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NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI FIRST ITALIAN RIDER IN THE FREE PRACTICE FINISH IN 6TH POSITION. CARLOS TATAY WITH VERY POSITIVE FELLINGS ENDS IN 11th POSITION.

Doha ( Qatar ) March 26, 2021 – Today the Moto3 riders of the Avintia Esponsorama Racing team, Niccolo Antonelli and Carlos Tatay, have completed the two free practice session with very good results. Carlos Tatay, has made a total of 14 laps, marking his best time in 2’05.117 and finishing in 11th position. Niccolò Antonelli has been the best Italian rider in the category with 13 total laps, his best time has been 2’04,938 reaching a top speed of 241.6 km/h and finishing in 6th position.

 

# 23 NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI – 2’04.938 – 6th place

“It’s been really nice to see the whole team clapping to me, we’ve done a good work this morning and this afternoon. The team can be very satisfied with the work we have done. I have to stay focused, tomorrow all the riders will go faster.

 

#99 CARLOS TATAY – 2’05.117 – 11th place

“This morning when we went out on track the temperature was very high. We have focused on working for the race, I knew that this session would not be very fast and my main goal was the set up of the bike. Now I feel comfortable with my KTM  and I hope to get good results.””

 

AVINTIA ESPONSORAMA RACING TEAM MOTOGP READY FOR THE FIRST GRAND PRIX OF THE 2021 SEASON.

 

Doha (Qatar) March 23, 2021 – A few days to go until the first race of this 2021 season, the chosen track was the Qatar Circuit where two events will be held on March 28 and April 4^th , 2021.

The riders of Avintia Esponsorama Racing Enea Bastianini, current Moto2 world champion, and Luca Marini will participate in their first race in the queen category, after a three day tests in which they have been able to improve and have ended up with very positive sensations in their adaptation to the Ducati Bike.

 

#10 LUCA MARINI (SKY VR46 AVINTIA TEAM)

“It will be a more special race than normal. I don’t know what to expect, but I’m sure it’ll be very exciting for me to be on the grid. I am very satisfied with the tests and how I met the bike I would still have liked to be able to do more kilometers with my Ducati.  It is very important to implement the information we have obtained from the analysis of the test data and improve both the bike and the way I ride. The Qatar circuit adapts very well to the bike and I love running at night, I would say it’s the perfect situation to start the season.”

#23 ENEA BASTIANINI

“This Sunday will be my first MotoGP race.  I am very happy with how the tests have gone and how they have developed, I have had a lot of fun and above all I have started to understand how MotoGP works, I think I have learned a lot, but we still have a lot of work to do. It is not an easy category, but I hope to be able to achieve satisfactory results for the second race, in which it will be more important and essential to show progress.

 

 

SECOND OFFICIAL TEST DAY ON THE QATAR CIRCUIT WITH STRONG WINDS.

 

On this second day of Official Tests on the Losail circuit one of the protagonists has been the wind. Avintia Esponsorama Racing Team riders have improved from the previous day. Carlos Tatay with his KTM has made a total of 15 laps, marking his best time at 2’06.143 and finishing in 6th position. His team mate Niccolò Antonelli stop the clock  at 2’06,517 making a total of 15 laps and finishing in 14th position.

 

#23 – NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI – 2’06,517

“It’s been a windy day; we’ve tried a lot of things and I’m very happy. We still have to improve on some corners. Tomorrow is the last day of the test and we can keep moving forward. I thank the team for all the work we have done today.”

 

#99 – CARLOS TATAY – 2’06.143

“I take the positives things of these tests, we know what we’re doing and we know where we are. We’re getting better little by little. This morning we had some mistakes that don´t let us take advantage of the test anymore, but we have worked very well. In this last section with less wind we have been able to make a good time and a good lap. Thank you very much to the whole team, tomorrow we will be able to continue in the last days of testing before the race.”

Avintia Esponsorama Racing finished the San Marino Grand Prix race at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli with Eric Granado and Xavi Cardelús in 10th and 14th position respectively.

Despite the fact that Eric Granado’s race was conditioned by the penalty he received during the E-Pole, he has been able to complete an insane comeback. In the first lap the Brazilian rider was able to recover up five positions, but due to the few laps offered by the races in this category, finally Granado could not pass from the 10th position, adding six points very hard fought.

Xavi Cardelús has closed a weekend where he has managed to go from less to more and take a step forward. In spite of losing three positions during the initial lap, the Andorran rider has managed to move up in the classification managing to add two important points after crossing the finish line in 14th place.

