{"id":2467,"date":"2026-05-17T10:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/a-sunday-of-great-emotions-for-the-mir-racing-aspar-cup-at-the-aspar-circuit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:16:22","slug":"a-sunday-of-great-emotions-for-the-mir-racing-aspar-cup-at-the-aspar-circuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ricardotormo.nectarestudio.com\/en\/a-sunday-of-great-emotions-for-the-mir-racing-aspar-cup-at-the-aspar-circuit\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sunday of great emotions for the MIR Racing Aspar Cup at the Aspar Circuit"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;section-block only&#8211;bottom&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]The <strong>Aspar Circuit<\/strong> hosted the second round of the 2026 MIR Racing Aspar Cup, with <strong>175 participants<\/strong> in a weekend to remember, where the excitement was at its peak in each of the 16 scheduled heats in Valencia.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Promo3<\/strong>, Chinese rider <strong>Liu Shanxu<\/strong> achieved his first victory on his debut in the championship&#8217;s premier class, following a thrilling duel for the win with <strong>Leonardo Fabio<\/strong>, who started from pole and finished just 79 thousandths of a second behind. Spanish rider <strong>Aitor Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong> completed the Group A podium, keeping five riders in his wake in a gripping battle for third place. In the first heat of Group B, <strong>Michael Gulvis<\/strong> was the winner, followed less than a second later by Neyzan Coll and Miguel \u00c1ngel Cantero. A few hours later, in the second and final race, the frontrunners were the same, although this time <strong>Leonardo Fabio<\/strong> learned his lesson to finish in first place, followed by <strong>Shanxu Liu and Aitor Gonz\u00e1lez<\/strong>. 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phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]In <strong>Moto5<\/strong>, <strong>Pablo Arnedo, Witek Kuczynski, and Ethan Botti<\/strong> were the main protagonists in the fight for first place in the first heat, although the Italian crashed out a few laps from the end. Therefore, it all came down to the reigning Moto5 champion and the Polish rider, with the Spaniard eventually taking the win by just 56 thousandths. <strong>Alejandro Castilla<\/strong> returned to the podium in third place, while in the first race of Group B, <strong>Juan<\/strong><strong> Puertas<\/strong> crossed the finish line in first position. In Race 2, up to six riders formed the lead group, but the winner was the same again, with <strong>Pablo Arnedo <\/strong>securing a <strong>double<\/strong> victory at the Aspar Circuit, followed by Ethan Botti and Witek Kuczynski. <strong>\u00c1ngel P\u00e9rez<\/strong> ended the weekend on a high note after taking the win in the final Group B race.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>GP12<\/strong>, <strong>Marc Ram\u00edrez<\/strong> continues to prove himself as the most consistent rider in the category, crossing the finish line in first place in a tight finish, with Argentinian <strong>Rocco del Papa<\/strong> second and <strong>Ares Arag\u00f3n<\/strong> third. However, in the second race, Ares was able to beat Marc to take the win by a margin of just 89 thousandths. <strong>Hugo Rivas<\/strong> was the rider who completed the top 3.<\/p>\n<p>In GP10, <strong>\u00d3scar Mercader<\/strong> achieved his first win in the category in the first race, followed by <strong>Daniel Hidalgo and Milas Pauwels<\/strong>, who would go on to take the victory a few hours later, with <strong>Aleix Jov\u00e9<\/strong> stepping onto the podium for the first time in 2026 and Hidalgo, the championship leader, completing the top 3.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thiago Clua<\/strong> was the star of the <strong>Alev\u00edn 90<\/strong> category, leading from the lights to the checkered flag in the first race, with <strong>Hugo Urbano and Max G\u00e1lvez<\/strong> finishing second and third respectively, with a gap between them. In the final race of the weekend, Thiago Clua repeated his spot at the top of the podium, although Hugo Urbano didn&#8217;t make it easy for him. American <strong>Marco MacClugage<\/strong> finished in third place.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; row_position_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; class=&#8221;section-block only&#8211;bottom&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; gradient_type=&#8221;default&#8221; shape_type=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; flex_gap_desktop=&#8221;10px&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;1335&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;10px&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]The young talents of the <strong>Minimoto 4.2<\/strong> category of the MIR Racing Aspar Cup delivered two exciting heats from start to finish, though <strong>Julen Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong> was the dominant force, taking the win with a wide margin over <strong>Alejandro Garc\u00eda and Nico Amat<\/strong>. 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