Saturday, 1 June, OLBIA (Italy): UAE rider Sultan Al Hammadi won a thrilling opening Moto in Ski GP2, with Croatia’s Slaven Ivancic finishing in second ahead of Italian Andrea Guidi.

Al Hammadi made a sensationally start from fourth moving up three places to lead at the end of lap 1 from pole sitter Andrea Thiessen and held him off for six laps when a mistake by the Dane cost him a place with Ivancic moving into second.

The young UAE rider held off the next challenger and going to complete the 9 laps and win by 2.28s, Ivancic in second ahead of Thiessen, who was later disqualified for invading the alternate course, elavating Guidi a place.

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