Next week the second San Marino Grand Prix will be held at the same Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, where Avintia Esponsorama Racing will fight to return to the positions it deserves.

“I already knew the race would be very difficult when I started last. I couldn’t do much in such a short race, but I did what I could. The race got a little complicated at the end, I found a group that slowed me down by not being able to overtake, but I preferred to save points and not take risks. I’m far from where I would like to be, I know this is not my position, but now it’s time to think about the next weekend”.

“Bittersweet taste as the two mistakes I made in the first few laps have really hurt me. Once I was able to focus I was able I rode faster than the group in front of me, and even better than my fastest lap of the weekend. I’m happy about this and looking forward to improving next weekend”.

The Reale Avintia Moto3 team finished the Andalucia Grand Prix with a positive weekend for the team. Carlos Tatay scored the first points of the season at the Jerez-Ángel Nieto circuit by crossing the finish line in 13th position.

After the great performance during the qualifying session, the Valencian rider of the Reale Avintia Moto3 started the third race of the World Championship from the fourth line of the grid. Thanks to a great start, Carlos Tatay was able to move up to seventh position. After showing a constant rhythm and keeping a great part of the race in the second group, Tatay finally managed to add his first three points of the season, staying less than two seconds away from the ‘top-10’.

Reale Avintia Moto3 will take on the next round of the season at the Automotodrom Brno on August 7th, 8th and 9th.

“A very positive Sunday, I am satisfied with all the work that we have done. In the race I lacked a bit, especially in braking, to be with the front group, so we will continue working on our weak points to continue taking steps forward. Thanks to the team for all the work each race does.”

The Reale Avintia Racing Team is pleased to announce that Johann Zarco will be the rider to race with Tito Rabat at the next MotoGP World Championship in 2020. The Ducati satellite team will be joined by two track engineers and two Ducati Corse electronics that will follow the activity of the two riders of the Demosedici GP19 throughout the coming season. Zarco, two-time Moto2 World Champion, has signed a one-year agreement directly with Ducati and will be on track for the next season for the first time in the winter tests scheduled at Sepang from 7 to 9 February.

Raúl Romero, owner of the Reale Avintia Racing Team:

“I am really happy and excited with the arrival of a great rider like Johann Zarco to our team from the hand of Ducati. This further strengthens the growth of the team after extending the contract with the Manufacter of Borgo Panigale, making a leap of quality in terms of material by becoming a satellite team. All this package will allow to reflect in the circuits the effort of the structure in the last years. We hope to see Johann and Tito assiduously in the top ten and become a reference team soon. Finally, we would like to thank all our sponsors for their efforts in recent years, without them this would not have been possible.”

 

Johann Zarco has commented on his new challenge:

“I am very pleased to officially announce my signature with Ducati for 2020 season in MotoGP category racing in the Reale Avintia Racing Team. My left ankle is recovering well, I can enjoy now my winter time having rest with family and training again very soon!”

The Reale Avintia Racing Team will face this weekend the third race in a row as it lands in the Sepang International Circuit for the Malaysian GP, the 18^th GP of the season and the last one of this year’s overseas.

Specifically built for speed and exciting racing, the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. The 2,300-acre complex which also houses a hotel, shopping centre, golf course and other sports facilities cost around £50m to construct and was built in just 14 months, holding its first Grand Prix in April 1999 and setting the standard for race circuits worldwide.

The circuit has a length of 5,5km linked by 5 left and 10 right hand corners and two long straights. With four slow corners following two long straights and ten medium to high-speed corners, the wide track is particularly favourable to overtaking manoeuvres and plenty of open throttle. One of the longest laps in MotoGP is made all the more gruelling for riders by intense heat and humidity. Sepang is located around 50km south of Kuala Lumpur city.

Last time out in the Australian GP, the Reale Avintia Racing Team left the Phillip Island circuit with a bittersweet feeling. On the one hand, Karel Abraham managed to finish in the points as he crossed the finish line 14^th. On the other hand, Tito Rabat was forced to retire from the race because of the pain in his right hand and won’t be racing in Sepang with the aim to start his rehab in order to arrive in the best physical conditions in the GP de la Comunitat Valenciana and the following preseason tests.

“Our last race was very good and I am very happy about it. I hope to return to work in the same way here in Sepang, a circuit that is not easy for me because it is often very hot, and humidity and I don’t like that. However, I like the layout, I think I adapt well, and I have good memories of races and tests that I have done throughout my career. ”