A love story in Estoril… This is what Jules Cluzel is dreaming of in Portugal this weekend, on the occasion of the third of the twelve stages of the 2022 edition of the Supersport Motorcycle World Championship (World SSP). But the relationship is not so simple.
The context
For the moment, the idyll does not take place between the 33-year-old Moto Club Montluçon (Allier) pilot and this new season. After his mixed first heat in Spain – 19th in race-1; 6th in race-2 – he could hardly have done better during the second round in the Netherlands with a fourth place and a retirement.
As a result, riding his GMT94 team Yamaha, Jules Cluzel is already quite behind in the overall standings. Ninth out of twenty-three riders (23 pts), he appears far behind the leader and defending champion, the Swiss Dominique Aegerter (1st, 95 pts; Ten Kate Racing Yamaha).
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Ambitions
In conclusion, Jules Cluzel still has time but he must not lose too much of it. “I want much better but I have to be patient”, confided the triple vice-world champion in the category last April in the Netherlands.
The problem is that the Lusitanian circuit of Estoril had not seen the Auvergnat shine during its last visit, in 2020, with two ninth places… But who knows, in Cluzel valiant, nothing is impossible.
The program
– Saturday, May 21: Race-1 at 4:15 p.m.
– Sunday, May 22:?Race-2 at 1:30 p.m.
– Current general classification: 1. Aegerter, 95 pts ?; 2. Baldassarri, 65 pts ?; 3. Bulega, 56 pts 9. Cluzel, 23 pts
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Mondial Supersport: Jules Cluzel, the driver from Montluçon (Allier), “plays to win” in 2022 [08/04/2022]
Text: Luc Barre
Photos : archives William Joly
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