The second WorldSSP race that ran this afternoon at the British track of Donington Park has rounded out this fifth round of the Supersport World Championship.
The first two days of the weekend were not easy for Can Oncu and Kawasaki Puccetti Racing in that they had difficulty defining the best setup for their ZX-6R bikes. After placing fourteenth in SUperpole, the Turkish rider crossed the line fifteenth in Race 1, scoring one championship point in the process. On Sunday the weather was again cool and cloudy, with the 19-lap Race 2 getting underway in the late afternoon.
Oncu made a good start, but during the course of lap three the race was halted with a red flag following an incident involving several riders. The race was restarted but reduced to just 12 laps, with the Turkish rider ultimately finishing twelfth, which bagged him four more precious points.
The next WorldSSP round will take place on 19-21 July at the Autodrom Most in the Czech Republic.
Donington Park – Castle Donington – UK
Supersport World Championship
Race 2: 1) Huertas (Ducati) – 2) Montella (Ducati) – 3) Navarro (Ducati) – 4) Manzi (Yamaha) – 5) Booth-Amos (Triumph) – 6) Tuuli (Ducati) ……….. 12) Oncu (Kawasaki)
Can Oncu
“It was a difficult race with the red flag and the double start, but in the end we’ve scored some points for the standings. Today we found a setup which meant our bike was performing better but starting further back on the grid and with only twelve laps available made it difficult to do more than twelfth position. We need to stay focused and continue to give it our all in order to achieve better results, maybe already at the next Most round in a week’s time.”
