Rookies Aragon R Billy Van Eerde Leading — Billy van Eerde #29 leading at Aragon

Win and podium at Aragon secures Billy van Eerde sixth in Rookies Cup

2019 Red Bull Rookies Cup Final Points Standings

September 23, 2019

2019 Red Bull Rookies Cup

A win on Saturday backed up with a second place in Sunday’s Red Bull Rookies Cup finale promoted Australian youngster Billy van Eerde from ninth place in the series to sixth place in the final Red Bull Rookies Cup points standings for 2019.

Rookies Aragon R Billy Van Eerde Trophy — Billy Van Eerde – Aragon 2019

Billy scored no points in the four opening races of the calendar, but finished the season on a high note with four podium scores across the final five races.

Billy Van Eerde

“That was a great way to end the year, I’m very happy. Perhaps I went a bit early at the end this time, didn’t quite work it the same way as yesterday. The group was a lot bigger today, more finishers, but being on the podium is really good,” he concluded.

David Salvador won what was an incredible Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup finale in Motorland Aragón.

Rookies Aragon R David Salvador — David Salvador victorious in the final race of the season

The 15-year-old Spaniard put in a brilliant last lap move and flashed across the line just ahead of Marcos Uriarte and Billy van Eerde with 1.7 seconds covering the first 15 finishers.

Rookies Aragon R Van Eerde Salvador Uriarte — Red Bull Rookies Cup Aragon Race Two Results
David Salvador
Billy van Eerde +0.060s
Marcos Uriarte +0.016s

Pole sitter Uriarte was immediately penalised a place for exceeding track limits but still climbed onto the podium in third place behind 17-year-old Australian van Eerde.

Rookies Aragon R Pedro Acosta Mario Aji Marcos Uriarte Lorenzo Fellon — Pedro Acosta leads in this shot from Mario Aji, Marcos Uriararte and Lorenzo Fellon

Lorenzo Fellon was fourth, another great ride from the 15-year-old Frenchman who also has 4 fifths, 3 sixths and 2 sevenths from his first Cup season. He missed a podium in Jerez because of track limits but had a great year to finish fifth in the championship.

15-year-old Spaniard Pedro Acosta worked his way through from ninth and spent plenty of time at the front. He too headed the pack on the last lap and his seventh place finish was good enough to secure him second place in the 2019 Red Bull Rookies Cup.

Pedro Acosta

“I remembered from yesterday that leading onto the back straight is not the best plan so I thought that 4th or 5th would be perfect. I thought it would work but I touched with Noguchi, it happens, that’s racing but it wrecked my plan. Still I am happy with the way I rode and it’s been a great first season in Rookies Cup.”

Cup winner Carlos Tatay did not race the final round as he instead joined the seniors in the Moto3 category at Aragon where the 16-year-old finished a highly creditable 12th.