Morelli and Uriarte share the JuniorGP spoils on a day of title race twists at Misano
JuniorGP: Marco Morelli and Brian Uriarte provided a treat after an epic last-lap scrap in Italy, while there were victories for Carlos Cano, Alberto Surra and Iker Garcia
JuniorGP: Marco Morelli and Brian Uriarte provided a treat after an epic last-lap scrap in Italy, while there were victories for Carlos Cano, Alberto Surra and Iker Garcia
It was a day of drama at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in the FIM JuniorGP™ World Championship with big title race twists across all six races. Marco Morelli (GRYD – MLav Racing) claimed a last-lap win in JuniorGP™ before Brian Uriarte (UAX SeventyTwo Artbox) responded in style in Race 2. In the European Talent Cup, Carlos Cano (UAX SeventyTwo Artbox) did the double while Alberto Surra (Andifer American Racing) was victorious on home soil in the Moto2™ European Championship and Iker Garcia (GV Tamoil Racing) claimed victory in the Stock™ European Championship.
FIM JuniorGP
– It was a final lap thriller at Misano for Race 1 and the JuniorGP field as Morelli claimed a stunning maiden victory ahead of long-time race leader Brian Uriarte on the exit of the final corner. David Gonzalez (AC Racing Team) battled for his first podium in JuniorGP as he claimed third place
– Rico Salmela (Estrella Galicia 0,0) was fighting for the podium before he crashed at Turn 5 and retired from Race 1.
– In Race 2, after losing out in the final metres of Race 1, Uriarte dominated to claim victory by more than six seconds as Jesus Rios (Finetwork XTI Mir Racing Team) and Salmela battled hard over P2, with their fight going to the line as the Spaniard beat the Finn; Salmela was later disqualified for a technical infringement.
– Salmela’s disqualification promoted Morelli into third; he initially crossed the line in P4 after taking a Long Lap Penalty for repeatedly exceeding track limits.
– Uriarte holds a 46-point lead over Salmela after the Misano weekend with Salmela’s teammate, Casey O’Gorman, in third.
Moto2 European Championship
– Alberto Surra took a surprising win at Misano, crossing the line 4.616s ahead of teammate Xabi Zurutuza (Andifer American Racing) in second. Meanwhile, Milan Pawelec (AGR Team) clinched the final spot on the podium in third.
– The Moto2 ECh race was full of drama, with Unai Orradre (Team Ciatti – Boscoscuro) becoming one of several riders to crash on the exit of Turn 2 on the opening lap.
– Eric Fernandez (FAU55TEYRACING) and Alberto Ferrandez (Team Ciatti – Boscoscuro) would later fall at Turn 8 – crashing out of podium contention with 13 laps to go.
– Orradre holds onto his Championship lead, with Surra just seven points back in second and Pawelec jumping to third.
European Talent Cup
– Three riders were separated by a second across the line in Race 1 as Cano converted his pole position into victory ahead of debutant Lorenzo Pritelli (Team Echovit Pasini Racing) and Fernando Bujosa (AC Racing Team).
– After starting from 23rd on the grid, Alex Longarela (Snipers Igaxteam) climbed into the podium fight before he was given a three-second time penalty for track limits infringements. He was classified in 10th.
– In Race 2, Cano and Bujosa once again went head-to-head as the #1 resisted the #69’s pressure throughout the 15-lap race.
– Gabriel Tesini (AC Racing Team) brought San Marino onto the podium as he finished in third place for his first rostrum in the ETC.
– In the standings, Bujosa sits on 144 points; nine clear of Cano and 29 clear of Longarela with just two races remaining in 2025.
Stock European Championship
– Iker Garcia bagged victory at Misano, finishing ahead of teammate Alberto Garcia and Alvaro Fuertes (Lodisna Team Torrento) in the Stock ECh.
– There was drama for polesitter Jacopo Cretaro (SF Racing), who finished in P14, losing crucial Championship points following a Turn 8 crash.
– Ahead of the final two rounds, Iker Garcia leads Tibor Varga (Lum Motorsports) by 24 points as Cretaro drops to P3 in the Championship standings.
For more info checkout our dedicated FIM JuniorGP™ news page Junior GP
You can also find all the results, videos, photos and information regarding the championship on the official website: www.fimjuniorgp.com/en
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