In cloudy and later sunny warm conditions Marc-Reiner Schmidt won his first race ever in the S1GP Championship in front of the spectators in Poznan.
When the lights turned green for the first race of the S1GP class it was World championship leader TM Factory Racing rider Thomas Chareyre who was fastest in the first corner of the highspeed track in Poznan. Right behind Chareyre it was MTR KTM rider Pavel Kejmar in second place before Husqvarna rider Lukas Höllbacher and Degalosine Motorsport rider Marc-Reiner Schmidt. Chareyre managed to create a gap to his opponents in the first few laps of the race, while Lukas Höllbacher slowly closed in on Pavel Kejmar together with Marc-Reiner Schmidt. In lap 9 Höllbacher managed to pass Kejmar in the fast section of the part and took second position. Kejmar wasn’t giving up and was right behind Höllbacher trying to pass him back. Meanwhile race leader Thomas Chareyre was extending his lead to almost four seconds and was already passing the first backmarkers.
Spanish Suzuki Grau rider David Gimenez was having a lonely race on place five, before teammate Jose-Luis Hernandez and Ignasi Codina. On lap 12 Pavel Kejmar tried to overtake Lukas Höllbacher, but the Austrian rider closed the door making both riders crash into the tarmac. Marc-Reiner Schmidt was right behind the two battling riders and took over second place which he held until the end of the race. Höllbacher and Kejmar took their bikes up and restarted the race on place three and four, still in front of David Gimenez.
The fight for the lead and second place in the race was over as Thomas Chareyre controlled the race and Marc-Reiner Schmidt couldn’t find any extra speed to close the gap. For third place it was still very close as Höllbacher and Kejmar kept on fighting lap after lap, jump after jump, but the Austrian rider Höllbacher didn’t make any mistake and kept his third place on to the finish line to complete the podium. At the finish only 5 riders where still in the same lap as the winner of the race, TM Factory racing rider Thomas Chareyre. Polish home rider Woiciech Manczak had to retire after the warming up lap due to an injury on his right leg.
S1GP Race 1 Top Ten: 1. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, TM) 19 laps in 19:42.270; 2. SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) +04.091; 3. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, Husqvarna) +16.130; 4. KEJMAR Pavel (CZE, KTM) +16.901; 5. GIMENEZ David (ESP, Suzuki) +1 Lap; 6. HERNANDEZ Jose Luis (ESP, Suzuki) +1 Lap; 7. CODINA PLAZA Ignasi (ESP, Husaberg) +1 Lap; 8. GIANOLA Gabriele (ITA, Yamaha) +1 Lap; 9. LITA Marius (ROU, Suzuki) +2 Laps; 10. TRAISTARU Sorin (ROU, Husqvarna) +2 Laps
S1GP Race 2
At the start of the second race, the weather conditions started to get very warm and humid which made the circumstances even harder for the riders on the fast track. This time it was MTR KTM rider Pavel Kejmar who was fastest in the first corner followed by Degasoline Motorsport rider Marc-Reiner Schmidt and the current leader in the championship Thomas Chareyre. Husqvarna rider Lukas Höllbacher and Suzuki Grau rider David Gimenez completed the top five who already created a gap with the rest of the field after a few corners.
In lap two Thomas Chareyre made a mistake at the entrance of the off-road section and felt back to sixth place, but soon was able to pass the riders in front of him making him quickly go back to fourth position. In front Pavel Kejmar couldn’t enjoy this leading position for long as he received a stop&go penalty for a false start and had to stop, making him fall back to fourth place, just behind Thomas Chareyre. Because of the stop&go from Kejmar, Marc-Reiner Schmidt took over the lead in the race, followed on a few meters by Austrian rider Lukas Höllbacher. In lap five Kejmar took over the third position from Chareyre and showed that his good start was no coincidence.
Behind the top four, Suzuki Grau rider David Gimenez was riding his own race in fifth position in front Ignasi Codina, who passed Suzuki Grau rider Jose-Luis Hernandez in lap 4. In the lead it was still Marc-Reiner Schmidt in front of Lukas Höllbacher. The young German rider didn’t make mistakes and kept his speed up high, giving Höllbacher no chance to get closer to him. Höllbacher had to settle for second, while Pavel Kejmar kept the current World championship leader behind him and finished in third position. Thomas Chareyre (4th) and David Gimenez (5th)completed the top five of the second race in Poznan. With his win in the second race, Marc-Reiner Schmidt won the GrandPrix of Poland, his first ever win of his S1GP career. Thomas Chareyre finished in second and Lukas Höllbacher completed the podium in third.
S1GP Race 2 Top Ten: 1. SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) 19 laps in 19:38.393; 2. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, Husqvarna) +00.270; 3. KEJMAR Pavel (CZE, KTM) +11.857; 4. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, TM) +11.917; 5. GIMENEZ David (ESP, Suzuki) +1 Lap; 6. CODINA PLAZA Ignasi (ESP, Husaberg) +1 Lap; 7. GIANOLA Gabriele (ITA, Yamaha) +1 Lap; 8. HERNANDEZ Jose Luis (ESP, Suzuki) +1 Lap; 9. LITA Marius (ROU, Suzuki) +2 Laps; 10. TRAISTARU Sorin (ROU, Husqvarna) +2 Laps.
S1GP Overall Top Ten: 1. SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) Pts. 47 (22+25); 2. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, TM) Pts. 43 (25+18); 3. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, Husqvarna) Pts. 42 (20+22); 4. KEJMAR Pavel (CZE, KTM) Pts. 38 (18+20); 5. GIMENEZ David (ESP, Suzuki) Pts. 32 (16+16); 6. CODINA PLAZA Ignasi (ESP, Husaberg) Pts. 29 (14+15); 7. HERNANDEZ Jose Luis (ESP, Suzuki) Pts. 28 (15+13); 8. GIANOLA Gabriele (ITA, Yamaha) Pts. 27 (13+14); 9. LITA Marius (ROU, Suzuki) Pts. 24 (12+12); 10. TRAISTARU Sorin (ROU, Husqvarna) Pts. 22 (11+11)
S1GP Championship Top Ten: 1.CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, TM) 188 pts; 2. SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) 174 pts; 3.HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, Husqvarna) 158 pts; 4. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, Husqvarna) 158 pts; 5. GIMENEZ David (ESP, Suzuki) 124 pts; 6. HERNANDEZ Jose Luis (ESP, Suzuki) 104 pts; 7. LITA Marius (ROU, Suzuki) 66 pts; 8. DERIDDER Lionel (BEL, KTM) 59 pts;9. TRAISTARU Sorin (ROU, Husqvarna) 36 pts; 10.KINGELIN ASSERI (FIN, Aprilia) 55 pts.
S1GP Manufacturers: 1.TM 200 pts; 2. Husqvarna 158 pts; 3.KTM 158 pts; 4.Suzuki 127 pts; 5.Aprilia 55 pts; 6.Yamaha 54 pts; 7. Husaberg 49 pts .
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