Hannes Soomer (Auto24Ring) has come out on top at the end of the 11-lap WIL Sport European Junior Cup race at TT Circuit Assen.
Starting from pole position, the 18-year-old Estonian rider took the lead on board his Honda CBR650F on the opening lap when Dorian Laville (Team Laville Mi&Do) ran slightly wide at turn five. Once at the front the third-year EJC rider never looked back and, by the end of the fifth lap, his margin on the chasing pack had grown to 1.9 seconds. Soomer smartly managed the gap in the remaining laps to claim his maiden win in the series.
"It‰Ûªs been a perfect weekend for me, firstly with yesterday‰Ûªs pole position and now with my maiden EJC win," Soomer said. "I really felt comfortable on my Honda CBR650F machine, so once I took the lead I knew I could ease away. I now head the standings ahead of the next race at Donington; there‰Ûªs quite a big break until then but I can‰Ûªt wait to get back on track."
With opening race winner Harun Cabuk (KNN54-TMF) crashing out at turn 10 on the sixth lap while he was well in contention for honours, the battle for the remaining podium positions went down to the wire with Laville edging out Spain‰Ûªs Mika Perez (Granshagen Racing Team) by 0.122s.
