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Federico Caricasulo took his first Supersport win since 2019 and his first one with Ducati in Race 2. He is now fourth in the Championship standings, three points away from third place. Stefano Manzi recovered from tenth on the grid to fight at the front but was denied the win by Caricasulo in the last lap. He is second in the standings with 59 points. Nicolo Bulega was third and remains the Championship leader as he leaves Mandalika with an 18-point advantage in the standings. There was an incredible fight in the FIM Supersport World Championship during the Motul Indonesian Round at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit as Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) claimed his first win of the 2023 campaign. Caricasulo lead an Italian 1-2-3 in the 18-lap race to claim his first win since Portimao in 2019 as he ended a four-year wait for victories in WorldSSP. At the start of the race, Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) and Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) were fighting for first position with the Turkish star making a move on Bulega at T1 on Lap 3. Oncu looked to break clear, but he was never more than a second away from the chasing pack and, on Lap 13, Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) passed Oncu into Turn 10 move into the lead of the race.

Manzi led until the final lap of the race but Caricasulo, who also battled past Oncu and Bulega at around the halfway stage of the race, made a move on his compatriot at Turn 10 to move into the lead of the race. Caricasulo was able to hold on to claim his first win in 68 WorldSSP races, as he took his seventh WorldSSP victory and 29th podium. Ducati claimed their third win in the 2023 season, equalling their previous best season in terms of wins which was in 2000. Manzi was able to come home in second place for his seventh WorldSSP podium, while Bulega was able to fight back on Oncu to return to the rostrum. Oncu took fourth place after leading throughout the first half of the race, finishing more than 1.5 second down on the podium positions at the end of the race while he was also three seconds clear of rookie Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) in fifth place. Schroetter had an early-race battle with Niki Tuuli (Dynavolt Triumph) with the Finn taking sixth spot at the end of the race meaning five manufacturers were inside the top six in Race 2. WorldSSP will return with the Pirelli Dutch Round taking place from the 21st to the 23rd of April at the TT Circuit Assen.

WorldSSP Race 2 Results 1. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing Team) 2. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) +0.325s 3. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) +1.546s 4. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +3.148s 5. Marcel Schroetter (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) +6.199s 6. Niki Tuuli (Dynavolt Triumph) +8.453s WorldSSP Championship standings 1. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 77 points 2. Stefano Manzi (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) 59 points 3. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) 54 points

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WorldSSP: Krummenacher and Caricasulo lead charge on final day of testing

Pre-season testing for the FIM Supersport World Championship has officially concluded after another two sessions at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit led by Randy Krummenacher and Federico Caricasulo (BARDAHL Evan Bros WorldSSP Team). The yellow and black-clad racers were followed in the timesheets by Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), with the top six seemingly a cut above the rest.

With a lap time of 1’33.111, seven tenths of a second faster than his personal best on Monday, Krummenacher managed to open a gap at the top of the leaderboard over his teammate, who nonetheless also set several faster lap times than the day prior. The pair led or remained near the top of the timesheets in each of the Aussie track’s sectors and have emerged as the early frontrunners to win Sunday’s inaugural race.

A crash in yesterday’s opening session conditioned Cluzel and GMT94’s preparations on Monday, as the French squad adapt to their full season return to WorldSSP. Tuesday was smoother for the 30-year-old, as he finished 0.524s off Krummenacher and leapt below 1’34.000 for the first time this week. Fellow Frenchman Corentin Perolari (GMT94 YAMAHA) also continued his adaptation to the Australian track, ending fifth in the standings, a position that the GMT94 squad would deem very satisfactory if it were to be repeated on Sunday.

Meanwhile, MV Agusta Reparto Corse continue moving slowly up to the level of the leading Yamahas, as Raffaele De Rosa moved into third on Tuesday (fastest in the second session). While the bike remains similar, the former STK1000 champion’s crew has moved to the WorldSSP class for the first time after working last season on the WorldSBK side of things. Focus on Tuesday went on engine configurations, while teammate Federico Fuligni (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), eleventh, continued adapting to the WorldSSP bike.

Closing out the top six was Lucas Mahias (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), focused on finding the right setup for Phillip Island as well as well as learning how to tame the ZX-6R. On the other side of the garage, Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) concluded his pre-season testing in seventh position.

Eighth fastest on the day was Hector Barberà (Team Toth by Willirace), who seems to be adapting swiftly to the Yamaha YZF R6. Kallio Racing’s Austrian recruit Thomas Gradinger was the Finnish team’s fastest rider on the day in ninth, just over a second behind the frontrunners, while Isaac Viñales (Kallio Racing) and Loris Cresson (Kallio Racing) ended the day twelfth and fifteenth, respectively. Hannes Soomer (MPM WILSport by Racedays), tenth on Tuesday, was the fastest Honda, while newcomer Jules Danilo (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda), sixteenth, clocked in the most laps of the day at 70.

