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UNLUCKY RACE FOR HERMUNEN AT THE GRAND PRIX OF ITALY SUPERMOTO
It was not a lucky GP for Mauno Hermunen at Triscina (Sicily), for the fourth round of the Supermoto World Championship. In fact, the Finn rider after taking an encouraging third place in qualifying on Saturday, was targeted by misfortune in the Sunday races.
In the first race, when he was in sixth place, he crashed ending the race in eighth position. In the next heat Hermunen had a technical problem that forced him to retire. Therefore in the last race, Mauno had to start from the last row of the grid, and made a spectacular comeback that took him from 18th position to sixth.
In the provisional standings Hermunen now lies in fourth place with 212 points, 12 points behind Lazzarini that is in third. The next round of the championship will be held on September 25 in Portugal.
It was not a lucky GP for Mauno Hermunen at Triscina (Sicily), for the fourth round of the Supermoto World Championship. In fact, the Finn rider after taking an encouraging third place in qualifying on Saturday, was targeted by misfortune in the Sunday races.
In the first race, when he was in sixth place, he crashed ending the race in eighth position. In the next heat Hermunen had a technical problem that forced him to retire. Therefore in the last race, Mauno had to start from the last row of the grid, and made a spectacular comeback that took him from 18th position to sixth.
In the provisional standings Hermunen now lies in fourth place with 212 points, 12 points behind Lazzarini that is in third. The next round of the championship will be held on September 25 in Portugal.