Mixed conditions play their role on the Estoril circuit in Portugal for the qualifications of the Juniorgp ™ championship. This qualification day brought significant performance and set the tone for the rest of the season, with Salmela, Mongiardo, Cano and Garcia at the top of the gates.
The wait is over, since the FIM Juniorgp ™ 2025 world championship came to life on the emblematic Circuito do Estoril. With six races on Sunday, the season starts on wheel hats through the juniorgp ™, the European Moto2 ™ championship, the European Talent Cup and the European Stock Championship.
Anyway JuniorGP ™ I, Rico sealle (Estrella Galicia 0’0) won a surprise pole.
Rico seallewinner of the 2024 edition in Estoril, created the surprise during the qualifications by winning the pole position in Juniorgp ™ with a quick 1: 43.337 – his first in the category. The Finn has foiled the forecasts by ahead of Brian Uriarte (UAX SEVENTYTWO ARTBOX) of more than two tenths, while the Spaniard had dominated all the sessions before the qualifications. Judge Danish (SIC Racing MSI), which obtained its best position on the starting grid, will join them on the first line.
The second line is filled with contenders. The triple winner of the juniorgp ™ Jesus Rios (Finetwork Xti Mir Racing Team) leads the charge from P4, with rookie and graduate of Q1 Marco Morelli (GRYD – MLAV RACING) ET Casey O’Gorman (Team Estrella Galicia 0.0) completing the line.
Enzo Bellon (CIP Green Power Junior Team) s’élancera 22e.
There is only one juniorgp ™ race on Sunday, with the extinction of fires at 1:00 p.m. local time (UTC +1)!
Francesco Mongiardo (FAU55 Teyracing) won the first pole in Moto2 ™ ECH.
The qualifications in Estoril allowed Francesco Mongiardo (FAU55 Teyracing) to make a decisive breakthrough by winning its first pole position in Moto2 ™ ECH with a time of 1: 38.133. The Italian pilot has shown a constant progression in the category and is now heading for the Sunday race, aimed at the first podium in his career from the best possible start position.
Unai Orradre (Tiam Ciatti – Boscoscuro), winner of the final of the 2024 season on this same circuit, joined him on the first line. The Spaniard was just behind Mongiardo on the time leaves and seems ready to fight again. The first line is completed by Alberto Ferrandez (Finetwork Xti Boscoscuro Team), which continues to impress by its regularity and its rhythm.
The reigning champion, Roberto Garcia (Cardoso Racing), will start from fourth place on the starting grid to defend his title in 2025. He will share the second line with Eric Fernandez (FAU55 Teyracing) and his teammate Harrison Voight (Cardoso Racing), which suggests a fierce struggle between the first six.
Johan Gimbert (Promoracy) Parted 8E, Lorenzo Fellon (SF Racing) 23e.
With two races on the program, the Moto2 ™ ECH race promises a fireworks at the extinction of fires on Sunday at 12 noon local time (UTC +1).
The champion etc in title Carlos Cano (UAX Seventytwo Artbox) is again at the top of the starting grid in the European Talent Cup.
The qualifications of the etc began in mixed conditions in Estoril, putting the pilots to the test from the start. The reigning champion Carlos Cano (UAX Seventytwo Artbox) took up the challenge by signing a superb 1: 46.909 to win the first pole position of the season – its fourth pole position etc in total.
Cano seems difficult to beat in northern Portugal, but the competition is tight. The beginner Travis Borg (Gryd – Mlav Racing) came at the top of his group and will start alongside Cano in P2, a few fractions of the time of the pole. Fernando Bujosa (AC Racing Team), which went on the podium last year, completes the first line.
Alex Longarela (Snipers Igaxtteam) is at the top of the second line, while the Indonesian Kiandra Ramadipa (Honda Asia Dream Racing Junior Team) and the Colombian Mateo MarulandA (Estrella Galicia 0.0) s’alignent in p5 et p6.
Among our representatives, Gabriel Pio (BRS – Brechon Racing School), Henri Mignot (I racing), Randy Truchot (ILUSION RACING) and Carla Mulot (Jeg Racing) will have to go through the lucky race, while David da Costa (I take off gp), Native antholes (I take off gp), Rémy Sanjuan (Larresport), Matthias Rots (BRS – Brechon Racing School) et Evan Boxberger (Jeg Take Off GP), are guaranteed to participate in the two races, the first beginner at 11:00 am local time (UTC +1).
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