| Adrien and Thomas Chareyre fastest at wet Pas de la Casa |
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PAS DE LA CASA (ANDORRA), 19 September 2009 – Thomas Chareyre snatched the top of the S1 time sheets from VBD, going down towards the end of the session, courtesy of a stunning last lap. Adrien Chareyre instead was the fastest in the S2 class. In the UEM series Porfiri of the Open class won the qualifying heat joining the Open and S3 classes. In the S3 the first to cross the finish was Karanyotov. At 2400 metres above the sea level the weather was cloudy and a slight rain left the cold track wet for the whole day.
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Husqvarna CH Racing’s Thomas Chareyre topped an eventful qualifying session as he moved up to the top at his very last attempt. Chareyre started off strong but his number one bike stopped for technical issues. It took some time before the Frenchman could take to the track again and clock the quickest time. 747 Motorsport TM Factory Racing’s Van Den Bosch took his time to get to grips with the tricky course, then stormed from outside the top 10 until first at mid session. The Championship leader crashed towards the end of the session and had no possibility to try and defend the lead. HM Honda Racing’s Lazzarini took the third quickest time but struggled at the beginning of the session; the Italian ended ahead of wet weather specialist Hermunen and Seel who rounded off the top five. British Winstanley also went down towards the end of the session and took eighth fastest.
S1 Qualifying top ten: 1. Thomas Chareyre (FRA, Husqvarna), 0:51.829; 2. Thierry van den Bosch (FRA, TM), +0:00.186; 3. Ivan Lazzarini (ITA, Honda), +0:00.438; 4. Mauno Hermunen (FIN, Husqvarna), +0:00.539; 5. Eddy Seel (BEL, Suzuki), +0:00.848; 6. Giovanni Bussei (ITA, Honda), +0:01.349; 7. Viktor Bolsec (CRO, Honda), +0:01.440; 8. Matthew Winstanley (GBR, Husqvarna), +0:01.528; 9. Francesc Cucharrera (ESP, KTM), +0:01.887; 10. Alex Serafini (ITA, TM), +0:02.782;
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Thomas Chareyre clocked a shocking last lap
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S2 Coming back to the venue where he and his brother took the first double win in the history of the FIM SuperMoto World Championship, Husqvarna CH Racing’s Adrien Chareyre topped the S2 time sheets to prepare another double win like in the latest round at Latina. The S2 Championship leader was 0.156 seconds quicker than Great Britain’s Iddon, still riding onboard a KTM machine despite having recently split with his previous team Motoracing. The Brit was strong in Andorra and looks confident for tomorrow’s Grand Prix. Third placed in the S2 standings was Delepine of Husqvarna Cross 2R while TM fellow riders Occhini and Mariani completed the top five. Runner up in the Championship Gozzini struggled and finished sixth. The Italian was almost one second off Chareyre’s quickest time.
S2 Qualifying top ten: 1. Adrien Chareyre (FRA, Husqvarna), 0:52.145; 2. Christian Iddon (GBR, KTM), +0:00.156; 3. Gérald Delepine (BEL, Husqvarna), +0:00.270; 4. Andrea Occhini (ITA, TM), +0:00.557; 5. Lorenzo Mariani (ITA, TM), +0:00.910; 6. Davide Gozzini (ITA, TM), +0:00.949; 7. Fabrizio Bartolini (ITA, WRM), +0:01.085; 8. Lionel Deridder (BEL, KTM), +0:01.713; 9. Ales Hlad (BUL, Aprilia), +0:01.714; 10. Paolo Gaspardone (ITA, Honda), +0:01.837;
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Iddon was among the fastest in today’s qualifying
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UEM Round four of the UEM S3 and Open classes started off today in the wet with a qualifying race defining tomorrow’s starting grid. In the S3 class Championship leader Karanyotov was the first to cross the finish line ahead of French youngster Hochedez and Janina Wuerterle. In the Open class Porfiri won ahead of Dall’Era, who had lead for most of the race, and Monticelli. S3 top three: 1. Angel Karanyotov (BUL, KTM), 14:44.301; ; 2. Christopher Hochedez (FRA, Honda), +0:06.397; 3. Janina Wuerterle (GER, KTM), -1 lap(s); Open top three: 1. Massimiliano Porfiri (ITA, Honda), 13:55.004; ; 2. Alberto Dall’era (ITA, KTM), +0:03.630; 3. Teo Monticelli (ITA, Honda), +0:29.551; Complete results available at www.supermotos1.com/reslists.aspx More photos available at www.supermotos1.com/galleryinfo.aspx
THE GP OF ANDORRA – QUICK FACTS Circuit length: 1080 mt (950 mt slide, 130 mt sky) Temperature: 10° C Weather conditions: cloudy and rainy (UPDATED) Sunday: EC Open & S3 Warm-up 9:00-09:30; S1 & S2 Warm-up 9:40-10:00 with Superpole immediately after; ECSM Open & S3 Race 1 11:15; Show and Demonstrations 12:00-12:45; ECSM Open & S3 Race 2 13:15; S1 & S2 Race 1 14:15; Show and Demonstrations 15:00-15:45; S1 & S2 Race 2 16:15. As the whole FIM SuperMoto World Championship, this Grand Prix will be broadcast live and delayed. Clickhere to see schedule and coverage online. LINKS |
