The seventh WorldSSP round is now in play at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimao, Portugal. In very hot and sunny conditions, Kawasaki Puccetti Racing and rider Can Oncu were out in the late morning for a free practice session, in which the Turkish rider placed eleventh with a time of 1’44”995.
Superpole ran in the late afternoon, with Oncu improving on his previous best to set a 1’44”365 and qualify P6.
Tomorrow Can will get away from the second row of the grid for the 17-lap race that will get underway in the late afternoon.
Autodromo Internacional do Algarve – Portimao – Portugal
Supersport World Championship
Free practice: 1) Navarro (Ducati) – 2) Montella (Ducati) – 3) Manzi (Yamaha) – 4) Caricasulo (MV Agusta) – 5) Huertas (Ducati) – 6) Debise (Yamaha) ………11) Oncu (Kawasaki)
Superpole: 1) Huertas (Ducati) – 2) Montella (Ducati) – 3) Manzi (Yamaha) – 4) Caricasulo (MV Agusta) – 5) Navarro (Ducati) – 6) Oncu (Kawasaki)
Can Oncu
“Today we finally put together a strong Superpole and I’m happy about that. Everything worked well, I’m in good shape, the team has done a great job, and the bike is competitive. We need to continue to work in this direction and continue to improve. Tomorrow I’ll start from the second row and my goal is to give it our all to achieve the best possible result.”
