Van der Mark solid leader as WSS heads to Misano
The Italian venue to host the seventh round of the year.
Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport) heads the WSS field at the halfway point of the 2014 season. The young Dutchman scored his third win of the season a fortnight ago at Sepang, getting the better of Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) by only 18 thousandths of a second at the end of an enthralling race and exciting last lap. Van der Mark now holds a margin of 33 points over the Frenchman, who is now second in the standings ahead of compatriot Florian Marino (Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki).
Marino lost a lot of ground in the title fight as he crashed out of the Malaysian race. Scotsman Kev Coghlan (DMC-Panavto Yamaha) also left Asia with no points and he is now tied in fifth with Lorenzo Zanetti (Pata Honda World Supersport), 55 points behind the leader.
Kenan Sofuoglu (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki) sits in sixth with 62 points to make up from the top, after beating Roberto Rolfo (Team Go Eleven Kawasaki) for third at Sepang. The three time World Champion came out victorious in the last WSS race held at Misano two years ago by defeating Cluzel, who was on Honda machinery at the time.
Two former WSS regular riders are going to wildcard the Italian round onboard MV Agusta F3 675 machines: Alex Baldolini (ATK Racing), who already raced at Imola earlier this year, and Massimo Roccoli (Laguna Moto Racing).
