WorldWCR: Neila nails it, the Spaniard securing pole at new track Balaton
WorldWCR: Superpole Highlights:
A formidable Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) makes it two in a row, the Spaniard topping the Superpole timesheets at Balaton Park just as she did at the recent UK Round.
Hot on her heels, championship leader Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) who fought to the last to close just three tenths from polesitter Neila.
A podium finisher at Donington, Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) is clearly keen to continue that positive trend. A frontrunner in both Friday’s sessions, the British rider scored her best Superpole result to date to qualify a strong third for Race 1.
A tenacious Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) was not put off by a crash in morning practice. Despite losing most of that session, the determined Italian bounced back to place fourth in qualifying.
Also fighting at the sharp end today was Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team), a convincing performance by the Spaniard ensuring her of a fifth-place finish.
Currently third in the championship standings, Sara Sanchez (Terra&Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) had to work hard today but was rewarded with a spot on the second row of the grid.
Motivated by strong results at the previous round, a determined Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA) ultimately set the seventh fastest time, just two tenths from fourth-placed rider Ponziani.
Keen to boost her points tally this weekend, New Zealander Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) started strong today, qualifying a strong eighth and joined on the third row by Natalia Rivera (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team), in ninth position.
P1 | Beatriz Neila | Ampito Crescent Yamaha | 1’53.526
“This is my second consecutive pole so I’m really happy with that. Qualifying was a little bit tricky in terms of the conditions and traffic, but I got the result I wanted. Balaton seems like a good track for me, as I was able to finish first this morning too.
I like the track and will be doing my best to repeat what I’ve done so far in Saturday’s race. It’s a new track for everyone but it looks like Maria and I have a bit of an advantage. I hope there’ll be a group of us in the race, but it may be just the two of us; we’ll see.”
P2 | Maria Herrera | Klint Forward Factory Team | 1’53.866
“This is my first time here as I wasn’t able to test beforehand. I felt good from the outset though and was able to improve my times, lap by lap, throughout the day. In qualifying I think I could have done pole, but a rider hindered me on my fastest lap. I’m happy with the result anyway, as the front row is always positive. We can still improve a little in terms of riding style and bike setup, we’ve already done a lot, but I think we can do more for tomorrow. We need to finish ahead of Beatriz in the race or at least score as many points as possible; I expect a hard fight.”
P3 | Chloe Jones | GR Motosport | 1’54.120
“I’ve had a really good Friday. A lot of the riders hadn’t lapped here before today, while I was able to test here a couple of weeks ago, so I was very fortunate in that respect. It was fairly easy to get back up to speed again today and we had a good practice and Superpole, which hopefully sets me up for a strong weekend. I feel I’ve done my homework and have tried to learn any way that I can, walking the track, looking at other riders’ data, many little things that can help. I’m definitely aiming for the podium; I got a taste for it at Donington and it would be very special if I could do it again here.”
Superpole Results
1. Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) 1’52.526s
2. Maria Herrera (Klint Forward Racing Team) +0.340s
3. Chloe Jones (GR Motosport) +0.594s
4. Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) +1.011s
5. Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) +1.069s
6. Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) +1.174s
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