Suzuki GRANDys duo rider Marko Jerman claimed victory in the Superbike class at the fourth round of the Alpe Adria Superbike Championship at Most in the Czech Republic on Sunday.
Jerman was handed the victory after Jan Halbich (Kawasaki) was given a 20-second penalty by Race Direction and was dropped to fourth. But Technical penalties also affected Jerman in the Superstock 1000 class and also his Supersport 600-class team mate Daniel Bukowski.
After winning the Superstock 1000 race, Jerman was given a 20-second penalty for allegedly cutting the chicane on the final lap; a decision that dropped the Slovakian to fourth in the race.
Bukowski, however, was disqualified from the Supersport 600 race after taking the victory, citing a technical infringement to Alpe Adria Championship rules for using his spare GSX-R600, which were in-line with FIM specification.Said Suzuki GRANDys duo Team Manager Jacek Grandys: "That was a crazy weekend for our team. We are very disappointed about the outcome of Daniel's race as he would have become the leader of the championship. Unfortunately, we made a mistake by letting Daniel use a spare motorbike prepared in accordance with the FIM specification which slightly differs from that set by the rules of Alpe Adria. However, I hope that Daniel will be able to make up for this at the next round in Poznan in Poland at the end of the month and will continue to be a serious contender for the title. Congratulations to Marko on another victory in the Superbike class."
Superstock 600 Results:
1. Kevin Koller (Yamaha) AUT 2. Adrian Gyutai (Honda) HUN 3. Jiri Klejch (Kawasaki) CZE 4. Josef Engerisser (Yamaha) AUT 5. Rene Sporer (Yamaha) AUT DQ: Daniel Bukowski (Suzuki GRANDys duo) POL
Superstock 1000 Results:
1. Michal Filla (BMW) CZE 2. Martin Choy (BMW) BUL 3. Karel Pesek (BMW) CZE 4. Marko Jerman (Suzuki GRANDys duo) SLO 5. Adrian Pasek (Aprilia) POL
Superbike Results:
1. Marko Jerman (Suzuki GRANDys duo) SLO 2. Irek Sikora (BMW) POL 3. Jan Halbich (Kawasaki) CZE 4. Janez Prosenik (BMW) SLO 5. Pawel Szkopek (Yamaha) POL
Alpe Adria Championship Points (after four rounds):
Superstock 600:
1. Janos Chrobak (Kawasaki) HUN 80 pts 2. Daniel Bukowski (Suzuki GRANDys duo) POL 66 pts 3. Kevin Koller (Yamaha) AUT 62 pts 4. Adrian Gyutai (Honda) HUN 56 pts 5. Luca Tommasini (Triumph) ITA 52 pts
Superstock 1000:
1. Michal Filla (BMW) CZE 118 pts 2. Marko Jerman (Suzuki GRANDys duo) SLO 91 pts 3. Martin Choy (BMW) BUL 81 pts 4. Andy Meklau (Suzuki GRANDys duo) AUT 58 pts 5. Michal Sembera (BMW) CZE 43 pts
Superbike:
1. Marko Jerman (Suzuki GRANDys duo) SLO 108 pts 2. Jan Halbich (Kawasaki) CZE 80 pts 3. Andy Meklau (Suzuki GRANDys duo) AUT 72 pts 4. Janez Prosenik (BMW) SLO 66 pts 5. Irek Sikora (BMW) POL 58 pts
