PETRONAS Sprinta Racing and Vierge together in 20212020-09-24 08:39PETRONAS Sprinta Racing is pleased to announce that Xavi Vierge will continue riding with the squad next year, in the 2021 Moto2 World Championship. The Spanish rider joined the team for the 2020 season and has made progress every race. His best race result of this season came at the San Marino GP, where he finished fourth and gave PETRONAS Sprinta Racing their best Moto2 result to date. In the most recent event, the Emilia Romagna GP, he took an early race lead – both before and after a rain red flag interruption – and battled for his first Moto2 podium of 2020. Vierge made his Moto2 debut at the 2015 American GP, held at Indianapolis, before joining the series full time in 2016, taking Rookie of the Year honours. Over the six years competing in Moto2, Xavi has racked up three podiums (third at Australia 2018, second at Japan 2017 and Argentina 2018), two pole positions (Argentina 2018 and 2019) and two fastest laps (Argentina and Czech Republic 2018). The next event for Vierge will be his home Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this weekend (25-27 September). Johan Stigefelt Team Director I’m really happy to be continuing with Xavi in Moto2, as we have seen the progress he’s made since he joined the team. It’s important that he is able to continue with the same set-up for a second year. It’s also great for the team to keep a rider like Xavi, as they can start in a better position than this year: they know each other, know how they work best together, their strengths and which weaknesses to work on from the start. We have great hope for Xavi in the future and it’s a pleasure to be able to continue with him. Thank you to everyone involved and our partners for believing in this programme – let’s see what we can achieve in 2021. Source: SIC Racing Team Click here to visit our forums to discuss this story |
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