Fairytale Home Win For Ponziani
Almost everyone expected a Klint Forward Racing Team rider to win the opening race at Cremona, after Maria Herrera had secured the Superpole trophy on Friday.
The team duly won, but it was the other rider – local competitor Roberta Ponziani (Klint Forward Racing Team) – who took the biggest points score away.
Ponziani won by just 0.150 from Herrera after 12 laps, with Beatriz Neila (Ampito Crescent Yamaha) in third place, only 0.397 seconds away from the win.
Over six seconds back, Astrid Madrigal (Italika Racing FIMLA) ended up in fourth spot, with regular front runner Sara Sanchez (Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha WorldWCR Team) a closely-following fifth. Ten seconds from the winner, Kiwi competitor Avalon Lewis (Carl Cox Motorsports) placed sixth.
Tayla Relph (TAYCO Motorsports) came out on top in the battle for seventh place, in what was a closely-bunched midfield group across the line. Lucie Boudesseul (GMT94-YAMAHA), Isis Carreno (Italika Racing FIMLA) and Pakita Ruiz (PR46+1 Racing Team) completed the top ten in Race One.
Cremona WorldWCR Race One
| Pos | Rider | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Ponziani (ITA) | Klint Forward Racing | — |
| 2 | M. Herrera (ESP) | Klint Forward Racing | 0.15 |
| 3 | B. Neila (ESP) | Ampito Crescent Yamaha | 0.397 |
| 4 | A. Madrigal (MEX) | Pons Italika Racing | 6.377 |
| 5 | S. Sanchez (ESP) | Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha | 6.616 |
| 6 | A. Lewis (NZL) | Carl Cox Motorsport | 10.022 |
| 7 | T. Relph (AUS) | Full Throttle Racing | 19.707 |
| 8 | L. Boudesseul (FRA) | GMT94 Yamaha | 20.358 |
| 9 | I. Carreno (CHI) | Pons Italika Racing | 20.593 |
| 10 | P. Ruiz (ESP) | PR46+1 Racing | 21.416 |
| 11 | C. Jones (GBR) | GR Motorsport | 22 |
| 12 | L. Michel (GER) | TSL Racing | 24.716 |
| 13 | A. Ourednickova (CZE) | Daft Moto Racing | 34.104 |
| 14 | N. Rivera (ESP) | Terra & Vita GRT Yamaha | 34.751 |
| 15 | D. Dal Zotto (ITA) | Affinity Rookies Academy | 34.891 |
| 16 | C. Liu (TPE) | WT Team Taiwan | 46.905 |
| 17 | J. Hanks-Elliott (GBR) | Hanks/2 Strokes Racing | 47.144 |
| 18 | O. Ongaro (FRA) | Ornella Ongaro Racing | 49.932 |
| 19 | S. Lloyd (USA) | Team Trasimeno | +1'00.356 |
| 20 | B. Fuller (NZL) | Carl Cox Motorsport | +1'01.592 |
| 21 | B. Barbera (ITA) | GP3 AD11 | +1'12.082 |
| 22 | M. Simoes (POR) | FB Racing | +1'30.635 |
| RET | J. Howden (RSA) | Team Trasimeno | Ret (9 laps) |
| RET | M. Dobbs (USA) | Diva Racing | Ret (10 laps) |
| RET | E. Bondi (FRA) | Zelos Trasimeno | Ret (10 laps) |
