{"id":97434,"date":"2020-07-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre.boxrepsol.com\/uncategorized\/repsol-and-angel-nieto-brilliant-starts\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T14:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:02:03","slug":"repsol-and-angel-nieto-brilliant-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boxrepsol.com\/en\/legend\/repsol-and-angel-nieto-brilliant-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Repsol and \u00c1ngel Nieto: brilliant starts"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was 1969, the year when a young, promising talent called \u00c1ngel Nieto managed to get his first victory in the 50cc World Cup<\/strong>. That same year, the first Repsol motorcycling sponsorships took place, with rallies<\/a>, circuits, and mountain climbs. Repsol’s results in all disciplines where it sponsored cars were good. Vehicles such as the Lancia Fulvia HF 1300, Porsche 911, Renault 8TS, and a few others bore the Repesa R, which would shortly jump onto the legendary Derbi red bullet ridden by Nieto.<\/p>\n

In 1970, Nieto scored another victory in the 50cc World Cup and managed to become the runner-up in 125cc<\/strong> as, back then, riders were allowed to participate in several categories at the same time. His presence on the tracks was quickly noted by national fans, for whom \u00c1ngel was a revolution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Repsol, for its part, increased its sponsorship investment <\/strong>in light of the good results, allocating 8.5 million pesetas to all types of competitions. Special emphasis was made on renowned drivers, such as Eladio Doncel, Alberto Ruiz Gim\u00e9nez, and Jos\u00e9 Manuel Lencina.<\/p>\n

<\/picture>\n\"\u00e1ngel<\/picture>\n