Road Racing

Women's European SSP 300 Championship and European STK 1000 and SSP 300 Cup: thrilling weekend in Brno The Women's European SSP 300 Championship raced in Brno the fourth round of the 2023 season together with the third round of the European STK 1000 and SSP 300 Cup. Women's European SSP 300 Championship: Santos took her fourth European title Sara Sanchez's (511 Racing Team) comeback in the Women's European Championship was more than positive. The Spanish rider won Race 1 starting from pole position and making a comeback after a difficult start. Sanchez ended the race ahead of her team-mate Beatriz Neila Santos (511 Racing Team), second at the chequered flag. Roberta Ponziani (Roc'n'DeA) finished third, coming back to the podium after some tough races. Italian Sara Cabrini (Gradara Corse) was fourth with a ten second gap and Aurelia Cruciani (Roc'nDeA) was fifth. In Race 2 Natalia Rivera (Trasimeno) took her

Moto2 European Championship European Talent Cup Stock European Championship: Portimao hosted round four The series was back in action at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal, playing host to Round 4 of the season. Perfect weekend for Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP Junior Team) who did the double in the Moto2™ European Championship. Dodo Boggio (Aspar Junior Team) and Daniel Muñoz (SP57 Racing Team) clocked memorable victories in the south of Portugal, as they stood on the top step in the European Talent Cup and Stock European Championship races respectively. Moto2 European Championship In the opening race, Senna Agius bounced back from his Jerez blip in style, taking a comfortable win in Portimao with an 11.788s advantage, extending the Australian’s lead atop the standing. Alberto Surra (Team Ciatti - Boscoscuro) conquered the Long Lap penalty loop to claim a maiden podium of the campaign in P2, holding off a hard charging Xavi Cardelus (Promoracing) on the

Yamaha bLU cRU European Championship: Vich victorious in Race 1, Mahendra battles adversity for Race 2 win It was a dramatic day of action in the Yamaha bLU cRU European Championship at Donington Park, Great Britain. The fourth round of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Championship saw Spain’s Marc Vich take an impressive victory in an exciting Race 1, while Indonesia’s Aldi Mahendra battled back after disappointment and penalties for a strong Race 2 win. Race1 Pole-sitter Kevin Fontainha took the ‘holeshot’ but title-leader Emiliano Ercolani quickly closed him down and proceeded to give chase. The leading group of five was fractured in the early stages of the race when Mahendra had an incident with Dorian Joulin which saw both competitors exit the race. The three Brazilian riders: Fontainha, Gustavo Manso, and Eduardo Burr were looking extremely strong as the newly-formed pack started to settle into a race rhythm,

Northern Talent Cup: Frellsen joins title hunt with double victory in Most Second round in a row for the Northern Talent Cup, last weekend back again in action at Most, in the Czech Republic, for the fifth round of the season. Race 1 Swiss contender Lenoxx Phommara (Team Phommara), following a last-gasp fastest lap in Q2 was on pole. Beside him was the talented Jurrien Van Crugten (BB64 Academy) with Julius Frellsen (MCA RACING) completing the first row. Czech hero Filip Novotny (DG Corse) was on the second row alongside Rocco Sessler (MCA RACING) and the lightning-fast Dutch rookie, Kyano Schoo (KS Racing). Getting a good start from pole, it was Lenoxx Phommara who took the holeshot ahead of Van Crugten and Frellsen. Within a couple of laps, a lead group of six riders had formed, consisting of the three just mentioned plus Kyano Schoo (KS Racing), Novotny, and a

Women's European SSP 300 Championship: double win for Santos in Most round The Women's European SSP 300 Championship was back in action in the Czech Republic for the Most round, the third of the season. Race 1 The Autodrom Most has a new queen: Beatriz Neila Santos (511 Racing Team) triumphs in Race 1 despite a tricky start and wins with some advantage. The reigning champion dominated a race with many crashes. Natalia Rivera (Trasimeno) was second even though she was just over 5 seconds behind the winner. Aurelia Cruciani (Roc'n'DeA), who started from the sixth position, bounced back and got the podium with a third place. Ran Yochay (Celo Racing) finished in fourth position ahead of Patrycja Sowa (Sowa Racing), fifth. Tough Race 1 for Roberta Ponziani (Roc'n'DeA), who had an highside and was hit by Sara Cabrini (Gradara Corse). Race 1 top three 1. Santos Beatriz Neila 2. Rivera

