The FIM Supersport World Championship’s trip to the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit came to an early end when the red flag was thrown at the start of Lap 14, with double WorldSSP Champion taking victory in the shortened encounter during the Pirelli Indonesian Round. After falling back through the order in the early stages, the Swiss rider was able to claim victory ahead of Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) after 13 laps were completed by the leaders.

NEW COLOURS, SIMILAR REUSLT: Aegerter on top in Indonesia

Aegerter celebrated being crowned the 2022 Champion in Race 1 yesterday and ran a golden #77 on Sunday to mark the historic achievement and he was able to claim a hard-fought victory to extend his record of wins in a season. He dropped down to ninth in the early stages of the shortened race but slowly worked his way up the order, claiming victory when he made a move on Race 1 winner Niki Tuuli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) at Turn 10 on Lap 10. Manzi had also worked his way past Tuuli to move into second place to claim his fifth podium of the season.

Manzi had been closing down Aegerter as he looked to deny him victory but the red flags were shown at the start of Lap 14 after a crash for Tuuli on the exit of Turn 1. The Finnish rider was able to walk away but his bike was unable to be recovered and the race was red flagged with results declared. Tuuli’s crash promoted Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) into third after the Turkish rider led in the closing stages before he dropped down the order. Aegerter’s win was his 16^th of the season and his 26^th in WorldSSP, while it was also Yamaha’s 20^th win of the season. Manzi secured Italy its 149^th podium while Oncu secured his tenth WorldSSP podium as well as Kawasaki’s 160^th.

FIGHTING FOR FIFTH: four riders in 1.5 seconds

There was a fierce battle for fourth place as Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) came home in fourth, three seconds down on the podium at the end of the race. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) had been in the podium stages in the early stages of the race, despite losing ground at the start, before finishing in fifth place and leading home two more Italian riders within three tenths. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) just missed out on a spot in the top five after he finished 0.082s down on Montella, with Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing), who had been leading the race on the opening lap, in seventh spot.

There was a fierce battle for fourth place as Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) came home in fourth, three seconds down on the podium at the end of the race. De Rosa’s fourth place ensured four different manufacturers were in the top four in Race 2. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) had been in the podium stages in the early stages of the race, despite losing ground at the start, before finishing in fifth place and leading home two more Italian riders within three tenths. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) just missed out on a spot in the top five after he finished 0.082s down on Montella, with Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing), who had been leading the race on the opening lap, in seventh spot. However, after the race, both Montella and Bulega were penalized with a one position drop with Caricasulo being promoted to fifth place ahead of Montella and Bulega.

IN THE TOP TEN: leaving Indonesia on a high

Estonian rider Hannes Soomer (Dynavolt Triumph) took eighth place and was just half a second down on Caricasulo at the last timing point that was completed when the red flags were shown. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) was ninth with the Italian guaranteed to be second in the World Championship before he moves up to WorldSBK for 2023 while Jules Cluzel (GMT94 Yamaha) rounded out the top ten in his final race in Indonesia.

TAKING POINTS: a confidence boost into Australia

The Australian Round is just a week away and there will be plenty of riders heading to Phillip Island with a confidence boost. Tom Booth-Amos (Motozoo Racing by Puccetti) equaled his best result of the season with 11^th place. Rookie Adrian Huertas (MTM Kawasaki) was 12^th on his first visit to Indonesia, while Andy Verdoia (GMT94 Yamaha) took three points with him as he finished in 13^th. Oli Bayliss (BARNI Spark Racing Team) was 14^th with Danish rider Simon Jespersen (Kallio Racing) rounding out the points-paying positions with 15^th place.

HOUSEKEEPING: to note from WorldSSP Race 2

Dutch rider Glenn van Straalen (EAB Racing Team) was just outside the points when the red flags were shown and he was classified in 16^th place, ahead of Luca Bernardi (CM Racing) in 17^th; the Sammarinese rider finishing his first WorldSSP race since his return to the Championship. Italian rider Leonardo Taccini (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) was 18^th ahead of Marcel Brenner (VFT Racing) and Unai Orradre (MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP) in 19^th and 20^th respectively. Ondrej Vostatek (MS Racing Yamaha WorldSSP) was 20^th ahead of Peter Sebestyen (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team), who brought his bike back to the pits on Lap 5 after a technical issue but re-joined the race three laps down after the team had worked on the bike.

The top six following WorldSSP Race 2, full results here:

1. Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha)

2. Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) +0.470s

3. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) +4.461s

4. Raffaele De Rosa (Orelac Racing VerdNatura WorldSSP) +7.838s

5. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing) 

6. Yari Montella (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing)

Fastest lap: Dominique Aegerter (Yamaha) – 1’35.765s, new lap record

Championship standings

1. Dominique Aegerter (Ten Kate Racing Yamaha) 462 points

2. Lorenzo Baldassarri (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team) 359

3. Can Oncu (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing) 248

4. Nicolo Bulega (Aruba.it Racing WorldSSP Team) 210

5. Stefano Manzi (Dynavolt Triumph) 207

6. Federico Caricasulo (Althea Racing) 191

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