Spectacular start of the Andotrans Team Torrentó at the beginning of the ESBK

    The Spanish Superbike Championship (ESBK) has started its season 2022 and the Jerez Circuit – Angel Nieto has been in charge of hosting the first of the seven tests of the year.

    The Andotrans Team Torrentó arrived at the Ronda de Jerez with Oscar Gutiérrez's Superbike in the premier class and Aleix Viu and Mario Mayor both competing in the new Next Generation Supersport. After a pre-season that served as a preview to get to know the motorcycles, the three pilots faced the new year with optimism.

    during free practice, the Andotrans Team Torrentó managed to maintain the rhythm of the head to begin to get good feelings for the weekend. Already in the Saturday timed practice, the drivers were able to get some good grid positions.

    In Superbike, Gutiérrez got the best time of the day and took the pole position at track record pace, securing first place for the start of the first race. An hour later, The qualifiers began Supersport Next Generation. Viu reaped another great result with the first position on the grid, also with record time, and Mayor was awarded thirteenth place overall, The tenth in its category.

    Oscar Gutiérrez was the first to dispute the first race At 14:50. A red flag forced the #99 to restart the output, but Gutiérrez consolidated the leading position and was leading from start to finish. The race reduced to 10 laps made Gutiérrez the leader of the standings.

    two hours later, the race of Supersport started and he #81 led virtually every lap of the race, finishing in the first position with a considerable advantage over the second classified. Mario Mayor, in a hard-fought career adding positions, finished sixth in the category.

    During the warm-ups on Sunday, Gutiérrez, Viu and Mayor continued in the leading group as they did throughout the weekend.

    Yes in the second round race, Oscar Gutiérrez returned to the podium for the second time this weekend. After a battle for the first position throughout the race, with two laps to go #99 He was able to escape and overtake his rival with almost two seconds difference. Gutierrez got another P1 to double.

    Aleix Viu, rose victorious again and returned to the top of the podium after his good performances throughout both days. Mario Mayor, he finished his weekend with an eighth position that allowed him to stay in the top-10 in both tests.

    The Andotrans Team Torrentó closes a fantastic first test with favorable results for its three riders, which would not be possible without the support of its many sponsors.

    The next ESBK race will take place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo of Cheste during the 23 Y 24 of April.

    Ferran Torrentó | Team Manager

    The preseason has cost a lot globally, but I am very happy with the results. I think that the whole team has done an impeccable job of taking the Yamaha R6 and the Yamaha R1 to a great level in the first race with everything very well controlled.. Note that Mario has been improving step by step throughout the weekend, if it continues like this we can fight for front positions. Aleix has done an impeccable job, from the tests we already saw that it is at a very strong level, and Oscar has given us our first two victories in a new category for us. We know him very well because he has already won two years with us and I think it is impossible to start better.
    Thank the work of the whole team, to the sponsors and especially Andotrans for all the confidence of these last years.

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