The Tissot Aragon Round will arrive at MotorLand next weekend with what will be the tenth round of the Superbike season. Once the Cremona round is over, the Alcaniz circuit could be decisive in the fight for the titles of the three categories, with the Teruel-born rider Gonzalo Sanchez at the opportunity to take home the Yamaha R3 single-make cup.
Toprak Razgatlioglu’s crash at Magny Cours forced him to miss the French and Italian rounds in favour of the official Ducati duo Aruba.it: Bulega and Bautista. Of the three title contenders, the only one in good form is Nicolò Bulega, as the two most recent WorldSBK champions are physically under-strength with Razgatlioglu’s injury and Álvaro’s rib fracture.
The Tissot Aragón Round could be decisive for the championship
Despite the pain, the Talavera native completed a surprising weekend in Cremona with two podiums that allow him to continue fighting for what would be his third consecutive Superbike crown. The great protagonist of the Italian round was Danilo Petrucci, who won all three races, becoming the the first rider in history to win a race in WorldSBK, MotoGP, MotoAmerica and a stage of the Dakar.
The big question is whether Toprak will be able to make it to MotorLand in time. The BMW rider kept his points cushion in the French and Italian rounds, but he heads into the Aragonese round with just 13 points ahead of Bulega and 82 ahead of Bautista. Taking into account that 62 points are awarded per weekend in Superbike, anything can happen. MotorLand will also welcome the rest of the Spaniards competing in the top class of production-derived bikes: Tito Rabat, who is coming off a great performance in Cremona, and the two official HRC Hondas of Iker Lecuona and Xavi Vierge.
Gonzalo Sánchez is playing for the Yamaha R3 World Cup
The fans who travel to the Aragonese track will be the main support for Gonzalo Sánchez, a very young 16-year-old driver from Teruel, who is looking to be crowned champion of the FIM Yamaha R3 bLU cRU World Cupa single-make cup with motorcycles from the tuning fork factory.
His excellent season with 4 wins allows him to reach the last round of the season at MotorLand just 9 points behind his main rival, the also Spaniard Marc Vich. The Italian Alessandro Di Persio also has a chance, although more remote, at 44 points. Other Spaniards who participate in the Yamaha Cup are: Alberto Beltrán, Adrián Moya and Natalia Rivera.
Adrian Huertas and Iñigo Iglesias also star in the Tissot Aragon Round
The intermediate Superbike category, known as Supersport, is witnessing an exciting duel between Adrián Huertas and Yari Montella. The Spaniard took home a victory and a second place from Cremona, which has given him hope after Montella’s mistake in Race 2, which resulted in him crashing. The difference in points is 43. In addition to Adrián, other well-known riders from the Aragon circuit such as Jorge Navarro, Álvaro Díaz and Miquel Pons will be looking to get a good result at MotorLand.
In the Supersport 300 category, which was not contested in Cremona and which faces the penultimate round of the season at MotorLand, Aldi Satya Mahendra leads by 12 points over Loris Veneman and 26 over Íñigo Iglesias. Other Spaniards competing in the close-knit smaller Superbike category are: Marc García, Daniel Mogeda, Julio García González, Jose Manuel Osuna, Unai Calatayud, David Salvador and Iván Bolaño from Extremadura.
Tension and excitement are on the cards in a championship as open as the Superbike championship. The date at MotorLand could be decisive for the Spanish riders’ aspirations to become world champions, so they will be looking to win at home in front of their fans. Fans will have access to the paddock and stands 1 and 3 (the latter only on Saturday and Sunday) for a price of 45 euros before the Friday of the eventMore information and ticket sales on the official MotorLand website.
