BOGDANKA PTR HONDA'S James Ellison was on course for a podium finish at the second round of the World Supersport Championship at Donington Park before clutch problems forced him to retire.

After an impressive start, Polish racer Pawel Szkopek was fighting for a point scoring finish before crashing out on lap 19 - fortunately without any major injuries. Luca Scassa won the World Supersport race and leads the standings with 50 points. Ellison is 11th overall with 10 points. Round three will take place at Assen on the 17th of April.

James Ellison:

“I really wanted that podium. We’ve worked hard for it all weekend and I knew I would be a contender in the race. I was very confident but unfortunately the clutch broke. I was trying to preserve it as much as I could in the second half of the race but with one lap to go the bike just wouldn’t accelerate and I had to pull into the pits.”

Pawel Szkopek:

“My right collarbone is in quite a bit of pain but it’s not broken and I should be fine for Assen. I’m a bit annoyed because I was feeling really good before the start and doing really well in the first half of the race - but then struggled a bit on used tyres. I’ve tried to ride more smoothly after the first 10 laps and hold on to Nemeth, but high-sided just a few laps from the end so I’ll need to work on my pace on used tyres at Assen.”

Simon Buckmaster:

“We were on course for a great race with James running in third and Pawel fighting for points but it didn’t quite turn out our way in the end. James did a great job trying to get to the finish but couldn’t quite make it - he has shown his podium potential. Unfortunately Pawel crashed as well but we’re glad he’s OK. We’ve still shown a very good potential today. We will come back stronger for the next round and get the job right there.”


Race Results:


1. Luca Scassa 33'40.762 Yamaha YZF R6 (Yamaha ParkinGO Team)

2. Chaz Davies 33'41.032 Yamaha YZF R6 (Yamaha ParkinGO Team)

3. Gino Rea 34'01.136 Honda CBR600RR (Step Racing Team)

4. Robbin Harms 34'04.231 Honda CBR600RR (Harms Benjan Racing Team)

5. Broc Parkes 34'05.634 Kawasaki ZX-6R (Kawasaki Motocard.com)

6. David Salom 34'12.763 Kawasaki ZX-6R (Kawasaki Motocard.com)

7. Massimo Roccoli 34'22.890 Kawasaki ZX-6R (Lorenzini by Leoni)

8. Florian Marino 34'24.588 Honda CBR600RR (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda)

9. Vittorio Iannuzzo 34'33.698 Kawasaki ZX-6R (Lorenzini by Leoni)

10. Alexander Lundh 34'36.718 Honda CBR600RR (Cresto Guide Racing Team)

Retired James Ellison 33'20.680 Honda CBR600RR (Bogdanka PTR Honda)

Retired Pawel Szkopek 28'29.601 Honda CBR600RR (Bogdanka PTR Honda)


Standings


1. Luca Scassa 50

2. Broc Parkes 31

3. Robbin Harms 24

4. David Salom 23

5. Chaz Davies 20

6. Florian Marino 17

7. Gino Rea 16

8. Sam Lowes 16

9. Vittorio Iannuzzo 15

10 Alexander Lundh 13

11. James Ellison 10