ROAD RACE
FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 10 / SEPTEMBER 14-16, 2018
AUTODROMO INTERNACIONAL ADO ALGARVE / ALGARVE, PORTUGAL
P76
Stock 1000
Third place from Markus
Reiterberger (alpha Racing
Van Zon BMW) in the Portimao
race was not enough to give
him the championship win a
round early, as Roberto Tam-
burini (Berclaz Racing team)
scored the race victory to
enter the final weekend of the
series 18 points down, with 25
left to play for. Federico Sandi
(Motocorsa Racing Ducati) was
second. Maximilian Scheib
(Aprilia Racing Team) is 19
points behind the lead, after
finishing fifth.
De Rosa (MV Agusta Reparto
Corse by Vamag) was third, his
sixth podium in succession.
Incidents and accidents
abounded. Jules Cluzel (NRT
Yamaha) was taken out by a fall
during an attempted pass from
championship leader Sandro
Cortese (Kallio Racing Yamaha).
Cortese got going again, Cluzel
did not.
Randy Krummenacher
(Bardahl Evan Bros. WorldSSP
Yamaha) was a distant fourth.
Cortese has 149 points after
finishing fifth, Cluzel 133; Cari-
casulo and Krummenacher are
tied at 129.
the winner, so he attempted to
ride back to the pits, even with
a fully flat tire. He fell off twice,
but he got back to pit lane. He
was classified as the winner until
Race Direction ruled he had
taken a shortcut via the shorter
pit lane entrance. No finish, no
win, no points, his championship
dream in relative tatters. It was
heartbreaking drama to witness.
Caricasulo was awarded the
race win, his second in succes-
sion, energizing his champion-
ship dream again.
Kyle Smith (CIA Landlord
Insurance Honda) was a happy
and improving second, Raffaele
Roberto Tamburini wrapped up the race and title with one round to spare.
