AT THIS MOST Italian of racetracks it was only right that locally born riders should dominate. The first of those was Superpole winner Federico Caricasulo on his Althea Ducati. He held off championship leader Nicolo Bulega’s Aruba Ducati and also the Dutch-operated Ten Kate Yamaha YZF-R6 of Stefano Manzi for pole.
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