Superstock 600cc European Championship Misano, San Marino June 11 Race Results (wet conditions, all on Pirelli tires): 1. Giuliano GREGORINI, Italy (Yamaha YZF-R6), 12 laps, 24:53.471 2. Jed METCHER, Australia (Yamaha YZF-R6), -4.532 seconds 3. Romain LANUSSE, France (Yamaha YZF-R6), -9.187 4. Nicola MORRENTINO, Italy (Yamaha YZF-R6), -9.992 5. Gauthier DUWELZ, Belgium (Yamaha YZF-R6), -11.601 6. Riccardo CECCHINI, Italy (Triumph Daytona 675), -43.906 7. Mircea VRAJITORU, Romania (Yamaha YZF-R6), -59.209 8. Joey PASCARELLA, USA (Yamaha YZF-R6), -61.555 9. Christian GAMARINO, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -70.339 10. Adrian NESTOROVIC, Australia (Yamaha YZF-R6), -78.294 20. Josh DAY, USA (Kawasaki ZX-6R), -1 lap, crashed twice 21. Austin DEHAVEN, USA (Yamaha YZF-R6), -3 laps, DNF, crash More, from a press release issued by Infront Motor Sports: Superstock 600 Race Giuliano Gregorini (RCGM Yamaha) took the first Italian win of the season in this year’s European Superstock 600 Championship. Gregorini, from Fano just down the Riviera coast was in top form in the wet conditions, not only remaining upright throughout in a field decimated by crashes, but also setting a fast pace. The gap to the next man at the flag was more than seven seconds. The runner-up slot went to Australian talent Jed Metcher (MTM-RT Motorsports Team), with Frenchman Romain Lanusse (MRS Yamaha Racing France) next up and Nicola Jr Morrentino (Elle2Ciatti Yamaha). In the points standings Lanusse still leads the way followed by Metcher and Gregorini, while Dino Lombardi (Martini Corse Yamaha), who crashed today, has slipped down to fourth place in the table. Results: 1. Gregorini G. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 24’53.471 (122,241 kph); 2. Metcher J. (AUS) Yamaha YZF R6 4.532; 3. Lanusse R. (FRA) Yamaha YZF R6 9.187; 4. Morrentino N. (ITA) Yamaha YZF R6 9.992; 5. Duwelz G. (BEL) Yamaha YZF R6 11.601; 6. Cecchini R. (ITA) Triumph Daytona 675 43.906; 7. Vrajitoru M. (ROU) Yamaha YZF R6 59.209; 8. Pascarella J. (USA) Yamaha YZF R6 1’01.555; etc. Points (after 3 of 10 rounds): 1. Lanusse 61; 2. Metcher 36; 3. Gregorini 35; 4. Lombardi 33; 5. Van Der Mark 31; 6. Day 23; 7. Duwelz 22; 8. Russo 20; etc. More, from a press release issued by Go Eleven Team: The Go Eleven team is the protagonist of this third round of the World Superstock 1000 and 600 season. The team gained the third place with Cristian Gamarino in the Superstock 600 European Championship while for the Superstock 1000 World Championship Niccolo’ Canepa will kick off from the fifth position with Nico Vivarelli from the nineteenth. After the qualifying, this saturday closed with the Superstock 600 race. One unfortunately influenced by rain and during Cristian Gamarino reached a ninth place after a stunning recovery after being relegated due to his late arriving on the pit-lane. But he didn’t give up and gave his best gaining a good result after his first race on a wet track. Cristian Gamarino – Kawasaki STK 600 #18 – ” I’m sorry to have lost the first row but I’m satisfied by the results. It’s been a very hard race and I had to force myself in not pushing too much. I gained some important scores but overall experience that will be useful from this round onward.”
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