FIM/CEV Repsol Moto2 European Championship
Circuito de Jerez, Spain
September 16, 2017
Qualifying Results (all using Honda engines and Dunlop tires):
1. Ricky Cardus, Spain, (Kalex), 1:43.129
2. Eric Granado (Kalex), 1:43.666
3. Steven Odendaal, South Africa (NTS), 1:43.668
4. Hiroki Ono, Japan (NTS), 1:43.668
5. Hector Garzo (Tech 3), 1:43.758
6. Javier Orellana (Tech 3), 1:43.771
7. Dimas Ekky (Kalex), 1:43.809
8. Joe Roberts, USA (Kalex), 1:43.973
9. Lukas Tulovic (Kalex), 1:44.137
10. David Sanchis (Suter), 1:44.299
13. Jayson Uribe, USA (Kalex), 1:45.486
More, from a press release issued by FIM/CEV Repsol Press Office:
Poles for López, Cardús and Pérez in Jerez
Making their debut as polemen this season are Alonso López (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) in Moto3™ and Andreas Pérez (Reale Avintia Academy) in the European Talent Cup, while Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) will attempt his assault on the Moto2™ leadership from pole position in the sixth round of the FIM CEV Repsol this weekend at the Circuito de Jerez.
Alonso López (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) will start from his first pole position this season in the Moto3™ Junior World Championship, followed by Ai Ogura (Asia Talent Team) and Jaume Masiá (Cuna de Campeones) while the second row of the grid will feature Apiwath Wongthananon (VR46 Mastercamp Team), Vicente Pérez (Reale Avintia Academy) and Sergio García (Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0.0). Current overall leader Dennis Foggia (Junior Team VR46 Riders Academy) will start from the seventh slot.
Of the six qualifying sessions so far this season in Moto3™ no rider has started from pole position more than once. Alonso López (Junior Team Star Galicia 0.0) set a good time in the first qualifying session, as did the majority of riders, stopping the clock in 1:46.462 and beating by almost four tenths the qualifying time set last season by Karel Hanika. Only the three front row riders were able to get below 1:47.
Ricky Cardús (Team Stylobike) stamped his authority on Moto2™ by taking his second pole of the season, after losing the lead of the Moto2™ European Championship category to Eric Granado (Promoracing) in the last race at Estoril. The Team Stylobike rider managed to improve his time in the second qualifying session with a 1:43.129, squeezing the Promoracing rider off the front slot on the grid. Steven Odendaal (NTS Sportcode T.Pro) debuts on the front row, and looks increasingly in tune with his bike.
Héctor Garzó (Team Wimu CNS) began the season well but failed to get onto the front row of the grid for the second consecutive time. Dimas Ekky (Astra Honda), the first ever Indonesian rider to get on the Moto2™ European Championship podium in Barcelona will be in seventh. Joe Roberts (AGR Team), who has ridden in the Moto2™ World Championship, will start off just behind him. Laura Martínez (Metal Lube Racing Team) was the fastest in Superstock 600 and will fight for her first win in the class.
Andreas Pérez (Reale Avintia Academy) is having a great weekend in Jerez: he took his first pole of the season in the European Talent Cup while in Moto3™ he qualified in a praiseworthy twenty-second position. The Reale Avintia Academy rider will lead the European Talent Cup grid after lapping in 1:51.397, followed by Miguel Parra (Blumaq HMA Racing) and Peetu Paavilainen (H43Team Nobby). Manuel González (Halcourier) will defend the leadership of the category from the third line of the grid.
Sunday’s race schedule is as follows:
Moto3™ race 1 (16 laps): 11.00
European Talent Cup race 1 (15 laps): 12.00
Moto2™ (17 laps): 13.00
Moto3™ race 2(16 laps): 14.00
European Talent Cup race 2 (15 laps): 15.00
As usual, entrance to the paddock will be free all weekend. In addition, FIM CEV Repsol fans who go to the main paddock access on Sunday at 9.00 am can pick up a pass to take part in the Pit Lane Walk. which will take place at 10.05 am and start from the control tower.
