Only for Adrian Huertas (Ducati) was the chaos complete / Supersport World Championship

The big winner of the chaotic Supersport meeting in Assen is Adrian Huertas. The Ducati rider arrived at the third race of the season in fifth place in the World Championship and led to victory and second place.

As the successor of supersport world champion Nicolò Bulega, Adrian Huertas knows his place this year. But he crashed in the first race at the season opener at Phillip Island and again in the second race at his home race in Barcelona. Before the Assen meeting, the 2021 300cc world champion was already 35 points behind leader Yari Montella (Ducati).

At the Assen meeting, Huertas achieved the impossible: from third on the grid, the 20-year-old raced to victory in the first race, and in the second race he came second behind local hero Glenn van Straalen . And because the pilots in front of him made a mistake in at least one race in the overall standings, the chaos pushed the Spaniard to the top of the World Championship with 86 points!

“Amazing weekend,” enthused Huertas in an interview with SPEEDWEEK.com. “We were able to handle all conditions and we were competitive, whether it was wet or dry. We have reached a good level, we worked hard after my accident in Barcelona and now we are the leaders of the world championship.”

Welcome to the Assen race

Glenn van Straalen

I am Tuuli

Yari Montella

Start of the race

Niccolo Antonelli

Schrötter, Brenner, Huertas

Lucas Mahias

Adrian Huertas

Stefano Manzi

Luke’s power

Valentin Debise

Tom Edwards

Glenn van Straalen

Marcel Schrötter

Huertas and Sofuoglu

Lorenzo Baldassarri

Repentance, Garden, Tuuli

Jorge Navarro

Adrian Huertas wins 1 race

Sieger Adrian Huertas

Manzi, Garden, Debise

Glenn van Straalen has won Lauf 2

Sieger Glenn van Straalen

Huertas, Van Straalen, Tuuli

World Supersport drivers had a tough time in Assen. Virtually every session was held on a piste that was wet at least in places. In the second race it rained on the grid and a tire change had to be made.

«The second race was difficult and I didn’t want to take any big risks to win. So I got second place,” explained the Aruba.it Ducati rider. “I am very satisfied. My team did a good job changing the tires. They were very calm and that made me feel good. I trusted my feelings because finally we are running for the world championship and not for every single victory. Now I am leading in the overall result and that means I am one of my favorite titles. We are strong and I think we have a real chance to win the championship.”

