With a victory and a second position, the young Spaniard took the lead in the Junior World Championship, while the Japanese won the second race. Coming from Kazakhstan, Makar Iurchenko wore the colors of his country until fourth position.
If Lorenzo Della Porta and Marcos Ramirez had achieved the first and third times on a Husqvarna and a KTM, they had to be wary of the serious opposition of the two Japanese Kaito Toba et Ayumu Sasaki, theAsia Talent Team, who brought their Hondas to second and fourth positions. Aged 16 (since April 7) and 15 respectively, they are ahead of Della Porta and Ramirez, both 18 years old. Enzo Boulom qualified 24th on his Procercasa-42 MS team KTM, while Lyvann Luchel was 37th, but above all 4th in the Production ranking.
At the start of the first of the day's two races, Jaume Masia was the fastest to start ahead of Marcos Ramirez, Lorenzo Della Porta, Dennis Foggia, Ayumu Sasaki and Kaito Toba. A collective fall eliminated four pilots, without seriousness. Enzo Boulom was 19th and Lyvan Luchel 31st. Ramirez took command on the third lap, then Della Porta overtook him, soon imitated by Foggia. Gradually, Ramirez broke away in the company of Masia, Foggia, Sasaki, Alcoba and Toba. There was a lot of jostling in this peloton, which Marcos Ramirez took advantage of to widen the gap on his pursuers with three laps remaining. Toba missed braking, pulled straight and rejoined the track in 12th position. Jaume Masia fell on the last lap. Marcos Ramirez won ahead of Dennis Foggia and Jeremy Alcoba, whileEnzo Boulom finished 14th and Lyvan Luchel 26th, fourth in Production.
Lorenzo Dalla Porta had the best start in the second event, ahead of Rory Skinner, Marcos Ramirez and Kaito Toba. Makar Iurchenko in fifth place preceded Dennis Foggia, the driver of Valentino Rossi, and Ayumu Sasaki. Marcos Ramirez then took command, followed only by Kaito Toba. Foggia led the chase in third, taking Sasaki, Skinner, Dalla Porta and Iurchenko. Ramirez and Kaito widened the gap on the chasing group then made up of Skinner, Foggia, Dalla Porta, Iurchenko, Alcoba and Lopez. Enzo Boulom occupied eleventh position and Lyvann Luchel the twenty-eighth (third Production). Rory Skinner fell, leaving Dalla Porta, Iurchenko and Alcoba to fight for third place on the podium. Finally Kaito Toba won at the finish ahead of Marcos Ramirez. Jeremy Alcoba finished third ahead of Lorenzo Dalla Porta and Makar Iurchenko. Dalla Porta took the third step of the podium, Alcoba being penalized for exceeding the track limits. Enzo Boulom finished fourteenth and Lyvann Luchel twenty-eighth and third in the Production category.
Championship standings after two races
Next meeting: Saturday May 7 at Le Mans, for the French Grand Prix
