WSS: Cluzel storms to home win to close gap to Cortese

Full World Supersport race results fꦬrom Magny-Cours

Jules Cluzel has given ꦿhis World Supersport title charge a timely boost with victory at his home round fending off championship leader Sandro Cortese at Magny-Cours.

Cluzel storms to home win to close gap to Cortese

Full World Supersport race results from Magny-Co🌳urs

Jules Cluzel has given his World Supersport title charge a timely boost with victory at his home round fending off championship leader Sandro Cortes🌃e at Magny-Cours.

After leading the opening stages, Cluzel remained under constant pressure from Cortese with the Kallio Racing Yamaha rider able to🌞 dive down the inside of the Adelaide hairpin only to see hi🐼s title rival gain better drive out of the corner to retain the lead.

With three laps to go, NRT Yamaha’s Cluzel upped his pace to sprint clear of any la🔥te attacks from Cortese to clinch his fourth victory at Magny-Cours and trim the German’s championship advantage to 11 points with two rounds remaining.

Defending World Supersport champiꦍon Lucas Mahias took a last-lap podium from GRT Yamaha team-mate Federico Caricasulo, with the French rider diving up the inside 🧜;unsettling the Italian who suffered a low-side crash.

Caricasulo remounted to finish down in 13th place but the res🐷ult leaves his title hopes in tatters. The GRT Yamaha rider’s off promoted Thomas Gradinger to his best result of the year with f❀ourth place for the NRT Yamaha rider.

Randy Krummenacher had to settl🐼e for fifth place for Bardahl Evan Bros Yamaha ahead of 💯Corentin Perolari (GMT94 Yamaha) and Raffaele De Rosa (MV Agusta).

Kyle Smith led the CIA Landlords Insurance Honda charge in eighth ahead of Puccetti Kawasaki duo Hikari Ok🍨ubo and Hector Barbera who rounded out the top ten finishers.

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