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Lucas Mahias (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team)
arrived at the exit of the final right-hander on exactly the
same asphalt, and hit each other hard.
Some may have felt aggrieved, but not these two,
with even the second place rider (by only 0.048 sec-
onds) Mahias saying later, "For me, no problem—it's
racing."
Krummenacher's second career WorldSSP race win
came after he had to let the fastest men go at it early
on, as he could not break through a certain barrier of
pace, even with fresh tires.
"In the beginning, it was a bit difficult but we knew
that because we had this strategy," said the rejuvenated
Krummenacher. "I managed to keep Lucas behind be-
cause he did a great maneuver. It was important for me
to win to demonstrate that, 'hey, guys, I am here!' So
let's keep working hard and continue like this."
Krummenacher had moved from fourth
in mid-race to third, then second and
then the lead, only having to fend off
Mahias as third placed Federico Cari-
casulo (GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP
Team) and fourth-placed charger Sandro
Cortese (Kallio Racing Yamaha) were a
second and more behind.
It was an excellent end to a great
podium scrap, but the final quality would
have been even better had Jules Cluzel
(NRT Yamaha) not fallen from a leading
position on lap 13 of 17.
Behind the podium contestants,
almost nine seconds behind Krumme-
nacher came local wild card Thitipong
Warokorn (Core Kawasaki Thailand Rac-
ing) in fifth place from Anthony West.
In the championship Krummenacher
and Mahias are tied for the lead at 45
points each, Caricasulo is third with 29,
Cortese fourth at 29 and De Rosa fifth.
Gordon Ritchie
WSBK RACE ONE
1. Jonathan Rea (Kaw)
2. Xavi Fores (Duc)
3. Chaz Davies (Duc)
4. Leon Camier (Hon)
5. Alex Lowes (Yam)
WSBK RACE TWO
1. Chaz Davies (Duc)
2. Michael van der Mark (Yam)
3. Alex Lowes (Yam)
4. Jonathan Rea (Kaw)
5. Xavi Fores (Duc)
WSSP
1. Randy Krummenacher (Yam)
2. Lucas Mahias (Yam)
3. Federico Caricasulo (Yam)
4. Sandro Cortese (Yam)
5. Thitipong Warokorn (Kaw)