In Spain, races will be broadcast live on the Movistar MotoGP channel, which will show all of the scheduled races in the Moto3™ Junior World Championship, the Moto2™ European Championship and the European Talent Cup categories. In Italy, Sky will broadcast live the Moto3™ Junior World Championship races and the Moto2™ European Championship race. Sport TV Portugal will show a recorded version of all of the races except the first Moto3™ race.
BT Sports (UK) and Eurosport, via Eurosportplayer (France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Romania) will also offer coverage of the Moto3™ Junior World Championship, the Moto2™ European Championship and the European Talent Cup with a live broadcast of each of the races.
In the United States through its digital medium, Motor Trend OnDemand will air races in all of the categories; while in Brazil Moto2™ European Championship fans will be able to watch the recorded races on Band Sports.
Covering much of Latin America and North America as well as France, Motorsport.com will offer live broadcasts on demand of each of the races of the three main categories, while its partner MotorSportTV will offer recorded coverage in these areas via TV.
In addition, all of the races will be aired live on the Championship’s Youtube channel.
All the race results and information about the Championship is on the official website: www.fimcevrepsol.com
More, from a press release issued by AGR Team:
THE AGR RIDERS, WITH MOTIVATION TO DO A GOOD RACE IN JEREZ
3rd row for Roberts and 5th for Uribe on the grid
We are back! It felt like a long time. Two months without races of the FIM CEV Repsol. This weekend, we are at the Spanish Cathedral, Jerez, for the fifth of the seven rounds that are included in this European Moto2 Championship.
Our riders, Joe Roberts and Jason Uribe, are among the privileged ones that will try the new tarmac at the Andalusian track. Both riders arrive well trained to this round: Joe with the experience of his fourth races at the World Championship, where he has learned a lot and has been able to assess his level. And Jason for his participation in the North American Championship races, which a few days ago our good friend Toni Elias won in the Superbikes category.
Joe Roberts still aims to improve his overall position and get into the top 3. Uribe has a top 10 position within his reach in the championship. About today’s work, it did not go as they expected. Joe is 8 tenths behind the pole position, with 7 riders ahead of him on the grid; his fastest time was in the first session. Jason will start from 13th, with a time 2 second behind the pole position, although he has improved from morning to afternoon. They are both motivated to fight for a good result.
Joe Roberts #27 Kalex Moto2 / 8th / 1.43.973: “Today was not too bad. We are in position 8, which is not exactly where we want to be, but my pace overall is quite consistent and quite quick and the top all the way up to second is quite close, only a couple of tenths in between us all, so I think tomorrow is going to be a good race, quite tight and with the good consistent pace we have I think we can be strong tomorrow and battle for the win”.
Jason Uribe #36 Kalex Moto2 / 13th / 1.45.486: “It was a good day for me. With the team, we worked to find a good setup and we were able to improve our time from last year here. I’m confident for tomorrow’s race”.
Tomorrow, at 10:20, there will be one minute of silence in memory of Ángel Nieto, that today received an homage from the city of Madrid with the presence of thousands of motorcycling fans in the city and at the Jarama circuit. Karlos Argiñano was among the fans that wanted to remember the 12+1 in this special day.
Karlos Argiñano: “I don’t think there is another Spanish figure that has received a farewell at this level, with the motorcycling fans and the authorities. We had a friendly relationship for more than 30 years. Our hospitality was where he preferred to eat, he always brought someone. A hug to all his family”.
Tomorrow, the ninth race of this season. The warm up will have 15 minutes and will start at 9:50h. The race will have 17 laps and is scheduled to start at 13:00, Spanish time. The access to the circuit is free and the race will also be broadcasted by Movistar MotoGP and the Championship’s YouTube channel.