Supersport Assen World Championship results, race 2:
Pos	the driver	Motorcycle	Different
1.	Glenn van Straalen (NL)	Yamaha
2.	Adrian Huertas (E)	Ducati	+ 1,352 sec
3.	Niki Tuuli (FIN)	Ducati	+ 2,944
4.	Niccolo Antonelli (I)	Ducati	+ 4,167
5.	Bahattin Sofuoglu (TR)	MV Agusta	+ 10,872
6.	Kaito Toba (J)	Honda	+ 19,361
7.	Yari Montella (I)	Ducati	+ 26,280
8.	Marcel Schrötter (D)	MV Agusta	+ 36,279
9.	Is Öncü (TR)	Kawasaki	+ 41,854
10.	Twan Smits (NL)	Yamaha	+ 41,874
11.	Jorge Navarro (E)	Victory	+ 46,345
12.	Piotr Biesiekirski (PL)	Ducati	+ 50,433
13.	Simone Corsi (I)	Ducati	+ 58,640
14.	Anupab Sarmoon (T)	Yamaha	+ > 1 min
15.	Gabriele Giannini (I)	Kawasaki	+ > 1 min
16.	Thomas Booth-Amos (GB)	Victory	+ > 1 min
17.	Hikari Okubo (J)	Kawasaki	+ > 1 min
18.	Valentine Debise (F)	Yamaha	+ > 1 min
19.	Marcel Brenner (CH)	Kawasaki	+ > 1 min
20.	Khairul Idham Bin Pawi (MAL)	Honda	+ > 1 min
21.	Stefano Manzi (I)	Yamaha	+ > 1 min
22.	Federico Caricasulo (I)	MV Agusta	+ > 1 min
23.	Krittapat Keankum (T)	Yamaha	+ > 1 min
24.	Lucas Mahias (F)	Yamaha	+ > 1 min
25.	Tom Edwards (AUS)	Ducati	+ > 1 min
26.	Ondrej Vostatek (CZ)	Victory	+ > 1 min
27.	Raffaele De Rosa (I)	QJ	+ > 1 min
–	Lorenzo Baldassarri (I)	Ducati
–	Oliver Bayliss (AUS)	Ducati
–	Luke Power (AUS)	MV Agusta
–	John McPhee (GB)	Victory
Supersport Assen World Championship results, race 1:
Pos	the driver	Motorcycle	Different
1.	Adrian Huertas (E)	Ducati
2.	Stefano Manzi (I)	Yamaha	+ 8,149 sec
3.	Valentine Debise (F)	Yamaha	+ 9,180
4.	Glenn van Straalen (NL)	Yamaha	+ 9,291
5.	Tom Edwards (AUS)	Ducati	+ 14,695
6.	Federico Caricasulo (I)	MV Agusta	+ 19,375
7.	Jorge Navarro (E)	Victory	+ 19,412
8.	Bahattin Sofuoglu (TR)	MV Agusta	+ 22,148
9.	Lucas Mahias (F)	Yamaha	+ 27,026
10.	Luke Power (AUS)	MV Agusta	+ 27,841
11.	John McPhee (GB)	Victory	+ 27,970
12.	Marcel Schrötter (D)	MV Agusta	+ 45,762
13.	Anupab Sarmoon (T)	Yamaha	+ 49,515
14.	Simone Corsi (I)	Ducati	+ 49,815
15.	Niccolo Antonelli (I)	Ducati	+ 52,177
16.	Is Öncü (TR)	Kawasaki	+ > 1 min
17.	Gabriele Giannini (I)	Kawasaki	+ > 1 min
18.	Raffaele De Rosa (I)	QJ	+ > 1 min
19.	Krittapat Keankum (T)	Yamaha	+ > 1 min
20.	Oliver Bayliss (AUS)	Ducati	+ > 1 min
21.	Piotr Biesiekirski (PL)	Ducati	+ > 1 min
22.	Marcel Brenner (CH)	Kawasaki	+ > 1 min
23.	Khairul Idham Bin Pawi (MAL)	Honda	+ > 1 min
24.	Kaito Toba (J)	Honda	+ > 1 min
25.	Hikari Okubo (J)	Kawasaki	+ > 1 min
–	Ondrej Vostatek (CZ)	Victory
–	Lorenzo Baldassarri (I)	Ducati
–	Twan Smits (NL)	Yamaha
–	Thomas Booth-Amos (GB)	Victory
–	Yari Montella (I)	Ducati
–	Niki Tuuli (FIN)	Ducati
Supersport World Cup 2024: Status after 6 of 24 races
Pos	the driver	Motorcycle	Points
1.	Adrian Huertas (E)	Ducati	86
2.	Stefano Manzi (I)	Yamaha	85
3.	Yari Montella (I)	Ducati	85
4.	Marcel Schrötter (D)	MV Agusta	84
5.	Bahattin Sofuoglu (TR)	MV Agusta	55
6.	Federico Caricasulo (I)	MV Agusta	54
7.	Valentine Debise (F)	Yamaha	49
8.	Glenn van Straalen (NL)	Yamaha	46
9.	Jorge Navarro (E)	Victory	45
10.	Lucas Mahias (F)	Yamaha	39
11.	John McPhee (GB)	Victory	25
12.	Oliver Bayliss (AUS)	Ducati	22
13.	Is Öncü (TR)	Kawasaki	22
14.	Niccolo Antonelli (I)	Ducati	21
15.	Yeray Ruiz (E)	Yamaha	18
16.	Niki Tuuli (FIN)	Ducati	18
17.	Tom Edwards (AUS)	Ducati	15
18.	Anupab Sarmoon (T)	Yamaha	10
19.	Kaito Toba (J)	Honda	10
20.	Lorenzo Baldassarri (I)	Ducati	7
21.	Thomas Booth-Amos (GB)	Victory	7
22.	Tom Toparis (AUS)	Yamaha	6
23.	Luke Power (AUS)	MV Agusta	6
24.	Twan Smits (NL)	Yamaha	6
25.	Simone Corsi (I)	Ducati	5
26.	Piotr Biesiekirski (PL)	Ducati	4
27.	Marcel Brenner (CH)	Kawasaki	3
28.	Lorenzo Dalla Porta (I)	Yamaha	3
29.	Ondrej Vostatek (CZ)	Victory	2
30.	Khairul Idham Bin Pawi (MAL)	Honda	1

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