EXCEPTIONAL DOUBLE VICTORY FOR MARC-REINER SCHMIDT IN ST. WENDEL
St. Wendel (Germany), 11th June 2023 – The great heat did not stop the large audience from coming to another racing day hosted at the circuit of St. Wendel and supporting home hero Marc Reiner Schmidt (L30 Racing Tm Factory). The German rider was phenomenal as he won both motos and moved back to the head of the Championship.
S1GP Fast Race
As the red lights blinked off for the start of the Fast Race Thomas Chareyre (TC4R1 Racing) grabbed the lead of the race but his lead lasted one lap only. It was easy for Marc Reiner Schmidt (L30 Racing Tm Factory) to move at the front and take the lead; the home hero rode a storming session and opened a gap over rivals. Behind the leader, a close battle went down among three riders. Thomas Chareyre could not find the right race pace and was overtaken by both Lukas Hollbacher (MTR Ktm Racing) and Markus Class (Husqvarna). The KTM rider tried to close the gap with the leader, but Schmidt’s advantage was far too big, so he had to feel happy with the second position. Markus Class had to try his best to keep Thomas Chareyre behind, as it seemed like he could take back the third place
S1GP FastRace Top Ten:
SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) 15 laps in 15:11.818; 2. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, KTM) +03.379; 3. CLASS Markus (GER, Husqvarna) +14.304; 4. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, TM) +14.651; 5. JOANNIDIS Nico (GER, TM) +19.119; 6. SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, TM) +19.275; 7. SITNIANSKY Milan (CZE, Honda) +21.415; 8. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +32.936; 9. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) +33.195; 10. DEITENBACH Jan (GER, Husqvarna) +35.057
S1GP SuperFinal
At the start of the Super Final Marc Reiner Schmidt (L30 Racing Tm Factory) was surprised by Lukas Hollbacher (MTR Ktm Racing) and Markus Class (Husqvarna). The German rider overtook Class in the first lap on the off-road section and reached second place. In the third lap, Schmidt took the lead but slipped at the exit of the corner before the oval section and lost several positions. From this moment on, the defending World Champion was simply impressive and started to set fast laps and overtake all his rivals till reaching Hollbacher. Marc Reiner Schmidt studied the Austrian rival for some laps and eventually attacked him in the off-road. Schmidt took the victory in front of his home crowd that supported their hero. Thomas Chareyre struggled to keep his rivals’ race pace and had to work hard to qualify fourth overall.
The overall podium went to GP winner Marc Reiner Schmidt, who is also back to the top of the World Championship standings, Lukas Hollbacher was second and Thomas Chareyre was third. In the Rookie, the first place and top step of the podium went to French rider Tim Slazai, who qualified in front of standings leader Steve Bonnal (TC4R1 Racing). Andreas Buschberger was third.
S1GP SuperFinal Top Ten:
SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) 20 laps in 20:28.547; 2. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, KTM) +00.751; 3. CLASS Markus (GER, Husqvarna) +08.042; 4. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, TM) +12.434; 5. SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, TM) +20.134; 6. SZALAI Tim (FRA, Husqvarna) +25.058; 7. JOANNIDIS Nico (GER, TM) +27.730; 8. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) +28.270; 9. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +29.396; 10. SITNIANSKY Milan (CZE, Honda) +30.009
S1GP SuperFinal Rookie Top Ten:
SZALAI Tim (FRA, Husqvarna) 20 laps in 20:53.605; 2. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) +03.212; 3. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) +04.338; 4. BEISCHROTH Colin (GER, TM) +35.688; 5. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Honda) +1 Lap; 6. SURANYI Balazs (HUN, KTM) +1 Lap; 7. KRASNIQI Mitja (SUI, TM) +1 Lap; 8. STUCCHI Andrea (ITA, TM) +1 Lap; 9. REIMER Nicky (USA, TM) +1 Lap; 10. HEIMANN Leon (GER, Husqvarna) +1 Lap
S1GP Classification Top Ten:
SCHMIDT Marc Reiner (GER, TM) Pts. 80,000 (0+25+25+30); 2. HOLLBACHER Lukas (AUT, KTM) Pts. 69,000 (0+22+22+25); 3. CHAREYRE Thomas (FRA, TM) Pts. 57,000 (1+20+18+18); 4. SAMMARTIN Elia (ITA, TM) Pts. 49,000 (0+18+15+16); 5. JOANNIDIS Nico (GER, TM) Pts. 45,000 (-1+15+16+14); 6. CLASS Markus (GER, Husqvarna) Pts. 41,000 (0+0+20+21); 7. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) Pts. 41,000 (-1+16+13+12); 8. SZALAI Tim (FRA, Husqvarna) Pts. 39,000 (-1+14+10+15); 9. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) Pts. 36,000 (-1+11+12+13); 10. DEITENBACH Jan (GER, Husqvarna) Pts. 31,000 (-1+13+11+7)
S1GP Classification Rookie Top Ten
SZALAI Tim (FRA, Husqvarna) Pts. 72,000 (-1+22+20+30); 2. BONNAL Steve (FRA, TM) Pts. 71,000 (-1+25+25+21); 3. BUSCHBERGER Andreas (AUT, Husqvarna) Pts. 65,000 (-1+18+22+25); 4. BEISCHROTH Colin (GER, TM) Pts. 49,000 (-1+15+16+18); 5. KRASNIQI Mitja (SUI, TM) Pts. 48,000 (-1+16+18+14); 6. SURANYI Balazs (HUN, KTM) Pts. 44,000 (-1+14+15+15); 7. STUCCHI Andrea (ITA, TM) Pts. 40,000 (-1+13+14+13); 8. FIORENTINO Romeo (BEL, Honda) Pts. 38,000 (-1+9+13+16); 9. REIMER Nicky (USA, TM) Pts. 35,000 (-1+12+11+12); 10. HEIMANN Leon (GER, Husqvarna) Pts. 34,000 (-1+11+12+11)
Complete results available HERE.
SUPERMOTO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – GP of GERMANY – QUICK FACTS
Circuit length: 1.143 mt (875 mt asphalt, 268 mt off-road)
Temperature: 28°
Weather conditions: Sun
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In the photo: S1GP podium
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