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16 August, 202016 August, 2020

Reale Avintia Moto3 and Carlos Tatay finished the fifth round of the season for the category in 22nd position in a very tight race at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg.

After yesterday’s qualifying, the Valencian rider started 25th on the grid. During the race, Tatay has been fighting to reach the points zone, but finally he had to settle for 22nd position, finishing six seconds away from the TOP-15.

Next weekend Carlos Tatay and Reale Avintia Moto3 will have another chance to reach their goal at the Styria Grand Prix, which will be held at the same Red Bull Ring – Spielberg.

Carlos Tatay | P22

“I’m satisfied with the work and we were able to take a step forward. I’m not happy with the result of the race, but I’m happy with the work we did. I had a touch at the beginning that led me to some very late positions, I tried to get back into the group and I was running in the same times as the leader. We got good conclusions and a good information to start working next week. Thank you very much to the team for the work and more next week.”

15 August, 202015 August, 2020

Carlos Tatay will start the Austrian Grand Prix race in 25th position after completing a tight qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg.

The Valencian rider of the Reale Avintia Moto3, who after the three free practices achieved the 24th position in the combined times, has had to fight for the Q1. After setting a best time of 1’37.758, Tatay was unable to reach the top four positions for Q2 and finally had to settle with the ninth row on the grid.

Tomorrow at 11 a.m the Austrian Grand Prix race will start, where Carlos Tatay will have the objective of completing a comeback that will allow him to reach the points positions.

Carlos Tatay | 1'37.758 | P25

“It was a day with many changes, first FP3 with rain and then qualifying was a little bit more difficult. I got a good start, the only thing I did was make a mistake in the strategy. I didn’t have a good start but this makes me want to do better tomorrow, to get a good start and enjoy the race. Let’s see what we can do.”

15 August, 202015 August, 2020

After the Austrian Grand Prix qualifying session, Esponsorama Racing will start tomorrow’s race at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg with Johann Zarco and Tito Rabat in 9th and 21st position respectively.

Despite the great pace shown during yesterday’s and this morning’s free practice, Johann Zarco had to go through Q1 which, after setting the best time of the session, qualified to Q2. Despite not being able to complete a perfect last lap when he was disturbed by an opponent, thanks to a time of 1:23.828 and being only three tenths of a second off pole position, Zarco will start from the third row of the grid, which will allow him to fight for a good result from an advanced position.

Tito Rabat showed a positive evolution from the first free practice yesterday morning until the qualifying session. The Barcelona-based rider, after setting a time of 1:25.287, will be fighting for points positions from the seventh row of the grid.

Tomorrow at 14:00 the Austrian Grand Prix will start, which will be the fourth race of the season for the MotoGP class.

“Happy about today. Overall, this afternoon the job has been good. When I missed the good lap this morning in FP3 it was a shame to have to do de Q1, but finally it has been a good opportunity to do more laps. FP4 has been quite good and then in Q1 I did a good lap, so I could be qualified and go to Q2. Then I expected to improve my lap time but it was not easy and at the end I finished 9th, only three tenths of the top and this is positive. I have a lot of chances to do tomorrow a good race, I just need to see how are going to be the conditions because it seems we can have some rain. So, I am working with the team to improve and to see what I can do better. We’ll see if tomorrow I can do all these things.”

“Difficult weekend and there’s been a lot of rain. In the first FP3 the track was very dirty and it was difficult to be consistent in the times. In FP4 we tried to be as consistent as possible and have a good base of information for tomorrow’s race. In qualifying, on the first attempt I went long in turn 3 and on the second I ended up in the gravel, luckily I didn’t crash. Tomorrow in the warm-up we will go as far as we can and I am optimistic for the race.

12 August, 202012 August, 2020

The motorcycle world championship does not rest. After the Czech Republic Grand Prix last weekend, Esponsorama Racing will take on the Austrian Grand Prix this week at the Red Bull Ring-Spielberg circuit.

Located in the Styrian region, the Red Bull Ring-Spielberg offers a beautiful circuit located in the Austrian forests and characterized by steep slopes and unevenness. A total of 4,318 kilometres and ten turns make it one of the fastest tracks on the calendar.

