# 2018 European Talent Cup

The 2018 European Talent Cup is the second season of the European Talent Cup.

## Calendar

The following races were scheduled to take place in 2018.
| Rnd | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Rider | Winning Team |
| 1 | Circuito do Estoril | 25 March | Barry Baltus | Julián Giral | Barry Baltus | Reale Avintia Academy |
| 1 | Circuito do Estoril | 25 March | Barry Baltus | Julián Giral | Julián Giral | Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
| 2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 29 April | Daniel Muñoz | José Antonio Rueda | Francisco Gómez | Larresport Bradol |
| 2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 29 April | Daniel Muñoz | Daniel Muñoz | Matteo Patacca | Sic58 Squadra Corse |
| 3 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 10 June | Matteo Patacca | Julián Giral | Matteo Patacca | Sic58 Squadra Corse |
| 4 | MotorLand Aragón | 29 July | José Antonio Rueda | David Muñoz | José Antonio Rueda | Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 |
| 4 | MotorLand Aragón | 29 July | José Antonio Rueda | Fermín Aldeguer | David Muñoz | Jerez Andalucia Motor Talent |
| 5 | Circuito de Jerez | 30 September | David Salvador | David Muñoz | Matteo Bertelle | Sic58 Squadra Corse |
| 5 | Circuito de Jerez | 30 September | David Salvador | José Antonio Rueda | Matteo Bertelle | Sic58 Squadra Corse |
| 6 | Circuito de Albacete | 14 October | Álex Millán | Matteo Bertelle | Álex Millán | ARO Racing |
| 7 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo | 25 November | José Antonio Rueda | Matteo Bertelle | Víctor Rodríguez | Laglisse Academy |

## Entry list

2018 entry list :
| Team | Bike | No. | Rider |
| HDRACING | Honda | 3 | Rick Dunnik |
| Marinelli Sniper Team | Honda | 4 | Kiko Maria |
| Marinelli Sniper Team | Honda | 11 | Mattia Molino |
| Ajo Motorsport | Honda | 5 | Lorenzo Fellon |
| Ajo Motorsport | Honda | 31 | Adrián Fernández |
| Intact Battery Power MAS-FMT Dynavolt Intact GP Junior Team | Honda | 6 | Dirk Geiger |
| Intact Battery Power MAS-FMT Dynavolt Intact GP Junior Team | Honda | 35 | Joshua Bauer |
| Jerez Andalucia Motor Talent | Honda | 7 | Daniel Muñoz |
| Jerez Andalucia Motor Talent | Honda | 30 | David Muñoz |
| H43 Team Nobby-Blumaq | Honda | 8 | Jake Hayes |
| H43 Team Nobby-Blumaq | Honda | 12 | Peetu Paavilainen |
| H43 Team Nobby-Blumaq | Honda | 57 | Kenny Koskinen |
| Larresport Bradol | Honda | 9 | Francisco Gómez |
| Larresport Bradol | Honda | 24 | Matthieu Gregorio |
| Grupo Machado-Came | Honda | 10 | Eduard Melgar |
| Grupo Machado-Came | Honda | 34 | Nicolás Hernández |
| Grupo Machado-Came | Honda | 83 | Aurel Nyul |
| Reale Avintia Academy Reale Avintia Blumaq HMA | Honda | 13 | Nicolas Czyba |
| Reale Avintia Academy Reale Avintia Blumaq HMA | Honda | 47 | Barry Baltus |
| Reale Avintia Academy Reale Avintia Blumaq HMA | Honda | 61 | Iker García |
| Reale Avintia Academy Reale Avintia Blumaq HMA | Honda | 66 | Adrián Huertas |
| Reale Avintia Academy Reale Avintia Blumaq HMA | Honda | 99 | Carlos Tatay |
| Equipo Punto Moto | Honda | 14 | Carlos Torrecillas |
| KRP | Honda | 16 | Jamie William Davis |
| KRP | Honda | 19 | Andreas Kofler |
| Ernst Dubbink Eveno Racing | Honda | 17 | Ruben Bijman |
| CIP Junior Team | Honda | 18 | Ángel Heredia |
| CIP Junior Team | Honda | 22 | Clément Rougé |
| CIP Junior Team | Honda | 48 | Gabin Planques |
| CIP Junior Team | Honda | 58 | Iñigo Iglesias |
| Laglisse Academy | Honda | 21 | Vincent Falcone |
| Laglisse Academy | Honda | 91 | Víctor Rodríguez |
| ARO Racing | Honda | 23 | Álex Millán |
| Dani Rivas Talent Team | Honda | 25 | Luis Miguel Verdugo |
| Honda Impala | Honda | 27 | Alejandro Díez |
| Honda Impala | Honda | 43 | Xavier Artigas |
| Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 28 | Matteo Bertelle |
| Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 72 | Mattia Falzone |
| Sic58 Squadra Corse | Honda | 88 | Matteo Patacca |
| Igax Team | Honda | 33 | Filip Řeháček |
| Igax Team | Honda | 50 | Ondřej Vostatek |
| Miguel Oliveira Fan Club Racing Team | Honda | 37 | Pedro Miguel Fragoso |
| Sport&Events Management Academy | Honda | 42 | Soma Görbe |
| Team Stratos-EMA Competicion | Honda | 44 | Guilherme Silva Brito |
| West Racing | Honda | 45 | Luca De Vleeschauwer |
| Cuna de Campeones | Honda | 46 | David Salvador |
| MRE Talent | Honda | 51 | David Delgado |
| MRE Talent | Honda | 69 | Unai Caldeiro |
| MRE Talent | Honda | 89 | Marcos Uriarte |
| Bester Capital Dubai Junior Team | Honda | 54 | Fermín Aldeguer |
| MK Racing Team | Honda | 55 | Matyáš Konečný |
| Nykos Racing | Honda | 64 | Colin Velthuizen |
| FAU55 Racing | Honda | 70 | Joshua Whatley |
| Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 76 | Julián Giral |
| Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 95 | José Antonio Rueda |
| Talent Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | 96 | Daniel Holgado |
| Bierreti | Honda | 79 | Salvo Ragusa |
| Prustel Blumaq HMA | Honda | 94 | Marvin Siebdrath |

