Pedro Acosta reset the speed for Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 by circling the revolving layout of the Sachsenring to score nine points. The MotoGP rookie filled 7th position after 30 laps in Germany for round nine of 20 in the 2024 campaign. Augusto Fernandez leant on his improving race set-up and was unlucky to classify 16th at the packed circuit.
Almost 100,000 spectators crammed into the hills and corners of the Sachsenring for a bright, dry and breezy ninth spectacle of 2024 MotoGP. Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 were in a determined rumble for maximum points around the compact 13-corner layout that saw lap-times wedged close and chances for overtaking at a premium.
Pedro Acosta ended the first lap in 13th position after starting from 10th on the grid. The Spaniard then began to find his pace, his confidence and the possibilities to move forwards. He followed Brad Binder for the majority of the distance but pulled up and away to reach 7th. Pedro sits 6th in the world championship standings.
Augusto Fernandez blasted away from 15th. The former Moto2 world champ has been improving his feeling and race setting with the GASGAS RC16 and was able to circulate Sachsenring at a more effective pace. He took 14th by the flag but was later dropped to 16th for a tire pressure rule infringement.
MotoGP engines will remain dormant for the rest of July and into the summer break. The paddock will reform in the vast expanses of the Silverstone circuit for the British Grand Prix at the beginning of August.
Pedro Acosta, 7th: “Tough! On one hand we saved the race with this result and on the other we learned and understood many things that we can send to the boys in the factory. We will have an important couple of weeks. Let’s see what we can do and how we can improve.”
Augusto Fernandez, 16th: “A hard race and a long one because I struggled a lot with rear grip but, on the positive side, we are back to a better feeling and better level. We were close on lap-times to the other GASGAS and KTMs and it’s a shame about the penalty because that would have given us a few points. Let’s see at Silverstone if we can continue in the way we’ve been working and be more competitive in the second half of the year.”
Nicolas Goyon, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Manager: “We end this German GP in a positive way and the last two weekends have shown just how competitive and difficult this category can be. Pedro had a decent start but dropped back to 12th before he fought back to 7th. It was good but we need more, and we want more and we need to analyze the package to find something for Silverstone. Not a bad weekend for Augusto, despite the final result on the sheet. This is how we want to see him fighting on the bike. We’ll start our summer break and come back fully charged for the next race.”
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