Esponsorama Racing faces a new weekend of races with high expectations and motivation after the ‘pole position’ and the podium obtained by Johann Zarco in Brno, being the first of the team since his debut in the MotoGP class, and the great evolution that Tito Rabat is showing during this beginning of the season, doing a great job on his Ducati Desmosedici GP19.

The first two free practices of the Austrian Grand Prix will take place on Friday morning at 9:55am.

“After a nice Czech Republic Grand Prix, we arrive to Austria, a track that normally is good for Ducati, so I’m very curious to see my feeling on the bike. I still have many things to learn and I’m working on myself to control always better the bike and it seems that weather will be very changing, so it will be I think the first time I can ride the bike in wet. If the grip is quite OK and there are not surprises, even on wet I can be competitive. So really looking forward to start this Friday.”

“After the Czech Republic Grand Prix we had a few days to rest. From what we analysed in Brno we saw that in terms of fast lap and race pace we are not bad, although there is a lack of competitiveness in close competition and this is what we will try to improve here in Austria. I am very motivated and looking forward to getting back on track.”

12 August, 202012 August, 2020

The Reale Avintia Moto3 arrives in Styria for the fifth round of the season for the category at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg, the circuit which will host the Austrian Grand Prix.

Reale Avintia Moto3 and Carlos Tatay are facing a new racing week with the desire to continue the upward trend of the team. After scoring the first points of the season at Jerez and finishing just outside the top ten at Brno, Tatay will be looking to obtain a good result this weekend and move up the overall standings.

The first two free practices of the Austrian Grand Prix will take place on Friday morning, starting at 9:00 a.m.

Carlos Tatay

“As always, we are looking forward to the weekend from the beginning. It’s a circuit I know very well, but we will continue to work as hard as possible with the whole team and I believe that together we can reach our goal. We will be very focused on what we can do and give our best.”

9 August, 20209 August, 2020

Johann Zarco and Esponsorama Racing made history at the Czech Republic Grand Prix. The Frenchman took the team’s first podium since his debut in the MotoGP class with third place at Brno. Tito Rabat crossed the line in 16th position.

After the pole position achieved during qualifying, Johann Zarco was leading the grid. Despite a bad start and losing five positions, the Esponsorama Racing rider remained in the leading group, even having to take a somewhat strict long lap penalty after an incident with Pol Espargaró on lap nine. In the end Zarco finished in a spectacular third position, which together with yesterday’s pole position, closes a perfect weekend for him and the team.

For his part, Tito Rabat has remained at the door of the points zone. The Spanish rider has done a great performance during the whole weekend, going from less to more. After a difficult start, Rabat squeezed his Ducati Desmosedici GP19 to climb positions, but finally crossed the finish line in 16th.

After the Czech Republic Grand Prix, where Esponsorama Racing closed their best weekend in 20 years in the MotoGP class, they face the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg circuit next week.

“Fantastic day today, even better than yesterday’s pole position, because a podium means that the race was good. The race was really tough, I didn’t have a good start and it’s a shame because the first five laps I could go faster than Morbidelli did but I had to fight with the group and it was a little bit hard for me. Then I had some contacts but after that I could overtake Fabio and I was well in third position and then I had the penalty because of this contact and the long lap. When I got the information I want to do it immediately to don’t lose my concentration and when I saw that no one overtook me during the long lap I got like a second breathe to catch the podium and thinking ‘if I push well I can be third’ and I was focused on maybe catch Morbidelli. At the end Rins made me to be scared because he was coming strong but in the last sector I could manage well the corners to keep him behind. I’m incredibly happy for the team, thanks to Ducati for the investment they are doing and happy to offer this podium to my team.”

“After yesterday’s qualifying we had a good starting position, but in the first corner I stayed inside and lost a lot of positions. It has been a difficult day because it was difficult to find the pace, but despite this I was able to recover some positions. I want to congratulate Johann and the whole team. Thank you all for your support and see you in Austria.”

9 August, 2020

Reale Avintia Moto3 and Carlos Tatay finished the Czech Republic Grand Prix at the Brno circuit. The Valencian rider crossed the line in 18th position after a hard-fought and tight race.

