In JuniorGP, a perfect weekend for championship leader Brian Uriarte.
In JuniorGP, a perfect weekend for championship leader Brian Uriarte.- In ETC, Spanish drivers Alex Longarela and Álvaro Lucas shine.
- In Moto2, undisputed victory for Unai Orradre.
- In Stock, Borja Gomez comes out on top in an exciting race.
1 June 2025. Sunday saw an intense day of motorcycling at the Jerez track with the FIM JuniorGP™, which offered excitement in each of its categories. Under demanding weather conditions, the different races held throughout the day showed the high level of the young riders, with Spanish talent standing out strongly in this key event on the calendar.
In the first Junior GP race of the day, Brian Uriarte - winner at Estoril - started from pole position after a Saturday in which he had reaffirmed his great start to the season. The race was marked by extreme equality, with the first positions separated by just a few thousandths of a second. With a few laps to go, Finnish rider Rico Salmela surprised Uriarte by overtaking him, but at the last moment, the Spanish rider regained the lead. Salmela tried a final overtake in the final corner, without success. Finally, the podium was made up of Brian Uriarte in first position, followed by Rico Salmela and the Andalusian rider Jesús Ríos in third position.
The second race of the category was held in the middle of the day, under the intense Jerez heat. Uriarte, who started as one of the favourites, lost several positions in the opening laps, dropping to fifth place, while the Italian Leonardo Zanni took the lead with determination. However, Uriarte was quick to react and, in just a few laps, he was back in second place, just a few thousandths of a second behind Zanni. The intense battle was joined by Jesús Ríos to form a leading trio that clearly distanced itself from the rest of the pack. With five laps to go, Finland's Rico Salmela joined the fight for the podium, increasing the tension in the final stages. Finally, Brian Uriarte won again, closing a perfect weekend with a double victory. The Andalusian rider Jesús Ríos achieved an incredible second position while Rico Salmela completed the podium in third position, repeating the same podium of the first race, but in a different order. After an exciting day, Brian Uriarte leaves the JuniorGP World Championship leader after three victories in three races.
Meanwhile, the European Talent Cup races began with Spaniard Carlos Cano starting in first position after a brilliant performance in Estoril. The first laps were marked by an intense fight for the leading positions. Cano gave up the lead at the start to Carlos Gutiérrez and Fernando Bujosa, while Álex Longarela joined the fight for the top 5, consolidating a group dominated by Spanish talent. The race progressed without a clear favourite, with a leading group of eight riders separated by just a few thousandths of a second. In a last lap full of strategy and adrenaline, it was Álvaro Lucas who managed to win, followed by Bujosa in second position and Álex Longarela in third, thus completing an all-Spanish podium.
The second race was once again dominated by the local riders, the undisputed protagonists in the category throughout the weekend at the Circuito de Jerez. Gutiérrez and Bujosa led the early stages of the race in an intense battle for first place, while Longarela and Lucas joined the fight for the top three. As the laps went by, the leading group kept rearranging itself, with constant changes of position in each sector. With four laps to go, another crash in the front group knocked out several key contenders, including Bujosa, who had finished second in the first race of the day. The battle for victory was then in the hands of Carlos Cano, Yaroslav Karpushin and Álex Longarela. In a heart-stopping last lap, the three of them dueled neck and neck all the way to the finish line, crossing it with minimal gaps. Finally, after reviewing the photo finish, Álex Longarela's victory was confirmed by just one hundredth of a second over Carlos Cano, while Karpushin completed the podium in third position.
The Moto2 race started with Milan Pawelec starting from pole position and defending his position in the opening laps against attempts from Spaniards Alberto Fernandez and Eric Fernandez. However, the action was halted early by a red flag on lap two, caused by oil on the track after a crash. The race was restarted with 10 laps to go, five laps less than initially planned, which boded well for an intense battle for the win. At the restart, the script changed completely: Eric Fernández and Unai Orradre overtook Pawelec at the first corner, turning the initial dynamic upside down. Orradre, who had not stood out at the start, was the big beneficiary of the restart, showing a solid pace reminiscent of his victory at Estoril. The leading duo of Orradre and Eric Fernandez held firm for the remainder of the race, while third place was disputed between Garcia and Pawelec himself. Finally, the podium was once again red and yellow with a full house of Spaniards: Unai Orradre took the victory, followed by Eric Fernández in second place and Roberto García closing the podium in his last participation in the category. In this way, Orradre left Jerez leading the championship ahead of the next round at Magny-Cours.
The last race of the day was in the Stock category, with Italian rider Jacopo Cretaro starting from pole position. Although he managed to hold the lead in the first laps, he was overtaken by McDonald and Blai Trias halfway through the race, giving a hint that the fight for the podium would be between these three riders. Spaniard Borja Gomez joined the battle for the top three in a thrilling sequence of overtaking and manoeuvres at the limit between the leading group. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Jacopo Cretaro crashed on the last corner of the final lap, losing all his podium chances. In the end, the victory went to Spaniard Borja Gómez, followed by Australian Archie McDonald in second place and Blai Trias, who completed the podium in third place. After the race, the rider who came out leading the world championship was Iker García, who had finished fifth in the race.
Today at the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto was a clear reflection of the competitive quality that the FIM JuniorGP™ offers, with vibrant races that kept the excitement going until the very last corner. The young talents put on a show worthy of the biggest events in an atmosphere of pure passion for two wheels. The on-track action doesn't stop and will continue at the circuit next week with the Spanish Cup and the Andalusian Speed Championship.
