European races of the weekend 17-18/06/2023
FIM Europe News
Motocross European Championships: 2023 calendar update The FIM Europe, together with Infront Moto Racing and the FIM, would like to share an update to the 2023 Motocross European Championships' calendar. The MXGP of Finland which is set to take place on July the 29th and 30th will see a change of venue as it will now take place in Vantaa. Unfortunately, the infrastructure is not able to receive many classes, so the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing races are cancelled. Additionally, the MXGP of Great Britain set in Matterley Basin and previously scheduled on October the 1st, will be brought forward to September the 23rd and 24th featuring the EMX250 and EMX125 Presented by FMF Racing classes line up for the final round of the 2023 season. Links FIM Europe Motocross MXGP FIM
Cancellation of the last round of the EMX65 / EMX85 European Championship – South East zone The FIM Europe together with the AMSS, the Auto-Moto Association of Serbia, regret to inform that the last round of the EMX65 / EMX85 European Championship – South East zone is officially cancelled. The event was to take place on 17th-18th June at the motocross track of Globare, Serbia, but due the extremely unfavourable weather conditions and the heavy rain felt last weekend in the region it’s impossible to guarantee the functionality of the track. The FIM Europe takes the occasion to remember that the Semi-Final between SE and SW zones will take place on 1st-2nd July in Gazzane di Preseglie, Italy, while the Semi-Final between CE and NE zones is scheduled on 24th-25th June in Axel, in the Netherlands. In mid-July the Final will take place in Loket together with the MXGP of
EMX250 and EMX125 European Championships: first win for Rossi in EMX250, while Reisulis is back on the top of the EMX125 The Round of Germany offered incredible racing in both categories as riders dompted the old school circuit of Teutschenthal for their sixth round of the season. In EMX250, it was Team VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Marc-Antoine Rossi who won his first EMX250 round of his career with showing great speed in front of Red Plate holder Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi and BT Racing Team’s Kay Karssemakers getting his 4th consecutive podium. In EMX125 presented by FMF Racing, Red Plate Holder MJC Yamaha Official EMX125’s Janis Martin won in front of 737 Performers GASGAS’s Mathis Valin and Sturm STC Racing Team’s Mads who stepped on his first podium. EMX250 In race 1, the rider who took the best out of every rider was VRT KTM Factory Juniors’ Ferruccio Zanchiwho took the lead early on from Hutten Metaal Yamaha Racing Team’s Andrea Bonacorsi after few turns and kept on riding without
S4 and SM Junior European Championships: Gomez and Albrecht won in Germany The riders of the S4 and SM Junior put on a great show that paid off the audience arrived in St. Wendel. In the S4, Spanish Francisco Gomez Requena (Husqvarna) triumphed thanks to a double victory and Kevin Vandi (L30 Racing Tm Factory) is the current Championship leader, while young German Til Albrecht starred in the SM Junior. S4 In Race 1 Alex Ruiz Jimenez (L30 Racing Tm Factory) did not make any mistake at the start of the race and perfectly took advantage of the pole position, his main rivals Francisco Gomez Requena (Husqvarna) and Kevin Vandi (L30 Racing Tm Factory) could not do anything else apart from following him. After a few laps Alex Ruiz Jimenez crashed forcing the race to be red flagged, unfortunately the strong Spanish rider could not get back to racing. When
Kevin Saar does it again in EMX Quad European Championship and starts the new season with a win The first round of the EMX Quad European Championship officially kicked off last weekend in the beautiful track of Lange near the city of Tartu. Situated in south-east Estonia, it is the second largest city in the country about 180 km away from the capital Tallinn. The first seasonal race out of five saw 18 riders fight for the win in good weather conditions and in a friendly atmosphere. European Champion Kevin Saar was the man to beat at the first event of the 2023 Championship and Race 1 featured the win of Norwegian Joakim Granli who managed to take on the challenge of defeating Kevin Saar by a comfortable margin. Kevin had to settle for second place while Patrick Turrini of Italy was third. In the second race Kevin managed to
European Sidecar Championship: QR in Loppersum won by the Meier’s Loppersum in the Netherlands was the venue for this Sidecar qualification round. 11 teams were prepared to battle for 6 spots in the final. Under very hot summer condition 2300 spectators saw very good and exciting action on the track. 12 qualification heats provided the line ups for the 3 finals. Manuel Meier with passenger Melanie Meier went directly to the final with 10 points. He was joined in the final by Markus Brandhofer and passenger Sandra Mollema, who also racked up 10 points. The B final provided the other 2 teams to the A final, Danish/German pair of Mike Frederiksen and passenger Desiree Holstein together with French pair Rémi Valladon and passenger Dylan Fourcade. A fierce heat ensued in the final with the German team Manuel Meier and passenger Melanie Meier coming out victorious. They were joined on the
European U19 Individual Speedway Championship: SF1 in Norway won by local hero Pollestad The meeting was run on a beautiful track situated in Norwegian city of Elgane. The fans watched the future stars of speedway fiercely fighting for promotion to the Under 19 Individual Speedway Championship Final which will take place on August 19 in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland. Riders competed for eight places awarded with promotion to the finals. Local fans could enjoy the victory of the Norwegian Mathias Pollestad, who won in front of his crowd. Overall top three Mathias Pollestad, NOR Damian Ratajczak, POL William Drejer, DEN Links Visit the Track Racing page Visit SEC official web site
Hill Climb and Vintage Hill Climb European Championships: second round in Austria After round 1 in Landshaag the second round of the Hill Climb and Vintage Hill Climb European Championships was raced last weekend in sunny and warm conditions in Julbach, Austria. With huge support of local authorities, the event was organized in a very professional background. Big public attendance has seen record braking laptime between three main rivals in Superbike class: Italian Maurizio Botatalico (BMW), French David Jean Luc (Honda) and home hero Andread Gangl (Suzuki). In Supermoto Open class victory for the Italian rider Carmine Matarazzo (TM). Vintage Hill Climb European Championship - Winners of the event Classic -350 – Frank Seidl (Yamaha), GER Classic -500 – Bert Heider (Yamaha), GER Classic +500 - Bert Heider (Yamaha), GER 125 GP – Guido Testoni (Honda), ITA 250 GP – Roberto Della Latta (Suzuki), ITA Classic 500 – Roman Winklmuller
