The FIM CEV Repsol isn't taking much of a vacation in 2021, with round five of the FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship, Moto2™ European Championship and Hawkers European Talent Cup in action this weekend at MotorLand Aragon, with temperatures expected above 40° on Friday…
In the FIM Moto3™ JWCh, Daniel Holgado (GasGas, Aspar Junior Team) remains more than ever the man for the job after Portimão, where he took 20 additional points to increase his championship lead to 69 points.
He certainly remains the driver in the crosshairs of most, even if the last winner, Joel Kelso (KTM, AGR Team), will do everything possible to remain a threat after his impressive first victory in the category. The usual big guns, such Ivan Ortolá (KTM, Team MTA), David Muñoz (KTM, Avatel – Cardoso Racing), david savior (TM, TM Racing Factory Team) and many others will be looking to fight for glory.
Jose Antonio Rueda (Honda, Team Estrella Galicia 0,0) has also been on a roll lately, so he will be looking to continue his momentum. Scott James Ogden (GasGas, Aspar Junior Team), David Alonso Gomez (GasGas, Aspar Junior Team) and Syarifuddin Azman (Honda, SIC Racing) have already distinguished themselves this season, the latter being the first to beat Daniel Holgado for a victory. Mario Aji (Honda, Astra Honda Racing Team) and Takuma Matsuyama (Honda, Asia Talent Team), for their part, will look to bounce back after a difficult outing in the Algarve…
French side, Clement Rougé (Husqvarna, Laglisse Academy) remains on two blank meetings and will be keen to improve his 25th place in the championship in Aragón.
For the Moto2™ ECh, the music remains unchanged: It is the ballad of Fermin Aldeguer (Boscoscuro Talent Team-Ciatti).
An impressive streak of seven consecutive victories is the situation in which the Spaniard arrives in Aragón, with two more victories at stake this weekend. Can he continue his momentum? So far, everything suggests yes, even if he can't stay undefeated forever. His teammate Alonso Lopez was closer than ever to beating Fermin Aldeguer in the Algarve, taking the lead then losing second place at the end of the race. This third place taints his perfect streak of 20 points per race, but his performance shows that he is far from having abandoned the idea of climbing to the top step: The risk was worth the potential reward.
Xavi Cardelus (Kalex, Promoracing) is the driver who took over from Alonso lopez in second position in the Algarve, but the Andorran remains far from the two Boscoscuro drivers in the championship, just like the two drivers from the Liqui Moly Intact SIC Racing Team, Lukas Tulovic et Adam Norrodin, also tied on points on their Kalex.
En HETC, the games are more open, with already no less than 5 winners in 6 races, but the particularity of the general classification of this category is to present 3 drivers from the Cuna de Campeones team at the top of the general classification: Xabi Zurutuza, who remains on 2 victories in Barcelona and Portimao, Hugo Millan et Adrian Cruces, the latter two having not yet climbed the top step of the podium. Will they have the opportunity to do so at the end of one of the two races this weekend? The differences remain reasonable and the hierarchy could be modified…
French side, Guillem Planques (Larresport) and Alex Gourdon (Leopard Impala Junior Team) did not do poorly in Portugal, even if they did not score any points. Let's wish them better luck, just like Theo Gourdon (Leopard Impala Junior Team) and Clement Giabbani (French team), the latter aiming for his first qualification.
Race program
11:00 Race 1 Moto2™ – 16 laps
12:00 HETC Race 1 – 14 laps
13:00 p.m. Moto3™ race – 15 laps
14:00 Race 2 Moto2™ – 16 laps
15:00 ETC Race 2 – 14 laps