Phillip Island Official Test Day Two WorldSSP Results: 1. Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) 1’33.111 2. Federico Caricasulo (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) +0.201 3. Raffaele De Rosa (MV AGUSTA REPARTO CORSE) +0.396

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Federico Caricasulo clinches WorldSSP pole ahead of Mahias and Cluzel

Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) took Tissot-Superpole 2 by storm at Magny-Cours, leaving it late to blast to the top of the timesheets but then deposing home hero and teammate Lucas Mahias in style. Mahias starts second in a last chance saloon weekend for the reigning Champion if he hopes to retain his crown, with the front row locked out by compatriot and key contender Jules Cluzel (NRT). Points leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing Team) was bumped down to the second row after a crash.

Caricasulo’s late lap was unmatchable for Cluzel, who had been up in the first sector before fading slightly as he found some traffic and everything coming down to the duel between the two. They’re only four points apart in the title fight, too, with a lot to play for on Sunday – and Mahias is the joker in the pack on the front row. The reigning Champion’s shot at the title is now a seriously long one, with Mahias 46 points down on Cortese…but there are still 75 on the table.

Cortese had his own dramas in qualifying, however. The German will be lining up fourth after a crash in Superpole put paid to his chances of improving, just ahead of Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team). They’re joined on the second row by an impressive performance from Frenchman Corentin Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha), who was sixth fastest at his home round, with Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Pucctti Racing) a late improver to move up from P12 to seventh.

He’s just ahead of Raffaele de Rosa, who put MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag in P8 and that despite a spectacular crash – rider ok – that caused the Red Flag to come out for a few minutes mid-session. Ayrton Badovini, de Rosa’s teammate, was close company in ninth.

Hannes Soomer (Racedays Honda) was the top European Supersport rider as he completed the top ten, beating Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) and Thomas Gradinger (NRT) to the honour.

With the title contenders scattered over the first two rows and points leader Cortese one of those lacking a clear view of Turn 1, it could be a race to remember at the Acerbis French Round on Sunday.

Pole Position – Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) “I am really happy about today, the bike is working really well, it’s fast and I have a good rhythm. I didn’t believe I could be so fast in qualifying, but my bike is easy to turn so I am happy and really confident for tomorrow.”

#FrenchWorldSBK WorldSSP at Circuit de Nevers Mangy-cours: Tissot-Superpole 1. Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) 1:40.416 2. Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) +0.152 3. Jules Cluzel (NRT) +0.327

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Federico Caricasulo secures second win in extraordinary circumstances

Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) has scored an important win at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve ahead of the impressive Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) and Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag), in perhaps the most extraordinary end to a race in FIM Supersport World Championship history, after Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) was denied a return to the top of the rostrum twice in the space of five minutes.

A lightning start from Jules Cluzel (NRT) at the lights moved him immediately into first place. It lasted just one lap however, as Mahias made good use of slipstream to move back in front at the exit from the main straight.

Then disaster struck as championship leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) attempted a move into second at turn five, another in a series of stunning battles that both men have held this year. But this was one move too many: the German slipped, taking both him and Cluzel out. A racing incident that nonetheless harmed the Frenchman the most, as he was unable to rejoin whilst Cortese was able to hold the clutch in and managed to recover and head back in pursuit of some points.

With their two strongest rivals out of action, this ninth race of the season quickly turned into a GRT battle. Separated by just a point in the standings and with both riders in search of their second race win of 2018, Mahias rapidly opened a one second gap with Caricasulo, taking the fastest lap of the race along the way, and entered the final lap with a comfortable lead.

In a dramatic twist to the end of the race, Mahias suffered tyre issues as he crossed the line for the final lap, which put an end to his hopes of securing a second win this season.

But then the red flags came out: Rob Hartog (Team Hartog – Against Cancer) and Borja Quero Martínez (EMPERADOR Racing Team) had crashed together at turn 11 in the previous lap, meaning that the results going into the penultimate lap of 18 would be final… As long as every rider makes it back to the pits within five minutes of the official race end.

With his machine still rolling, Mahias set out around the Portuguese track without a rear tyre, for perhaps the longest lap of his career. In incredible conditions and crashing twice along the way, Mahias made it to the pits in what he initially thought was within the time limit – but it was not. As such, everyone moved up a place, with Caricasulo taking an unlikely yet incredibly valuable second consecutive win, and an exhausted Mahias was left with no points for his efforts.

