Saturday 29 June 2019
Third round of the CIV Italian Supersport Championship for the Rosso Corsa team at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola. After participating in the World Supersport Championship round held in Misano last week, Massimo Roccoli returns to the Santerno circuit with the aim of maintaining the leadership of the championship, while Alessandro Arcangeli wants to improve his performance and conquer the upper areas of the standings.
In the two qualifying sessions, the six-time Italian champion got the seventh position with a lap in 1’53″364, despite being able to run only a few laps due to a crash in the middle of the session. Arcangeli stopped his chronometer at 1’54″719 and reached the nineteenth position.
So Roccoli started from the third row and Arcangeli from the seventh, in the race that took place in the afternoon on a sunny and hot day.
Massimo started well and was sixth at the end of the first lap. Stably in the leading group the Rosso Corsa driver controlled the race and led the ninth and tenth lap. In the last lap Roccoli with a masterstroke was the fastest coming out of the last chicane and crossed the finish line first, winning his second race of the season.
Unlucky race for Arcangeli.
Unlucky race for Arcangeli.
Eighteenth at the end of the first lap, Alessandro made a comeback that allowed him to enter the points zone, but unfortunately on the last lap he had a crash that forced him to retire.
Eighteenth at the end of the first lap, Alessandro made a comeback that allowed him to enter the points zone, but unfortunately on the last lap he had a crash that forced him to retire.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.
Eighteenth at the end of the first lap, Alessandro made a comeback that allowed him to enter the points zone, but unfortunately on the last lap he had a crash that forced him to retire.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of Imola.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of Imola.
CIV 600SS – Enzo and Dino ferrari’s circuit in Imola
Summary ranking of the two qualifying sessions: 1) Bussolotti (Yamaha) – 2) Ottaviani (Yamaha) – 3) Stirpe (MV Agusta) – 4) Gabellini (Yamaha) – 5) Okubo (Kawasaki) – 6) Mercandelli (Honda) – 7) Roccoli (Yamaha) ……. 19) Arcangeli (Yamaha)
Race: 1) Roccoli (Yamaha) – 2) Stirpe (MV Agusta) – 3) Gabellini (Yamaha) – 4) Manfredi (Yamaha) – 5) Bussolotti (Yamaha) – 6) Ottaviani (Yamaha) ……. n.c.) Arcangeli (Yamaha)
Eighteenth at the end of the first lap, Alessandro made a comeback that allowed him to enter the points zone, but unfortunately on the last lap he had a crash that forced him to retire.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of ImolaMassimo Roccoli “I’m really very happy also because this morning I crashed and damaged my bike a lot, but the guys in the team did an incredible job and gave me an almost perfect bike. It was a difficult race. Stirpe kept a very fast pace and that allowed us to break the group and get to play for the win in three. We must continue to work like this until the end, because we will be fighting until the last race”.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of ImolaMassimo Roccoli “I’m really very happy also because this morning I crashed and damaged my bike a lot, but the guys in the team did an incredible job and gave me an almost perfect bike. It was a difficult race. Stirpe kept a very fast pace and that allowed us to break the group and get to play for the win in three. We must continue to work like this until the end, because we will be fighting until the last race”.
Eighteenth at the end of the first lap, Alessandro made a comeback that allowed him to enter the points zone, but unfortunately on the last lap he had a crash that forced him to retire.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of ImolaMassimo Roccoli “I’m really very happy also because this morning I crashed and damaged my bike a lot, but the guys in the team did an incredible job and gave me an almost perfect bike. It was a difficult race. Stirpe kept a very fast pace and that allowed us to break the group and get to play for the win in three. We must continue to work like this until the end, because we will be fighting until the last race”.Alessandro Arcangeli: “I got off to a good start and made up a few positions straight away. As the race went on, I had a few problems but carried on until the last lap when, unfortunately, I slipped in the high variant because of a loss of grip on the front. I’m confident for tomorrow’s race because I’m sure that my technicians will fix my bike in the best possible way. I thank them and all our sponsors”.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of ImolaMassimo Roccoli “I’m really very happy also because this morning I crashed and damaged my bike a lot, but the guys in the team did an incredible job and gave me an almost perfect bike. It was a difficult race. Stirpe kept a very fast pace and that allowed us to break the group and get to play for the win in three. We must continue to work like this until the end, because we will be fighting until the last race”.Alessandro Arcangeli: “I got off to a good start and made up a few positions straight away. As the race went on, I had a few problems but carried on until the last lap when, unfortunately, I slipped in the high variant because of a loss of grip on the front. I’m confident for tomorrow’s race because I’m sure that my technicians will fix my bike in the best possible way. I thank them and all our sponsors”.
Eighteenth at the end of the first lap, Alessandro made a comeback that allowed him to enter the points zone, but unfortunately on the last lap he had a crash that forced him to retire.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of ImolaMassimo Roccoli “I’m really very happy also because this morning I crashed and damaged my bike a lot, but the guys in the team did an incredible job and gave me an almost perfect bike. It was a difficult race. Stirpe kept a very fast pace and that allowed us to break the group and get to play for the win in three. We must continue to work like this until the end, because we will be fighting until the last race”.Alessandro Arcangeli: “I got off to a good start and made up a few positions straight away. As the race went on, I had a few problems but carried on until the last lap when, unfortunately, I slipped in the high variant because of a loss of grip on the front. I’m confident for tomorrow’s race because I’m sure that my technicians will fix my bike in the best possible way. I thank them and all our sponsors”.Beppe Amato – Team manager: “A beautiful podium which we really needed, because it confirmed the validity of the work we have done both this winter and at the beginning of the season. After Massimo’s bad crash in the first world wild card race right here in Imola, I was doubtful about his reactions in today’s race. In addition, in this morning’s practice Roccoli had crashed and damaged his Yamaha. Our guys really did a great job, as Roccoli’s bike worked at its best for the race. It was a difficult race and we fought until the end. Maybe the second place would have been enough for us, but Massimo managed to win and so thanks to him, to the team and to all our sponsors”.
In the championship standings, the six-time Italian champion remains in first position with 106 points and a 24-point advantage over the second.Tomorrow, always at the Imola circuit, the sixth race of the CIV 2019 will be held.CIV 600SS – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari of ImolaMassimo Roccoli “I’m really very happy also because this morning I crashed and damaged my bike a lot, but the guys in the team did an incredible job and gave me an almost perfect bike. It was a difficult race. Stirpe kept a very fast pace and that allowed us to break the group and get to play for the win in three. We must continue to work like this until the end, because we will be fighting until the last race”.Alessandro Arcangeli: “I got off to a good start and made up a few positions straight away. As the race went on, I had a few problems but carried on until the last lap when, unfortunately, I slipped in the high variant because of a loss of grip on the front. I’m confident for tomorrow’s race because I’m sure that my technicians will fix my bike in the best possible way. I thank them and all our sponsors”.Beppe Amato – Team manager: “A beautiful podium which we really needed, because it confirmed the validity of the work we have done both this winter and at the beginning of the season. After Massimo’s bad crash in the first world wild card race right here in Imola, I was doubtful about his reactions in today’s race. In addition, in this morning’s practice Roccoli had crashed and damaged his Yamaha. Our guys really did a great job, as Roccoli’s bike worked at its best for the race. It was a difficult race and we fought until the end. Maybe the second place would have been enough for us, but Massimo managed to win and so thanks to him, to the team and to all our sponsors”.
