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The Italian rider will do the last race with the Reale Avintia Arizona 77 team this weekend. After four races in Asia and Oceania in 6 weeks, the paddock returns to Europe as the season comes to an end in the fourth race of the year on Spanish soil. From this Friday to Sunday, the nineteenth and final race of the 2019 season will be held at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Cheste (Valencia). As it’s happened in the recent years, the Valencian event will put an end to almost 10 months of competition in which the world championship has competed in 16 different countries.

The Circuito de la Comunitat Valenciana was completed in 1999 and held rounds of the MotoGP and Spanish Motorcycle Championships in the same year. The Cheste track has several layouts, running anti-clockwise with varying lengths. MotoGP events are held on a 4km track comprising of five right handed corners, eight left handers and a 876m straight. Although the track is regarded as quite small, the pit complex contains 48 garages whilst the stadium style grandstands can seat up to 150,000 spectators. The circuit layout which allows all parts of the circuit to be seen from any stand helps to create a unique atmosphere enjoyed by Spanish and international riders alike and as the last race of the season there is always a party feeling to the Grand Prix, which was voted best GP of 2005 by IRTA.

In the last races, Stefano Nepa has experienced an improvement in his performance and, although he has not been always lucky, he managed to finish in the TOP10 in 2 out of the 4 last races. Besides, the Italian will try to end the season with the best possible result in order to keep with his good progression in a circuit he knows well.

“We arrived in the last race, this second part of the championship has passed by very fast. It is a pity that it is the last GP, but it has been a very beautiful year so we will try to finish it as well as possible here in Valencia, a track that I know very well. I want to finish the year well and get a good result for both me and the team.”

The Reale Avintia Arizona 77 will dispute this weekend in the Circuit of Sepang the last out of the three races of this year’s overseas races in Asia. It will also be the second last of the season before coming back to european soil for the GP de la Comunitat Valenciana by November time.

Specifically built for speed and exciting racing, the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. The 2,300 acre complex which also houses a hotel, shopping centre, golf course and other sports facilities cost around £50m to construct and was built in just 14 months, holding its first Grand Prix in April 1999 and setting the standard for race circuits worldwide.

The circuit has a length of 5,5km linked by 5 left and 10 right hand corners and two long straights. With four slow corners following two long straights and ten medium to high-speed corners, the wide track is particularly favourable to overtaking manoeuvres and plenty of open throttle. One of the longest laps in MotoGP is made all the more gruelling for riders by intense heat and humidity. Sepang is located around 50km south of Kuala Lumpur city.

Stefano Nepa arrives in the Malaysian GP with high expectations after racing with the head group all race long in last weekend’s race in Phillip Island when he finished 10th.

“We arrive in Sepang, last oversea race, after a very positive weekend in Phillip Island. This weekend we will try to repeat the same performance that we had last time out in Australia. For us it would be really important to be in Q2 already on friday.”

The Reale Avintia Arizona 77 lands on Phillip Island for the Australian Grand Prix, which will be the antepenultimate race of the World Championship, after a positive weekend in Japan. Stefano Nepa, who has been doing great performances in the last few races, arrives in Australia with the motivation to continue with the good feelings.

Located on a small island at 140km from Melbourne, the Phillip Island circuit is a legendary World Championship track that has hosted the Australian Grand Prix on a total of 24 occasions, and has done it consecutively since 1997. A total of 4.4 km and twelve corners (seven left and five right) make up one of the fastest tracks on the current calendar. Sunday’s race will be a total of 23 laps and one of the most important factors during the weekend will be the strong winds that tend to affect the Australian track because this completely conditions the driving of the riders.

Stefano Nepa, who finished 16th in Japan, faces the Australian Grand Prix with high expectations after the good results obtained in the last races and with the desire to confirm the positive feelings.

“We’re on Phillip Island, one of the most beautiful circuits in the World Championship. It’s a very fast track, with corners that are practically in full gas in fifth gear. It’s going to be very important to do very well throughout the weekend, but especially in the QP, as it’s going to be very tight. The objective will be to be in every session in the top ten to be able to go directly to Q2.”

