Following his win of the race and the 125cc championship in Phillip Island just a few days ago, freshly crowned world champion Julian Simon sat down and answered some burning questions in this extensive interview. “I HAD THE CHANCE TO JOIN THIS TEAM A FEW YEARS AGO AND REJECTED IT, BUT DESPITE ALL THAT JORGE [...]
During the upcoming last round of the European Championship, held at the Albacete Circuit on November 1st, there will be a special ceremony to reveal the newly named curves 11 and 12. The two curves are part of one chicane and will be named after Alvaro Bautista and Julian Simon, in tribute to the two [...]
BIOGRAPHY – #60 JULIAN SIMON Even though his first motorcycle was an Italjet 50cc, which he got at the age of five – the minimum age for racing – Julián actually began his career on a 60cc Kawasaki in the junior category of the Spanish Motocross Championship. He was a fast learner and in [...]
STEP BY STEP: JULIAN SIMÓN’S JOURNEY TO THE TITLE Preseason – Julián was unsure about his return to the 125cc class, partly because he had spent two years in 250s and partly because he had never ridden an Aprilia in any category of Grand Prix racing. The last time he had ridden the Italian machinery [...]
With Australia nine hours ahead and the 125cc race atypically kicking off at 1pm local time, Spain awoke to a new 125cc World Champion on Sunday morning. Julián Simón clinched the accolade in a race that strongly resembled the previous run-out in Portugal, with all the close group fighting and lightning fast lap times seen [...]