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novembre 26, 2023 - Gasgas
Fernandez makes Valencia top ten in final MotoGP™ Sprint
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MotoGP gathered at the traditional year-ending venue of the Circuito Ricardo Tormo for the twentieth and final Grand Prix of the season and for GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3’s last attempt in 2023 to bag precious world championship points. Augusto Fernandez and Pol Espargaro scored 10th and 14th in the Sprint on Saturday afternoon respectively.
- Augusto Fernandez, Rookie of the Year, pushes his #37 race bike to 10th position and almost grabs his third batch of Saturday points in 2023
- Pol Espargaro, competing at the scene of his maiden MotoGP podium finish in 2018, qualifies 18th and notches 14th for his last Saturday repping the GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 team
- GASGAS Aspar Team’s David Alonso finally arrives to a Grand Prix where he has previous experience of the track! The Columbian rookie qualifies 5th in Moto3. Jake Dixon was also 5th fastest in Moto2 as the Brit bids to finish 3rd in the final championship standings
Friday started brightly both in terms of the weather and the initial speed for GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 at Valencia. Both Augusto Fernandez and Pol Espargaro ended FP1 in the top eleven and just half a second from the fastest effort in the chrono under deep blue skies. In warmer conditions during PR in the afternoon the team continued their work, despite a late tip-off for Espargaro. The relatively new surface for the track, the Spanish Grand Prix vibe and the years of experience circulating the Ricardo Tormo layout bode well for both Augusto and Pol. On Saturday Q1 occurred in similar weather and the duo ended the critical morning run with 3rd (13th) and 8th (18th) and spots on the fifth and sixth rows of the grid. Fernandez had upped his pace considerably compared to Friday and was very unlucky to lose out on Q2 entry, by only 0.037 of a second! He was marginally away from the previous all-time lap record. MotoGP scorched around Valencia for 13 laps in the afternoon for the last Sprint spectacle of a campaign where the teams and riders have had more races, starts and pressure than ever before. Now full into ‘Saturday mode’ Fernandez and Espargaro went for broke. Augusto made the most progress, gaining positions and creating an effective race pace to enter the top ten for the second Saturday in a row. Pol searched for a way to pass Luca Marini and give further chase to the group but ran out of time and opportunities. He gained two spots to rise to 16th and was declared with 14th after penalties to others.
Round twenty of twenty for the 26th Grand Prix at Valencia and on the 26th of November will kick-off at 15.00 CEST, for the final 27 laps of ’23 MotoGP.
Augusto Fernandez, 13th in qualifying, 10th in the Sprint: “Happy with the race and the day generally. We managed to turn things around from Friday when we felt a bit lost at the end of the day. We made some changes and turned things around to really improve the feeling for the quali and also the Sprint. I’m feeling confident for tomorrow.”
Pol Espargaro, 18th in qualifying, 14th in the Sprint: “Not so good, not so bad. I was stuck behind Marini and I felt he was struggling but I could not overtake him. That was the theme of the race so the goal tomorrow is to have a bit of a clearer track and to try to be faster.”
Nicolas Goyon, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Manager: “What an eventful Saturday in front of full grandstands which is great for the sport. I’d like to congratulate the team for the step we made so far. Augusto had a super-strong quali in Q1 and missed Q2 by nothing! He made a good start in the Sprint, passed some riders and finished in the top ten again. It is clearly a strong step if we consider what has happened this season. On Pol’s side, he struggled to pass Luca Marini but finished the Sprint with a good pace. Let’s go back to work and prepare some fireworks for tomorrow.”
Results Qualifying MotoGP Grand Prix of Valencia
1. Maverick Viñales (ESP) Aprilia 1:28.9312. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati +0.0923. Johann Zarco (FRA) Ducati +0.21313. Augusto Fernandez (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 1:29.233 (Q1)18. Pol Espargaro (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 +1.29.953 (Q1)
Results MotoGP Sprint Grand Prix of Valencia
1. Jorge Martin (ESP) Ducati 19:38.8272. Brad Binder (RSA) KTM +0.1903. Marc Marquez (ESP) Honda +2.12210. Augusto Fernandez (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 +6.09514. Pol Espargaro (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 +12.453
Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday (4)
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday (3)
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday (3)
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday (2)
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday (2)
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday (1)
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday (1)
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Jake Dixon 2023 Moto2 Valencia
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday
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Izan Guevara 2023 Moto2 Valencia
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Ryusei Yamanaka 2023 Moto3 Valencia
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David Alonso 2023 Moto3 Valencia
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Valencia Saturday
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