Espargaró delighted to take top CRT honours at home Grand Prix

The MotoGP race at the Catalan GP will have much to say in the development of the season. Jorge Lorenzo moved ahead of Casey Stoner on number of wins for the season so far, racking up his third of the campaign. The race was all about tyre choice, with Lorenzo taking victory on the softer compound and benefitting from uncertainty as the expected rainfall did not occur. Dani Pedrosa had taken the lead earlier in the race, but was hunted down by the former World Champion and finally overtaken. Lorenzo placed first, Pedrosa second at a home race for both riders.

POWER ELECTRONICS Aspar rider Randy De Puniet made an error with his tyre Choice for the race, but teammate Aleix Espargaró would have been tough to beat in the competition to be the best CRT rider at the Catalan GP. After a battle between the two and Michele Pirro, it was Espargaró who took the honour at his home race, with Pirro separating the two teammates. Espargaró holds an advantage in the CRT overall standings after his latest performance.

13th Aleix Espargaró: “For the most part we have been faster than our rivals this weekend, but we still had a difficult race today. It was necessary to dig deep in order to finish as the best CRT. I was missing a few tenths with a soft tyre in practice, but I knew that we had a strong race pace. Once again we were very strong from the midway point onwards. I think that we are doing things well and I am happy with that. It was a great feeling to give my all and achieve my objective in front of such great home fans. I want to dedicate this result to my brother, who had a tough break today.”

Source: Aspar Team