Extra, from a press launch issued by Yamaha:
Calatayud Secures Inaugural R3 SuperFinale Pole at Portimão
18-year-old Spaniard Unai Calatayud starred on Friday to say pole place within the first version of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European SuperFinale held on the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, with the entrance row separated by simply 0.248s.
Happening on the closing European spherical of the WorldSBK season in Portugal, the R3 Superfinale affords the winner a Yamaha-supported experience within the 2023 R3 bLU cRU European Cup, with 25 riders from 12 completely different nations competing within the inaugural occasion. Two races are scheduled for Saturday, with 25-points up for grabs in every to determine who comes out on prime, whereas Friday noticed the riders aged between 14-20 take part in Free Observe and Qualifying on the 4.6km Portimão circuit.
Native hero David Da Costa (14) led the way in which throughout the morning’s 30-minute Free Observe session, as he set a 2:02.622 to move the sphere by 0.230s from Spaniard Javier Corral Arias (19), with Italian Emiliano Ercolani (17) in third.
With half-hour on the clock for Qualifying, Da Costa once more set the early tempo, however he would turn out to be concerned in a battle for pole place with Spanish rider Calatayud, regardless of a pink flag early within the session resulting in delay. The duo exchanged the highest spot on the timesheets a number of instances earlier than Calatayud set a 2:00.877 on his eleventh lap to say the first-ever Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European SuperFinale pole place.
Da Costa responded late on with a 2:01.098 to complete 0.221s behind in second, with Ercolani backing up his tempo within the earlier Free Observe session to safe the ultimate spot on the entrance row, 0.027s additional again.
Spaniard Javier Corral Arias heads up the second row, forward of his compatriot, and the main feminine rider, Natalia Rivera Rasel (16), in fifth, with Mohammed Abdalaziz Binladin (14) from Saudi Arabia sixth quickest. The third row consists of Italian Emanuele Cazzaniga (19), Gonzalo Meléndez (14) from Spain, and Brazilian Kaywan Friere Da Costa (19), with Kayla Yaakov (15) from the USA making it six completely different nationalities within the prime ten.
The battle to be topped the primary ever Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European SuperFinale winner kicks off with Race 1 on Saturday at 11:45 am native time (UTC+1), adopted by Race 2 at 16:15.
Unai Catalayud – P1 (2:00.877)
Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European SuperFinale Rider
“It was a difficult qualifying, particularly with the pink flag which means we needed to cease and begin once more. Regardless of this, I had a wonderful feeling with my R3 and managed to get into a bunch with some quick riders in entrance of me so I might benefit from the slipstream and set my quickest time. I believe it is going to be shut within the race tomorrow, as there are some very quick riders, however I’m assured I can battle on the entrance!”
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