphone. In the next race, he will try to achieve a podium again.
The Supersport 600 race in numbers
The situation in the world championship
P, Rider, Points, Bike
1. DOMINIQUE AEGERTER 257 YAMAHA
2. STEVEN ODENDAAL 210 YAMAHA
3. PHILIPP OETTL 156 KAWASAKI
4. LUCA BERNARDI 150 YAMAHA
5. JULES CLUZEL 124 YAMAHA
6. MANUEL GONZALEZ 120 YAMAHA
7. FEDERICO CARICASULO 84 YAMAHA
8. RANDY KRUMMENACHER 77 YAMAHA
9. CAN ALEXANDER ONCU 66 KAWASAKI
10. RAFFAELE DE ROSA 63 KAWASAKI
11. NIKI TUULI 58 MV AGUSTA
12. HANNES SOOMER 47 YAMAHA
13. MARC ALCOBA 40 YAMAHA
14. CHRISTOFFER BERGMAN 39 YAMAHA
15. KEVIN MANFREDI 22 YAMAHA
16. VERTTI TAKALA 21 YAMAHA
17. GALANG HENDRA PRATAMA 21 YAMAHA
18. SIMON JESPERSEN 15 YAMAHA
19. PETER SEBESTYEN 15 YAMAHA
20. MARCEL BRENNER 10 YAMAHA
21. VALENTIN DEBISE 9 YAMAHA
22. SHERIDAN MORAIS 9 YAMAHA
23. DAVID SANCHIS MARTINEZ 8 YAMAHA
24. MARIA HERRERA 7 YAMAHA
25. FILIPPO FULIGNI 6 YAMAHA
26. MICHEL FABRIZIO 6 KAWASAKI
27. MAX ENDERLEIN 5 YAMAHA
28. ROBERTO MERCANDELLI 5 YAMAHA
29. HIKARI OKUBO 4 KAWASAKI
30. MASSIMO ROCCOLI 4 YAMAHA
31. FEDERICO FULIGNI 4 YAMAHA
32. LUCA GRUNWALD 3 SUZUKI
33. MATTEO PATACCA 3 YAMAHA
34. STEPHANE FROSSARD 3 YAMAHA
35. DANIEL VALLE 2 YAMAHA
36. ONDREJ VOSTATEK 2 YAMAHA
37. OSCAR GUTIERREZ IGLESIAS 1 YAMAHA
38. LUCA OTTAVIANI 1 KAWASAKI
39. LEONARDO TACCINI 1 KAWASAKI
40. DAVIDE PIZZOLI 1 YAMAHA
41. PAWEL SZKOPEK 1 YAMAHA
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