Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) closed out the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round at Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” with a Race win over Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) and Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) in P2 and P3. Race 2 was the 30^th race hosted at the Emilia-Romagna venue. Championship Leader Stefano Manzi crashed out on Turn 16 from P1, another opportunity to solidify his championship lead spoiled for the #62 as his lead over Oncu is cut to 47 points.

RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME: Oncu benefits from Manzi mistake to close in on the Championship leader

Can Oncu and Stefano Manzi brought their Yamaha R1 machines to bear on each other as they battled from lights out. Manzi had established himself in front of Oncu by a slim margin, until a sudden Turn 16 lowside crash saw Oncu sail past him into P1. Several laps later, Japanese rider Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) had a big highside tumble over his handlebars on Turn 14, prompting a red flag and ending the race as it had run more than two-thirds of the race. Disappointed as they had begun to show pace and looked like they could have given Oncu a run for his money, Jaume Masia and Valentin Debise settled for the second and third spots on the podium.

GARCIA CHARGES UP THE GRID: From P20 to P6

Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) was in the mood in Race 2, battling with Jaume Masia, Valentin Debise and Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) at different points in the race. He finished in P4 for his second-best finish of the season so far. Alcoba finished in P5, tying his best result of the season earned at Phillip Island Race 2. Replacement rider Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) did well in his first weekend after replacing Michael Rinaldi, finishing P6 in Race 2 from his P20 grid starting position.

CHAMPIONSHIP HOPES IN JEOPARDY: Bendsneyder settles for P8

Mattia Casadei (Motozoo ME Air Racing) closed his round at Misano well, his P7 finish a welcome compliment to his Superpole P2 on Friday. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), despite an off-pace P8 finish, will pick up points on Championship leader Manzi; however, the Dutchman will need to find something to return to his early-season form in the second half of the season. Federico Caricasulo (Motozoo ME Air Racing) picked up three positions to bump himself up to P9 from P12, missing P8 by finishing a mere 0.03s slower than Bendsneyder. Rounding out the top 10 positions, Leonardo Taccini (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) pulled himself up into the point-scoring positions from his P19 start for his third top ten finish of the season.

RACE 2 DEMOLITION DERBY: 9 Crashout riders

Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) had his tough weekend at Misano end on a down note as he ended up in the gravel after he and Corentin Perolari (Honda Racing World Supersport) collided going into Turn 5. The incident is under review by FIM WorldSBK Stewards. Moments later, from the top 6 positions, Tom Booth Amos was bundled off the track by Filippo Farioli (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) on Turn 5, who suffered a low side crash and was sent tumbling into Booth Amos. The incident was similarly under review by FIM WorldSBK Stewards. T5 Booth/Amos and Farioli T8 Voight T4. Luke Power (Motozoo ME Air Racing) crashed out on Turn 13 with 8 Laps to go. A lap later, Marcel Schroetter (WRP Racing) tumbled out of the running on Turn 2. Kaito Toba (PETRONAS MIE Honda Racing Team) crashed at the Turn 14 hairpin, inducing a red flag, which ended the session.

The top six from the WorldSSP Race 2 at Misano: full results here!

1 Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team)
 2. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) +0.291s
 3. Valentin Debise (Renzi Corse) +0.424s
 4. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) +0.846s
 5. Jeremy Alcoba (Kawasaki WorldSSP Team) +4.924s
 6. Roberto Garcia (GMT94-YAMAHA) +6.290s
 Fastest lap: Tom Booth-Amos (Triumph) – 1’37.741s

Championship standings
 1. Stefano Manzi (Pata Yamaha Ten Kate Racing) 210 points
 2. Can Oncu (Yamaha BLU CRU Evan Bros Team) 163
 3. Bo Bendsneyder (MV Agusta Reparto Corse) 156
 4. Jaume Masia (Orelac Racing VerdNatura) 146
 5. Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) 142
 6. Lucas Mahias (GMT94-YAMAHA) 118

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