FIM Superbike World Championship Motorland Aragon, Spain April 12, 2013 Qualifying Session One Results (all on Pirelli tires): 1. Eugene LAVERTY, Ireland (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:58.548 2. Chaz DAVIES, UK (BMW S1000RR), 1:58.652 3. Tom SYKES, UK (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:58.887 4. Marco MELANDRI, Italy (BMW S1000RR), 1:58.944 5. Jonathan REA, UK (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:59.060 6. Sylvain GUINTOLI, France (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:59.144 7. Leon CAMIER, UK (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:59.379, crash 8. Jules CLUZEL, France (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:59.414 9. Loris BAZ, France (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:59.423 10. Davide GIUGLIANO, Italy (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 1:59.599 11. Leon HASLAM, UK (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:59.599 12. Carlos CHECA, Spain (Ducati 1199R), 2:00.004 13. Michel FABRIZIO, Italy (Aprilia RSV4 Factory), 2:00.199 14. Ayrton BADOVINI, Italy (Ducati 1199R), 2:00.688 15. Alexander LUNDH, Sweden (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 2:01.041 16. Max NEUKIRCHNER, Germany (Ducati 1199R), 2:01.658 17. Federico SANDI, Italy (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 2:01.928 18. Vittorio IANNUZZO, Italy (BMW S1000RR), 2:03.201 19. Ivan CLEMENTI, Italy (BMW S1000RR), 2:03.233 20. Mark AITCHISON, Australia (Ducati 1098R), 2:04.169 More, from a press release issued by Aprilia: WORLD SBK. THE WEEKEND IS OFF TO A GOOD START FOR APRILIA RACING. AT ARAGON EUGENE LAVERTY STOPS THE CLOCK WITH THE BEST TIME IN THE FIRST QUALIFIERS. SYLVAIN GUINTOLI IS SATISFIED WITH HIS BIKE AND THE FIRST DAY. Aragon (Spain), 12 April 2013 – Aprilia Racing, reigning WSBK champion team and ranking leader in the 2013 season, got off to a good start for the weekend leading up to the Sunday races for the second round of the championship on the Spanish track at Aragon. After the double win during the opening round at Phillip Island, with Guintoli and Laverty winning both races and consequently finishing the weekend tied for first place in the rider standings, expectations are high for the Italian team. Expectations which, on the first day of testing (free practice in the morning and qualifiers in the afternoon) did not disappoint. Eugene Laverty, with an excellent last lap, stopped the clock with the best time of the day at 1’58.548, leaving all the rivals behind and significantly improving with respect to his time in the morning free practice sessions (1’59.651) which had resulted in a strong fourth place. Sylvain Guintoli also made a clear improvement, shaving well over a second off his times from the practice sessions and ending the first qualifiers with the sixth best time at 1’59.144. As always Friday was spent looking for the best settings in view of tomorrow’s Superpole and – above all – the races Sunday. However, Laverty’s time and the excellent impressions Guintoli reported despite the fact that the Frenchman, only in his second race astride the RSV4, is still trying to find the right groove on the Spanish track, are excellent indicators for a weekend that promises to be quite heated, judging from the fact that the top 10 riders are all within one second of one another. “We worked quite a bit on the electronics today – explained Laverty – because I wasn’t satisfied with them during free practice this morning, especially going into turns. There is still room for improvement but we’re moving in the right direction and our times show it. We just need to make it easier to maintain the pace for more laps in view of the race. Tomorrow we’ll see what happens, the track will probably have better grip so we’ll adapt our setting in order to be ready Sunday”. Sylvain’s analysis is quite clear: “Today I didn’t ride well, but I’m not too worried given my position and the gap with the front runners. It seems like the bike is working very well, I just need to settle down and ride calmly. Maybe the fact that I’ve never had good results at Aragon makes me a bit tense and my riding style needs to be smooth for my best performance. I think a good night’s rest is what I need to get on the track tomorrow in the best possible conditions since my RSV4 is very effective here”. More, from a press release issued by Pata Honda World Superbike team: Improvements for Pata Honda in Spain Pata Honda World Superbike riders Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam have made a step forward in the development of their Honda CBR1000RR race machines during today’s opening practice and qualifying sessions