Uriarte seals JuniorGP™ World Championship in style in Barcelona, three titles set for Valencia showdown
The Spanish star secured the crown in Race 2 on home soil, with Championship drama in all four classes
The Spanish star secured the crown in Race 2 on home soil, with Championship drama in all four classesBrian Uriarte (UAX SeventyTwo Artbox) is the 2025 FIM JuniorGP™ World Champion after securing the title in Race 2 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on a day that was full of twists and turns across all four categories. In the Moto2™ European Championship, the wins were split between Unai Orradre (Team Ciatti-Boscoscuro) and Milan Pawelec (AGR Team), with that title fight going to Valencia. In the European Talent Cup, Kiandra Ramadhipa (Honda Asia-Dream Racing Junior Team) claimed victory, while the Stock™ European Championship’s sole race was won by Tibor Erik Varga (IUM Motorsports S.L) as title leader Iker Garcia (GV Tamoil Racing) crashed out.
FIM JuniorGP
• Race 1 went down to the wire in Barcelona, with Jesus Rios (Finetwork XTI Mir Racing Team) snatching victory by a mere 0.102s at the flag. Championship leader Uriarte took second, tied with Rico Salmela (Estrella Galicia 0,0) at the line as the final podium places were decided by the riders’ fastest lap.
• Marco Morelli (GRYD – MLav Racing) narrowly missed out on the podium, finishing fourth at the flag.
• In Race 2, Uriarte’s crowning moment arrived, clinching the 2025 JuniorGP World Championship with one round to spare. Meanwhile, Morelli took victory, winning 7.125s clear of Uriarte and Joel Esteban (CFMOTO Aspar Junior Team) in a race that was red-flagged on the final lap following a crash for Adrian Cruces (Finetwork XTI Mir Racing Team)
• The celebrations are only beginning for the #51, who notched up his eighth podium of the season as his attention turns to Valencia in a few weeks’ time.
Moto2 European Championship
• In Race 1, Orradre battled from fourth to first to claim victory and give himself a match point on Sunday afternoon.
• Eric Fernandez (FAU55TEY Racing) snatched second at the final corner ahead of Alberto Ferrandez (Team Ciatti-Boscoscuro) as they completed the podium.
• In the afternoon Race 2, Milan Pawelec (AGR Team) claimed victory ahead of Fernandez and Ferrandez, who once again switched positions at the final corner in a carbon-copy move from Race 1.
• Orradre needed to outscore his nearest rivals by three points to be sure of the title in Barcelona but finished in P6; the title fight heads to Valencia with 25 points available and four riders in title contention: Orradre, Pawelec, Ferrandez and Alberto Surra (Andifer American Racing).
European Talent Cup
• Ramadhipa took a stunning final lap win, defeating Carlos Cano (UAX SeventyTwo Artbox) in another photo finish. Alvaro Lucas (CFMOTO Aspar Junior Team) completed the rostrum, with 0.066s separating the top three.
• Yaroslav Karpushin initially clinched third but was later disqualified from the results.
• Fernando Bujosa (AC Racing Team) crashed out at Turn 7 on the fourth lap, losing crucial Championship points.
• The ETC title now heads to Valencia for the final showdown, with Cano holding an 11-point advantage over Bujosa
Stock European Championship
• Varga took a hard-fought victory in the Stock ECh’s only race of the day in Barcelona, with the Hungarian also claiming the Championship lead.
• Jacopo Cretaro (SF Racing) made up for his Misano mistake with second, with Pier Francesco Venturini (AC Racing Team) completing the podium.
• Iker Garcia (GV Tamoil Racing) crashed out at Turn 1 on the opening lap after colliding with Filippo Fuligni (PROMORACING), with David Real (Mission Grand Prix) also involved; all three retired from the race.
• Varga leads Garcia by one point heading to the season-finale at Valencia.
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