 

When did you start riding motorbikes?
I started riding motorbike when I was 3 years old with a motocross minimoto but I only rode around my house and, until several years later, I didn’t ride in racetracks. When I was 8, I had my first minibike, which is quite late in comparison with other riders but then I immediately started racing in the Italian championship. From then on, I keep the same strategy as most of the riders: minimoto, minigp, pre moto3 and moto3. In 2016 I did my debut with the moto3 in the CIV and also in the CEV. In 2018 I did my first race ever in the world championship when I did a wildcar in Mugello and I keep a very good memory from that moment because doing your first race in your home circuit is very especial.

Where does your passion for motorbikes come from?
As a child I watched the races on TV but my dad gave my this passion and he made me love racing.

This has been your first year in the Reale Avintia Arizona 77.
Yes, I arrived in the team for racing in the CEV from the beginning of the season. Later, I had the chance to step into the world championship with them, which was something completely unexpected but I must say I’m very pleased with that and I have to thank the team for that, you don’t get this chance everyday.

How do you feel with the team?
I felt really comfortable with the team quickly, it’s kind of a family and this is so important to make everything work.

What is your strong point?
I like fast tracks so I’d say that high speed corners are the ones that I am the best at.

And what about your weak point?
I’m not super good at braking as I don’t like hard braking turns.

Which is your favourite circuit?
My favourite circuit is Jerez

Left or right hand corners?
I don’t really have a favourite, I do not feel better on right hand corners rather than in left ones, or even in the other way around.

How do you train for the races?
When I am at home I go the gym 3 or 4 days per week, then I do a couple of sessions of motocross or flat track and I also do running and cycling, which a sport I love.

What do you do in your free time?
When I’m free I like spending time with family and go out with friends in order to forget about motorbikes.

What’s the balance of your season so far?
I am happy with, starting when the season has already begun is not easy for me or for the team. We are improving in every race, in Misano l had good pace and we got our first points, which is really positive.

What’s the goal until the end of the season?
The main goal is to keep improving and be in Top15 as much as possible because when you do a race with the front group you learn a lot and you see where your weak and strong points are.

The Italian rider arrives in the Motorland Aragón, where the 14th race of the season of the Moto3 world championship will be held, feeling really good after getting his first points in the world championship in the Misano Circuit less than a week ago when he finished 11th.

This weekend he is facing the challenge of the demanding Motorland circuit where the points will be the goal once again. This will be the last race before the paddock packs its bags for the overseas races and then come back to Europe and finish the season in Valencia.

“We arrive from a relly positive weekend and there is still a lot of work to do, but we made a step in race pace. We must focus more in the Free Practices and ride the bike to the limit from the FP1 so we arrive ready to QP. I really like Motorland Aragon,  and I believe that it will be important the last sector because of its long straight. As always, my team and myself will give 100% in order to get inside the Top15.”

After the first European round the Moto3 world championship, the Reale Avintia Academy 77 Vicente Pérez rider, arrives at a circuit marked on his calendar.

With a complicated start of the season, the Grand Prix of France promises to be the place where Pérez will be improve in the championship.
A result that without a doubt the Valencian will fight since in the beginning of the first free practice on Friday at Le Mans.

”I come to a circuit that I really like. I’ve been running here for 4 years with the FIM CEV Repsol but it’s the first year in the World Championship and it’s a circuit that I like. I really want to get rid of the bad result of the Jerez GP. I hope to provide to the team a good weekend. We deserve it.

The Valencian rider, Vicente Pérez left from the 29th position motivated after an incredible Warm Up placing 6th in the morning training. With the satisfaction of a job well done and with options to improve the result of the qualifiers in the race, Vicente began the race ready to come back and score a good result. But Pérez’s aspirations have been frustrated because tires problems. After a race of survival before the Spanish fans, Vicente Pérez has only been able to finish 20º after struggling to finish among the best

[pilot id = “14544” position = “20”] ‘It’s been a very difficult weekend. We have not found the way but in the Warm Up the team has done a great job. We have found improvements in the front of the bike that made me find the feeling and I was able to finish 6th in the Warm Up with very good pace. In the race we had a problem with the tire and we couldn´t finish the good job we had done in the Warm Up. We will come back stronger in Le Mans’

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