at Motorland Aragon in Spain. The duo’s preparations for this weekend’s second round World Superbike event at the 5.344km circuit 280km west of Barcelona included an intense six days of testing – both at Aragon and at the Alcarras circuit, 100km to the north east – in order to further develop a new electronics system on their machines. Rea finished this afternoon’s 45-minute qualifying in fifth place, 0.5s off provisional pole sitter Eugene Laverty. Haslam, meanwhile, was unable to capitalise on the additional grip of a softer rear Pirelli and ended the session in 11th place. Both riders are more confident of further improvement in tomorrow’s second qualifying and free practice ahead of the afternoon’s Superpole sessions to determine the final grid positions for Sunday’s races. Jonathan Rea It’s clear that we’ve made some progress from last week’s Aragon test. Using the same tyre, I’ve been quite a bit quicker so going to Alcarras earlier this week for three more days, where we gained a lot of data and experience, was the right thing to do. We’re still working with base settings on engine braking so we’ll start working corner-by-corner tonight. There are some strong points now, and other areas that we need to work on. I feel like I’m being held back a bit by something, especially in third gear – it’s not wheelie control, so we’ll have to have a look at that tonight. It’s refreshing though, because we can start working on the chassis a little bit, now that the electronics are getting more consistent. I think we can make another step in the right direction there and come back stronger tomorrow. Leon Haslam This morning I felt pretty good – I did the whole session on the harder tyre and the bike was feeling a lot better than when we tested here last week. This afternoon we rolled out on the harder tyre again and it still felt pretty good, but when we put in the softer SC1 that the other guys were running we didn’t go any quicker. It made the bike react quite differently and made it feel like we had the old gremlins back. It’s not a big issue though, I think the guys now know how to resolve this problem and we’ll set the bike up for that specific tyre because we’re still getting a big difference in the electronics from tyre to tyre. As soon as we’ve got that sorted, we can do some more work on the chassis. Pieter Breddels – technical co-ordinator Jonathan managed fifth place today and we’re quite happy with that. We found that the progress we made in Alcarras is valid here, but the system still needs adjustment. The guys managed to make some quick adjustments and it’s still work in progress. For Leon there were a few more problems at the end and he ended up 11th. The change of tyre and grip level is affecting him quite a lot, so there’s a bit more work to do there. But we have another day tomorrow, so we’ll see what happens. More, from a press release issued by Team Red Devils: Team Red Devils – First session of qualifications of the World Superbike on the Motorland Aragon track First session of qualifications for the team Red Devils on the circuit of Motorland Aragon. After the eleventh lap time in practices this morning, Michel Fabrizio and his team have continued to work on the development of their Aprilia RSV4 for the two races of Sunday. Despite the work of technicians and commitment of the rider, there are still some problems of the set-up that disturb mainly the front of the bike. Michel has improved by almost eight tenths compared to his best time of this morning, but has not yet found the right feeling with his bike on this circuit which is so technical and not easy to interpret. Michel and his team’s work will continue in tomorrow’s session of qualifications, in order to be ready for Superpole which will determine the starting grid for the two races on Sunday. Michel Fabrizio: “We still have some structural problems that limit us in some points of the circuit. Compared to this morning the situation has improved, but we have to continue working, mainly to improve the bikes front fork. We know where we have to improve and my team is working to solve the problem. I’m pretty confident for tomorrow’s qualification and I want to improve my lap time to reach the best position for Superpole. A special thanks to my technicians who have done a great job as always.” More, from a press release issued by BMW Motorrad Motorsport: Motorland Aragón – Free Practice & Qualifying Practice 1. Friday, 12th April 2013. Weather conditions: Sunny. Temperature: Air: 18 – 23 °C, Track: 25 – 39 °C Number of riders participating: 20 from 13 teams Fastest lap Free Practice: Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team) 1:58.510 min Fastest lap Qualifying Practice 