After seventh months, sixteen races and a journey across four continents the 2013 season makes one final stop this weekend as Valencia plays host to the MotoGP curtain call. Just as it has done every season since 2002 the Spanish circuit provides the perfect setting for a dramatic weekend ahead and even though the Moto2 World Championship is the only category that has already been decided, with Pol Espargaró crowned two weeks ago in Japan, the battle for honours promises to be as close as ever in the combative intermediate class.
MAPFRE Aspar pair Nico Terol and Jordi Torres are two of the riders with their eyes on the top step of the podium this weekend as they look to sign off from the season on a high. Both riders have won races already this year and they are desperate to add another trophy to the collection in their home race. Terol has great memories of this track, having been crowned 125cc World Champion here in 2011 before adding his first Moto2 podium here last season. Like Terol, Torres knows this circuit well from his early days of racing on home soil and the man from Rubí knows that he has another chance to impress at the end of a stunning rookie season.
Nico Terol:
“The Gran Premio de la Comunidad Valenciana is always very special for me and I am always very highly motivated for this race. At Motegi we scored a good result and the feeling with the bike was fantastic so I am sure it will be just the same at Valencia. The bike is perfectly suited to the characteristics of the track and so is my riding style so I am sure we can be fighting for a top result on Sunday. It will be a tough race because everybody wants to finish the season on the podium. I managed to do it last year for the first time in moto2 so hopefully I can repeat that result this weekend, with a victory if possible. To race in front of my fans at the circuit where I grew up and where I was crowned World Champion is something magical and I can't wait to get started on Friday.”
Jordi Torres:
“I go into the GP de la Comunidad Valenciana feeling very optimistic even though the foot injury I sustained in Japan is still recovering and I won't be sure exactly about my fitness until I get on the bike. Luckily I will have the attention of Doctor Anna Carreras, who has been caring for me since I got back. I love the circuit and it has been good to me in the past. Knowing it as well as I do will be a great advantage although we will still have to work hard on the set-up. The good thing is that we have some data from preseason testing to work from. The objective is to finish the season with the best possible result. Racing at Valencia always gives me extra motivation and I can't wait to get out on track.”
Mapfre Aspar Moto2 Press Release
