Misano Sportbike, Race 2: Kawasaki won ahead of Yamaha and Triumph

Triumph rider and local hero Bruno Ieraci won the first race of the Sportbike World Championship in Misano - there have been nine different winners in ten races this season! Filippo Bianchi (Aprilia) and Carter Thompson (Yamaha) completed the podium. However, the fastest race lap was set by Fenton Seabright, who rides for the Triumph team of road racer Peter Hickman.

In the new Sportbike World Championship, the starting grid for the second race is also not based solely on the Superpole. The fastest race lap from Saturday is used for the first nine positions, and qualifying is used from tenth place on the grid.

Seabright therefore started the race from pole position. He was joined on the front row by Thompson and Salvador (Kawasaki). Row 2 was formed by Gaggi (Yamaha), Torres (Kawasaki) and Osuna (Kawasaki). Saturday's winner Ieraci, Artigas (Kawasaki) and Bartolini (Triumph) lined up on the third row.

At the start of the 12-lap sportbike race at 12.45 pm, the air temperature was 30 degrees Celsius. The tarmac on the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli had heated up to 50 degrees.

Salvador got the best start and took the lead. Thompson struggled with a wheelie. Seabright was second, Saturday's winner Ierci crashed in turn 3.

Seabright was able to overtake Salvador on the first lap and take the lead. But Salavdor countered.

The order at the start of lap 2: Salvador, Seabright and Thompson. Salvador and Seabright battled for the lead. At the back of the field, Veneman and Benetti went down in turn 13. Seabright, Thompson, Salvador and Artigas battled it out at the front.

The order at the end of lap 4: Thompson, Salvador, Artigas, Seabright and Bartolini.

Eight laps before the end, Bartolini crashed in turn 14 - the race was over for him. Sanchez crashed shortly afterwards.

The top five seven laps from the end: Thompson, Salvador, Artigas, Torres and Seabright.

It remained exciting: halfway through the race, the leading group consisted of over ten riders. Thompsen and Salvador fought a duel at the front.

Five laps before the end, Sovicka crashed. The duel between Thompson and Salvador at the front continued.

Di Persio crashed with four laps to go. The leading group consisted of nine riders. Wildcard rider Bianchi fought his way up to third place.

The order three laps before the end: Salvador, Artigas, Bianchi, Seabright and Thompson. Maier crashed in turn 14.

In the meantime, Artigas and Salvador were duelling at the front. Fernandez crashed. Artigas had to go wide and dropped back to 4th position.

Seabright took the lead and went into the final lap in first place. Behind him, his rivals swapped positions.

Salavador then took the lead again - he crossed the finish line ahead of Thompson and Seabright. It was the second win of the season for the world championship leader. Torres, Bianchi and Artigas completed the top six.