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maggio 30, 2016 - Kawasaki Racing

Sofuoglu Wins Again As Krummenacher Takes Third Place

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The seventh race of the FIM Supersport World Championship season was won by championship leader #kenansofuoglu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing), after 20 front-running laps of the 4.023km Donington circuit. Kenan’s team-mate #randykrummenacher moved up from fifth in qualifying to third place in the race, his third podium in what is his first ever WorldSSP season.

Starting from pole position Sofuoglu had PJ Jacobsen pass in front of him as he entered the first corner but he soon got by his American rival and led across the start/finish line every lap from then on.
 
Kenan’s pace eased off in the final part of the race, allowing the advancing Jacobsen to draw closer for a time. Despite a well-used rear tyre Kenan upped his pace at the vital time and held on for a clear margin of victory of 1.569 seconds. This was Kenan’s third race win of the year.
 
In his first ride at Donington Park for some years, and his first on a Supersport machine at the English venue, Krummenacher found most of the pace he had just missed out on in qualifying. He ended raceday in third place, just 3.775 seconds from his team-mate Sofuoglu.
 
In the championship itself Sofuoglu extended his lead to 26 points over Krummenacher, with Kenan now on 121 points and Randy on 95. Randy is 19 points ahead of overall third place rider PJ Jacobsen, who was second in the Donington race today. #kawasaki leads the Manufacturers’ Standings by 25 points.
 
The next round will take place at Misano in Italy, with raceday on June 19th.
 
Kenan Sofuoglu stated: “Today was a good day and everything worked very well, except for the cooler conditions. I immediately took the lead because PJ was slow in font of me. I passed him and tried to pull a gap and the plan worked very well. With the last five or six laps to go I started to slow down a little bit because the left side of the tyre was worn. I saw that PJ was coming closer so I started to push again and it worked out well. I am very happy to win again. I think PJ had less of a problem than me with the tyres because he was spinning a lot and when you spin you heat the tyre. My riding style is too smooth to heat the tyre but I am very happy because we took a Superpole win, a winning race and 25 points. You cannot ask for more so a big thanks to my Puccetti team as they did a really great job without any mistakes and we won.”
 
Randy Krummenacher stated: “I am happy to be back on the podium because the last time was in Motorland Aragon, which feels like a long time ago. It was good to be back up there after Imola and Malaysia which were not that good, and so I can be really pleased with a third place. At the end of the race I missed a step to find Kenan and he was really strong, especially at the beginning of the race. I was pushing hard and at the end I also tried to stay with PJ and attack him but he was so strong at the end. I said, ‘Ok, let’s take the third and bring it home.’ This is a good result and I have more confidence for Misano. I know this track in Italy a bit better. Here, I have to say my riding is not at its best. Some #racing lines I could do better but I gave my best. On other tracks I can be faster.”
 
The next best #kawasaki riders were both part time ESS riders, who only race at the European-based rounds. Alessandro Zaccone (San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki) was 12th while Illia Mikhalchik (DS Junior Team Kawasaki) was 13th. Another ESS rider, Axel Bassani (San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki), was 17th, just out of the points.

 Sofuoglu Fastest In Superpole And Krummenacher Fifth

Kawasaki Puccetti #racing riders #kenansofuoglu and #randykrummenacher finished first and fifth respectively in the Superpole 2 competition at Donington Park, in readiness for Sunday’s 20-lap race. Kenan earned the right to start from the front row and Randy from row two. 

Sofuoglu secured his fourth Superpole win of the season today and extended his all-time record of pre-race success in this class of #racing to 27. This total is five more than the closest competitor. Sofuoglu will now look to capitalise on his perfect starting position in Sunday’s race, as he goes out to extend his current championship lead.
 
A return to Donington for Krummenacher was a positive experience but he could not quite find the final elements of pace he needed in the slower corners to build a perfect qualifying lap and challenge his team-mate for a front row starting place. Heading off in Sunday’s race from the middle of the front row Randy is still well placed in a field that contained 35 riders in practice.
 
Both riders were helped by warm and dry conditions at the classically sculpted British circuit, which offered consistent track conditions to work with. After practice and qualifying the riders will now have one more warm-up on Sunday morning, and then the race itself at noon on Sunday, UK time.
 
Kenan Sofuoglu stated: “I am happy and confident of my race pace. If we do not have any problems we can go to win the race. I tried to make a really fast lap time like last year but it is a little bit different. The tyre is a different specification from last year, so it was a little bit more difficult to push harder. I am happy to work with this team and #kawasaki and I think our race pace is good. I did 23 laps on the same tyre and my fastest lap was near the end, so this is a very good thing to know. The bike is working very well and we have almost not touched the bike. At every track the bike is working well and all of these things also came from last year when we had a very good package.”
 
Randy Krummenacher stated: “It was not perfect in Superpole 2 but that is part of #racing, which cannot always be really good. Fifth on the grid is not the end of the story. The race is long and it is OK to start from the second row. I expected a bit more for sure but let’s analyse everything now and we can do better on Sunday. The line around Donington is completely different on a Supersport 600 bike compared to my previous experiences here and I am struggling a bit in the slow corners. I need to make up some time by myself in those points. I know that. In the race it will be different because I have some reference, so I think I can improve.”

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