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    MotoE World Cup ; Ferrari doubles up at Misano

    Matteo Ferrari claimed his first MotoE™ victory as the opening race at Misano saw several slices of big drama


    Home rider Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE) claimed a magnificent maiden FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup victory after a hugely dramatic Race 1 at the GP Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini. The Italian held off second-place Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing) and third place Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) on the final lap to take the Cup standings lead.
    Polesitter Alex de Angelis (Octo Pramac MotoE) got the holeshot he would have been looking for as Ferrari and Simeon slotted in behind the race leader on the opening lap. After crashing in E-Pole, Cup leader Mike Di Meglio (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) made a good start from the back of the grid to get up to P14, but his Energica Ego Corsa ran into issues on Lap 1 – the first piece of drama, and a big one for the overall standings.
    Di Meglio got going again but his race ended on Lap 2 after further bike trouble, and at Turn 6 on Lap 2 – the second piece of drama. Niki Tuuli (Ajo MotoE) was up the inside of Mattia Casadei (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) but with the door closing, the Finnish rider crashed and took Casadei with him, with Casadei then collecting the luckless Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) as the man second in the Cup crashed. The British rider was able to get going again, albeit at the back of the pack.
    With leading contenders either out or scoring little points, the fight was on at the front to not only claim victory, but to stake a claim in the overall standings. The dust settled and it was de Angelis still leading the way from Simeon and Ferrari, with Garzo getting passed by Eric Granado (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) before the Brazilian then crashed at Turn 14, having made a sensational start from P16.
    What more could happen? Well, something was about to. De Angelis had slipped to P3 and with four laps to go, the Sammarinese rider highsided out of contention on the exit of Turn 5 – rider ok. This left a three-way fight at the front between Ferrari – who was now your race leader – Simeon and Garzo. Nothing split the trio in the latter stages and heading onto the last lap, 0.3 covered them. However, Ferrari rode a blinder to hold off the competition, with Garzo ducking under Simeon at the fast Turn 11. An electric powered Ferrari was unstoppable though as he took victory – and the Cup standings lead.
    0.5 would split the podium as Garzo beat Simeon on the last lap, with Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP) 3.1 off the win in P4 to pick up his best MotoE™ result. LCR E-Team’s Niccolo Canepa was battling Raffin to the flag to also claim his best finish of the season.
    After that breathless race, Ferrari leads Simeon in the standings by two points, with the top duo, Di Meglio and Smith covered by just nine points. The best part? We get to watch another MotoE™ race on Sunday – tune in for Race 2 at 10:05 local time (GMT+2).
    Top 10:
    1. Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE)
    2. Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing) + 0.187
    3. Xavier Simeon (Avintia Esponsorama Racing) + 0.590
    4. Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP) + 3.111
    5. Niccolo Canepa (LCR E-Team) + 3.284
    6. Maria Herrera (OpenBank Angel Nieto Team) + 6.516
    7. Lorenzo Savadori (Trentino Gresini MotoE) + 6.883
    8. Nico Terol (OpenBank Angel Nieto Team) + 7.276
    9. Sete Gibernau (Join Contract Pons 40) + 14.576
    10. Josh Hook (Octo Pramac MotoE) + 15.568

    Italian claims victory in Race 2 from Garzo and Casadei as the Cup standings take another twist

    After claiming victory in Race 1, home rider Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE) takes a maximum 50 points away from the GP Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini after gloriously picking up a Race 2 win on Sunday morning. The Italian beat Tech 3 E-Racing’s Hector Garzo by 2.6 seconds as Mattia Casadei (Ongetta SIC58 Squadra Corse) snatched a podium at the final corner.
    After a hugely dramatic opening race of the weekend on Saturday, Sunday morning saw more drama unfold as Cup title contender and Race 1 podium finisher Xavier Simeon (Avinitia Esponsorama Racing) highsided out of contention on the exit of Turn 2. Several riders had to take avoiding action, including One Energy Racing’s Bradley Smith and Mike Di Meglio (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) as polesitter Alex de Angelis (Octo Pramac MotoE) once again got the holeshot.

    Ferrari was right in contention as he hooked himself onto the tail of de Angelis, with Maria Herrera (OpenBank Angel Nieto Team) making headway on the opening lap to grab P3. Ferrari then took the lead at Turn 2 on Lap 2 as the top six were separated by just 1.3. However, Lap 3 saw de Angelis have a big moment coming up the hill on the exit of Turn 8 – breathing space for Ferrari.
    Edging away from the competition, it soon became a battle for second. But, just like he did on Saturday, de Angelis’ home Grand Prix ended with a crash – a fast one at Turn 13, rider ok. With Ferrari up the road, the race was now for the remaining podium spots. Garzo, Casadei, Canepa and Herrera all in that scrap, with Smith, Eric Granado (Avinita Esponsorama Racing) and Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP) just off the back in a battle for sixth.
    It all came down to the last lap – and the last sector. Track limits were exceeded by Garzo at the fast Turn 11 kink as the riders headed into the stadium complex for the final time, with Canepa trying to make a move stick on Garzo for P2 at Turn 14. The latter held the outside led and, subsequently, had the inside for Turn 15. Then, fourth place Casadei pounced. The Italian ducked underneath Canepa at the final corner and as Ferrari took win number two of the weekend, Garzo and Casadei secured the remaining podium spots, with Canepa left frustrated having missed out by just 0.055. Herrera produced a fine ride to pick up her best rest of the season in fifth.
    In that battle for sixth, Granado prevailed. Raffin also got the better of title hopeful Smith as the British rider picked up P8. Nico Terol (OpenBank Angel Nieto Team) claimed his second top 10 of the weekend in P9, with former title leader Di Meglio closing out the top 10 having suffered a bike issue in Race 1.
    The FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup takes another twist, with Ferrari now taking a healthy 19-point lead in the standings with just two races remaining. Valencia is next up for the MotoE™ riders as we eagerly await a title showdown in November.
    Top 10:
    1. Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE)
    2. Hector Garzo (Tech 3 E-Racing) + 2.687
    3. Mattia Casadei (Ongetta SIC58 Squdra Corse) + 2.844
    4. Niccolo Canepa (LCR E-Team) + 2.899
    5. Maria Herrera (OpenBank Angel Nieto Team) + 3.022
    6. Eric Granado (Avinita Esponsorama Racing) + 5.448
    7. Jesko Raffin (Dynavolt Intact GP) + 5.740
    8. Bradley Smith (One Energy Racing) + 7.013
    9. Nico Terol (OpenBank Angel Nieto Team) + 8.072
    10. Mike Di Meglio (EG 0,0 Marc VDS) + 10.405
    via www.motogp.com
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