Valuable points for valiant Vierge in Valencia

2020-11-09 13:10
It was a challenging race at Circuit Ricardo Tormo for Xavi Vierge, the sole Moto2 flagbearer for PETRONAS Sprinta Racing. Still feeling the effects of his Le Mans injuries and with a less than perfect dry set-up, Vierge nevertheless battled through the European GP to finish ninth, adding valuable points to his championship tally.

It was a perfect start for Vierge, who grabbed the holeshot, but the Spaniard found himself battling for second on the opening lap. The opening laps saw him battle hard to stay within the podium places, but ultimately he slipped backwards to fifth.

As the 25 laps ticked down, Xavi started to drop back further. After losing fifth place he pushed hard to recover on lap 16, but ran wide and fell back to eighth. Gritting his teeth due to rear grip issues, Vierge lost one place in the closing stages to take ninth place at the chequered flag. Xavi now moves into tenth in the riders’ standings with 70 points.

Vierge will be back in action around Circuit Ricardo Tormo on Friday, as the Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana (13-15 November) – the 14th round of the year – gets underway.






Johan Stigefelt
Team Director





It was not an easy race for Xavi today; he struggled a lot with rear grip in the entry and exit of the corners. He lost positions because of this. We must check the data and work on providing a better package for him next weekend, so that he can be strong again in the race. Normally he is strong in the race, but he was not able to be today.

It’s a real shame what happened to Jake and a pity for the team. It’s not a nice feeling to end the season like this, but I want to thank Jake and his crew for doing a really good job this year. To come from nowhere and make the progress he has done shows that he is a strong rider. We are really happy with his progress this year. I wish him a speedy recovery from the surgery that he is due to undergo next week.

Source: SIC Racing Team

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