Max Enderlein of the Freudenberg Team from Saxony also won the second race at Zolder. However, he still has a long way to go to knock championship leader Marc Buchner off the top spot.
Enderlein set the pace for most of the race, but ran into a serious problem three laps before the finish. “The bike wouldn’t turn anymore; instead of going into the turn, it kept going straight,” Enderlein said, describing the tricky situation. “That’s when Marc passed me. I couldn’t do anything about it and was already about to turn into the pits. Then I gave it one more try and actually won.” Buchner lost his slim lead because he shifted into the wrong gear and charged down the straight in third gear. Enderlein immediately got his revenge. Third place went to Dutch rider Sander Kroeze. It was an all-Yamaha podium.
Kevin Wahr, who had arrived at Zolder leading the overall standings, went home in third place overall. He followed up a seventh-place finish in the first race with an eighth in the second. That was the best he could do on the borrowed replacement bike equipped with standard electronics. There wasn’t much to say about it: “I secured my position and picked up the points I needed. For me, this weekend is a major setback in terms of the championship.” He trails the leader by 27 points.