CARLOS TATAY WILL START IN 22ND POSITION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC GRAND PRIX RACE

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.”

Avintia Esponsorama Moto3 and Avintia VR46 Academy have finished the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana qualifying, the last of the season, at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

Niccolò Antonelli will start from 9th position. The Italian rider had to participate in Q1 because his best time in free practice was cancelled for exceeding the track limits. In Q2, Antonelli set a time of 1:39.149, which will allow him to start from the third row of the grid.

Carlos Tatay got direct access to Q2 by being 5th in the combined free practice times. The Valencian rider, with a time of 1:39.317, will start from 11th position in his home Grand Prix.

Tomorrow at 11:00 the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana race will start, where Antonelli and Tatay will try to end the season with a good result for the team.

Niccolò Antonelli | 1'39.149 | P9

“It was a pretty good day for us despite the complications we had in FP3 with the cancellation of our best time. It could have gone a bit better, but it was still positive. We will try to have a good race tomorrow.”

Carlos Tatay | 1'39.317 | P11

“A very positive day, the feelings have been very good. Tomorrow we are expecting a very hard fought race with a big group. We will enjoy it as much as possible, we will try to make a good start and get to the front to get a good result.”