It was very cool and the wind was blowing strong this morning at eight o'clock local time when the start of the 12 Hours of Estoril was given.
Issues for bike #7 at the start! 😬#12HESTORIL #FIMEWCTheFinale pic.twitter.com/q80ZjaF038
— FIM EWC (@FIM_EWC) September 26, 2020
Marvin Fritz, in pole position, had difficulty starting the Yamaha #7 of YART, which took advantage of Mike Di Meglio to start in the lead on the #5 FCC TSR Honda France, before being briefly overtaken by Gregg Black on Suzuki #2 of SERT.
On the cold track, all the drivers started cautiously and stayed together, with the exception of Markus Reiterberger who escaped on the handlebars of BMW Motorrad #37.
Louis Rossi, in the leading group on the #6 Ducati ERC-Endurance, fell and seriously damaged his machine less than 10 minutes after the start of the race, leading to the probable abandonment of the beautiful Italian: The 12-hour event is underway !
Source and photos: FIMEWC.com
