With sunny weather conditions, which actually became cloudy in the middle of the afternoon, Adrien Chareyre won his second Grand Prix of the season, ahead of a solid Bernd Hiemer.
In the S2 class, Christian Iddon was the eventual winner ahead of Davide Gozzini; the two had a score to settle after Gozzini‰Ûªs incredible overtaking manoeuvre at Pleven, and yesterday it was Iddon‰Ûªs revenge.
CH Azzalin‰Ûªs Adrien Chareyre rode solid and clinched a couple of second places, to win the Grand Prix ahead of a rejuvenated Bernd Hiemer, who stood on the podium for the first time since he had moved to the S1 class. The German of KTM Italia Miglio was ahead of Aprilia Off Road‰Ûªs Jerome Giraudo, who rounded off the podium after battling it out with Hiemer in both heats. Thierry Van Den Bosch, who crashed in heat two, and Ivan Lazzarini rounded off the top five.
Adrien Chareyre has now a 27 point advantage in the championship over second placed Thierry Van Den Bosch. Thomas Chareyre is still third, ahead of Jerome Giraudo and Bernd Hiemer, who both moved in front of Kevin Berthome. The latter crashed in the final heat.
In the S2 class Iddon of Aprilia Off Road returned his winning ways, which was his second of the season after Torino‰Ûªs maiden triumph. TM Factory‰Ûªs Davide Gozzini, who won the latest GP in front of Iddon, brought the bike home in second place ahead of CH Azzalin‰Ûªs Gerald Delepine, who fought his hardest despite a problem with the plastics of his bike in heat one. Attilio Pignotti lost the red plate, which is now Delepine‰Ûªs, and also ended his four podium row by finishing fourth overall, ahead of Nestor Jorge.
In the championship race the new leader is Gerald Delepine, but his advantage over runner up Attilio Pignotti is a small bunch of points ‰ÛÒfive. Third placed Gozzini has made up ground on Pignotti, and is currently only twelve points behind, while Christian Iddon and Nestor Jorge still round off the top five.
After this penultimate round, both Titles will be taken at what is going to be a breathtaking finale in Greece. The Grand Prix of Greece will be held on the 21st of October, but in two weeks there will be the second edition of the FIM SuperMoto of Nations (September 30) at the fabulous track of Franciacorta, Italy.
Main Photo: Adrien Chareyre
