The Mazarron athlete Pedro Acosta, who just a few days ago was proclaimed runner-up of the Rookies Cup Red Bull of Motorcycling, has signed for the Andreas Pérez 77 Foundation team, joining forces to end the season at the FIM CEV REPSOL and go from the hand in the year 2020.
Acosta has stated that "I am very happy for this opportunity that I have been given and also for the responsibility granted for the next season. It really is incredible. I sincerely see myself with strength to fight for the championship, since we are having very good feelings both with the bike and with the team and, I am very grateful to Jordi, the entire Foundation and Hawkers. "
For his part, the owner of the team, Jordi Gatell, said that "we are very happy to have Pedro Acosta for the 2020 season, we have been following him for a long time and we are convinced that it is the best option to lead the Foundation project Andreas Pérez 77 next time. We hope to repeat the good work done this year with Carlos Tatay and strengthen the project. In addition, we will also give him the opportunity to participate in some World Cup events as a wild card. With Pedro, our goal is to strengthen his growth and prepare it for the jump to the World Cup in 2021 with maximum guarantees. I want to thank your manager and your family for the confidence placed in the team. "
The coach of the Mazarron athlete, Francisco Mármol, explained that "after so many years of hard work, since we have been together since he started riding a motorcycle with only 6 years, it is a great pride for me to have come here. We have dreamed many times to reach the elite of this sport and it seems it is getting closer to being real.We greatly appreciate the opportunity that the Andreas Pérez Foundation team offers us, along with the help of Hawkers. We will continue to train very hard to finish the 2019 season in the best possible way and start with more strength and enthusiasm to be able to live up to it, as well as enjoy the wild cards in the World Cup. "
Pedro Acosta obtains his recognition of the opportune that was given him in the last test of the FIM CEV Repsol, when the team Foundation Andreas Pérez 77 raised him to his Moto3 replacing another pilot.
His good results, crossing the finish line fifth and fourth in the two races, where he also fought for the podium, have allowed him to have that bike in the last two races of the championship.
Although that is not all, Albacete and Valencia will be the preseason for the rider and team, who will go hand in hand in 2020 and fight for the Moto3 Junior World Championship title.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Mazarrón