Kent Finishes First, Ruiz Granted Victory

Danny Kent was the first across the line at the second race during the Red Bull Rookies Cup at Assen, but after a penalty was assessed, Daniel Ruiz was granted the win. Kent overtook Ruiz at the final corner while a yellow flag was being waved. The penalty dropped Kent down to second place.

“It was a great race and it was good to be towards the front of the group and work out where my strong and weak points were on the track. I realized that I was stronger than Dani going into the final chicane so I knew that I had to put myself behind him on the last lap and that's what I did,” said Kent. "Of course I'm not happy about loosing the win, I never saw any flags otherwise of course I wouldn't overtake.”

Harry Stafford, who barely missed the podium in race 1, managed to finish in third place during race two.

“I learned a lot from finishing 4th yesterday, I knew that I had to be a bit more aggressive to get into the right position for the last laps," said Stafford.

Ruiz now leads the Rookies Cup by just one point ahead of Kent. Danny Hiura, who had to retire today after a mechanical error, sits in third, 12 points behind Ruiz.

Red Bull Rookies Cup - Assen - Race 2 Results

1. Daniel Ruiz (ESP) 28 minutes 55.822 seconds (150.717 kph)
2. Danny Kent (GBR) *penalty
3. Harry Stafford (GBR) +0.157
4. Jacob Gagne (USA) +0.413
5. Kevin Calia (ITA) +0.466
6. Alexander Kristiansson (SWE) +1.570
7. Brad Binder (RSA) +9.230
8. Alejandro Pardo (ITA) *penalty
9. Joshua Hook (AUS) +9.380
10. Alessio Cappella (ITA) +12.690