British rider Kyle Smith managed to move up to second with this, taking his first podium of the season and the first for a Honda bike, after overtaking De Rosa – who has now strung six consecutive podium finishes together – for third in the late stages of the race.

Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) takes fourth in the final results, a good result for the Swiss rider after a poor start. Hidden beneath all the late drama, Cortese made it to the flag in an incredible fifth position despite that lap two crash and increases his championship lead against all odds.

Hannes Soomer (Racedays) concluded a fantastic weekend for the Estonian with sixth place, ahead of Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) in seventh and Thomas Gradinger (NRT) in eighth, with Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) in ninth and Hector Barberà (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) tenth in his WorldSSP debut.

P1 – Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) “I am happy about the win, the 25 points are very important for me. But I am very sorry for my team-mate Lucas, he had an incredible race and I think he deserved the victory today, but he was unlucky so I won. I am happy for the championship, now I am completely in the fight for the win, I am happy for the second win this year.”

#PortimaoWorldSBK WorldSSP at Autodromo Internacional do Algarve – Race 1. Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) 2. Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) +5.784 3. Rafaelle de Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) +6.199

WorldSSP Championship Standings after Round 9 1. Sandro Cortese (GER) Yamaha (149 points) 2. Jules Cluzel (FRA) Yamaha (133 points) 3. Federico Caricasulo (ITA) Yamaha (129 points)

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Federico Caricasulo sends home fans into a frenzy with stunning Misano win

The excitement of the home crowds at the Pirelli Riviera di Rimini Round hit fever pitch on Sunday as Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) took his first win of the 2018 FIM Supersport World Championship in brilliant fashion, ending a twelve-year run with no Italian victors at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in WorldSSP. The home delight was twofold, as Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) claimed his best finish of the season in second, with championship leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) completing the podium.

At the lights Jules Cluzel (NRT) shot out like a cannonball, moving ahead of pole sitter Caricasulo before the entry to Turn 1. The stunning start from the French rider came with an added bonus, as championship rivals Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) and Cortese tumbled down to sixth and eighth, respectively, while Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) crashed out one lap later.

Any jubilation for Cluzel was short-lived, however, as in a matter of seconds in lap four he was pushed back to third in consecutive corners by Caricasulo and the rising De Rosa. The French rider’s woes were compounded two laps later, as Cortese, now the fastest man on track, found his way smoothly past the NRT bike.

The top three would remain unchanged from that point forward, despite the gap between first and third never rising to more than a couple of seconds. Caricasulo didn’t wilt under the pressure, keeping the MV Agusta of De Rosa at bay and confirming a superb return to the top spot of the rostrum. He also moves above both his fellow countryman and teammate Mahias in the championship standings, with all three battling inside one point and still in view of the championship lead.

Despite not finding the pace to match Caricasulo in the second half of the race, De Rosa takes home his best-ever result in WorldSSP and a fifth consecutive podium, a huge boost for him going into the summer break. Amidst a sea of Yamaha machines, the Italian’s efforts aboard the MV Agusta cannot be overstated.

With his third place, Cortese increases his championship lead to five points over Cluzel, who finally crossed the line in fourth position after riding alone most of the latter stages of the race.

Krummenacher made it to the flag in fifth place, thurteen seconds off the race winner, with Anthony West (EAB antwest Racing), a former Misano race-winner, scoring his joint-best performance of the season in sixth, ahead of Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) in seventh and again in the top ten after changing team before Brno.

Eighth position went to wildcard Lorenzo Gabellini (G.A.S. Racing Team), his first points finish in WorldSSP after also racing at Imola. Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) made a phenomenal start to his race, moving up to fifth inside the first lap, but by the end he could only make it to the flag in ninth. Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) was the fourth and final home rider inside the top ten, taking tenth spot.

That’s it for now! The WorldSSP championship will be back in two months’ time from Portimao, Portugal.

P1 – Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) “Its incredible to win in Misano, I want to thank all my team and Yamaha for the incredible bike this weekend, I am too happy. It’s incredible, I can’t explain this feeling, thank you to everybody!”

#RiminiWorldSBK WorldSSP at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli – Race 1. Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) 2. Rafaelle de Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) +1.423 3. Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) +3.869

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Federico Caricasulo takes home pole position at Misano

Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) has taken his first pole position of the 2018 FIM Supersport World Championship after a stunning fastest lap of 1’37.694. The Italian was nearly half a second faster than Jules Cluzel (NRT) in second, and will be in a prime place to claim his first win of the year.

