Two races, two different winners in the opening round of the European Talent Cup season. Giulio Pugliese and Marco Morelli won the races this weekend in Misano.
The pole position was held by Morelli (MLav Racing), who led for most of the 15 laps in the first race. But it was a close race. David González (AC Racing Team) took the lead at one point, but in the final stages he couldn’t keep up with the top two after being overtaken by Pugliese on the 11th lap.
The Italian from Aspar Junior Team fought for victory with Morelli, in a battle that extended to the last meters: he won by just nine thousandths of a second. González completed the podium 7.054s behind the winner.
In the second race, Morelli once again led for most of the distance. With strong competition from González, he managed to win with a pass on the last lap. Then, he pulled away to cross the finish line 0.231s ahead of his rival.
This time, Pugliese finished 17th, after a crash while fighting for the top four. Leonardo Zanni (Mir Racing Finetwork Racing Team) completed the podium 4.769s behind the leader.
The two Portuguese riders in the race were not lucky. Alfonso Almeida (AGR Team) was 23rd in the first race, finishing the second race in 20th position. Marco Martim (Fifty Motorsport) was the last to cross the finish line in both races, earning him 25th and 22nd place.
