Month: July 2020

The Avintia Esponsorama Racing Team has finished the Grand Prix of Andalusia. Xavi Cardelús achieved a magnificent 10th position after a full weekend for the Andorran rider and Eric Granado finished 13th after being challenged by an opponent with two laps to go.

The Brazilian rider, who set the fourth best time in the e-Pole, had a bad start that cost him three places. Granado has started a great comeback that he has not managed to finish. With three laps to go, the driver from Sao Paulo has managed to move up to the second position and in the attempt to catch up with the leader, Matteo Ferrari has ruined his career after running him over in turn 6. Despite the bad conditions of his Energica Ego Corsa after the strong crash, Eric Granado has managed to finish the race adding three points.

In his second race in the category, Xavi Cardelús has finished in the points section for the second time in a row after his 14th position in the Spanish Grand Prix. The Andorran rider, after completing a race with a steady pace, has added six more points to his tally thanks to crossing the finish line within the ‘top-10’.

On September 13th, the MotoE World Cup will return to action at the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli.

“Completed the second weekend in Jerez with a tenth position. Happy with my first two MotoE races, although the difference last Sunday has cost me more in the race, it has been harder to follow the riders ahead and keep up with me. But happy for the weekend overall and looking forward to the next race”

“The start was quite bad, I lost a lot of positions in the first corner. Then in turn 6 I made a small mistake that made me lose positions, but the good feeling I had with the bike allowed me to climb positions, overtaking cleanly. I got to second, I don’t know if I could catch up with Aegerter or not, but after the start we had a second position and it was very good. It’s a pity that I had a bad race, I tried to be as clean and sporty as possible. But it seems that other drivers didn’t think like me, and that’s how it was. I didn’t see the launch, I don’t know how it happened but we were left with the good race I had and prepared for the next one”.

Avintia Esponsorama Racing faces a new week of racing after the successful Spanish Grand Prix. With no time to rest, the MotoE World Cup will take place this weekend for the second consecutive race of the season at the Jerez-Ángel Nieto Circuit, where the Gran Premio de Andalucía will be held.

Eric Granado, who dominated the first round of the season, is leading the category on the second weekend of competition. The Brazilian, who won the opening race of the championship, is the favourite to win the race in Jerez.

For his part, Xavi Cardelús, who completed the first weekend in a category completely new to him, comes to the Andalusian Grand Prix with one more point of experience, understanding Energica Ego Corsa better and knowing more and more about the new competition format offered by the category.

This Friday, the Avintia Esponsorama Racing riders will start the first free practice sessions for the Andalusian Grand Prix, which the whole team is facing with very high expectations after the triumphant start of the championship.

“The weekend looks very good, I am very motivated and happy after the great work we did in the first race of the year. I can’t wait to get back on track to continue working with the team. This weekend, even if it is the same circuit, we start from scratch, working with a lot of concentration and focusing on improving on the points where we lack. From Friday we will try to prepare the bike as best as possible for the Sunday race which is the important thing.”

“We face the second race of the championship with a lot of desire since we have been doing good steps during the first weekend and we are willing to do better. I’m sure we’ll take a big step and be in forward positions.”

The Reale Avintia Moto3 started the Andalucia Grand Prix on the right foot after completing the first two free practice sessions at the Jerez-Ángel Nieto Circuit.

The morning has begun well for Carlos Tatay. The Valencian rider set the sixth best time in the first session, staying only three tenths of a second behind the first position, obtaining a best time of 1:46.292. In the second free practice, Tatay finished in 20th position after spending the day working on used tyres for Sunday’s race.

Tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. the third free practice will take place, where Carlos Tatay will fight to enter directly to the Q2. The qualifying will start at 12:35.

“It was a very positive day and from the beginning I felt very comfortable with the bike. The changes we made in the warm-up last week have paid off and now we have to wait for tomorrow. We have a good feeling, a good rhythm and I think we can do well. Let’s keep working, don’t lose our mentality and see what we can do.”

Carlos Tatay and Reale Avintia Moto3 will contest the third race of the season at the Jerez-Angel Nieto Circuit. After the unfortunate weekend before, Tatay will face the Gran Premio de Andalucia with the aim of recovering from the difficult second round of the season for the category.

The Valencian rider of the Reale Avintia Moto3 had an unfortunate Grand Prix of Spain, when in the first curve he was hit by an opponent and could not do anything to avoid a fall that forced him to abandon. Tatay will have another opportunity this weekend to achieve a good result that will help him to recover his sensations and thus score the first points of the season.

The Andalusian Grand Prix will start next Friday, when the first two free practices will take place. The Reale Avintia Moto3 is facing a new weekend of competition which it hopes will conclude with a positive result for the whole team.

“I’m very motivated to race again in Jerez. We didn’t restart the season in the way we wanted, but we are looking forward to this Andalusian Grand Prix to do well and be in the positions the team deserves. We are ready.”

Reale Avintia Moto3 and Carlos Tatay have not taken the Moto3 World Championship back the way they wanted it to. The Valencian rider was involved in an incident in the early stages of the race and was unable to do anything to avoid a crash that prevented him from completing the race at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Tatay, who started the race in 23rd position and had great expectations to make up ground and reach the points, lost control of his KTM after being hit by an opponent in the first corner. The Spaniard was unable to do anything to rejoin the race due to damage to his bike.

Despite being a complicated weekend for the team, Carlos Tatay and Reale Avintia Moto3 will have another opportunity in seven days at the same Jerez-Angel Nieto Circuit, where the Gran Premio de Andalucia will be held, which will be the third round of the season for the category.

“It’s been a tough weekend and ending it this way is not the best, but what doesn’t knock you down makes you stronger. I take the positive side of this weekend, in the Warm-Up we have had very good feelings, very good pace to be fighting in the race so now to think about next Friday, try to start very concentrated and go for the next one”.

The Avintia Esponsorama Racing Brazilian rider has started the MotoE World Cup as he finished last season. Granado, who dominated the entire weekend, was able to make a strong showing against his rivals at the Spanish Grand Prix. Xavi Cardelús crossed the line in 14th position.

Despite losing the first position at the start when the front wheel of his Energica Ego Corsa was lifted, Eric Granado did not give any option during the whole race. It took the Brazilian four corners to regain the lead of the race and finish more than three seconds in front of the second classified. In this way, Granado is first in the general classification of 2020.

For his part, Xavi Cardelús has completed his first weekend in the MotoE category. The Andorran rider lost four positions in the early stages, but was gradually able to overtake some of his rivals, which allowed him to finish the race in 14th place. Without a doubt, a very positive result for Cardelús after showing great progress throughout the weekend, being his first race and having to adapt to a completely new category for him.

Avintia Esponsorama Racing finishes the Spanish Grand Prix with a very positive start to the World Cup. Despite this, there is no time to rest. Next weekend the second round of the MotoE World Cup will be held at the same Jerez-Angel Nieto Circuit: the Andalusian Grand Prix.

“Very happy, we had a perfect weekend. We had a very good rhythm during all the training sessions and I really felt very comfortable with the bike. At the start my bike got a little bit higher with the first touch of gas and I lost a little bit of time, but I’m happy because then I was able to pass Tulovic and open up an advantage that I was able to control until the end of the race. I’m very happy, now it’s time to think with the team what we can do to be even stronger next week and maintain the good level we had in this one.”

“It’s been a tough weekend and ending it this way is not the best, but what doesn’t knock you down makes you stronger. I take the positive side of this weekend, in the Warm-Up we have had very good feelings, very good pace to be fighting in the race so now to think about next Friday, try to start very concentrated and go for the next one”.