2023 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup

The 2023 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup is the third season of the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU World Cup Series.The series was contested on an equal Yamaha YZF-R3 machine by riders between 14 and 20 years.

The season was held over 12 races at 6 meetings, following the same calendar as the WSBK. starting at TT Circuit Assen on 22 April and finished at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 9 September.

Italian Emiliano Ercolani won the title after beating closest rival Aldi Satya Mahendra.

In the following 2024 season, the series was given world cup status by FIM.

Race calendar and results

2023 Calendar

Round

1

2

3

4

5

6

Entry list

Team

Constructor

Motorcycle

Rider

Rounds

bLU cRU Yamaha Racing Japan

Yamaha

Yamaha YZF-R3

62

Shoma Yamane

All

DS Racing School

28

Pietro Anastasi

All

96

Marc Vich

All

FT Racing Academy

8

Louca Frieh

1–2

Project 109

15

Christian Stringhetti

All

Prorent - SP Motorsports

49

style="background:#ccffcc;"nowrap| Apostolos Kamzelis

3

Swain Racing

87

style="background:#ccffcc;"nowrap| Cameron Swain

6

Szkopek Team

37

Jakub Belak

All

46

Dawid Nowak

All

Team PMR

14

style="background:#ccffcc;"nowrap| Cyprien Baby

6

Türkiye Racing Team

35

Mert Konuk

All

VAL56 Speed Racing

56

Valentin Arnaud

All

VM Racing Team

40

style="background:#ccffcc;"nowrap| Salvatore Germano

5

Yamaha AD78 Team Latin America

26

Kevin Fontainha

All

77

Jerónimo González

1–3, 6

80

Gustavo Manso

All

88

Eduardo Burr

All

Yamaha bLU cRU Australia

85

Jayden Martin

All

Yamaha bLU cRU Italy

9

Emiliano Ercolani

All

Yamaha bLU cRU Motor France

19

Dorian Joulin

2–6

92

Evann Plaindoux

All

Yamaha bLU cRU Racing Indonesia

27

Aldi Satya Mahendra

All

Yamaha bLU cRU Thailand

32

Krittapat Keankum

All

53

style="background:#ffcccc;"nowrap| Passkon Sanluang

6

54

style="background:#ccffcc;"nowrap| Worapot Thongdonmaun

6

57

Thurakij Buapa

1–5

Yamaha bLU cRU U.K.

66

style="background:#ccffcc;"nowrap| Katie Hand

4

Key

Regular rider

Wildcard rider

nowrap| Replacement rider

Championship standings

Points

Position

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th

8th

9th

10th

11th

12th

13th

14th

15th

Points

25

20

16

13

11

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Riders' championship

Rider

[...]

CAT

MIS

DON

1

Emiliano Ercolani

1

4

1

2

1

3

12F

2

Aldi Satya Mahendra

12P

7P

2P

13PF

3

1

Ret

3

Kevin Fontainha

3

3

5

3

5P

6P

2P

4

Marc Vich

2

6

6

4

7

2

1

5

Gustavo Manso

DNS

1F

4F

1

4

4

3

6

Krittapat Keankum

4

5

8

6

2F

5

17

7

Eduardo Burr

5

2

7

9

Ret

Ret

4

8

Shoma Yamane

11

8

10

11

6

7F

7

9

Dorian Joulin

3

5

8

8

Ret

10

Evann Plaindoux

7

Ret

Ret

8

10

14

10

11

Dawid Nowak

Ret

11

15

16

12

9

6

12

Valentin Arnaud

6

9

9

7

11

12

9

13

Thurakij Buapa

10

14

Ret

10

13

11

5

14

Christian Stringhetti

8F

10

11

Ret

Ret

13

8

15

Mert Konuk

14

15

13

14

Ret

18

11

16

Jerónimo González

Ret

13

Ret

12

9

10

17

Jayden Martin

13

12

12

Ret

15

15

14

18

Worapot Thongdonmaun

19

Cameron Swain

20

Louca Frieh

9

16

14

15

21

Jakub Belak

16

18

16

18

14

16

13

22

Cyprien Baby

23

Salvatore Germano

24

Pietro Anastasi

15

17

17

17

16

17

15

25

Passkon Sanluang

Katie Hand

16

Apostolos Kamzelis

Ret

Ret

Rider

[...]

CAT

MIS

DON

PPole position
FFastest lap
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