PARKALGAR HONDA’S Eugene Laverty won his seventh World Supersport Championship race from 11 starts at the Nurburgring in Germany to slash the gap in the title fight to just eight points with two races remaining.
With Eugene’s main title rival Kenan Sofuoglu finishing third, it means the Irishman can now win the Championship if he wins the last two races – something he wasn’t able to do before today’s result. The next and penultimate round of the Championship is at Imola in Italy on September 26th.
Eugene: “We needed that and it was not easy. We went a wrong direction with our set-up and the bike was a little loose in the race. I knew I had to break Kenan though so had to push the whole race and Gino came with me. The nice thing now is the title race is in my hands which it wasn’t before – if I win both the last races then I will be Champion. That’s a big ask as Kenan is strong particularly at Imola but with Parkalgar Honda I have the bike, package and team to do it.”
Simon Buckmaster, Parkalgar Honda Team Manager: “Eugene rode a great race and controlled it from the front. In the second half of the last lap he was masterful the way he kept momentum through the corners but selected the lines to defend his position. A great result and it is game on in the title race. Miguel was good in warm-up and on for a top 10 result when he went wide at turn one and crashed. He remounted to score two points and it shows the fight he has and he remains in touch for a top 10 Championship position.”
Race Result
1: LAVERTY, PARKALGAR HONDA
2: Rea, Honda +0.058
3: Sofuoglu, Honda +5.072
4: Parkes, Kawasaki +15.890
5: Foret, Kawasaki +16.911
6: Davies, Triumph +28.380
7: Salom, Triumph +28.495
8: Roccoli, Honda +28.578
9: Pirro, Honda +28.787
10: Tamburini, Yamaha +1:02.199
14: PRAIA (PARKALGAR HONDA) +1:51.319
Championship Positions (after 11 of 13 rounds)
1: Sofuoglu 219
2: LAVERTY (PARKALGAR HONDA) 211
3: Lascorz 168
4: Davies 136
5: Rea 103
6: Salom 89
7: Harms 86
8: Pirro 65
9: Lagrive 65
10: Foret 63
13: PRAIA (PARKALGAR HONDA) 59
