Ivan Lazzarini won the S1 class from Bernd Hiemer and Sylvain Bidart. Alessandro Asnicar won the S3 class as Viktor Bolsek won in the Open class.

The second S1 moto and the second S3 moto were not run as an accident happened in the early stages of the second S1 heat involving riders Kevin Berthome and Nestor Jorge.

Berthome broke a foot and was taken to the hospital nearby for further checks while Jorge’s injury unveiled to be more serious.

After receiving medical care by specialized trauma doctors to stabilize his condition Jorge was taken to the Graz Hospital by helicopter. Further examinations to evaluate the situation are currently in process.

The event management promptly decided not to run the remaining part of the event’s program as the public and the medical staff gave proof of excellent behaviour in this difficult situation.

DRC SuperMoto Aprilia Factory’s Ivan Lazzarini took his second season’s win courtesy of an outstanding performance in the first moto. KTM Italia Miglio’s Bernd Hiemer was second and increased his Championship lead over Thierry Van Den Bosch.

The DRC SuperMoto Aprilia Factory rider was a disappointing tenth as he crashed at the start of the heat. Cross 2R Husqvarna’s Sylvain Bidart completed the top three in the same country where he raced his first GP (Melk 2005) and took his maiden podium (Melk 2006). Fabio Balducci and Jerome Giraudo rounded off the top five.

Top five overall: 1. Ivan Lazzarini (ITA, Aprilia), 25 points; 2. Bernd Hiemer (GER, KTM), 22 p.; 3. Sylvain Bidart (FRA, Husqvarna), 20 p.; 4. Fabio Balducci (ITA, Suzuki), 18 p.; 5. Jerome Giraudo (FRA, Honda), 16 p.

Lazzarini came out of a troubled start in first place as VDB, Giraudo and Seel crashed. The latter retired from the race as it took him too much time to restart the bike. Lazzarini carried on in first until he crossed the chequered flag while Hiemer crashed when he was making up ground on the Italian.

Hiemer was an eventual second ahead of Bidart. Balducci was fourth and Giraudo fifth as the latter put together an impressive recovery after restarting the first lap in 18th place. VDB was ninth.

Top five: 1. Ivan Lazzarini (ITA, Aprilia), 19:08.239; ; 2. Bernd Hiemer (GER, KTM), +0:03.120; 3. Sylvain Bidart (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:16.256; 4. Fabio Balducci (ITA, Suzuki), +0:17.478; 5. Jerome Giraudo (FRA, Honda), +0:17.903

TM Factory Racing’s Davide Gozzini won a very close Grand Prix of Austria with current series leader Adrien Chareyre second despite starting from ninth on the grid. His Husqvarna CH Racing team mate Gerald Delepine made it to the podium in third by winning the final heat as Motoracing KTM’s Ales Hlad clinched a fourth place overall, his best season’s result. Coming back from a hard wrist injury Christian Iddon of PMR H2O Aprilia Off Road took fifth ahead of team mate Luca Minutilli.

Top five overall: 1. Davide Gozzini (ITA, TM), 45 points; 2. Adrien Chareyre (FRA, Husqvarna), 44 p.; 3. Gérald Delepine (BEL, Husqvarna), 38 p.; 4. Ales Hlad (BUL, KTM), 32 p.; 5. Christian Iddon (GBR, Aprilia), 31 p. 

After a storming start Gozzini and Beltrami were lapping together with the TM leading the Aprilia. Beltrami made a small mistake and stalled the bike; once he was back in the race he crashed again and went through the pits for a quick fix, finishing 18th.

Gozzini made it to victory from Chareyre, who moved past Minutilli by exploiting a last lap mistake of the Italian. Minutilli took third from Hlad and Iddon while Delepine ended eighth after a mid race crash hampered his final result.

Top five: 1. Davide Gozzini (ITA, TM), 19:37.168; ; 2. Adrien Chareyre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:02.099; 3. Luca Minutilli (ITA, Aprilia), +0:03.274; 4. Ales Hlad (BUL, KTM), +0:04.906; 5. Christian Iddon (GBR, Aprilia), +0:07.853

In the final heat Gozzini took the lead with a brave overtaking move on Delepine as he moved past the Belgian on the inside of the long left hander. Though tyre consumption problems forced him to slow down the pace. After running wide in a corner Gozzini was passed both by Delepine and Chareyre who had been constantly following.

