Jeremy Alcoba took his podium-capable Ninja ZX-6R 636 to an eventual 12th place in the final WorldSSP race of the season, after running off track and having to come from 30th and last position, from the third lap to the 17th and final one.
From his fourth-place grid position, Alcoba got away inside the front group and was fifth for two laps. When he was entering T1, on lap three, he ran wide and went across the very deep gravel beds. By the time he had got back onto the track surface, he was behind every other rider.
Jeremy set about his recovery with relish and by half-race distance, he had made up ten places. He made even more progress to be 15th on lap 15 and then finally 12th, making his final passing move on the last lap to take four points.
Alcoba and his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636 have put in some truly remarkable performances over the two final rounds of the season, with this showing on Sunday at Jerez one of the best, despite not reaching the heights of his previous two podium rides.
The points that Jeremy got in the final race of the year were not quite enough to lift him one place higher in the final championship rankings. He thus ends his rookie WorldSSP season in eighth place overall, just two points short of seventh position.
Jeremy Alcoba
“We finished a season that started with maybe some difficulties, but we improved a lot and finished super-well. I am very happy for the speed that we have shown in the most recent races. There was a little mistake in this last race of the season that made me go wide and into the gravel. I wanted to continue and show that I had the pace to fight for the victory, and the pace was super-good. Maybe not the result that we could expect or achieve today, but I think it was a good finish to the season.”
