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The first round of the Superprestigio category finals therefore takes place between Siméon, Mir, Marc and Alex Marquez, Ricky Cardus, Elias, Virginie and Schrotter.

Marc Marquez pulled away the best and took the lead ahead of Toni Elias. With a best time of 12.162, he finished 3 tenths ahead of the Moto2 world champion and 3 seconds ahead of Xavi Virginie.

1st Open catch-up final between Pickering, Geladad, Gaya, Birtwistle, Piedra, Casas and Borgiotti.
Birtwistle takes the best and achieves a 12.454. Casas falls and red flag mid-race.
Second departure. Borgiotti got off to the best start but Birtwistle regained his position before Bailo (12.191) won strongly and qualified for the Open final.

2nd Open catch-up final between Bidart, Sastre, Noguera, Marzotto, Edwards and Ohmori.
Sastre (12.608) takes the lead and barely wins ahead of Bidart. He is nevertheless qualified for the Open final

The Open final therefore brings together Baker, F.Cardus, Sastre, Bailo, Chareyre, Cano and Brindley.

Second round of the Superprestigio finals still bringing together Simeon, Mir, Marc and Alex Marquez, Ricky Cardus, Elias, Virginie and Schrotter.
Mir gets the best start but is overtaken by Marc Marquez (impressive 12.055!) from the first turn. The reigning world champion finished ahead of Elias, Siméon, Cardus, Virgo, Mir, Schrotter and Alex Marquez.

Round 1 Open Final bringing together Baker, F.Cardus, Sastre, Bailo, Chareyre, Cano and Brindley.
Chareyre gets the best start but pulls too long at the first corner and Baker passes him. Red flag due to a fall by Cano which drags Sastre to the ground. Second start to Baker's advantage in 12.232. He won far ahead of Bailo, Chareyre, Cardus, Brindley, Lindgren and Cano who fell again. Sastre had to give up

Superprestigio Challenge determining places from 9th to 16th.
Tumultuous start and first lap before Xaus (12.459) won ahead of Ribalta, Arenas, Di Giannantonio, Raffin, Fores, Ramirez and Martin who retired after a fall.

3rd final round Superprestigio: New winning start from Marc Marquez (12.115) in front of Schrotter. Elias missed but begins a small recovery. In the end, Marquez won by two seconds ahead of Schrotter, Siméon, Mir, Elias, Alex Marquez, Virginie and Cardus.

Final 2 Open: Baker misses but, fortunately for him, the Sastre gantry does not lower. Red flag and new beginning. Baker misses again, unlike Chareyre. Bailo (12.485) takes the lead. Baker uses new trajectories to go up and passes Chareyre and Lindgren. Bailo maintains the advantage ahead of Baker, Lindgren, Chareyre, Cardus, Cano, Sastre and Brindley.

4th round of the Superprestigio final in 14 laps: Excellent start from Schrotter before Virginie fell without gravity in the middle of the pack. Ricky Cardus also falls and drags Alex Marquez to the ground. The latter's motorcycle will cause his brother to fall. Ricky Cardus appears to have a serious arm or wrist injury. Red flag. Another good start from Schrotter but Marquez passes by achieving another impressive 12.060. Elias goes back to second but will finish like this, ahead of Schrotter, Mir, Siméon, Alex Marquez and Virginie. 4th victory for Marc Marquez out of 4 finals!

In total points, Marquez, Elias, Schrotter and Siméon are qualified for the Super Final!

3rd Open Final, also in 14 laps: Boiling first lap at the end of which Chareyre comes out on top despite an average start. Baker (12.345) passes him on the 3rd lap but the French driver doesn't give up and is stuck to the American's wheel. Bailo 3rd ahead of Cano, Cardus, Brindley and Sastre, Lindgren having retired.

Baker, Bailo, Chareyre and Cardus are qualified for the Super Final alongside Marquez, Elias, Schrotter and Siméon!

On time, Marc Marquez is significantly faster than Brad Baker. What will happen when the two men are directly confronted with each other? A single 16-lap race will determine it…

Super final : On the grid, Marquez is completely inside, next to Brad Baker, then Elias, Bailo, Schrotter, Chareyre, Siméon and Ferran Cardus on the outside.
At the start, Chareyre got off to the best start but Marquez (12.023) quickly passed him, followed by Baker and Elias (splendid 12.012). The latter passed Baker on the 4th lap while Marquez escaped by more than a second. Halfway through the race, he catches up with the laggards and Elias regains some ground on #93.. . Siméon is 5th then 4th.

Marc Marquez won for the second time at the Superprestigio ahead of Elias, Baker, Siméon, Bailo, Schrotter and Cardus, Chareyre having retired.

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Brad Baker, also a two-time winner at the Superprestigio, confided during the press conference to having made a bad choice of tires before the race. He opted for new tires while his Spanish rival preferred to keep his worn tires. Likewise, the American admits that Marquez's machine was much better adjusted than his.

 

 

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