After yesterday’s qualifying session, Tatay started on the eighth line of the grid. After a good start recovering two positions, the Reale Avintia Moto3 rider maintained an intense fight in the second group throughout the race. Despite his great effort, especially overcoming the strong crash he suffered during the second free practice on Friday, Carlos Tatay was only nine tenths of a second away from reaching the top ten.

With no time to rest, the Reale Avintia Moto3 is already thinking about next weekend, when the Austrian Grand Prix will be held at the Red Bull Ring – Spielberg circuit.

Carlos Tatay | P18

“Ending a weekend like this is a weight off my mind. We worked very hard but the crash in FP2 was very hard and deprived me of a good feeling and of the ability to continue working in the direction we were going. But we have been reborn, during the race I felt very comfortable, I was recovering confidence in every lap that passed, in the braking, opening gas? I want to thank the team for the work they have done, as they have trusted me and as we have all gone forward together.

9 August, 2020

Carlos Tatay and Reale Avintia Moto3 completed qualifying for the Czech Republic Grand Prix, where the Valencian rider set the twenty-second fastest time of the session.

After the heavy crash during the second free practice yesterday, Carlos Tatay was back on track this morning for the third practice session and step by step he has recovered his feeling and confidence with his KTM. In Q1 Tatay stopped the clock at 2’10.120, only two tenths of a second off the best time in Q2. Therefore, the Reale Avintia Moto3 rider will start on the eighth line of the grid.

Tomorrow at 11:00 the Czech Republic Grand Prix race will take place at the Brno circuit, where Carlos Tatay will fight from the first lap to recover positions and finish in the best possible position.

Carlos Tatay | 2'10.120 | P22

“It’s been a tough day from the start. Yesterday’s crash affected us mostly morally, physically I feel good, but I didn’t have the confidence and ease to do a good FP3. I took it easy, I wasn’t completely happy, I was going step by step and in the end in Q1 the times weren’t what I wanted, but the feelings were there. In the end we were only a tenth and a half away from going through to Q2, so we’re not happy, but we’re satisfied because we’re seeing progress and we’re moving forward. After yesterday’s crash, we’re getting up step by step.”

9 August, 20209 August, 2020

Esponsorama Racing completed a brilliant qualifying session at the Czech Republic Grand Prix, where Johann Zarco took the pole position and Tito Rabat 15th.

The French rider, who showed a great pace all weekend with his Ducati Desmosedici GP19, managed to qualify directly in Q2. During the qualifying session, after setting a time of 1’55.687, Zarco was able to beat his rivals despite Fabio Quartararo’s crash during his last lap, who came at +0.191, which would not have improved the Esponsorama Racing rider’s time, achieving the team’s first pole position since its debut in MotoGP.

Tito Rabat has finished in a meritorious 15th position after the great evolution he has shown since yesterday. The rider from Barcelona will fight from the first lap to climb positions and obtain the best possible result in the race.

Tomorrow at 14:00 the Czech Republic Grand Prix race will start, which, after the successful qualifying session, the team faces with great expectations.

The Esponsorama Racing team would like to apologise for the impression it may have made through the television images celebrating the crash of Fabio Quartararo. The team expressed its great joy at how incredibly close it was to achieving its first pole position since its debut in the MotoGP class in 20 years. Again we would like to apologise to Fabio Quartararo and Yamaha Petronas. Vive la France!

“Fantastic Saturday here in Czech Republic. A surprise for many people and even for me. The pole position is amazing. Friday I was performing well and with the new tyres I was much better than in Jerez, and we confirm it today. I’m enjoying a lot and I’m so happy for the team to offer them this pole position and also happy for me that it’s a very good sign for all what I’m learning and all what I’m doing with the bike. Tomorrow is a good chance to have a good race.”

“First of all I want to congratulate Johann and the team. We had a good day today and we’ve been setting times that are closer to ‘pole’ every time. I have a good feeling, we are getting closer and better session after session, trying new things. The positive thing is that we have seen that we can be on top and keep working to follow this upward line.”