Northern Talent Cup: Vincze wins his first race and Sessler is back to victory The Northern Talent Cup was back again in action at Sachsenring in a thrilling MotoGP weekend for its fourth round of the season. Race 1 VM Racing Team’s Martin Vincze is a Northern Talent Cup race winner after making a last lap, last corner move stick on Lenoxx Phommara (Team Phommara) in Round 4, Race 1 at the Sachsenring. Rookie star Antoine Nativi finished within a tenth of the race victory to bag his first podium in the Cup. On a rapidly drying Sachsenring following heavy afternoon downpours, the NTC field were forced to opt for wet tyres as we got ourselves set for another classic battle for victory. Phommara started well from pole and grabbed the holeshot, but the lead changed lap by lap. Rocco Sessler (MCA Racing) made a great start from the second

European STK 1000 and SSP 300 Cup: round 2 in Hungary The second round of the European STK 1000 Cup and European SSP 300 Cup was raced I perfect weather conditions at Pannónia-Ring, Hungary, together with the Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship. SSP 300 Both Race1 and Race2 saw the Hungarian rider Mate Szamado won ahead of Polish Matheusz Molik and Hungarian Krisztian Szilagyi. Home hero Szamado ruled with a huge gap on Molik: 26 seconds in the first round and 11 in the second. Great fight for the second position in the first round: the Polish rider managed to take it for just 0’079. STK 1000 After the double second position in the first round at Slovakiaring, Lennart Ulbel won both the races ahead of Martin Tritsscher, winner in Slovakia. Double third for home rider Daniel Ersek. Links FIM Europe Road Racing page Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship

Moto2 European Championship European Talent Cup, Stock European Championship The iconic Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto played host to Round 3 of the Moto2 European Championship, European Talent Cup and Stock European Championship. Carlos Tatay (Pertamina Mandalika SAG team) converted great speed into victory in the Moto2™ European Championship, while championship rivals Max Quiles (Aspar Junior Team) and Brian Uriarte (Team Estrella Galica 0,0) took the spoils in both European Talent Cup races. While in the Stock European Championship Eric Fernandez (FAU55 TEY Racing) pulled out a stunning last-lap pass for the win. Moto2 European Championship For the first time in 2023 Moto2™ European Championship, Senna Agius (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact Junior Team) wasn’t the favourite entering the race, that honour went to Carlos Tatay. Topping every session, the Moto2™ rookie started from a career first pole position, he lost out at the start to Yeray Ruiz (FAU55 TEY Racing) and the fast-starting Senna Agius but it

Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup: Ercolani and Mahendra make it happen in Italy with a victory each Thrilling weekend for the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup. Italy’s Emiliano Ercolani took a spectacular victory in Race 1 on home race at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, while Aldi Satya Mahendra took a first ever win for Indonesia in the R3 bLU cRU European Championship in a thrilling Race 2. Race 1 saw Mahendra take the holeshot, leading the field of 21 riders into the first corners of the Italian circuit. Before the race could settle into a rhythm there was a dramatic crash between Mert Konuk, Christian Stringhetti and Apostolos Kamzelis. All three riders emerged uninjured but Konuk would have to serve a double long lap penalty in Race 2 for his part in the incident. After this the riders broke into two groups, but the action remained intense.

Northern Talent Cup: a victory each for Sessler and Phommara in Oschersleben The sun was shining, and a cool breeze brought the scent of summer to the beautiful Oschersleben, Germany, as riders prepared for battle at Round 3 and Round 4 of the Northern Talent Cup. Race 1 After the lights went out, Frellsen took the holeshot ahead of Lenoxx Phommara and Masili. After a few laps a lead group formed consisting of Lenoxx Phommara, Sessler, Frellsen, Martin Vinzce (VM Racing Team), Matteo Masili (Fairium Next Generation Riders Team), and Filip Novotny (DG Corse), with rookie wonder boy Antoine Nativi a touch further back in seventh. Positions were swapped, and exchanges were made, and around half-race distance, the mighty Sessler secured his place at the front, and he never looked back, never stopped pushing. Never again would he make the mistake from Race 2 in the Sachsenring. And then he