Alvaro Lucas and Waku Kunitate are crowned the 190cc and 160cc Champions at MotorLand Aragon
After a magnificent day of action at MotorLand Aragon, two new names have etched themselves into the FIM MiniGP World Series Champions history book as last year’s winner Alvaro Lucas became a double Champion in the 190cc class for Spain, while Japan’s Waku Kunitate took glory in the 160cc series.
190cc
In the opening race that was contested in damp morning conditions, Lucas finished just off the podium in P4 as Italy’s Lorenzo Fino picked up the 25 points ahead of Germany’s Robin Siegert and Australia’s Bodie Paige. Fino then fantastically backed his Race 1 victory up with a Race 2 25-point haul, as Siegert collected another valuable 20 points. This time, Lucas grabbed a podium in P3 to set up an intriguing Super Final Race where double points were on offer.
And in the final race of the day, Lucas showed why he’s the reigning Champion. Victory in the dry weather Super Final gave the Spanish star a title-winning 50 points, with Fino picking up 20 points after finishing in P6. A fourth place meant Siegart claimed 26 points as 13 points split the top three at the end of play. Lucas was crowned 190cc MiniGP World Series Champion for the second year in a row, with Fino and Siegart P2 and P3 respectively.
In the Super Final Race, the UK’s Ethan Sparks finished second to end the Championship in P4, with 2023 160cc Champion, Malaysia’s Qabil Irfan, ending the week fifth overall after his third place finish in the Super Final.
160cc
In the first race of the day, Kunitate got his Thursday in Aragon off to a perfect start on a damp MotorLand Aragon kart track. Italy’s Maicol Colazzo bagged P2 ahead of Kunitate’s teammate Hayato Chishiki, as Japan claimed a double top three to start the day.
And it got better for Japan in Race 2 as Kunitate backed his Race 1 victory up with another win in Race 2, with Italy collecting another P2 thanks to Daniel Putorti’s effort. Malaysia’s Airel Marzuki completed the podium in third ahead of the 160cc Super Final Race that would be contested in the tricky damp conditions.
Having finished second in Race 2, Putorti went one better in the Super Final to gather the 50 points on offer. Second place went the way of the Latin America Series’ Diego Gonzalez as the Venezuelan made MiniGP history in the Series’ first visit to the World Series Final. However, the Championship accolade went the way of Kunitate after the Japanese rider’s P4 in the double points finale was enough to hand him and Japan the 160cc 2024 title by just six points over Putorti. Gonzalez’s Super Final P2 was enough to secure third in the standings.
And with that, another FIM MiniGP World Series Final draws to a close. Congratulations to our 2024 Champions and everyone who made the Aragon event a memorable one – bring on 2025!
