FR Moto debuts winner at 24 Hours of Catalunya

The 28th edition is Catalunya de Motosiciclisme 24 hours The local team FR Moto, which made its debut in the Catalunya endurance race in 2019, won the first and second absolute wins with good rhythm, few mistakes, and high responsiveness, and added a new winner. in the World Endurance Championship category. Kawasaki Català Aclam and MPS NrBike finished on the overall podium.

Daniel González, Jacopo Cretaro, David Sanchiz and Pedro Rodríguez are among the riders selected for the 24 Hours of Catalunya Motorcycle Race winners’ challenge to make a name for themselves in FR Moto. After taking pole position for the third year in a row, the first two hours were a constant battle with Kawasaki Katara Akram, who took turns taking the honorary spot.

By the third hour of competition, FR Moto had already taken hold of the reins and could not let go. There were no major riots either, so the only fear for FR Moto came at 3pm, when a six-minute pit stop cut the three-lap lead to just 57 inches. Still, the number one spot was not in jeopardy. no time.

he Kawasaki Katara AkramThe team that boasts the highest number of active wins (9 wins) did not win again, but this year’s comeback play. In the 25th outing, the Kawasaki team of Julien Pilot, Gabriel Pons, Johann Nigon and Marcel Brenner took the lead at the start, but problems appeared in the second hour.

After the third stop, the team was forced to make a fourth and fifth stop to fix an electronic problem on the bike. There was a loss of more than 15 minutes, and the FR moto was 6 laps behind. Before the 3 hours of the race, Kawasaki Katara Akram Already in 18th place, he moved up to 4th from there. His hopes were dashed again shortly after 5pm when Gabriel Pons fell.

After making the necessary repairs, the drivers of Molins de Rei faced the need to come back, but the nine-time 24 Hours of Catalunya champion, still running in 24th place, was unsuccessful. I achieved what I thought was possible and returned to the podium with a 2nd place finish. It was already at his place a little before nine in the morning.

Absolute 3rd and 1st in Open Superbike MPS NrBike (Nicolas Novacchi, Clement Granzotto, Mathieu Thibault, Stephane Pagani). The French team has had a fairly linear career. His 3rd place in the time trial is where he spent the most time. At dawn, MPS NrBike took provisional silver and put up a good fight against the Bimtrazer Fly team (Joao Zamorano, Oscar San Emeterio, Iker Carathedo and Alex Zuzaya).

The latter had the most consistent running throughout the race, but problems arose as the sun rose. Their Yamaha was filled with black smoke and was forced to pit. The Basque team, which finished on the podium last year, had to settle for 5th overall and 3rd in the Open Superbike despite being able to fix the problem.

Box 69 Racing Marvea (Marc Guiramet, Felix Rodriguez, Christian Palomares, Marc Miralles) is in a similar situation. A podium is definitely on the line for this squad in Catalunya, and a fourth-place finish in Friday’s qualifying confirmed that. That position was exactly what they occupied at the start of the race, but the tide of the race changed when driver Felix Rodriguez crashed at Turn 2. After his 23 minutes of intense work in the garage, the Kawasaki XZ10R 1000, his 30th, was back on the asphalt.

By nightfall, the Sabadell team was back in the top five, showing their resilience and following the rhythm of the top teams for countless laps. In fact, it seemed that O-SBK’s victory might be theirs. Nevertheless, before 5am they smashed their engine and announced their retirement shortly thereafter, repeating the ending they experienced in the 2022 edition despite their efforts.

The 28th edition of the 24 Hours of Catalunya Motorcycling featured protagonists in different categories. The Superstock 1000 division is led by Gilassing Endurance (Moran Guilliec, Ronnie Schwartz, Baptiste Felgerols and Jimmy Olivier). Meanwhile, the Exit team won the Supersport 600 with Cedric Asouvie, Geroli Baste, Jean-Paul Fritze and Mario Littran.