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Swiss MotoE contender Dominique Aegerter of the Dynavolt IntactGP team was cleared at the start at Le Mans, as at Misano, and has only theoretical chances of winning the World Cup.
Dominique Aegerter has been unlucky since Misano. As in the Adriatic, the former Moto2 rider from Rohrbach suffered a collision in the first chicane of the second attempt at Le Mans. More than 14th place was no longer possible for the Swiss, although he set the fastest lap times.
“It was very unfortunate,” growled Aegerter. “After the second outing, they knocked me down in the first chicane, again! I couldn’t do anything. Then I kept driving because I didn’t want to give up. “
Nor were the 30-year-old’s hopes that he would finish the race again were fulfilled: “I thought there would be a red flag and a restart. I didn’t understand why they didn’t do that, there were three bikes on the track. I am angry and disappointed, because we certainly could have gone for the victory or for the podium! “
Aegerter is 20 points behind Spanish leader and race winner Jordi Torres in the overall standings ahead of the final race of the season on Sunday. This time I got two more points. Torres, my contender for the title, scored 25 points. Now, with this stupid starting position, I have to start from 14th on Sunday, it will be very difficult to win the title tomorrow on my own. “
However, Aegerter does not want to admit defeat: “I will give it my all from there. It’s not my fault, but I’m sorry for the sponsors and the fans. We really thought we could attack again here at Le Mans. Now I hope that the angels are with me again and that it works for me tomorrow. “
Results MotoE, Le Mans, Race 1:
1. Jordi Torres, 5 Rund
2. Mike Di Meglio, + 0.116 seconds
3. Nikki Tuuli + 0.441
4. Josh Hook
5. Thomas Marcon
6. Eric Granado
7. Alejandro Medina
8. Maria Herrera
9. Alessandro Zaccone
10. Lukas Tulovic
11. Xavi Cardelus
12. Alex De Angelis
13. Jakub Kornfeil
14. Dominique Aegerter
World Cup place after 6 of 7 races:
1. Torres, 104 points
2. Ferrari 86
3. Aegerter 84
4. Casadei 71
5. Best 55
6. Granado 53
7. Hemp 42
8. Simeon 37
9. Hook 36
10. Medina 36
11. Tulovic 34
12. De Angelis 33