1: Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) 1:58.548 min The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team had a good start to the second round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship at Spanish track, “Motorland Aragón”. Factory riders Chaz Davies (GBR) and Marco Melandri (ITA) qualified for the provisional first and second rows aboard their BMW S 1000 RRs. The race weekend started with P1 for Marco and P2 for Chaz in today’s free practice session at noon. In the first qualifying practice this afternoon, Chaz topped the time sheets until the closing seconds and finished second putting him on the provisional first row for the race. Marco returned to the garage a couple of minutes before the chequered flag in third place. However, during the last few minutes of the session, he slipped back one position and finished fourth, placing him on the provisional second row. In the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup, reigning champion Sylvain Barrier secured provisional pole position for the 2013 season opener at “Motorland Aragón”. The Frenchman of the BMW Motorrad GoldBet STK Team set the fastest time of the first qualifying session aboard his brand new BMW HP4. His team mate Greg Gildenhuys (RSA) finished sixth. Chaz Davies: Fastest lap Free Practice: 1:59.041 min (P2)/Fastest lap Qualifying Practice 1: 1:58.652 min (P2) “It was a good Friday, everyone has done a great job. We were able to confirm the success of the work we have done over the last month and today has proved that I now feel really comfortable on my RR. I was already happy with my race pace at Phillip Island and I knew we could improve on it even more. We did a couple of tests in between the rounds and BMW did a good job on the bike. After some teams tested here last week you could have expected that we would be a bit further behind but sometimes it is nice to come to a track without having done numerous laps there. We came here fresh and hungry and it was good. I did my fastest lap on used tyres, which is a good sign regarding race pace. Tomorrow we will try to increase the grip a little bit; that is the main thing. The bike is working very well but the grip is still limiting us. In addition, we will just do some fine tuning of the electronics and the power delivery.” Marco Melandri: Fastest lap Free Practice: 1:58.510 min (P1)/Fastest lap Qualifying Practice 1: 1:58.944 min (P4) “I am very happy because my shoulder is doing fine. This morning I had no pain at all. In the afternoon it was a bit sore but it is was not as bad as in Australia. I hope that my recovery will continue like this and that the strain from riding will not cause any inflammation. The bike is working quite well, apart from some little difficulties with grip, but the track conditions were not easy today. I am very confident and looking forward to the race. Anyway, my first target is to get fit and then to go faster and faster.” Serafino Foti (Sport Director BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team): “It was a positive day. The work we have done over the last month has transferred into positive results. Marco is not yet hundred percent fit but his shoulder is pretty well and he isn’t suffering the pain that he had in Australia which makes us happy. Chaz is doing very well, as he did in Australia. His feeling with the RR is improving even more and the results are coming. This afternoon, the track conditions were a little bit worse than in the morning because of the temperature. Tomorrow we will continue our work on the track; we still have some things to test. In the Superstock class, Sylvain was fastest in the morning and in the afternoon, while Greg was struggling to be consistently fast over a lap. We start the season with a new bike which we have worked hard on over the winter and I am very pleased with the results so far. Our goal, in fact, was to be competitive from the beginning and we are. Overall, we are very confident for tomorrow and for the race on Sunday.” Andrea Dosoli (Technical Director BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team): “Overall it was a positive start to the weekend, not only considering the provisional positions. For sure, it is nice to have our riders in second and fourth but we are mainly happy because we confirmed that the jobs we have done in the last month were going in the right direction and have brought the results we were hoping for. Both riders used the two sessions today to work on the chassis and the electronics. Chaz and his crew did a good job. He improved during the day but he is still looking for some more grip on the rear. We are confident that we know the right direction we should