29 July 2024 – Aprilia Tuareg Racing’s winning streak continues with a one-two at their début in the historic Baja Aragón with Jacopo Cerutti and Francesco Montanari. Aprilia Tuareg Racing won the FIM Bajas Trophy of Aragón in the class dedicated to multicylinder bikes over 600cc and placed first overall among motorcycles over 450cc.
Jacopo Cerutti was a protagonist in the Multicylinder class from the first day, winning both the prologue on Friday and the stages on Saturday and Sunday, in spite of a crash without consequences on the second day. These exceptional results in his first time participating in this rally raid allowed him to finish the weekend as winner of the Multicylinder class and eleventh in the overall standings.
Francesco Montanari, in his first Baja Aragón experience, also put in an outstanding performance, completing the one-two in the Multicylinder class and finishing eighteenth in the overall standings.
This one-two finish, added to the previous wins in the Hellas Rally Raid and the Italian Motorally, once again confirms the great versatility of the Aprilia Tuareg 660, which is proving to be competitive and a high performer on any type of terrain.
JACOPO CERUTTI, #31: "It was a great race, I had fun. The rally was extremely physical in spite of being short, and it was also complicated because the cars went ahead of us on both Saturday and Sunday, making the terrain truly difficult. I am extremely satisfied and pleased with the way the bike performed.”
SOCIAL CORNER ( www.instagram.com/jacocerutti15): “Baja Spain. What a great race! We return home with a 10th overall, the class victory and a lot more experience... Too bad the speed limitation only for our category, otherwise we could perhaps have done better in the overall... See you next time, thanks to all.”
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FRANCESCO MONTANARI, #30: "It went rather well. I’m pleased with the race and with the pace. We did an outstanding job, and it was a good test in view of the upcoming events. Over the coming months, we’ll be working hard to improve even more.”
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READ ALSO THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE PREVIEW:
wide.piaggiogroup.com/en/articles/racing/aprilia-tuareg-racing-ready-for-the-baja-aragon
