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novembre 11, 2023 - Gasgas
GASGAS duo duel in MotoGP™ Malaysian Sprint
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GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 got up to speed in the heat and haze of Malaysia as MotoGP began the last rush of dates and Grands Prix towards the end of the 2023 season. Augusto Fernandez raced around the Sepang International Circuit to take 14th in the Saturday Sprint after qualifying 14th while Pol Espargaro was right in his teammate’s slipstream in 15th.
- MotoGP rounds Sepang for the 23rd time and since an inaugural Grand Prix at the Kuala Lumpur venue back in 1999. 15 corners and a 5.5km length delivers a fast and furious test for the riders and teams
- GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 call on pre-season test data at the venue and previous markers help Augusto Fernandez get up to pace as he takes 14th
- Pol Espargaro embraces the temperature and the challenge of the Malaysian course and rides to 15th recovering confidence and feeling after a Saturday morning tumble
- Ryusei Yamanaka is the best qualifier with 12th on the Moto3 grid and Jake Dixon’s shoulder is in better condition to allow the Brit to be 8th fastest in Moto2
MotoGP arrived refreshed and primed in Malaysia for the final three dates of the 2023 season. Three more consecutive weekends of Grand Prix action are slated until the curtain falls on an eventful and bright maiden campaign in Spain. The curves, braking points and occasional weather inconsistencies of the Sepang International Circuit provided the first episode of the ‘triple’ but was something of a relief to the ‘new boys’ on the MotoGP grid as the GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 were able to call on references and data accumulated at the pre-season test back in February. This was beneficial for Augusto Fernandez as the Spaniard held a set of references for one of the very few times coming into a Grand Prix FP1. Friday was hot and sunny and he was just 0.8 from provisional Pole as 16 riders were separated by just one second. Pol Espargaro was marginally outside this group in 17th after P1.
The quali run on Saturday was played out in sunshine and with Fernandez extremely close to making the cut for Q2 during the Q1 dash. Augusto was 4th fastest in the session and Pol was 7th which translated to 14th and 17th on the start grid for the 10-lap MotoGP Sprint. An expectant and typically large crowd in Malaysia were rewarded with a set of battles for championship points. Fernandez initially barreled into the top ten but was then engulfed with the rest of the group behind and the race turned into a GASGAS ‘formation’ as Espargaro challenged his teammate. Augusto was half a second quicker at the flag and both Spaniards will be eying improvement and world championship points for Sunday. The Malaysian Grand Prix will consist of 20 laps and European fans in particular will have to set the alarm clock for an 8am CEST start.
Augusto Fernandez, 14th in qualifying, 14th in the Sprint: “A difficult Sprint after a pretty good Quali. We didn’t make Q2 but it was a good lap. The race pace was missing a little in the Sprint and we had that feeling from the third session. It’s something we need to improve and I hope we can make a step tomorrow.”
Pol Espargaro, 17th in qualifying, 15th in the Sprint: “The race was not bad at all, although my start was not perfect and I was stuck behind several riders. It was a bit messy in the first laps and I lost some time but then I made my rhythm and caught back up. I reached my teammate and a few others but then it was so hard to overtake as the front tire temperature and pressure went up. We’ll see if we can improve that for tomorrow and go again.”
Nicolas Goyon, GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 Team Manager: “A solid performance by the team. The flyaway races haven’t been so easy for us and this was probably the closest we’ve been, with a ten-eleven second gap to the leader. Augusto’s qualifying was pretty good to make the fifth row. One of the targets this season has been to improve in the first laps of races and he did that by making it to P10 rightaway. He made quite a strong pace but 14th is still not our aim because we want the top ten. Anyway, it gives us some good hope for tomorrow. Pol had an unfortunate crash this morning when he was pushing for Q2. Again, his pace was not bad in the Sprint but I’m sure there is more to give tomorrow.”
Results Qualifying MotoGP Grand Prix of Malaysia 1. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati 1:57.4912. Jorge Martin (ESP) Ducati +0.0583. Enea Bastianini (ITA) Ducati +0.09914. Augusto Fernandez (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 1:58.107 (Q1)17. Pol Espargaro (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 +1.58.555 (Q1)
Results MotoGP Sprint Grand Prix of Malaysia 1. Alex Marquez (ESP) Ducati 19:58.7132. Jorge Martin (ESP) Ducati +1.5893. Francesco Bagnaia (ITA) Ducati +3.03414. Augusto Fernandez (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 +10.64315. Pol Espargaro (ESP) GASGAS Factory Racing Tech3 +11.005
Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (5)
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (4)
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (4)
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (3)
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (3)
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (2)
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Pol Espargaro 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (1)
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (2)
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday (1)
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Jake Dixon 2023 Moto2 Malaysia
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Ryusei Yamanaka 2023 Moto3 Malaysia
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Augusto Fernandez 2023 GASGAS MotoGP Malaysia Saturday
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