After dominating through Friday and Saturday morning, Caricasulo was again incredibly impressive in qualifying. Three of his laps were faster than the best from anyone else out on track, and with a good start the Italian could bounce back from his Brno DNF in perfect fashion and find himself again in the fight for the championship.

Jules Cluzel clinched another front row start with the second fastest time of Superpole 2. The good news didn’t end there for the Frenchman, as Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) could only end the session in fifth. A crash just two minutes in left the German with little time to find his form on the Rimini track, and with Cluzel two points behind in the standings, is in danger of losing his championship lead.

Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) was third in qualifying, completing an all-Yamaha front row and boosting his options towards a first return to the rostrum since Assen. Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) was just six thousandths of a second behind the Swiss star, but had to make do with fourth ahead of Sunday.

With Cortese in fifth, that row two will be completed by Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) in sixth. The Frenchman had finally found his pace going into his final lap of Misano, but a mistake in the third split took away any option from Mahias of finishing higher up.

One event rider Stefano Valtulini (Pleo Racing Team) was the first Kawasaki in qualifying, clinching a fantastic seventh on tomorrow’s grid ahead of Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) in eighth and Hikari Okubo (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), through from the Superpole 1, in ninth. Anthony West (EAB antwest Racing), a former Misano race winner, closes off the top ten.

What fate does Sunday hold for the FIM Supersport World Championship riders? Find out tomorrow at 11:30 local time (09:30 GMT) with the eighth race of the year and the last before the summer break!

Pole Position – Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) “I am very happy about this Superpole, I started this Superpole session very hungry as I wanted pole. From the first lap I was very fast and I’m really happy. I want to thank my team because everything is perfect, and we are even fast in the straight, so everything is perfect now.”

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Federico Caricasulo leads GRT charge in Misano Free Practice

Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) has bounced back from a disappointing race last time out at Brno, setting the fastest time on Friday at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, as the FIM Supersport World Championship returns from a four week break for the eighth round of the season.

The Italian’s Free Practice 1 time of 1’38.204 was enough to top the combined timesheets, as the rain made its appearance less than fifteen minutes into the second session. Only six riders of the 34 present at the Pirelli Riviera di Rimini Round were able to better their morning times, with the ten Superpole 2 riders remaining unchanged.

Just one rider improved his position from one session to the other, with Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) making it a GRT one two in Rimini, 0.259 seconds behind his teammate. He edges ahead of fellow Frenchman Jules Cluzel (NRT) in third, who is looking to score his fourth win in the last five races.

Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) scored the fourth fastest time in Friday, again the best non Yamaha bike out on track. Championship leader Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) finished the day in fifth position, slightly improving his best time in FP2, but still half a second behind Caricasulo.

Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) took the sixth fastest time on the Honda, in only his second race since returning to the CIA Landlord team. Seventh was Anthony West (EAB antwest Racing), with One Event rider Stefano Valtulini (Pleo Racing Team) in eighth position.

Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team) could only finish the day with the ninth fastest time, nearly nine tenths of a second slower than Caricasulo, with wildcard Marco Bussolotti (Team ROSSO CORSA) taking the final spot in tomorrow’s Superpole 2 just ahead of Sheridan Morais (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) in eleventh.

Will any of the WorldSSP top four take the leading spot on Sunday’s grid, or will we see a surprise at the front? Find out as the Superpole 1 kicks off right after the WorldSBK Race 1 at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT).

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Federico Caricasulo leads fierce competition in WorldSSP FP2

The FIM Supersport World Championship’s ‘Fantastic Five’ led the way through Friday’s Free Practice 2 at Donington Park, with the top quintet of riders, separated by just 12 points in the championship, ahead of the pack.

Federico Caricasulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) scored the fastest time of the day, pipping ahead of teammate Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team) and Jules Cluzel (NRT) by 0.019 and 0.028 seconds, respectively. The leaderboard changed incessantly throughout the 50-minute second, with the top riders consistently improving their times after rain affected performances in the morning session.

Completing the top 5, Sandro Cortese (Kallio Racing) finished ahead of championship leader Randy Krummenacher (BARDAHL Evan Bros. WorldSSP Team), who was four tenths of a second off the pace at Donington.

Sixth, separated from Caricasulo’s best lap by a second, was Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag), who vows to close the gap with the top this weekend with a third consecutive podium finish. His teammate Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta Reparto Corse by Vamag) followed close behind in seventh.

Home heroes Andrew Irwin (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) and Luke Stapleford (Profile Racing) closed Friday in eighth and tenth, respectively, with Sheridan Morais (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), replacing WorldSSP legend Kenan Sofuoglu for the rest of the season, in ninth and completing the list of riders who qualify for tomorrow’s Superpole 2.