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june 11, 2023 - Gasgas
Fernandez bags MotoGP™ point at Mugello in 100th grand prix start
The Autodromo del Mugello again provided an epic stage for MotoGP and the Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley highlighted the world championship at its best: speed, close action, atmosphere and unpredictability. #gasgas Factory #racing Tech3 were firmly part of the show for round six and #augustofernandez managed to grab 15th after 23 energized laps.
- The final championship point for the reigning Moto2 World Champ in his sixth MotoGP outing and his first taste of the pace and pressure of Mugello
- Fernandez is 14th in the championship standings and made a decent recovery to form on Sunday
- Jonas Folger rides the #gasgas RC16 to 19th as the German again takes references from the current demands of MotoGP ahead of his testing duties this summer
- David Alonso stars in a five-rider scrap for the Moto3™ win and classifies 4th while Jake Dixon’s late lunge delivers 3rd in Moto2™
A red blur! Mugello’s snaking main straight was again the scene for record-busting top speed in Grand Prix #racing – marked by the RC16 – but the section of the awesome Italian layout was also a key point for overtaking and risk throughout the Italian Grand Prix. #augustofernandez was one of the MotoGP pack trying to judge the best braking points and lines into Turn 1 and around the rest of the 14 curves that constitute one of the toughest and best-loved course on the calendar. Fernandez and Jonas Folger launched immediately into the hunt for the top fifteen. By the halfway stage of the 23-lap distance Fernandez was improving his feeling and pace in the classification. A solid move at the finale of the GP enabled #AF37 to burst through and seize 15th, less than half a second behind Fabio Di Giannantonio. Folger ended the day with 19th after losing substantial ground due to running off-track at Turn 15. In contrast to the length and spread of Mugello, the Sachsenring is a more compact and twisty prospect. The old course will again host the Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland next weekend and with another capacity crowd expected. #gasgas will get on the GAS for their debut on the spiralling German asphalt.
Augusto Fernandez, 15th: “A hard race and a tough weekend but to get one point; I was happy about that. I learned a lot here and to reach the finish and make improvements was very important for me. Hard conditions, but the end of race was not so bad and I was competitive. We just need to work on being faster at the start.”
Jonas Folger, 19th: “A difficult race! I was hoping to make improvements for today but still had a few of the same issues as Saturday. However I learned a lot and have a lot to check with our engineers. In my next test we’ll have some things to try. Once again, I want to thank the team and the factory for this opportunity. I really hope we can see Pol back on the bike again now!”
Nicolas Goyon, #gasgas Factory #racing Tech3 Team Manager: “Augusto’s one point is a positive conclusion to a difficult weekend. He struggled with the setup and to understand the track - which is one of the most difficult of the year - but I’d like to congratulate him for his attitude. He never gave up and pushed all the way to the end. He worked to increase his understanding and finish strong. Congratulations to Augusto: this way to improve is something he has brought from the very beginning of the season. Jonas ran wide on the final corner and lost contact with the rest of the group and from that point it was a case of bringing the bike back home. This was the first of the three races and now we’ll pack up and move straight to Germany.”
Results MotoGP Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley
1. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati 41:16.8632. Jorge Martin (ESP) Ducati +1.0673. Johann Zarco (FRA) Ducati +1.97715. #augustofernandez (ESP) #gasgas Factory #racing Tech3 +26.50019. Jonas Folger (GER) #gasgas Factory #racing Tech3 +1:18.912
World Championship standings MotoGP
1. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati, 131 points2. Marco Bezzecchi (ITA) Ducati, 1103. Jorge Martin (ESP) Ducati 10714. #augustofernandez (ESP) #gasgas Factory #racing Tech3, 3121. Jonas Folger (GER) #gasgas Factory #racing Tech3, 7
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Italy Sunday
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David Alonso 2023 Moto3 Italy
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Ryusei Yamanaka 2023 Moto3 Italy
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Izan Guevara 2023 Moto2 Italy
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Jake Dixon 2023 Moto2 Italy (3)
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