Tito Rabat stages brave comeback at Misano

Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Tito Rabat bravely recovered from an early crash to finish 17th at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli today.

Although five laps behind because of a pit stop for repairs to his Honda RC213V Rabat was running the pace of the top 12 at the end of the 28-lap race.

After a strong start from 18th on the grid Rabat crashed on lap two and lost valuable time as his pit crew made quick repairs to the broken foot peg on his bike.

On rejoining the race, run in blazing hot conditions, Rabat settled into a smooth rhythm with the group of Danilo Petrucci and Stefan Bradl who finished 11th and 12th respectively.

Rabat was the lone starter in the 13th round of the MotoGP World Championship for Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS. After qualifying for the race Jack Miller did not start. Miller was forced to withdraw from the San Marino GP on race morning.

Tito Rabat: 17th
“I made a very good first lap but then made a mistake. I braked too hard, lost the front and could not save it. The foot pegs were broken so thanks to the team for quickly fixing this problem. I re-joined and settled into a good rhythm in the group with Petrucci and Bradl who finished in the top twelve and I learnt a lot of things riding with these guys. Now I will focus on the next race at Aragon.”

Source: Marc VDS Racing