Odendaal and the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team make a toast on the podium in the Misano Saturday

A great second day of action at Misano for the Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team, which was able to take the third step of the podium in Race 1 at its home circuit. This was thanks to the fantastic work of its rider Steven Odendaal, who made the most of the great work of the reigning World Champion team and now has four podiums in just five manche.

Day 2 at Misano opened with the Superpole, which defined the grid for Race 1 and Race 2. Odendaal performed well during the 25 minutes available, gradually improving his time up to the final 1'37"908, which earned him the sixth place on the grid, just 182 thousandths from the pole position.

At 15.15 the lights went out for Race 1, which saw the South African rider get off to a great start, recovering some positions from the first corner, and then crossing the line at the end of the first lap in second place. Steven remained in this position, in close contact with the head of the race, until lap number 13, when he had to give way to Bernardi.

In the last few laps Odendaal intelligently managed third place, collecting an excellent and useful podium for the overall standings, where Steven now occupies second position, just three points behind the leader. Tomorrow will be race day again, with Race 2 scheduled for 12.30, and preceded in the morning by the warm up (9.25). The race will be broadcast live on Sky Sport MotoGP, channel 208 of Sky.

Superpole results #ITAWorldSBK

P1 - Dominique Aegerter (Yamaha) 1'37"726

P2 - Luca Bernardi (Yamaha) +0.013

P3 - Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha) +0.135

P4 - Jules Cluzel (Yamaha) +0.136

P5 - Hannes Soomer (Yamaha) +0.137

P6 - Steven Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team, Yamaha) +0.182

Race 1 results #ITAWorldSBK

P1 - Dominique Aegerter (Yamaha)

P2 - Luca Bernardi (Yamaha)

P3 - Steven Odendaal (Evan Bros. WorldSSP Yamaha Team, Yamaha)

P4 - Jules Cluzel (Yamaha)

P5 - Manuel Gonzalez (Yamaha)

Steven Odendaal: "The first part of the race was positive, as I was able to be part of the leading group right away, following Aegerter without any problems. In the following laps I couldn't keep up with his pace and Bernardi was able to catch up and pass me. At the end I thought I could attack him, but the lack of rear grip prevented me from doing so. The fact that in a day all in all negative we gained the third position is very good, as it reaffirms our value: we gained important points for the championship, and tomorrow we will try to attack again, trying to further improve our package".