Second in the inaugural race of the Supersport World Championship at Phillip Island, Lucas Mahias qualified in fifth position on the MotorLand circuit, while Jules Cluzel, neglected by luck since the start of the year, was forced to start from thirteenth place on the grid (fifth row) without his speed being in question.
The disadvantage for Jules was that he had to come up quite quickly at the start of the race, it being only 16 laps long (81,232 km) and the men on the first row PJ Jacobsen et Kenan Sofuoglu not intending to hang around on the way.
Sheridan Morais started in front Lucas Mahias while Robin Mulhauser fell without gravity. At the end of the first lap, Morais, Smith and Mahias preceded Sofuoglu while Cluzel was eighth. Zaccone parked his broken down official MV against the wall at the edge of the circuit.
A group of 9 drivers formed at the front with Smith, Morais, Mahias, Tuuli, Jacobsen, Sofuoglu, Gamarino, Caricasulo and Cluzel. The young Niki Tuuli (second in the Championship) fell without seriousness. His Kallio Racing teammate Sheridan Morais briefly took the lead, before Lucas Mahias took command. Kyle Smith then second fell without gravity.
At the halfway mark, Mahias led in front Load it which fell heavily in front Sofuoglu who also fell (Sofuoglu suffered from multiple bruises and Caricasulo from shoulder bruises). Morais took the lead ahead of Mahias, Jacobsen, Cluzel and Gamarino. Mahias was virtually leading the World Championship!
With 7 laps remaining, Morais (Yamaha Kallio), Mahias (official Yamaha) and Jacobsen (official MV Agusta) were fighting for first position, while 2.1 further Cluzel (CIA Landlord Insurance Honda) preceded Gamarino (Bardahl Evan Bos. Honda Racing), Canducci (Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Junior Team FMI) and Rolfo (MV Agusta Team Factory Vamag).
The two R6s of Morais and Mahias slightly distanced Jacobsen's MV two laps from the checkered flag. In the last lap, Mahias took the lead and won his first world victory and moved into the lead of the World Championship! Jules Cluzel ranked in an excellent fourth position.
Lucas Mahias:
“The fight was great, with a lot of fighting from start to finish, just the way I like it. The weekend started badly because I wasn't able to qualify directly for Superpole 2, but it ended magnificently. It's very good for Yamaha, my teammate won in Thailand and me today, this bike is fantastic. »
Race results:
1 5 144 L. MAHIAS FRA GRT Yamaha Official WorldSSP Team Yamaha YZF R6
2 3 32 S. MORAIS RSA Kallio Racing Yamaha YZF R6 16 0.014
3 1 99 P. JACOBSEN USA MV Agusta Reparto Corsica MV Agusta F3 675 16 0.153
4 13 16 J. CLUZEL FRA CIA Landlord Insurance Honda Honda CBR600RR 16 3.598
5 14 65 M. CANDUCCI ITA Puccetti Racing Junior Team FMI Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 4.320
6 6 44 R. ROLFO ITA Team Factory Vamag MV Agusta F3 675 16 4.424
7 10 11 C. GAMARINO ITA BARDAHL EVAN BROS. Honda Racing Honda CBR600RR 16 9.407
8 18 77 K. RYDE GBR Kawasaki Puccetti Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 17.064
9 21 38 H. SOOMER EST WILSport Racedays Honda CBR600RR ESS 16 23.098
10 16 81 L. STAPLEFORD GBR Profile Racing Triumph Daytona 675 16 26.140
11 8 78 H. OKUBO JPN CIA Landlord Insurance Honda Honda CBR600RR 16 31.703
12 23 47 R. HARTOG NED Team Hartog – Jenik – Against Cancer Kawasaki ZX-6R ESS 16 31.742
13 26 69
14 17 63 Z. KHAIRUDDIN MAS Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 31.912
15 19 26 K. WATANABE JPN Team Kawasaki Go Eleven Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 32.717
16 4 111 K. SMITH GBR GEMAR Team Lorini Honda CBR600RR 16 32.816
17 22 41 A. WAGNER AUS GEMAR Team Lorini Honda CBR600RR 16 37.288
18 25 10 N. CALERO ESP Orelac Racing VerdNatura Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 37.397
19 29 56 P. SEBESTYÉN HUN SSP Hungary by Pedercini Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R ESS 16 38.220
20 27 83 L. EPIS AUS Response RE Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 57.076
21 24 35 S. HILL GBR Profile Racing Triumph Daytona 675 16 1'06.111
22 31 73 J. CRETARO ITA RSV Phoenix Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 ESS 16 1'07.183
23 30 92 H. KUNIKAWA JPN CIA Landlord Insurance Honda Honda CBR600RR ESS 16 1'15.931
24 28 74 J. VAN SIKKELERUS NED MVR Racing Yamaha YZF R6 ESS 16 1'23.663
25 33 177 N. AL MALKI QAT Qatar National Team Kawasaki ZX-6R 16 1'28.596
26 32 9 C. LONDON NZL RSV Phoenix Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 ESS 16 1'28.604
Provisional ranking of the Supersport World Championship:
LUCAS MAHIAS 45 YAMAHA
ROBERTO ROLFO 40 MV AGUSTA
SHERIDAN MORAIS 34 YAMAHA
KYLE RYDE 32 KAWASAKI
NIKI TUULI 27 YAMAHA
PJ JACOBSEN 26 MV AGUSTA
FEDERICO CARICASULO 25 YAMAHA
DECHA KRAISART 20 YAMAHA
AIDEN WAGNER 17 HONDA
ANTHONY WEST 16 YAMAHA
KAZUKI WATANABE 16 KAWASAKI
HIKARI OKUBO 15 HONDA
JULES CLUZEL 13 HONDA
THITIPONG WAROKORN 13 KAWASAKI
MICHAEL CANDUCCI 13
