SuperMoto: Czech double-tops for Hermunen (TM-Michelin)
Mauno Hermunen (SHR-TM-Michelin) took both wins at round three of the Supermoto World Championship in the Czech Republic. The Finn has closed the gap to the provisional leader Thomas Chareyre (TM Racing Factory-Michelin) to six points.
After claiming pole position, Mauno Hermunen scored his first double-whammy of the season.
Race 1 saw Pavel Kejmar (833 Racing Team-Husqvarna) go ahead early on but the Finn took command on Lap 5 before narrowly beating Thomas Chareyre by three-tenths of a second.
With three laps remaining, Kejmar suddenly lost two places to hand a top-three finish to Adrien Chareyre (Aprilia Fast Wheels-Michelin), with Ivan Lazzarini clinching fourth spot.
In Race 2, Hermunen held on to first place at the start and dominated to the flag. Kejmar tucked in behind but picked up a puncture three laps from the end. That allowed Christian Ravaglia (2nd, Honda-Michelin) to secure his first podium finish of the season. The Czech rider ended up sixth.
Thomas Chareyre was third after falling on Lap 3, which dropped him back to ninth, while brother Adrien was less fortunate since he was eliminated by an electrical problem just before the halfway point.
Thomas Chareyre still tops the championship standings but is now only six points clear of Hermunen. Adrien Chareyre has moved into third place.
Results:
Race 1: 1, Hermunen Mauno (FIN-TM). 2, Chareyre Thomas (FRA-TM). 3, Chareyre Adrien (FRA-Aprilia). 4, Lazzarini Ivan (ITA-Honda). 5, Kejmar Pavel (CZE-Husqvarna). Etc.
Race 2: 1, Hermunen Mauno (FIN-TM). 2, Ravaglia Christian (ITA-Honda). 3, Chareyre Thomas (FRA-TM). 4, Petr Vorlicek (CZE-Honda). Etc.
Championship standings: 1, Chareyre Thomas (FRA-TM), 139 points. 2, Hermunen Mauno (FIN-TM), 133. 3, Chareyre Adrien (FRA-Aprilia), 107. 4, Lazzarini Ivan (ITA-Honda), 106. 5, Ravaglia Christian (ITA-Honda), 94. Etc.
Next round: Italy (July 6).