Round 5 of the UEM Superstock 600cc Championship was held in near perfect conditions at the Motorland Aragon circuit in Spain yesterday.
Matt Davies continues to impress aboard the GO ELEVEN Kawasaki and his natural talent was apparent in Spain as the youngster from Australia qualified his 600cc machine in an impressive 7th position only 0.7 seconds from Pole Position, his best ever grid position in the class.
As the lights went out in the restarted race Matt made one of his usual lightning starts and was up to 4th before dropping back to fifth position where he would stay until the final lap when a mistake at the hairpin saw the reigning European Junior Cup Champion highside his Kawasaki machine.
Davies clung on and despite almost crashing crossed the line to claim his first top six finish in the series.
The result moves matt up to 13th in the Championship.
The race was won by Ricardo Russo from Dutch rider Michael Van Der Mark whilst Gaulthier Duwelz rounded out the podium finishers.
Race Result:
1st R. Russo Team Italia FMI
2nd M. Van Der Mark EAB Ten Kate Junior Team
3rd G. Duwelz Team MTM Racing
6th M. Davies Team GO ELEVEN
Championship Standings:
1st R. Russo Team Italia FMI 106 points
2nd M. Van Der Mark EAB Ten Kate Junior Team 99 points
3rd G. Duwelz Team MTM Racing 58 points
13th M. Davies Team GO ELEVEN 19 points
Round 6 of the UEM European Superstock 600cc Championship takes place at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic on 21st July, 2012.
