Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 pulled the curtain down for 2024 with a fast-paced and action-packed performance by Pedro Acosta to claim 10th position at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The Spaniard grabbed six points to end his rookie season with 6th in the championship and a total of nine podiums between Grands Prix and Sprints. Teammate Augusto Fernandez was 19th for round twenty. In Moto3™ Daniel Holgado ended the year with the silver medal after a rampaging quest to seal P2 in Catalunya.
Acosta, who was unlucky to have podium contention in the Sprint on Saturday ended by contact from another rider, swept into the top six from the outset. Pedro drilled the GASGAS RC16 but then suffered with a brake issue in the closing stages and soldiered on to 10th. He has managed points in 14 from 20 races. 2024 was the best season for GASGAS red in the series.
Fernandez tried a set-up adjustment for the race and his last outing with the team in the pursuit of more adhesion and a better feeling. Augusto reached a highest position of 14th before then managing his speed to take 19th. He ended 2024 with seven points-scoring outings and 20th in the list.
Pedro Acosta, 10th: “I had to manage the situation with my brakes and it made the race more difficult. It was a 50-50 season. Many mistakes but also many good moments where we were fighting for victories and we improved a lot. We also understood more about MotoGP and how it works. We had some super-nice races so we have to be happy with 2024.”
Augusto Fernandez, 19th: “A hard day. We expected a bit better after warm-up because we’d worked a lot to turn things around and I had a good start but when it came time to make the pace I just didn’t have it. A strange feeling all race with the lack of grip. I’m looking forward now to what will come with my future.”
Nicolas Goyon, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Manager: “It’s been an unbelievable season with Pedro. His rookie year has been amazing and we finished with five podiums and four Sprint podiums. A season full of emotion and Pedro showed us his fantastic speed and how he is a great champion. We wish him all the best and we feel we achieved our targets with him and helped him to become a fast MotoGP rider. A frustrating day for Augusto. He showed some speed at one point but could not convert this into a good position. It’s been a difficult championship for him but he always fought to regain the confidence and we wish him all the best. Thanks to the entire Red Bull GASGAS team and now we’ll look to the last test of 2024.”
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