FIM CEV Repsol Championship
Round 1 ā Portimao, Portugal
PETRONAS AHM Malaysia
PETRONAS AHM Malaysiaās Ramdan Rosli capped off a positive weekend in the opening round of the FIM CEV Repsol Championship as he finished the Moto2 races 16thĀ and 22ndĀ respectively at the Circuito de Algarve in Portimao, Portugal on Sunday.
The PETRONAS Talent Development rider put on a strong performance onboard his Kalex in Race 1 to muscle his way up to 16thĀ from 23rdĀ after losing position in the opening lap, completing the gruelling 17-lap race in 31ā32.303s.
Spaniard, Edgar Pons won the race in 30ā33.668s with compatriot, Xavi Vierge and Russiaās Steven Odendaal completing the podium.
āI was pushing hard from the start so that I can be with the leaders. Unfortunately, I dropped back to 23rd after there were too many riders pushing to take the first few turns. The bike was good overall and I could take the other riders in front of me as the race progressed,ā said Ramdan.
Following a strong finish, Ramdan was gunning for points in Race 2 but his hopes did not materialize when a heavy downpour forced officials to red-flag the race midway. The Klang-born rider finished 22ndĀ in 15ā11.518s with Xavi winning the race in 16ā26.441s ahead of Edgar and Eric Granado.
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Moto2 Results
Race 1
1.Edgar Pons (SPA) 30ā33.668s
2.Xavi Vierge (SPA_ 30ā41.982s
3.Steven Odendaal (RSA) 30ā42.189s
4.Eric Granado (BRA) 30ā47.235s
5.Luca Marini (ITA) 30ā49.113s
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Selected
16.Ramdan Rosli (MAS) 31ā32.303s
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Race 2
1.Xavi Vierge (SPA) 16ā26.441s
2.Edgar Pons (SPA) 16ā27.796s
3.Eric Granado (BRA) 14ā36.434s
4.Luca Marini (ITA) 14ā37.024s
5.Alan Techer (FRA) 14ā37.080s
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Selected
22.Ramdan Rosli (MAS) 15ā11.518s
PHOTO CAPTION:Ā Ramdan Rosli (Front row, fourth from left) with the 2015 Moto2 contestants