28 Jul Kawasaki WorldSSP Team – GP Hungría
CHRONICLE OF THE HUNGARY GP OF WORLD SSP (BALATON PARK CIRCUIT) OF THE KAWASAKI TEAM, ISB SPORT AMBASSADOR
Two championship points for Alcoba in Race 1 at Balaton
The first race of the eighth WorldSSP round at the Balaton Park Circuit in Hungary played out this weekend. Competing for the Kawasaki WorldSSP Team, Jeremy Alcoba took part in a practice session and Superpole on Friday, qualifying eleventh for today’s Race 1.
This meant that the Spaniard lined up on the fourth row of the grid for the afternoon’s 18-lap race.
When the lights went out, Jeremy moved up into the chasing group, lying around tenth. As the race went on, he battled with those in his group and oscillated between tenth and twelfth. Unfortunately, in the final stages, on used tyres, Alcoba lost a few positions and crossed the line fourteenth, scoring two points in the process. He now lies eighth in the general standings with 107 points.
On Sunday Alcoba competed in the weekend’s second and final race at the Hungarian track.
“Today was a tough day in the office. I made a really good start and tried to be careful through the first two corners, because seeing what happened in the WorldSBK race I wanted to manage it as well as possible. I think I did well in the first part of the race and was in ninth place, I think. From there, the pace was not as good as we expected. I struggled a lot during the race and the last laps were really difficult. We were in a good fight with some other riders, and I enjoyed that, but I lost the fight this time. Let’s see what the weather looks like tomorrow and if it rains, maybe that will help us. Thanks to everyone on the team and let’s look to tomorrow.”
A crash stops a blameless Alcoba in Race 2 at Balaton Park
Conditions at the Balaton Park Circuit were cloudy but dry for the final WorldSSP race making up this eighth championship round. Yesterday Jeremy Alcoba finished fourteenth in Race 1, having qualified tenth in Friday’s Superpole.
Race 2 took place in the afternoon and based on the lap times set in the first race, the Spaniard started from row five, in thirteenth position.
Having made a great start, Jeremy was lying ninth on lap one, closing in on the leading group. Unfortunately, another rider hit him on lap two and caused him to crash. The Kawasaki WorldSSP rider got back on his bike and tried to finish the race, but after a few laps he was forced to return to the pits as his bike was damaged in the crash.
The next Supersport World Championship round will take place on 5-7 September at the Nevers Magny Cours circuit in France.
“It was a difficult weekend for us in Hungary as we did not find a good feeling at the end. We struggled a little bit in both races. Today I tried to be at the front early in the race. I did not make a good start but in the first corner I was lucky and went into P9. But, on the second lap, another rider touched me and I crashed. We were unlucky. I tried to pick up the bike and make some laps to understand some things for the next races. I am happy for the information we took at the end but the weekend was not so good, because now it is the summer break and we could not have a good result to enjoy. I will try to make a reset to be focused in the next one. Thanks to all the team for the effort and the work that they put in”.