Marcel Brenner (Kawasaki) practices self-criticism after the Assen/Supersport World Championship

A turbulent Supersport meeting in Assen once again ended without a place in the points for Marcel Brenner. The Kawasaki rider knows that he must also work on himself.

Marcel Brenner was prepared for the race weekend and the two-day test at Assen, but the Kawasaki rider was no match for the ever-changing conditions. Starting 31st, the 26-year-old only made it to the finish line in 22nd and 19th. Viamo Racing and the MTM driver were hoping to finally make it into the top 10 at the rally in the Netherlands.

Both races started on wet tracks. In the first race on Saturday, Brenner felt he was on the right side when it came to tire choice.

“On the warm-up lap I noticed that the second part of the track was very wet and even then I wouldn’t feel comfortable and agile in those conditions. That’s why the wet tire was the best option. At least it was like that at the beginning,” the Kawasaki rider said. “Towards the end of the race it was a soft tire that I could continue to make up the field and maybe get a few points. My race started with a good start. But then Niki Tuuli crashed in the second corner, which cost me time. After that I was faster than the drivers on slicks, although they passed me again in the wet. I was always able to fight until the track was very dry. In the end, the tire was full of heat and had no grip in the wet.

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

In the second run, all pilots had the same conditions. Because the sun was shining and the track was dry, the entire field was on the starting grid with slicks. Before the start of the race, the rain returned and in the first five laps all participants changed wet tires.

“I thought early on that maybe there would be a little rain, like in the previous Superbike races. But it was already clear in the warm-up lap that it would be more. At the end of the first lap I decided to drive straight to the pits to change the tires, ” reported Brenner. “We had a nice pit stop, where I also put knee slides in the rain to get a better feel. After that I got up to around 18th place for a while and I thought maybe it would be enough for points. Unfortunately it wasn’t because I was too quick. I just have to be more confident in the rain and maybe take more risks, even if it ends in the fall.

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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