European races of the weekend 29-30/10/2022
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European Individual Grass Track: Romano Hummel is the new champion Photo credit: Jesper Veldhuizen The European Individual Grass Track raced its third and last event in Swingfield, a small and nice village located approximately 10 km north of Folkestone on the North Downs. With heavy rain the day before the event, the Swingfield circuit was in excellent condition, ready to host the top eighteen Grass Track riders from across Europe. With three riders from Denmark, two from France, four from Germany, four from the Netherlands and six riders from the host federation the event was going to be a close fought battle. On the morning of the event, a large crowd and riders alike were met with sunny autumn conditions, which lasted into the early afternoon, before the temperature dropped later in the day – but more importantly the rain held off, offering idea track conditions and a circuit that
European Handy Bridgestone Cup: Spanish double round crowns the 2022 champions The third and last round of the European Handy Bridgestone Cup was hosted at Jerez de la Frontera Circuit, in Spain. Two races crowned the 2022 champions. Race 1 Italian rider Samuele Bertolasio (Lesser Impaired 1000cc category) took the holeshot and with a great pace went straight to the win. Behind him the Frenchman Stephane Paulus followed by the Italian Emiliano Malagoli (1.000cc category) and the Czech Martin Horky. In the 600cc category the Italian Maximilian Sontacchi led the way, followed by Christophe Bernard. A few corners before the chequered flag, the Belgian managed to take the lead and crossed as first the finishing line. In the Lesser Impaired 600cc category Antonio Montoya confirmed the title. Thanks to the points gained, Emiliano Malagoli and Christophe Bernard are both champions. Race 2 Samuele Bertolasio started from the pole and led
Supermoto SM Junior: Matej Kokes is the new champion In the last round of the Supermoto SM Junior European Championship, raced in Carole, France, Matej Kokes (Husqvarna) was crowned new Champion at the end of a great day of racing. The young Czech rider finished ahead of Mathias Vatkin (TM) and Ramon Godino (Yamaha). SM Junior Race 1 Matej Kokes (Husqvarna) pulled away at the start and opened a solid gap over rivals in the first laps. The Czech rider pushed hard in the first part of the moto without sparing himself while he took it easy in the last laps. Behind him Mathias Vetkin (TM), Jason Van Drunen (Yamaha) and Ramon Godino (Yamaha) battled it out and crossed the finish line in the same order. Thanks to the victory of the first moto Matej Kokes moved to the top of the Championship standings. SM Junior Race 2 At the
Motocross European Championships: 2023 provisional calendar FIM Europe, together with Infront Moto Racing and FIM, is delighted to share the provisional 2023 Motocross calendar! The season is set to kick off on the 10th of April -venue and date TBA- and to finish off on 22nd October in Ernée, France. 16 events together with the FIM Motocross World Championship for 4 different series: EMX250, EMX125, EMX Open and EMX2T, adding the Finals for EMX65 and EMX85, adding the Motocross of European Nations. Stay tuned! Visit our Motocross page Visit www.mxgp.com EMX in Finland
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Women's Motocross of European Nations: France and Spain victorious The 2022 Motocross of European Nations has concluded in Talavera de la Reina as Team France and Team Spain were crowned this year’s champions in the MXoEN and WMXoEN categories! The morning of the race began with an opening ceremony with speeches given by José Ramón Garcia, FIM Europe Vice President, Jesús Bermúdez, President of Motoclub Talavera, and Patricia Maskarova, Infront Moto Racing’s MXoEN general manager, who also handed a special plaque to Mr Jesús Bermúdez as thanks for organising such a fantastic event. At the end of the opening ceremony, the national anthem of Spain was played before everyone shifted their focus onto the racing. Each group rode a total of two races, as they fought for the highest positions, in order to take the least amount of points, with the worst result not being counted. The
Moto2 European Championship & European Talent Cup: Tulovic crowned 2022 Moto2 European Champion as Pini takes Hawkers ETC title lead It was a day where a dream came true for Lukas Tulovic (Liqui Moly Intact GP Junior Team) after the German secured the Moto2™ European Championship title thanks to victory in Race 1 at MotorLand Aragon, Spain. The Hawkers European Talent Cup title race goes onto Valencia after Guido Pini (AC Racing Team) and Casey O’Gorman (VisionTrack Racing Team) picked up the wins. Moto2 European Champion After keeping his 100% pole position record intact on Saturday, and with Alex Escrig (Yamaha Philippines Stylobike Racing Team) absent through injury, Tulovic knew a race win would hand him the 2022 Moto2™ European Championship crown. The 22-year-old made no mistake to win the opening race of the day from lights out to chequered flag in dominant fashion, as he then went out in Race 2 and repeated his superb
Yamaha R3 Super Finale: Emiliano Ercolani celebrates victory in Portimao After firing to victory in Race 2, Italian youngster Emiliano Ercolani claimed the inaugural Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European SuperFinale title at the Algarve International Circuit in Portugal, earning him a spot on the 2023 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup grid with full support from Yamaha. Having scored a podium finish in the opening race this morning, Ercolani edged ahead of France’s Evann Plaindoux in the final standings, with 2021 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup rider Kayla Yaakov impressing on her return to European racing in third overall. Spain’s Unai Calatayud led the field away from pole position in Race 1, but was quickly demoted behind home hero David Da Costa and Ercolani, who traded positions out front throughout the opening lap. As the race settled in, 15 riders battled in the front group, with FIM Supersport 300
European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship: Poland wins on home soil The city of Tarnów, in southeastern Poland, hosted the Final of the European Under 23 Team Speedway Championship, in front of around 2000 spectators. The big efforts of the local organizers allow the meeting run on a perfect track. At the end of a tight and competitive race team Poland grab the highest step of the podium together with Denmark, second, and Great Britain, third. Final result 1. Poland 2. Denmark 3. Great Britain Visit the Track Racing page Visit the SEC official Page