## Championship standings

Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.
| 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 |
| Pos. | Rider | EST | EST | VAL | VAL | CAT | ARA | ARA | JER | JER | ALB | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Xavier Artigas | 4 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 140 |
| 2 | Víctor Rodríguez | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | DNS | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 135 |
| 3 | David Salvador | 8 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 8 | 3$^F$ | 7 | 5$^P$ | 2$^P$ | 2 | 8 | 116 |
| 4 | José Antonio Rueda | 17 | 8 | Ret$^F$ | 13 | 3 | 1$^P$ | 6$^P$ | 3 | Ret$^F$ | Ret | 2$^P$ | 98 |
| 5 | Matteo Bertelle | 7 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret$^F$ | 11$^F$ | 84 |
| 6 | Adrián Fernández | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 84 |
| 7 | Matteo Patacca | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1$^P$ | | | DNS | DNS | DNS | 32 | 82 |
| 8 | Julián Giral | 2$^F$ | 1$^F$ | Ret | Ret | 4$^F$ | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | DNS | 76 |
| 9 | Francisco Gómez | 10 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 11 | 7 | 70 |
| 10 | Fermín Aldeguer | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret$^F$ | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 58 |
| 11 | Daniel Holgado | Ret | 12 | 3 | DSQ | 16 | 25 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 55 |
| 12 | Barry Baltus | 1$^P$ | 3$^P$ | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | 54 |
| 13 | David Muñoz | | | | | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6$^F$ | 6 | Ret | 19 | 53 |
| 14 | Daniel Muñoz | | | 26$^P$ | 4$^{PF}$ | | 7 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 18 | 53 |
| 15 | Ondřej Vostatek | 18 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 47 |
| 16 | Lorenzo Fellon | Ret | Ret | 20 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 45 |
| 17 | Peetu Paavilainen | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 | 15 | Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | | 33 | 37 |
| 18 | Álex Millán | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 26 | 24 | 1$^P$ | 13 | 29 |
| 19 | Carlos Torrecillas | 9 | 14 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 | 28 |
| 20 | Dirk Geiger | 16 | Ret | 11 | 22 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 25 |
| 21 | Alejandro Díez | 19 | 19 | Ret | 14 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 25 | DNS | 24 |
| 22 | Marcos Uriarte | | | | | 13 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 23 |
| 23 | Carlos Tatay | 5 | Ret | 5 | Ret | | | | | | | | 22 |
| 24 | Luis Verdugo | 22 | 18 | 6 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 15 |
| 25 | Miguel Parra | | | | | 5 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 16 | | | 14 |
| 26 | Clément Rougé | 13 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 14 | | Ret | 14 |
| 27 | Colin Velthuizen | 20 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 38 | Ret | Ret | 36 | Ret | 26 | 11 |
| 28 | Joshua Whatley | 28 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 29 | | | 14 | 20 | 9 |
| 29 | Iñigo Iglesias | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 15 | 11 | | | | | 6 |
| 30 | Adrián Huertas | DNS | DNS | Ret | 17 | 12 | | | 20 | 22 | Ret | 15 | 5 |
| 31 | Luca de Vleeschauwer | | | 12 | 25 | 29 | Ret | 32 | 21 | 23 | | 22 | 4 |
| 32 | Ruben Bijman | DNQ | DNQ | 23 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 3 |
| 33 | Rick Dunnik | Ret | Ret | 13 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 3 |
| 34 | Eduard Melgar | | | | | | 22 | Ret | 24 | 30 | 13 | | 3 |
| 35 | Nicolás Hernández | Ret | 13 | Ret | 27 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 36 | Gabin Planques | 14 | Ret | 28 | 32 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 27 | Ret | 38 | 2 |
| 37 | Ángel Heredia | 26 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 14 | Ret | | | | DNS | 2 |
| 38 | Matthieu Grégorio | Ret | 21 | 14 | 20 | 25 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 39 | Filip Řeháček | 32 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 22 | Ret | 15 | 15 | 30 | 2 |
| 40 | Iker García | Ret | 26 | 17 | 24 | DNQ | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | DNQ | 1 |
| 41 | Andreas Kofler | 24 | 20 | 24 | Ret | DNQ | 35 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 1 |
| 42 | Vincent Falcone | 15 | Ret | | | Ret | 31 | 27 | | | | 25 | 1 |
| 43 | Kenny Koskinen | Ret | 15 | Ret | 33 | 33 | 32 | Ret | 30 | 32 | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Rider | EST | EST | VAL | VAL | CAT | ARA | ARA | JER | JER | ALB | VAL | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |