MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 riders return to action with the British Grand Prix
Silverstone will host the first of the nine remaining races in this second part of the World Championship
The holidays are over for the pilots of MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 behind the summer break of more than a month. The break time began after the past Assen Grand Prixwhich took place the weekend of June 25 and 26.
The second part of the World Cup one of the closest in recent years, will open this weekend with the British GP. circuit Silverstone is the usual setting for the celebration of this Grand Prix, having become one of the most mythical circuits in the motor world.
back in action
This Friday the pilots of the three categories will return to action with the first free practice. The day will be opened by Free Practice 1 of Moto3 at 10:00 Spanish time. The MotoGP will take place next, at 10:55 a.m.. Already during the noon the second free session will be played.
The classification for the MotoGP ‘pole’ will take place on Saturday from 3:10 p.m.after the third and fourth morning free sessions.
The great race at Silverstone It will start on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.. Before that, the Moto3 riders will race (12:20 p.m.) and at 3:30 p.m., after the premier class, the Moto2 riders will.
Quartararo, leader
It should be remembered that the French Fabio Quartararo is currently in first position with 172 points. He left the World Championship leader at the summer break despite not having scored any points in the last race after crashing in Assen.
However, the Frenchman flies on the track, causing the distance in the general classification with his main competitor, the Spanish Aleix Espargaró, is getting wider and widersince he has 151 points (21 difference).
The Aprilia Racing rider managed cut Quartararo by finishing in fourth position after making a phenomenal comeback from 15th position. To both Zarco follows them in the standings with 114 points.
Fabio Quartararo acknowledged that he really wants to get to Silverstone, where he won last year, but he is aware that “it will be difficult because of the long lap penalty…” that he must fulfill after the sanction imposed for his aforementioned fall in Assen, which involved Aleix Espargaró. “If I’m really sincere, that only motivates me to do even better& rdquor ;, added the Frenchman.
The Yamaha rider He is the one who has the most victoriestogether with the Italians Francesco “Pecco” bagnaia (Ducati Desmosedici GP22) and Enea Bastianini (Ducati Desmosedici GP21), with three each, although the regularity of the Frenchman, with only one zero, allows him to be the leader of the competition.
Co-leadership in Moto2
In the intermediate category, they are the Italian Celestino Vietti and the Spanish Augusto Fernández who lead in the general with 146 points, despite the fact that the first of them also suffered a crash in the last Grand Prix before the break. Tied on points, the championship starts again for them at Silverstone. They are closely followed by the Japanese pilot Ai Ogura with one point less (145).
Sergio Garcia dominates
In Moto3, the Spanish Sergio Garciawith 182, dominates in the general over his compatriot Izan Guervaraa teammate in the GasGas team owned by Valencian Jorge Martínez “Aspar”, who has 179 points. Further away is Dennis Foggia with only 115 points.
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Following the resumption of the championship this weekend, An intense calendar with nine races remains to be disputeduntil the curtain falls on November 6.