STK and EJC prepare for Imola
Leandro Mercado, fifth in the standings, is still looking for his maiden STK1000 race win while 1st place at Monza Lorenzo Savadori is aiming to make up for the crash of the Portuguese race.
Superstock 600
The highly spectacular race at Portimao saw a new STK600 race winner, Franco Morbidelli (San Carlo Team Italia), who proved to have the nerves to edge his rivals after a tight 4-way battle. The Italian lies now third in the standings, 23 points behind Championship leader Gauthier Duwelz (MTM Racing Team Yamaha), who was 2nd last time out for a mere 0.062 seconds gap on the finish line. Bastien Chesaux (EAB Ten Kate Junior Team) and Tony Covena (Nito Racing Kawasaki) are still looking for their first victory in the series, although their performances so far in 2013 have allowed both riders to keep their title chances alive.
European Junior Cup
The Pata European Junior Cup powered by Honda will be back on track this weekend for the fourth race of the season. Michael Canducci (Colors Experience) still leads the way with a two-point margin over Jake Lewis (Jake Lewis Racing) and five over Robin Anne (Anne Formation). The young Frenchman was able to score his first win after an exciting 8-way ultra-close finish on Adrien Pittet (Swisscare).