The FIM SuperMoto World Championship is ready to rock and roll at the fascinating port of Olbia for Round Four of the season.

FIM SuperMoto Grand Prix of Sardegna-Latest info
Date: 2008-07-11 (courtesy Youthstream)

Bernd Hiemer now leads the S1 points standings with former S1 rival Adrien Chareyre leading the S2 Championship. In the UEM series Oliver Pope and Heino Meusburger lead the S3 and Open class respectively.

KTM Italia Miglio’s Bernd Hiemer is now on top of the S1 Championship as previous leader Thierry Van Den Bosch of Aprilia Off Road had a difficult Spanish GP.

The duo will be again in a dice for the red plate this weekend as third placed in the Championship Thomas Chareyre sees Matthew Winstanley and Ivan Lazzarini closing in.

Winstanley had a difficult time in Spain while Lazzarini took his best career S1 result with first overall after winning both heats.
Spain was a positive round also for French countrymen Sylvain Bidart and Jerome Giraudo, ending fifth and sixth respectively, as both look at Olbia with more confidence in their bags.

Husqvarna CH Racing’s Adrien Chareyre is leading the S2 standings for the first time in his young but successful career, including also the 2007 S1 World Title.
Previous leader Davide Gozzini of TM Factory Racing will race at home this weekend, enjoying the support from the many fans during his quest for the red plate.
After the two youngsters, SuperMoto experts Attilio Pignotti and Gerald Delepine are approaching the top of the Championship.

Pignotti is third in the standings with Delepine fourth after both had a tough start to the season compromised by injuries.
Sardinia born Superider Lorenzo Pes will race this Grand Prix as a wild card in the S2 class.


Oliver Pope retained the lead in the S3 class despite runner up Olivier Scheen took victory in the latest round in Spain. Alessandro Asnicar rounds off a very close top three as he led the standings after round one in Torino.

Heino Meusburger is pulling away from the rest of the Open class field, with runner up Alex Tognaccini being 15 points adrift. Edgardo Borella rounds off the top three after his maiden overall win in Spain.

THE RACE TRACK AND OLBIA
For the first time in history the World and European SuperMoto series head to Olbia, another new venue which makes the 2008 calendar a very interesting one. The Grand Prix of Sardegna will be held on Olbia’s industrial port, where an area of 30.000 square metres has been dedicated to the course. The race track will have a slide zone and a sky zone made of natural ground, with the latter featuring also a demanding three wave section.

The city of Olbia is in the North East of the Italian Island Sardinia and it is the key port in the Costa Smeralda area, which is one of the most beautiful coasts in Italy. Olbia has about 50000 inhabitants and it has witnessed a solid development in the latest 30 years, with the tourism being the most fruitful business in the area.

THE EVENT’S SCHEDULE
Saturday July 12: EC Open Free Practice 1 at 9:00 am; EC S3 Free Practice 1 at 9:30 am; KTM Italia Trophy Free Practice at 10:05 am; EC Open Pre Qualifying Practice at 10:30 am; EC S3 Free Practice 2 at 11:00 am; S2 Free Practice 1 at 12:00 am; S1 Free Practice 1 at 12:40 am; KTM Italia Trophy Time Practice at 3:30 pm; EC Open Qualifying Race 1 at 4:00 pm; S2 Free Practice 2 at 4:30 pm; S1 Free Practice 2 at 5:10 pm; EC Open Qualifying Race 2 at 6:00 pm; S2 Time Practice at 6:30 pm; S1 Time Practice at 7:20 pm; EC S3 Time Practice and EC Open Last Chance Qualifying Practice at 8:10 pm

Sunday July 13: EC Open Warm Up at 8:05 am; EC S3 Warm Up at 8:30 am; KTM Italia Trophy Warm Up at 9:00 am; EC Open Race 1 at 9:35 am; EC S3 Race 1 at 10:15 am; S2 Warm Up at 10:45 am with Superpole immediately after; S1 Warm Up at 11:20 am with Superpole immediately after; EC Open Race 2 at 12:05 am; EC S3 Race 2 at 12:45 am; KTM Italia Trophy Race 1 at 2:25 pm; S2 Race 1 at 3:25 pm; S1 Race 1 at 4:25 pm; KTM Italia Trophy Race 2 at 5:25 pm; S2 Race 2 at 6:25 pm; S1 Race 2 at 7:25 pm