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Schmidt and Pelgrave OJC winners at Phillip Island MotoGP

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup with MotoGP at Phillip Island

Motorcycle News by Motorcycle News
October 23, 2023
in ASBK

ASBK 2023

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup with MotoGP


The bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup was the sole support class at this year’s Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

The next wave of road racing stars put on a rousing show for the massive crowd, with Schmidt running away with the spoils in the opening seven-lap race before normal nail-biting service was resumed in the second where Pelgrave outlasted his opponents in a sensational run to the finish line on the identical Yamaha YZF-R15s.

Bodie Paige at Phillip Island - Image by RbMotoLens
Bodie Paige at Phillip Island – Image by RbMotoLens

The 20 OJC riders will do it all again this coming weekend when they return to Phillip Island for the penultimate round of the 2023 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul, October 27-29.


bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Qualifying

Riley Nauta joined siblings Jake and Bodie Paige on the front row of the grid at this weekend’s three bLU cRU Oceania Cup races at the 2023 Guru by Gryfyn Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

Oceania Junior Cup qualifying at Phillip Island
Oceania Junior Cup qualifying at Phillip Island – Image by RbMotoLens

Nauta was the big improver in the afternoon’s 20-minute qualifying session, improving 10 positions from his practice result as he extracted every ounce of horsepower out of his Yamaha YZF-R15 around the 4.448km Phillip Island circuit.

The outcome was record-setting, with his pole time of 2m09.9115sec a new best lap for the OJC class at Philip Island, as well as eclipsing the current lap record (2:09.581) held by New South Welshman Valentino Knezovic.

Knezovic (2:09.884) was fourth in qualifying behind Jake Paige (2:09.273) and runaway championship leader Bodie Paige (2:09.778), who has won five of the nine OJC races this year as part of the 2023 mi-bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship, presented by Motul.

Archie Schmidt - Image by RbMotoLens
Archie Schmidt – Image by RbMotoLens

The second row for the three seven-lap races will be completed by Archie Schmidt (2:09.938) and Oscar Lewis (2:09.999), who was the last rider in the nine-second qualifying bracket by the barest of margins.

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Qualifying Results

Pos Rider Time/Gap Top Speed
1 Riley NAUTA (QLD) 2:09.115 152
2 Jake PAIGE (QLD) .158 150
3 Bodie PAIGE (QLD) .663 150
4 Valentino KNEZOVIC (NSW) .769 151
5 Archie SCHMIDT (SA) .823 153
6 Oscar LEWIS (NSW) .884 153
7 Rikki HENRY (SA) 1.230 153
8 Hunter CHARLETT (VIC) 1.450 149
9 Hunter CORNEY (QLD) 1.473 152
10 Isaac AYAD (NSW) 1.732 150
11 Ella McCAUSLAND (VIC) 1.783 153
12 Nikolas LAZOS (VIC) 1.785 150
13 Elijah ANDREW (NSW) 1.915 151
14 Jed FYFFE (NSW) 2.006 153
15 Alexander CODEY (NSW) 2.144 150
16 Rossi McADAM (WA) 2.225 149
17 John PELGRAVE (QLD) 2.329 153
18 Haydn FORDYCE (VIC) 2.665 145
19 Nixon FROST (VIC) 2.672 150
20 Ethan JOHNSON (VIC) 7.141 142

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Race One

Schmidt’s second victory of the season in race one was clinical after moving to the front on lap three. Once he had clean air he was unstoppable, winning by seven seconds ahead of front-row starter Paige and lap record holder Valentino Knezovic.

Oceania Junior Cup at Phillip Island
Oceania Junior Cup at Phillip Island – Image by RbMotoLens

While the winning margin was incongruous in a class where victories are normally measured in fractions of seconds, the battle for second was intense. Just 1.7sec separated Paige from Oscar Lewis in 15th place, with a forensic examination even required of the photo finish images to clarify the results!

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Archie Schmidt – Image by RbMotoLens

Meanwhile, Fordyce was fourth from pole-sitter Riley Nauta, who had to perform a rescue mission from last place after running into trouble on lap one. His rapid ascension through the pack was rewarded with the fastest lap of the race.

Hayden Fordyce
Hayden Fordyce – Image by RbMotoLens

Elijah Andrew was sixth, with Nikolas Lazos and Pelgrave completing the top eight.

