Twan Smits (Team Apreco) gewinnt den zweiten IDM Supersport-Lauf auf dem TT Circuit Assen vor seinem stärksten Titelrivalen Melvin van der Voort (Team SWPN). Das Rennen wird wegen eines Sturzes aus Sicherheitsgründen vorzeitig mit der roten Flagge abgebrochen.
As usual, Andreas Kofler (M32 Racing) got off to an excellent start, but Melvin van der Voort didn’t hesitate and squeezed past the Austrian. Smits also fought his way through. Thomas Gradinger (Eder Racing) followed suit. The track was swarming with Yamahas. Kofler dropped even further back, but all four top contenders for the championship title remained in the top 5. Luca de Vleeschauwer squeezed his way in on his Kawasaki.
Smits led ahead of van der Voort toward the end of the race. In the first race, the two Dutch riders had gotten in each other’s way. Van der Voort was planning another attack to take the lead. But it never happened. On the ninth lap, the race was red-flagged due to a crash by Wojciech Wieczorkiewicz (MVR-Racing). The Polish rider received medical attention.
The race was not restarted. Smits won, finishing 0.230 seconds ahead of van der Voort and 4.309 seconds ahead of Gradinger, who said afterward: “The guys were incredibly fast. I tried to keep up at the start, and that worked out pretty well. But as soon as I let up, I lost my rhythm.”
With the season finale at Hockenheim in September still to come, the standings now look like this: Smits leads with 195 points, ahead of van der Voort (186) and Kofler (182). Thomas Gradinger (164) also remains in contention for the title.
Other highlights: Belgian rider Luca de Vleeschauer (Kawasaki Weber Motos Racing) had his best IDM weekend of the year. Julius Caesar Rörig (MCA Racing) struggled to keep up with Leon Orgis (Yamaha bLU cRU IDM by Kiefer Racing) in qualifying and in both races. Christoph Beinlich (Vitori-BRT) made it into the top ten this time—starting from last place once again.
IDM Supersport, Race 2
1. Twan SMITS (NLD), Yamaha
2. Melvin VAN DER VOORT (NLD), Yamaha
3. Thomas GRADINGER (AUT), Yamaha
4. Luca DE VLEESCHAUWER (BEL), Kawasaki
5. Andreas KOFLER (AUT), Yamaha
6. Milan MERCKELBAGH (NLD), Yamaha
7. Leon ORGIS (DEU), Yamaha
8. Julius Caesar RÖRIG (DEU), Honda
9. Michal PRASEK (CZE), Triumph
10. Christoph BEINLICH (DEU), Yamaha