DFinn Mauno Hermunen had a perfect weekend in the Czech Republic, not only piloting his factory TM bike to a double series win, he also claimed superpole.
The first series was one to die for. At the start of the match it looked like Hermunen was going to take the win in a dominant manner, but that was beyond his teammate Thomas Chareyre. The Frenchman was able to pry himself away from the duel for second place and drove towards the lead. Unfortunately, he was 3 tenths of a second short on the line and had to settle for second place. His brother, Adrien Chareyre, steered his Aprilia to third place.
In the second heat it was an unlucky race for many top riders. This also took the tension out of the match a bit. Mauno Hermunen did what he planned to do in the first series, pulling away from the start and staying out of the pack's grasp. This was made a little easier for him by the retirement of Adrien Chareyre. Thomas Travnick, Ivan Lazzarini and Patrick Pals also shared the blows. Meanwhile, at the front it was surprise Christian Ravaglia who claimed second place ahead of Thomas Chareyre.
Hermunen wins the GP ahead of Thomas Chareyre and the Italian Christian Ravaglia. In the overall ranking for the world championship, Thomas Chareyre is in the lead with 139 points, second Mauno Hermunen with 133 points, 3 Adrien Chareyre 107pts, 4 Ivan Lazzarini 106 pts, 5 Christian Ravaglia 94pts.
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In the SM2 class it was Milan Sitniansky who took the day with a double series victory ahead of Toni Klem and Asseri Kingelin, championship leader Devon Vermeulen finished fourth. There was also a Belgian at the start. Jean Maier Van Meerhaeghe brings 19 points and a 12th place to our country.
Northern neighbor Devon Vermeulen remains the leader in the championship.
Bad news for the Lowland supermoto fans
Unfortunately, we also have bad news for supermoto fans in Belgium and the Netherlands. The supermotoGP of Zolder, scheduled for the weekend of July 19 and 21, will not take place. This is because of problems with the necessary permits that such an organization entails. Hopefully the organization will not hang their heads and we will still see a SupermotoGP on the Belgian calendar next year!
Text: Frederik 'VePix' Van Eeckhoven
