// S1GP // FIM Supermoto World Championship // 2016 //
Alcarras (Spain) 23 October 2016 - In warm and sunny conditions the 2016 edition of the Supermoto of Nations took place at the Circuito d’Alcarras in Alcarras Spain. The many spectators alongside the racetrack saw some exciting races between the Nations. Like last year Team France with Thomas Chareyre, Lauren Fath and Sylvain Bidart took the overall victory before Team Czech Republic and Team Germany. In the Juniors Nations cup it was the Spanish Junior team who took the win.
RACE 1 (Riders 1 + Riders 2)
After the opening ceremony at 12:00 hours it was time for the first race of the 2016 Supermoto of Nations in Alcarras. In the first race riders number one and two from each country took place on the grid. At the start it was Team France rider Laurent Fath who took the hole shot followed by Team Czech Republic rider Milan Sitniansky and Team France rider Thomas Chareyre who had to start from 17th position on the grid. Just behind the top ten a big crash happened in the first tight corner with lots of riders like Spanish rider David Gimenez and Czech rider Pavel Kejmar. Luckily everybody was able to start their bikes again and resume the race. In front of the race, Chareyre passed Czech rider Sitniansky for second place right behind his teammate Laurent Fath. In fourth place Team Germany rider Michael Kartenberg was chased from behind by the strong Brazilian rider Rafael Fronseca and Swiss rider Kevin Tschumperlin. Behind the top five Team Belgium rider Kevin Vieillevoye was moving fast through the field placing him from tenth place in the first corner to number seven after three laps. In front of the race the World champion Thomas Chareyre passed his young teammate in the third lap and took over first place. Behind the two French riders Sitnianksy was still in third position now followed by German rider Kartenberg who passed Fonseca in the race. Unfortunately for the Brazilian he had to retire from the race. Meanwhile Belgium rider Vieillevoye was still moving up and had his own battle with Swiss riders Tschumperlin and Gotzl. In the end of the race he managed to stay in front of the two fast Swiss riders, who at their time where chased by Team Spain Junior rider Ferran Cardus. With three laps to go the Spanish managed to pass both Tschumperlin and Gotzl for sixth position in the race. Czech rider Pavel Kejmar was riding a good race as well after his crash at the start. At the end of the race he finished in ninth position. In the lead Chareyre had a comfortable lead on Fath and Sitniansky. The French TM rider controlled the race and finished the race in first position followed by his fellow countryman Lauren Fath. A perfect start for Team France. Czech rider Milan Sitniansky completed the top three. The circumstances of the first race where difficult for men and machine as only 19 riders crossed the finish line in Alcarras.
RACE 2 (Riders 2 + Riders 3)
The second race of the day at Alcarras circuit was between the number two and number three riders of each country. For Team Germany it was Marc-Reiner Schmidt who took the hole shot into the first tight corner followed by Team France rider Laurent Fath and Team Brazil rider Rafael Fonseca who had again a great start of his race. Behind the top three Team Czech Republic riders Milan Sitniansky and Petr Vorlicek had a good start together with Belgium rider Romain Kaivers and the Swiss riders Randy Gotzl and Patrick Tellenbach. The second rider of Team France, Sylvain Bidart had to start from 17 position but soon he made his up to the top ten of the race. In front Schmidt showed some impressive speed and after a few laps in the race he managed to create a gap to second rider Fath and his follower Fonseca. The Brazilian rider didn’t have any problems this race and showed that his first strong race wasn’t coincidence. Halfway the race French rider Sylvain Bidart moved up the field to sixth position passing the Belgium rider Kaivers, the Swiss riders and Team Spain junior rider Gerard Bailo who was riding a good and steady race in eight position. Behind the top three Czech rider Vorlicek overtook his fellow countryman Sitnianky with a few laps to go and moved up to fourth position behind the leading trio. [...] More about race facts on www.supermotoS1GP.com
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