Xavier Artigas in Moto3, Yari Montella in Moto2 and David Alonso in the European Talent Cup take a trio of victories at Estoril in Portugal.
Xavier Artigas kicked off the year in the FIM CEV Repsol with a tight victory in the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship, edging out Pedro Acosta and Adrián Fernández by just three tenths of a second in a very tight finale.
In the first race for the Moto2 class, Yari Montella put in a great performance to beat Niki Tuuli and Lukas Tulovic for the win. The Speed Up rider has proven to be one of the riders to watch out for in 2020, and claimed his triumph from seventh on the grid.
In Race 2, Montella once again dominated from start to finish, this time taking the chequered flag followed by Tuuli and Alessando Zaccone. The three-man group broke away from the fight for fourth place between Alejandro Medina, Xavier Cardelús and Taiga Hada, and never let them back into contention.
In the European Talent Cup, Dani Alonso of the Openbank Aspar Team set a good pace from the get-go. He claimed the win in Race 1, joined on the podium by Iván Ortolá and Alberto Ferrández.
In the second race Alonso did the double Ángel Piqueras and Zonta Van Den Goobergh were the closest to catching him at Estoril, with the latter moved up to the rostrum due to a penalty for Ferrández for exceeding the track limit.
The FIM CEV Repsol will stay on in Portugal, and on Monday, July 13th, the series moves to the Circuito do Algarve.
XAVIER ARTIGAS – MOTO3 RACE WINNER
“I’m very happy to come back like this, after everything that has happened over these past few months. We were very strong yesterday and today, setting a good pace and feeling comfortable on the bike. Thank you very much to all the team, and for my family and the fans for their unconditional support.”
YARI MONTELLA – MOTO2 RACE 1 WINNER
“I’m very happy with the result, after picking up a penalty yesterday due to a mistake. I started from seventh, but little by little I established a very consistent pace through to the end. We have worked hard, and that is why I thank the team.”
YARI MONTELLA – MOTO2 RACE 2 WINNER
“I am again very happy about this second victory. I focused a lot on improving lap by lap, increasing the distance ahead of the other riders. It’s a very important victory for me and for the team, and we’ll see you all at Portimao.”
DAVID ALONSO – EUROPEAN TALENT CUP RACE 1 WINNER
“It’s amazing to start like this. On the first few laps I was able to establish a small advantage, I kept my pace up and I was able to escape from the others.”
DAVID ALONSO – EUROPEAN TALENT CUP RACE 2 WINNER
“I’m very happy. This race was more difficult for me, since I couldn’t break away on the opening laps. Finally I was able to pick up the pace and extend the gap to second place. I thank the team because we had a problem in the pitlane and they solved it perfectly.”
