Road Racing

The Individual Ice Racing Final was held this weekend in two different rounds in the Siberian track of Kamensk-Uralskiy (Russia). The first race day (Saturday) saw the victory of Russian rider Vasily Nesytykh, second position Russian Yegor Myshkovets and third Swedish Jimmy Olsen.   Download here FIM Europe Press Release 008/2014

FIM Europe, in agreement with Dorna, RFME and the Direction of the Albacete Circuit, defined the date of the 5th of October 2014 for the single event of 2014 Road Racing European Championship on the Spanish track for the following classes: Moto 3, Supersport 600cc. and Superstock 1000cc. To the event will be admitted the first 5 riders in the corresponding national championships of Spain, France, Germany, Netherlands and Italy and the first 4 riders of regional championships (Nordic, Alpe Adria and Eastern Europe) for each class. There is also the possibility to participate to riders with Wild Card, whose request should be presented to RFME in the terms defined by the event rules. For more infos, visit the site of the Championship www.europeanchamp.com (FIM Europe Press Release 161/2013)

Last rounds of the FIM European Supersport 600 and Junior Cup was settled in Jerez Spain in good weather with no problems. Both classes have evolved into a good sporting success and there was in both classes many battles for position. In the Superstock class, victory of British Kyle Smith (Honda) in front of Italian Franco Morbidelli (Kawasaki) and Italian Alessandro Nocco (Kawasaki). Thanks to the second position Franco Morbidelli became the new 2013 European Champion. In the European Junior Cup, victory of New Zealand rider Jake Lewis in front of Spanish Augusto Fernandez and British Josh Harland. The winner of the 2013 Euopean Junior Cup is Jake Lewis. Both classes have evolved a lot in the right direction, so it will be interesting to follow developments next year. (FIM Europe Press Release 158/2013)

The PATA European Junior Cup, dedicated to young riders from 14 to 19 riders on Honda CBR 500 R bikes, will be repeated also next year again in 8 round to be held in conjunction with European events of the Superbike World Championship. This year edition had moments of high interest and the next Sunday on the Spanish track of Jerez will be assigned the 2013 title, with three riders Jake Lewis, Robin Anne e Augusto Fernandez divided by only 5 points. FIM Europe President, Vincenzo Mazzi, declared: “It is good news that the PATA European Junior Cup is confirmed also for 2014, after the success of this year. This is the kind of events that help to find and prepare the champions of tomorrow.” (FIM Europe Press Release 155/2013)

The final of the European Road Racing European Championship was held today in the Spanish track of Albacete. The new European Champions for 2013 are Czech Karel Hanika (Moto3), Spanish Roman Ramos (Supersport 600) and Spanish Xavi Fores (Superstock 1000). Angel Poyatos (SPA, Yamaha) is new Junior Champion in Supersport 600, while Guillermo LLano (SPA, Kawasaki) is Junior Champion in the Superstock 1000 class. The podiums are the following: Moto 3: 1) Karel Hanika (CZE, KTM) 2) Bryan Schouten (NED, FTR-Honda) 3) Remy Gardner (AUS, KTM) Supersport 600: 1) Roman Ramos (SPA, Kawasaki) 2) Stefan Kerschbaumer (AUT, Yamaha) 3) Michal Prasek (CZE, Yamaha) Superstock 1000: 1) Xavi Fores (SPA, Ducati) 2) Carmelo Morales (SPA, Kawasaki) 3) Ivan Silva (SPA, BMW) Full results in the below links. For more infos and photos of the event check FIM Europe official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/europeanmotorcycling   (FIM Europe Press Release 151/2013)

The ninth round of the Superstock Road Racing European Championship was held yesterday in the French track of Magny Cours. Italian podium with victory of Alessandro Nocco (Kawasaki), second Franco Morbidelli (Kawasaki) and third Christian Gamarino (Kawasaki). Alessandro Nocco (San Carlo Team Italia Kawasaki) has won the STK600 race in dominant fashion today at Magny-Cours. The 16 year old Italian, at his third race victory of his rookie season, pulled away in the opening laps to cross the line 6 seconds ahead of his nearest rivals. Christian Gamarino (Team Go Eleven Kawasaki) and Nocco's team mate Franco Morbidelli put up a great show in the final stages of the race, swapping positions several times before the chequered flag. In the end it was the current Championship leader to snatch second place for just 0.005s, an important achievement for Morbidelli who holds now a 10-point advantage in the standings on both

Today’s qualifying practices of the Road Racing European Championship took place on a rainy day at Albacete (Spain). After the 2 Qualifying Rounds, the pole positions for tomorrow’s race went to: Moto 3: Andrea Migno (ITA, Honda) Superstock: Xavi Fores (SPA, Ducati) Supersport: Roman Ramos (SPA, Kawasaki) (Full results of the Qualifying Practices in the below Press Release link) In the weekend the Albacete track hosted also the first Women’s Road Racing Training Camp, organized by FIM, FIM Europe and RFME, a unique opportunity for women riders to improve their level, to stimulate and prepare them to participate in National, European or future World Championships For more infos and photos of the event check FIM Europe official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/europeanmotorcycling   (FIM Europe Press Release 149/2013)

The Individual Speedway European Championship (SEC) – Final 4 was held in Rzeszow (Poland) on the 29th of September 2013. The event was won by Slovakian rider Martin Vaculik, followed by Russian Grigorij Laguta and Danish Hans Andersen. Thanks to yesterday’s victory, Martin Vaculik managed to win the Individual Speedway EC and become the new European Champion with 47 points followed by Nicki Pedersen with 44 points and Grigorij Laguta with 42 points. (FIM Europe Press Release 147/2013)

102 riders, representing 23 countries also from outside Europe, are now registered to the final of the Road Racing European Championship scheduled on the 4th, 5th and 6th of October in the Spanish track of Albacete. In the Moto 3 class, 4 riders are registered as reserves. It is possible that more riders could be added to the attached entry lists, considering that not all related national championships are finished yet and that wild cards should also be released at the incontestable discretion of RFME, Dorna and FIM Europe. FIM Europe President declared to be pleased for the number of registration requests arrived to the organisers, “this demonstrates furthermore the interest among riders of this championship, despite the many financial difficulties, which limit long travel and are a relevant hurdle for the participation of many young riders from Eastern Europe.” Here follows the updated (up to 20/09/2013) lists of the

The 6th race of the PATA European Junior Cup, powered by Honda provided another thrilling climax to a race that nobody could predict the winner as the race entered its final lap. As the pack reached the final turn it was Bo Bendsneijder (RT Racing Support), at his second wildcard appearance in the series, who took the lead, holding a slender advantage to claim his 2nd win of the year. Kevin Manfredi (Newton Trasformatori Srl) and Robin Anne (Anne Formation) completed the podium. Sebastian Zielinski has won the Cup of Nations final race of the year at the Nurburgring. The wildcard from Poland led the entire race to finish ahead of Tommaso Lorenzetti and Daniel Tibaldo, both riders of the Nuova F.C.C. Corse Yamaha Team. Sixth place Domenico Fasanella, full-time entry, was awarded the winner of the 2013 edition of the Cup. The next race of the European Junior Cup