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Veneman beats Mahendra in WorldSSP300 Aragon Free Practice

Friday, 27 September 2024 08:50 GMT

The Kawasaki rider led Mahendra and García in Friday morning’s session at the Spanish circuit

The FIM Supersport 300 World Championship kicked off at the Tissot Aragon Round and there was no stopping Dutchman Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) in Free Practice. The #7 rode a lap time of 2’06.289s, claiming the top spot by more than three tenths ahead of his rivals, with Championship rival Aldi Satya Mahendra (Team BrCorse) coming in second and Julio García (KOVE Racing Team) chasing him down.

Veneman currently stands second in the Championship, only 12 points behind Mahendra, meaning the afternoon Superpole session is going to be all to play for.

Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing) finished just outside of the top three, claiming fourth place, ahead of Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) and Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse), who rounded out the top six, lapping over a second away from the pace of Veneman out in front

Daniel Mogeda (Team#109 Retro Traffic Kawasaki) was seventh, leading Yamaha rider Antonio Torres (MS Racing) who posted a lap time of 2'07.501 to finish in eighth. Carter Thompson (Fusport-RT Motorsport by SKM-Kawasaki) and Brazilian rider Gustavo Manso (Yamaha AD78 FIM LA by MS Racing) rounded off the top 10 with a time of 2'07.839s.

The top six from WorldSSP300 Free Practice, full results here:

1. Loris Veneman (MTM Kawasaki) 2’06.289s
2. Aldi Mahendra (Team BrCorse) +0.309s
3. Julio García (KOVE Racing Team) +0.592s
4. Galang Hendra Pratama (ProGP NitiRacing) +0.724s
5. Marc Garcia (KOVE Racing Team) +0.818s
6. Marco Gaggi (Team BrCorse) +1.043s

Don’t miss WorldSSP300’s Tissot Superpole session at 14:10 Local Time (UTC+1) using the WorldSBK VideoPass