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Race One Results

Pos Rider Time/Gap
1 Archie SCHMIDT (SA) 15:27.147
2 Bodie PAIGE (QLD) +7.038
3 Valentino KNEZOVIC (NSW) +7.453
4 Haydn FORDYCE (VIC) +7.553
5 Riley NAUTA (QLD) +7.688
6 Elijah ANDREW (NSW) +7.793
7 Nikolas LAZOS (VIC) +7.837
8 John PELGRAVE (QLD) +7.972
9 Ella McCAUSLAND (VIC) +7.997
10 Rossi McADAM (WA) +8.001
11 Rikki HENRY (SA) +8.005
12 Nixon FROST (VIC) +8.125
13 Jed FYFFE (NSW) +8.175
14 Jake PAIGE (QLD) +8.834
15 Oscar LEWIS (NSW) +9.788
16 Hunter CORNEY (QLD) +14.297
17 Alexander CODEY (NSW) +35.974
18 Ethan JOHNSON (VIC) +39.042
DNF Hunter CHARLETT (VIC) 6.903
DNF Isaac AYAD (NSW) 4 Laps

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Race Two

John Pelgrave
John Pelgrave – Image by RbMotoLens

Race two, held straight after Johann Zarco’s rousing MotoGP victory, was 15 minutes of constant attacking and counter-punching – classic OJC fare – as multiple riders took turns at the sharp end of the pack.

Archie Schmidt leading the pack
Archie Schmidt leading the pack – Image by RbMotoLens

But it was Pelgrave who got his nose in front when it mattered, defeating Schmidt by a scant 0.044sec. The next six riders flashed over the line in quick succession, with Paige third from Ella McCausland, Knezovic, Rikki Henry, Fordyce and Jake Paige.

Archie Schmidt, John Pelgrave and Bodie Paige over the OJC finish line
Archie Schmidt, John Pelgrave and Bodie Paige over the OJC Race Two finish line – Image by RbMotoLens

Race three of OJC, originally scheduled for 9:00 (AEST) on Sunday morning, was cancelled to facilitate a rescheduled MotoGP program.

Oceania Junior Cup Race Two finish
Oceania Junior Cup Race Two finish – Image by RbMotoLens

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Race Two Results

Pos Rider Time/Gap
1 John PELGRAVE (QLD) 15:34.907
2 Archie SCHMIDT (SA) +.044
3 Bodie PAIGE (QLD)  +.128
4 Ella McCAUSLAND (VIC)  +.264
5 Valentino KNEZOVIC (NSW)  +.310
6 Rikki HENRY (SA)  +.595
7 Haydn FORDYCE (VIC)  +.638
8 Jake PAIGE (QLD)  +.869
9 Riley NAUTA (QLD)  +1.085
10 Jed FYFFE (NSW) +1.586
11 Alexander CODEY (NSW)  +1.624
12 Oscar LEWIS (NSW)  +1.797
13 Hunter CORNEY (QLD)  +3.046
14 Isaac AYAD (NSW) +3.121
15 Elijah ANDREW (NSW) +15.509
16 Ethan JOHNSON (VIC) +18.396
17 Hunter CHARLETT (VIC) +18.493
18 Rossi McADAM (WA) +1:35.200
DNF Nixon FROST (VIC) 1 Lap
DNF Nikolas LAZOS (VIC) 1 Lap

Archie Schmidt took the round overall with 45-points
Archie Schmidt took the round overall with 45-points

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Round Points

Pos Rider R1 R2 Total
1 Archie SCHMIDT 25 20 45
2 John PELGRAVE 13 25 38
3 Bodie PAIGE 20 18 38
4 Valentino KNEZOVIC 18 16 34
5 Haydn FORDYCE 17 14 31
6 Ella McCAUSLAND 12 17 29
7 Riley NAUTA 16 12 28
8 Rikki HENRY 10 15 25
9 Elijah ANDREW 15 6 21
10 Jake PAIGE 7 13 20
11 Jed FYFFE 8 11 19
12 Oscar LEWIS 6 9 15
13 Alexander CODEY 4 10 14
14 Rossi McADAM 11 3 14
15 Nikolas LAZOS 14 – 14
16 Hunter CORNEY 5 8 13
17 Nixon FROST 9 – 9
18 Ethan JOHNSON 3 5 8
19 Isaac AYAD – 7 7
20 Hunter CHARLETT – 4 4

bLUcRU Oceania Junior Cup Championship Standings

Pos Rider Total
1 Bodie PAIGE 215
2 Archie SCHMIDT 195
3 Haydn FORDYCE 180
4 Riley NAUTA 176
5 John PELGRAVE 170
6 Valentino KNEZOVIC 142
7 Jake PAIGE 138
8 Hunter CORNEY 132
9 Jed FYFFE 132
10 Ella McCAUSLAND 113
11 Rikki HENRY 100
12 Elijah ANDREW 85
13 Isaac AYAD 77
14 Alexander CODEY 75
15 Hunter CHARLETT 72
16 Oscar LEWIS 72
17 Nixon FROST 67
18 Rossi McADAM 63
19 Ethan JOHNSON 62
20 Nikolas LAZOS 43

2023 ASBK Calendar

2023 ASBK Calendar
Round Circuit Location Date
R1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit VIC Feb 24-26
R2 Sydney Motorsports Park NSW Mar 24-25
R3 Queensland Raceway  QLD Apr 28-30
R4 Hidden Valley Raceway (Superbike Only) NT Jun 16-18
R5 Morgan Park Raceway QLD Jul 14-16
R6 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit  VIC Oct 27-29
R7 The Bend Motorsport Park  SA Dec 1 – 3

 

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