FIM Supersport World Championship
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, San Marino
June 19, 2016
Race Results (all on Pirelli tires):
1. Kenan SOFUOGLU, Turkey (Kawasaki ZX-6R), 19 laps, Total Race Time 31:35.005, Best Lap Time 1:39.056
2. Federico CARICASULO, Italy (Honda CBR600RR), -0.545 second, 1:38.968
3. PJ JACOBSEN, USA (Honda CBR600RR), -0.920, 1:39.113
4. Gino REA, UK (MV Agusta F3 675), -7.166 seconds, 1:39.407
5. Randy KRUMMENACHER, Switzerland (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -8.449, 1:39.523
6. Lorenzo ZANETTI, Italy (MV Agusta F3 675), -17.850, 1:39.682
7. Alex BALDOLINI, Italy (MV Agusta F3 675), -18.353, 1:39.666
8. Axel BASSANI, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -18.461, 1:39.529
9. Luke STAPLEFORD, UK (Triumph Daytona 675R), -18.644, 1:39.630
10. Christoffer BERGMAN, Sweden (Honda CBR600RR), -20.156, 1:39.786
24. Braeden ORTT, Canada (Honda CBR600RR), -90.411, 1:42.986
World Championship Point Standings (after 8 of 12 races):
1. Sofuoglu, 146 points
2. Krummenacher, 106
3. Jacobsen, 92
4. Rea, 78
5. Cluzel, 75
6. Caricasulo, 74
7. Baldolini, 69
8. Smith, 68
9. Badovini, 49
10. Khairuddin, 40
More, from a press release issued by Dorna WSBK Press Office:
WorldSSP: Three-Way Battle for the Win in Misano
Sofuoglu takes the honours as Caricasulo and Jacobsen fight it out
Reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu has taken another impressive win in 2016 at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, crossing the line ahead of Bardahl Evans Bros. Honda rookie Federico Caricasulo and Honda rider PJ Jacobsen after a three-way fight for the win. Pole sitter Caricasulo took his second podium in his rookie year with the finish, just beating PJ Jacobsen to P2 despite the American having led for much of the Race.
Caricasulo didn’t choke as he started from pole position for the first time in WorldSSP, with the Italian rookie getting away in the lead ahead of fellow front row starters Sofuoglu and Jacobsen. With a clean start then interrupted by a small incident later in lap 1 as Alessandro Zaccone began a chain reaction that saw MV Agusta Reparto Corse rider Jules Cluzel bumped out of the top ten as the Frenchman was forced to sit up, Zaccone got ahead of Randy Krummenacher in the early stages to circulate in P4 as the fastest rider in the FIM Europe Supersport Cup by some margin.
Just under half way through the Race saw Jacobsen take the lead for the first time, with the American pulling out a small margin on Caricasulo as the two started to gap reigning Champion Sofuoglu in P3. Lap 9 saw the winner in the last two WorldSSP Races at Misano – Jules Cluzel – tumble at Turn 6 and lose the chance of taking a third straight victory on the Adriatic as he fought to move back up the board after the Lap 1 incident.
With Sofuoglu behind Caricasulo, the Italian rookie wasn’t for giving up, passing the reigning Champion back and holding him behind for a number of laps before the running slightly wide with 4 laps to go and allowing the Turk past to try and chase down Jacobsen for the victory, with Sofuoglu eventually pulling clear of the American and Caricasulo to take a stunning win at a track that traditionally hasn’t favoured the reigning Champion.
Alessandro Zaccone, after a quick but aggressive start, then started to fall through the order before eventually being forced to pull into the pits with a technical problem. GRT Racing Team rider Gino Rea moved his way through the field to cross the line in an impressive P4 as fastest MV Agsuta, ahead of Randy Krummenacher who completed the top 5 after a difficult day at the office for the title contender.
Lorenzo Zanetti was sixth after a good comeback from a lower qualifying position for MV Agusta Reparto Corse at home, ahead of Alex Baldolini, and Axel Bassani for San Carlo Team Italia – who crossed the line as the fastest FIM Europe Supersport Cup rider. Luke Stapleford brought his Triumph home in P9 with a solid ride into the top ten, with CIA Landlord Insurance Honda rider Christoffer Bergman rounding it out in P10.
WorldSSP will now head into the summer ahead of their next time on track at Lausitzring in Germany, as the intermediate class don’t travel to Laguna Seca for Round 9.
More, from a press release issued by CIA Landlords Insurance:
Bergman cracks top ten at Misano
Sun, 19 Jun 2016
CIA Landlord Insurance Honda rider Christoffer Bergman has finished an impressive tenth in only his fifth World Supersport race with the team at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli. Christoffer was on the pace all weekend and now heads in to the summer break with confidence. Christoffer said: “We finished in the top ten which is really good and I am really happy with this result. The tyre was finished at the end but I could stay with the guys in front. I lost a few bike lengths here and there and made a couple of mistakes but overall I am really happy with the team and my performance. I hope we can stay like this for the coming races.”
Hikari Okubo secured his best ever World Supersport result and his third points finish in a row with a great ride to 12th position.
Kyle Smith made an early exit from the race when a broken hose clip caused a water leak forcing him to retire on lap 10. Likewise Stefan Hill suffered disappointment when a technical problem saw him retire early in the race.
