Alvaro Bautista puts in another points finish for Aprilia at Sachsenring

Alvaro Bautista rode his Aprilia RS-GP to fourteenth place in the German GP today which means two more championship points for Aprilia Racing Team Gresini.

Alvaro had a great start which took him to twelfth place at the end of the first lap and, more importantly, in contact with the central part of the group. Rear tyre wear and consequent loss of grip slowed him a bit in the second half of the race but didn’t keep him from winning a few battles, especially with Barbera and Miller, to finish in the points.

ALVARO BAUTISTA
“I made a great start, moving up a few positions and in the early laps I was able to stay with the second group easily. With new tyres we do well. Unfortunately when the tyre started to wear I struggled with the lack of rear grip. We made some changes to the electronics with the team (and my thanks goes to them for the great job they are doing) specifically to handle this situation and by changing the settings I was able to finish without taking too many risks. The placement is good but now we need to improve this aspect in the second half of the race, just like we were able to successfully solve the chattering problem that hindered me at Assen.”

Source: Aprilia