Delepine rode solid to victory from team mate Chareyre while Gozzini settled for a safe third. Beltrami and Pignotti rounded off the top five as Minutilli took tenth after a crash at the start. Hlad lost the fourth place because of a mistake and ended seventh.

Top five: 1. Gérald Delepine (BEL, Husqvarna), 19:10.337; ; 2. Adrien Chareyre (FRA, Husqvarna), +0:01.441; 3. Davide Gozzini (ITA, TM), +0:07.563; 4. Massimo Beltrami (ITA, Aprilia), +0:09.075; 5. Attilio Pignotti (ITA, KTM), +0:09.387

Hiemer has now an advantage of 18 points over runner up VDB, having a bad day in Greinbach. Lazzarini is still third and made up 14 points on his team mate with Chareyre and Winstanley rounding off the top five.

Top ten: 1. Bernd Hiemer (GER, KTM), 198 points; 2. Thierry van den Bosch (FRA, Aprilia), 180 p.; 3. Ivan Lazzarini (ITA, Aprilia), 158 p.; 4. Thomas Chareyre (FRA, Husqvarna), 146 p.; 5. Matthew Winstanley (GBR, KTM), 126 p.; 6. Boris Chambon (FRA, TM), 123 p.; 7. Sylvain Bidart (FRA, Husqvarna), 118 p.; 8. Fabio Balducci (ITA, Suzuki), 95 p.; 9. Petr Vorlicek (CZE, Suzuki), 84 p.; 10. Jerome Giraudo (FRA, Honda), 82 p. 

Adrien Chareyre still leads the S2 Championship

Adrien Chareyre still tops the S2 standings with a six point advantage over Gozzini, who gained just one point on his rival today. Delepine is third and Pignotti fourth with Minutilli (fifth) increasing his advantage over Beltrami to 11 points.

Top ten: 1. Adrien Chareyre (FRA, Husqvarna), 228 points; 2. Davide Gozzini (ITA, TM), 222 p.; 3. Gérald Delepine (BEL, Husqvarna), 171 p.; 4. Attilio Pignotti (ITA, KTM), 163 p.; 5. Luca Minutilli (ITA, Aprilia), 159 p.; 6. Massimo Beltrami (ITA, Aprilia), 148 p.; 7. Lorenzo Mariani (ITA, TM), 121 p.; 8. Emanuele Giovanelli (ITA, Husaberg), 109 p.; 9. Paolo Gaspardone (ITA, Husaberg), 100 p.; 10. Christian Iddon (GBR, Aprilia), 98 p.

A last lap move saw Torino’s winner Alessandro Asnicar snatch the victory from series leader Oliver Pope. The Brit was second ahead of Olivier Scheen, who is still runner up in the Championship. Matteo Traversa and debutant Lewis Cornish rounded off the top five.

Viktor Bolsek took victory in the Open class courtesy of a superb final moto win. Uros Nastran went 3-2 for second overall ahead of first moto winner Luca D’Addato. Fabrizio Bartolini and local rider Heino Meusburger rounded off the top five. The latter saw his Championship lead increased as previous runner up Alex Tognaccini dropped down to fourth at the end of a bad weekend. D’Addato is now second in the series ahead of Borella, who crashed in the first moto.

The sixth round, the GP Andorra Pas de la Casa Grandvalira, will take place in Pas de la Casa, Andorra, on September 21.

SPORT ITALIA (Italy) : S2 Race 2 at 15:00, S1 Race 2 at 16:00 CET

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Mediazone (Worldwide) : S2 Race 2 at 15:00, S1 Race 2 at 16:00 CET

EUROSPORT 2 (Pan Europe): Sunday August 24, S1 Race 2 at 19:15 CET

EUROSPORT WORLD (Pan Asia): Sunday August 24, S1 Race 2 at 20:00. Monday August 25, S1 Race 2 at 04:45, at 10:30 and at 18:00. Tuesday August 26, S1 Race 2 at 03:00 and at 14:30. Wednesday August 27, S1 Race 2 at 00:00 and at 20:45 GMT 

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