Bassani redeems himself in Race 2. At Estoril he is seventh and first among the independents

Starting fourteenth, the Seren del Grappa driver kept a great pace The mistakes of Saturday and in the Superpole Race weigh heavily

ESTORIL (PORTUGAL)

Axel Bassani redeems himself in Race 2. After a difficult Saturday, where he had finished the race in twelfth place, yesterday the Seren Del Grappa driver managed to cross the finish line in seventh position and was also the first of the independent teams.

On the Estoril track, in Portugal, Bassani showed an excellent performance on his Ducati of the Motocorsa Racing team, managing to leave behind seven riders compared to the fourteenth starting position. In the Superpole Race in the morning, however, Axel obtained a tenth place, a performance however determined by the error in the choice of tire.

“Race 1 on Saturday could also have gone well but the team made a mistake and by the middle of the race I ran out of rubber,” said Bassani at the end of the weekend in Portugal. «Yesterday morning, however, in the Superpole Race the team and I made a mistake in the choice of rubber compound, we started with the intermediates but those in front of me all had slicks. Too bad because we threw away two races. On the other hand, in Race 2 », Bassani continues,« we started on an equal footing with the others but it is not easy to recover from the fourteenth position, everyone is very strong. We tried our best and managed to finish seventh. We had a great step. We leave with a bad taste in our mouth because we have wasted so many opportunities and it is not the first time this has happened. We hope to improve for the next races ».

Race 2 was won by Rea, good at putting Bautista on the last lap who had triumphed twenty-four hours earlier on the track. The Northern Irish Kawasaki rider scored a double also given the success in the Superpole Race of the morning. Razgatlioglu on Yamaha finished third while the first Italian to cross the finish line was Locatelli who finished in fifth position.

On Saturday, in Race 1, Bautista managed to beat the Turkish rider at the finish line, thanks to the engine of his Ducati, while Rea had to settle for third place.

The next Superbike appointment will be the one in Italy at Misano, on 10-12 June. A year ago Bassani on the Italian track managed to collect two seventh places in the two races on Saturday and Sunday, showing great feeling on the Adriatic track.

Drivers standings: Bautista 161, Rea 144, Razgatlioglu 109, Locatelli 84, Lecuona 76, Rinaldi 60, Lowes 54, Vierge 48, Bassani 43, Baz 38, Redding 35, Gerloff 25, Oettl 15, Mahias 14, Laverty 13, Fores 12, Van Der Mark 11, Bernardi 10, Mykhalchyk e Tamburini 9, Nozane 5, Haslam 3, Mercado 1.

Manufacturers ranking: Ducati 161, Kawasaki 157, Yamaha 129, Honda 79, Bmw 58.

Calendar: 10-12 June Misano (Italy), 15-17 July Donington (England), 29-31 July Autodrom Most (Czech Republic), 9-11 September Magny Cours (France), 23-25 ​​September Catalunya (Spain), 23- 25 Algarve (Portugal), 21-23 October San Juan Villicum (Argentina), 11-13 November Mandalika (Indonesia).