16 September 2024 - The 15-year-old rookie Alessandro Di Mario is the new Twins Cup Champion in MotoAmerica, riding the Aprilia RS 660 for Team Rodio Racing — Powered by Robem Engineering. At the recent Circuit of the Americas race weekend (COTA, Austin, Texas, 13-15 September 2024), Di Mario secured the pole position and won both races to become the second rider to win the Twins Cup title, a class dedicated to twin-cylinder bikes, on an Aprilia RS 660.
Di Mario arrived at COTA 19 points behind the championship leader and clinched the title after a dominant weekend. He was the fastest rider in every practice session and qualifying, winning both Twins Cup races with significant margins and securing the title with a 31-point lead.
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Di Mario, the 15-year-old from Kentucky, completed his rookie season in Twins Cup with three wins, six additional podium finishes and three pole positions in 12 races, becoming the second rider to win a Twins Cup title on an Aprilia RS 660.
Aprilia has now won half of the championships it has contested since homologating the RS 660 for MotoAmerica Twins Cup in 2021, where it won the championship in its first year. The RS 660 continues to deliver high levels of performance and competitiveness, as shown by its excellent results in MotoAmerica. In the 2024 season, it secured 17 podiums finishes over 12 races and has achieved over 70 podiums in the Twins Cup Championship since its debut four seasons ago. In the final 2024 Twins Cup championship standings, five of the Top 10 riders raced an Aprilia RS 660.
ALESSANDRO DI MARIO: "I am extremely happy to have won the championship. I couldn't have done it without the support of all my sponsors, my fantastic team, and the Aprilia RS 660, which has proven to be a winner once again. Thank you all!”
MASSIMO RIVOLA: “I would like to congratulate Alessandro Di Mario and the Rodio Racing Team Powered by Robem Engineering for winning the Twins Cup title in MotoAmerica. Despite being only 15 years old, Alessandro has shown great speed, talent, and the ability to fight. The combination with the Aprilia RS 660 was perfect, winning the championship for the second time in its four years of participation in the Twins Cup. This is the best way to consolidate a path that will take it to world competitions soon.”
Alessandro Di Mario, the 2024 MotoAmerica Twins Cup Champion. Photo by Sara Chappell Photos.
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