go from here. Marco was very fast in the first practice but in the afternoon he was struggling with the front end. The changes made for the first qualifying session did not go in the direction we expected, so tomorrow we will set his RR up differently in order to allow him to be faster.” More, from a press release issued by Althea Racing: Team Althea Racing – First day of testing at Motorland Aragon Over a month from the first two races at Phillip Island, today the Althea Racing team is back on track at Motorland Aragon for the second round of the World Superbike Championship. The morning practice session took place on a dry track, under a sunny sky and a temperature of 18 degrees, Davide Giugliano and his coaching staff began working on the Aprilia RSV4 to fit the Spanish track. Davide reached the thirteenth time in 2’01 “601. During the first session of qualifications, the Althea Racing team has improved his lap time and with a 1’59 “599 climbed to tenth place. An encouraging result which demonstrates the quality of the work done by the technicians and Genesio Bevilacqua’s team rider. Tomorrow morning the second and final round of qualifications will take place, which will be important for Giugliano, he has to qualify for Superpole finding the best set-up for his RSV4. Davide Giugliano: “It’s been a quite particular day. I was quite satisfied with this morning’s result, as I haven’t rode my bike since the two races at Phillip Island. Also I had never run with the Aprilia RSV4 on this track which I really like but it is difficult to understand. In the afternoon, the bike initially went really well and I was able to improve my lap time. Unfortunately, in the last ten minutes, when I tried to force my pace there were some problems that slowed me down. Nothing to worry about because my team is working to resolve them for the qualifications and tomorrow morning I’m sure we will continue to improve. ” More, from a press release issued by FIXI Crescent Suzuki: Huge crash leaves Camier doubtful for Aragon WSBK FIXI Crescent Suzuki’s Leon Camier suffered a huge high-side during this afternoon’s first qualifying session at Motorland Aragon that leaves his participation in the rest of this weekend’s eni FIM Superbike World Championship event in serious doubt. Camier had looked impressive during this morning’s practice and was sitting in the top-three in the early stages of this afternoon’s session, before he crashed at turn 10 on the 5,344m Spanish circuit. Camier flew spectacularly through the air before landing heavily and inflicting a serious damage to his left knee. He was immediately taken to the circuit’s medical centre, where after an initial and thorough assessment by the staff of the Clinica Mobile he was immediately transferred to Alcaniz hospital for a further examination. The extent of his injury will be investigated meticulously before a decision is made about what treatment is required. A further announcement will be made once more information is available. Jules Cluzel made a strong start to the weekend as he posted the eighth fastest time in the first qualifying session to leave him in a strong position to participate in tomorrow’s Superpole. After a steady first session Cluzel picked up the pace this afternoon on his Yoshimura-powered Suzuki GSX-R and is in a positive frame of mind as he heads into day two. His time of 1’59.414 leaves him comfortably within the provisional top-15 that will qualify for Saturday’s Superpole and a position that could give him his first taste of the shoot-out after he narrowly missed out at the last round. Today’s proceedings took place in bright sunshine with air temperatures reaching 23°C and track temperatures peaking at 39°C. Provisional pole was set by Eugene Laverty on an Aprilia. All riders will have a second qualifying session tomorrow morning to try and seal a place in the afternoon’s Superpole, to enable them to fight for the best grid positions for Sunday’s two races. Jules Cluzel: “I am happy with today’s qualifying, because this morning the feeling was a bit strange, we tried a new tyre and I don’t think it was the best one for long distance. This morning was really all about being back on track and getting up to speed, then this afternoon we used the same tyre we worked with at the test and everything seemed pretty good. I made a mistake in my fastest lap – on the slow hairpin – but I think we are in a good position to get into Superpole and then for the race. We have some ideas to make things a bit better and we will work on them tomorrow and see what happens. “I want to wish Leon all the best and hope that he makes a quick recovery, we need him out on track, so the sooner he recovers the better.” Paul Denning – Team Manager: “There are two ways of looking at the result of Leon’s crash today and we should be grateful that his injuries aren’t worse, because it was a massive impact. That said we’re naturally hugely disappointed that it looks like he won’t be able to race this weekend due to the severity of the open cut to his knee. It looks like it is going to require a lot of maintenance, cleaning and ongoing checks to ensure no infection sets in, and that a more serious complication doesn’t occur. The rider’s health is the priority, but we’re equally disappointed because Leon had only made three laps – and used only the harder rear tyre – and still his lap-time was very competitive. The performance potential was very positive here following the test, so it looks like it will be a case of what might have been! “Jules improved massively in this afternoon’s session and if he can tidy up one or two key parts of the racetrack, he could be extremely competitive. He and his guys are now finding a mutual understanding of what he needs to go fast consistently and hopefully we can have a solid day tomorrow to prepare for the race.” More, from a press release issued by SBK Press Office: Eugene Laverty leads the way on Friday at Aragon Alcaniz (Spain), Friday 12 April 2013 – A close battle characterised the first qualifying session for the eni FIM Superbike World Championship at MotorLand Aragon, and saw Irishman Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing Team) topping the timesheets with a 1’58.548 set with few minutes to go. “We worked quite a bit on the electronics today” explained Laverty “because I wasn’t happy about it during free practice this morning, especially going into turns. There is still room for improvement but we’re moving in the right direction, and our times show it. We just need to make our performance last longer race-wise. We’ll see what happens tomorrow, the track will have more grip so we’ll change our settings in order to be ready for Sunday”. The Championship Leader was 0.104 second faster than 2nd place Chaz Davies (BMW Motorrad GoldBet), with Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Davies’ team mate, Marco Melandri, to follow. “It was a good Friday, everyone has done a great job” said Davies. “We were able to confirm the success of the work we have done over the last month and today has proved that I now feel really comfortable on my RR. I was already happy with my pace at Phillip Island and I knew we could improve on it even more. We came here fresh and hungry and it was good. I did my fastest lap on used tyres, which is a good sign regarding race pace. The bike is working very well but the grip is still limiting us. In addition, we will just do some fine tuning of the electronics and the power delivery.” Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike Team) rode his CBR 1000 RR up to 5th position ahead of Phillip Island Race 1 winner Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing Team) and the unfortunate Leon Camier (FIXI Crescent Suzuki), who had a high-side at Turn 10 early in the session and was transferred first to the Medical Centre, where he was diagnosed with a left knee dislocation and a wound, then taken to the Alcaniz hospital, where he’s undergoing further examination. His participation to the rest of the round is seriously doubtful. On the other hand, Jules Cluzel with the other GSX-R1000 bettered his morning’s performance and finished 8th, with Loris Baz (Kawasaki Racing Team) and Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Aprilia) to complete the top-10. A bit of a step back for Spaniard Carlos Checa (Team Ducati Alstare), who was 12th behind Leon Haslam (Pata Honda World Superbike Team). Times: 1. Laverty (Aprilia) 1’58.548 average 162.284 kph; 2. Davies (BMW) 1’58.652; 3. Sykes (Kawasaki) 1’58.887; 4. Melandri (BMW) 1’58.944; 5. Rea (Honda) 1’59.060; 6. Guintoli (Aprilia) 1’59.144; 7. Camier (Suzuki) 1’59.379; 8. Cluzel (Suzuki) 1’59.414; 9. Baz (Kawasaki) 1’59.423; 10. Giugliano (Aprilia) 1’59.599; 11. Haslam (Honda) 1’59.599; 12. Checa (Ducati) 2’00.004; 13. Fabrizio (Aprilia) 2’00.199; 14. Badovini (Ducati) 2’00.688; 15. Lundh (Kawasaki) 2’01.041; 16. Neukirchner (Ducati) 2’01.658; 17. Sandi (Kawasaki) 2’01.928; 18. Iannuzzo (BMW) 2’03.201; 19. Clementi (BMW) 2’03.233; 20. Aitchison (Ducati) 2’04.169. World Supersport – Lowes makes the difference in QP1 with a new Best Lap A new Best Lap of the MotorLand Aragon for the series was set today by Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) in Qualifying 1. Despite not being 100% following last week’s crash while testing here, the Brit lapped the 5344 m Spanish track in 2’01.930 and was 0.463 second faster than Sheridan Morais, who brought his PTR Honda machine into second place. Rookie sensation Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport) was third, ahead of Reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki), Italy’s Luca Scassa (Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpres) and DMC Lorenzini Kawasaki duo of Kev Coghlan and Vladimir Ivanov. Supersport veteran Fabien Foret (Mahi Racing Team India Kawasaki) ended up in 8th place, followed by Russian Vladimir Leonov (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) and Florian Marino, who made his comeback to the series by replacing injured David Salom in the Intermoto Ponyexpres Team. An unlucky QP1 for WSS rookies Nacho Calero (Honda PTR) and Riccardo Russo (San Carlo Team Italia), both crashed within the first 20 minutes on track. 2007 125cc World Champion Gabor Talmacsi (Prorace Honda) and South Africa’s Mathew Scholtz (Suriano Racing Team) did the same as well, later on in the session. Times: 1. Lowes (Yamaha) 2’01.930 average 157.782 kph; 2. Morais (Honda) 2’02.393; 3. Vd Mark (Honda) 2’02.524; 4. Sofuoglu (Kawasaki) 2’02.557; 5. Scassa (Kawasaki) 2’02.738; 6. Coghlan (Kawasaki) 2’03.018; 7. Ivanov (Kawasaki) 2’03.030; 8. Foret (Kawasaki) 2’03.076; 9. Leonov (Yamaha) 2’03.083; 10. Marino (Kawasaki) 2’03.532; etc. Superstock 1000 Reigning Champion Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad GoldBet STK Team) set the fastest time in FIM Superstock 1000 Cup Qualifying 1. Onboard the new BMW S 1000 RR HP4, the Oyonnax-born rider was once again the only one able to lap within the 2’01 bracket, despite being almost 0.7s slower than in the morning session. Argentinean Leandro Mercado (Team Pedercini Kawasaki) improved his lap-time and finished again in 2nd place, ahead of Jeremy Guarnoni (MRS Kawasaki), 2012 runner-up Eddi La Marra (Barni Racing Team Ducati) and team mate Lorenzo Savadori. Top-10 was completed by Greg Gildenhuys (BMW Motorrad GoldBet), 2007 STK1000 Champion Niccolò Canepa (Ducati Barni Racing), Romain Lanusse (Team MRS Kawasaki), Alessandro Andreozzi (Team Pedercini) and Spanish wild-card Enrique Ferrer (Targobank CNS Motosport BMW). Times: 1. Barrier (BMW) 2’01.762 average 158.000 kph; 2. Mercado (Kawasaki) 2’02.144; 3. Guarnoni (Kawasaki) 2’02.523; 4. La Marra (Ducati) 2’02.544; 5. Savadori (Kawasaki) 2’02.555; 6. Gildenhuys (BMW) 2’02.796; 7. Canepa (Ducati) 2’03.026; 8. Lanusse (Kawasaki) 2’03.598; 9. Andreozzi (Kawasaki) 2’03.641; 10. Ferrer (BMW) 2’03.874; etc. Superstock 600 The 45-minutes maiden qualifying session for the Superstock 600 European Championship saw Gauthier Duwelz (MTM Racing Yamaha) on top in the blazing sunshine of Alcaniz’s MotorLand Aragon, courtesy of a 2’05.577 and despite a crash with 20 minutes to go. The 19 year old from Belgium finished ahead of team mate Robin Mulhauser, who was able to make it to the top positions in the final minutes of the session. Bastien Chesaux (EAB Ten Kate Junior Team Honda) was third, followed by Team Italia’s Franco Morbidelli, Tony Coveña (Nito Racing Kawasaki) and Aussie Adrian Nestorovic – third rider for the MTM Racing Team – who fell off his YZF-R6 at Turn 7 early in the session. 7th place for Riccardo Cecchini was the last rider to lap within a second gap from the leader. Rookie Alesssandro Nocco (San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki) had a small crash at Turn 9 but he was OK straight after, while France’s Mathieu Marchal, was driven to the Medical Centre after losing control of his Coutelle Racing Yamaha. Times: 1. Duwelz (Yamaha) 2’05.577 average 153.200 kph; 2. Mulhauser (Yamaha) 2’05.683; 3. Chesaux (Honda) 2’05.690; 4. Morbidelli (Kawasaki) 2’05.877; 5. Coveña (Kawasaki) 2’05.982; 6. Nestorovic (Yamaha) 2’06.452; 7. Cecchini (Honda) 2’06.475; 8. Schmitter (Yamaha) 2’07.074; 9. Mamola (Yamaha) 2’07.167; 10. Gamarino (Kawasaki) 2’07.194; etc. European Junior Cup The Pata European Junior Cup, powered by Honda had its first taste of the 2013 season at MotorLand Aragon, as the 35 entries performed today’s 45-minute Free Practice. Spaniard Illan Fernandez topped the timesheets with a 2’27.064 lap-time, followed by France’s Guillaume Raymond, who starred last year’s season finale as wildcard (a win and a 3rd place in the two races), in second place. Wildcard Augusto Fernandez was 3rd ahead of New Zealand’s Jake Lewis. Times: 1. Fernandez (Honda) 2’27.064 average 130.817 kph; 2. Raymond (Honda) 2’27.347; 3. Fernandez (Honda) 2’27.464; 4. Lewis (Honda) 2’27.722; 5. Rusmiputro (Honda) 2’28.141; 6. Mykhalchyk (Honda) 2’28.162; 7. Canducci (Honda) 2’28.241; 8. Manfredi (Honda) 2’28.276; 9. Orellana (Honda) 2’28.694; 10. Bodis (Honda) 2’28.723; etc.