CIA Landlord Insurance Honda Team Manager Simon Buckmaster said: “It was a really good ride by Christoffer. He was on it all weekend and his top ten finish shows the great progress he has made since he joined the team at Assen. I am really pleased for him and his crew. A best result of 12th for Hikari and to be battling for the top ten is great in his debut WSS season, well done to him and his crew. It’s been a difficult weekend for Kyle, he was injured on Friday and then luck just wasn’t with us and he had to retire. Same with Stefan, he had a couple of crashes and then a technical problem forced him to retire in the race. We go into the summer break now and we will work hard to improve our bikes in this time and I’m sure Kyle will be fit for the next round at Lausitzring.”
More, from a press release issued by Honda:
Jacobsen wraps up Misano round with podium finish
Round 8 – Riviera di Rimini
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy
A third-place finish was the result of today’s eighth-round World Supersport race for Patrick ‘PJ’ Jacobsen, who put together a fighting performance in front of the Italian crowd at the Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli’. The race was won by Kenan Sofuoglu ahead of pole-sitter Federico Caricasulo (Bardahl Evan Bros. Honda Racing).
The young American rider had a good launch from third place on the grid and maintained his position into turn one. The following lap, Jacobsen made a successful move on Sofuoglu at the super-fast Turn 11, while on lap seven he overtook Caricasulo to move into the lead.
Jacobsen held in front until the penultimate lap, when he began experiencing a loss of grip that hindered his pace and then he was unable to defend his position. He was eventually overtaken by race winner Sofuoglu on the penultimate lap and then by Caricasulo before the chequered flag to round out the podium of today’s race, the last before the long summer break for World Supersport.
PJ will return to the track before mid September, though, as he will take part in this year’s edition of the Suzuka 8 Hours race, which takes place at the end of July.
Patrick Jacobsen 2
3rd
At the beginning, I felt I was a bit more comfortable on the bike than Caricasulo looked and that is why I decided to take the lead. The bike felt good and I just tried to settle into my own rhythm as soon when I realised that I couldn’t open a gap. With four laps to go I thought that, if I kept my own pace, I would have been able to stay ahead but unfortunately the other two were a bit quicker, and in the end I hadn’t much grip left. I want to thank the team for their work: we were not fully 100% today and we knew it, but we gave our very best and a podium is always a good result. Now it’s time for me to prepare for Suzuka and then enjoy a summer break.
Pieter Breddels
Technical Manager
After the cold warm up, it was not easy to decide what to use in terms of tyres, because the temperatures were much lower than yesterday and we didn’t know how much warmer it would been for the race. In the end we went for the SC1 at the front and the SC0 at the rear. PJ’s start was great and soon enough he was leading the race. Unfortunately, towards the end he made a small mistake while downshifting but it was because he had run out of grip grip. We’re happy with today’s podium, we made good points and we were in contention the whole time. We made up some ground to second place in the standings, which is now our goal as the leader is too far away. There’s a long break now for Supersport but we will work hard to make sure we are at 100% for the next race, while we still need to figure out why we keep struggling a bit in some areas.
More, from a press release issued by Kawasaki:
Sofuoglu Extends Championship Lead With Misano Race Win
The fourth race win of the year for Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) came after a long waiting game for the most successful racer in WorldSSP history. He took the lead with two laps to go and was never headed afterwards. Kawasaki Puccetti Racing riders still sit 1-2 in the FIM Supersport World Championship as Randy Krummenacher finished fifth in the race, scoring valuable points.
Having fitted a hard option tyre just before the 19-lap race started at Misano, to suit the cooler conditions, Sofuoglu had to push hard for most of the race and hope that the race pace would come to him. His efforts were repaid with his 36th WorldSSP race win, part of a record total of 75 podium places for the Turkish star.
Behind the podium fight Krummenacher had a tough and combative 19-laps, having been hit by another rider early in the race and then finding he did not have the physical power, due to a pre-existing shoulder injury, to stay in podium contention.
After his latest race win Sofuoglu has the championship lead and 146 points in all, 40 more than the second placed rider Krummenacher. PJ Jacobsen is third on 92 points, 14 behind Randy with the long summer break coming up before the next round at Lausitzring in Germany on September 18th.
Kenan Sofuoglu, stated: “The warm-up session was very cold under the clouds and we decided at the last second to use a hard tyre. When we did this I was hoping everyone else would too. But Jacobsen and Caricasulo chose the SC0. At the beginning of the race they just went away because that is almost a qualification tyre and capable of a much better lap time. I was surprised that all race long they were really constant. I just did not give up and I was sliding a lot. There was one moment where I thought, ‘What do I have to do? Do I accept third or not?’ Then I said to myself ‘no, no, no, keep pushing to the end.’ In the last two laps I saw the chance, I passed them both and we won the race. It was a very important win and I am very happy for the result. I have to say a big thanks to Kawasaki, Puccetti Racing and WP suspension. The worst track for me this year was going to be Misano, because we had a lot of chatter problems on this track before, but the new suspension definitely helped me to have no problem. The championship is not over yet and still I will go for wins. I need a couple of wins and then I can say it is OK – but not yet. There is still time to take wins and not just relax for the championship.”
Randy Krummenacher, stated: “This was my toughest race this season, for sure. Many things came together and it was really hard for me so at the end fifth was the maximum we could do. I wanted to go for the win but it was just not possible today. For sure the first lap did not help, when I got hit by Gamarino and lost easily one second. Then I was on the limit myself. I am looking forward to having surgery on Tuesday on my shoulder. It just does not work anymore like I want it to. My mind says yes but my shoulder does not have the power anymore and I made a few mistakes because of this. This surgery has to be done now but I am looking forward already because I will prepare myself in the summer break very well and go on full attack for the last four races.”