Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) produced a superb ride at the Monster Energy Czech Republic Grand Prix to claim his maiden Moto3™ victory, the Italian leading over half the race to eventually fend off Championship leader Albert Arenas (Gaviota Aspar Team) by two tenths. Unfortunately, we have not yet identified the reason for our problems. But the blood, sweat and tears that go into winning, and making history, are often not caught on camera. All weekend we felt quite competitive on this track with good lap-times among the riders and we expected something from the race. We knew that because of the amount of spin that the tyres were being subjected to – because of the lack of traction – that there would be a drop as the race wore on, but we were able to advise the riders in the best way to manage this and this helped them and their teams make some race strategy decisions. –  and we will see what we can do in Austria. A focused Alex Marquez put a disappointing qualifying result behind him as his Sunday preparations began. Pol Espargaro: “It’s unfair but it is racing, and we have to deal with these things. Photo courtesy Aprilia. By continuing to browse our site you agree to our use of data and cookies. I didn’t try to fight because I just wanted to make sure I got the bike to the end of the race and got my first podium. Fenati still achieves his best result of the season and his first top 10 of 2020 for Husqvarna though, with Stefano Nepa (Gaviota Aspar Team) getting the better of Kaito Toba (Red Bull KTM Ajo) to head the second freight train of riders over the line in P10. More, from a press release issued by Red Bull KTM Tech3: Oliveira scores career best result with sixth in Brno. Moto GP Brno 2020 ; Race track ; Practical ; Visit Brno ; TICKETS + VIP; 7. Today’s results mean that Viñales holds on to second in the championship rankings, 17 points from the top. But anyway, this remains a good performance and I enjoyed the race. Sure enough, it was a wet, drying track for FP3, and Marquez dominated; riders who had previously prayed for rain as a way to slow down the Catalan Cruiser abandoned those prayers. The Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky was the kind of procession that gives MotoGP a bad name. Rossi would start within striking distance from P7. Czech dictionary. But finally the last five laps I could push to take this victory. Hats off to all the guys at Michelin for helping us make such a clear decision yesterday, it worked out for the best today, so thank-you.”. “I’m pleased that I finished the race after what happened in Jerez, although I can’t be entirely happy. Starting from P13, the Portuguese worked a long way through the field. Starting from 10th on the grid in the midst of the busy pack is always a challenge. The 41-year-old steadily chipped away at it, and with five laps to go he was ready to join Alex Rins and Fabio Quartararo for the fight for P4. The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.On 11 June, the rescheduled calendar was confirmed, with the season beginning on 19 July … I’m looking forward to moving on to the next weekend. I struggled so much to keep a good pace throughout the race. Could he now stay steadfast under pressure? With Xavi we really need to look at how we can improve because we expect more from him. More, from a press release issued by PETRONAS Yamaha SRT: Morbidelli takes career-first MotoGP podium at Brno, PETRONAS Yamaha SRT’s Franco Morbidelli takes his first MotoGP podium at Czech GP after finishing second, Fabio Quartararo takes seventh. The second race in Jerez was better because we got a podium, but in general my performance here was better, because I had to start from the fourth row. Not the weekend we expected, but we learned more.”. So, I tried to release the brake a bit and to save the situation but finally I touched him and we crashed. Don't Miss Stories on Motorcycle.com. Alonso Lopez (Sterilgarda Max Racing Team) highsided on the exit of Turn 3 on Lap 9, but then drama unfolded for one of the title favourites. Photo courtesy Pramac Racing. Dovizioso, Marquez and Yamaha’s Maverick Viñales were “row one” but the track was slow, with rain in the forecast for Saturday. Miguel also did great to take 6th so in general we are more than happy. Not cool. It‘s a shame that yesterday we made some mistakes in qualifying because if I could have started one row to the front maybe I could have fought for the podium. Around the track. However, a challenging start which saw him pushed back through the pack made for a tricky beginning to his race. People in the company had the right mentality because we had to push: we did not have the road racing history of other manufacturers we are competing against. Today I put it all into it without being able to get a good result, so now we have to look forward. Alex Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took 15th to continue his record of scoring at least a point in his first three MotoGP™ races. “In the Warm Up this morning, I felt really good, my pace was strong for the race. You know I came through all the classes with Red Bull KTM, and here we are on top. That reads like an easy ride for Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) as he made history in the Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky, and he certainly dominated a field of experience to make it look so. As the number of laps went up it became clear he wasn‘t able to fully push due to a lack of feeling and would have to focus on salvaging as many championship points as possible to defend his runner-up status in the championship standings. As the KTM swept back to get the run up through Turn 2, the two made contact and Espargaro was skittled off – earning Zarco a Long Lap Penalty for the incident. With five laps to go though ‘The Beast’ showed his teeth for the first time, finding something extra in the closing stages to stretch his lead out to three-quarters of a second…. The race was really tough, I didn’t have a good start and it’s a shame because the first five laps I could go faster than Morbidelli did but I had to fight with the group and it was a little bit hard for me. There’s almost no time to wait before the Repsol Honda Team are back out on track, the Austrian Grand Prix starting on Friday, August 14. The Moto3 race opened the Grand Prix and Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Raul Fernandez started from Pole Position for the first time. Polesitter Fernandez was a couple of tenths off McPhee to finish sixth for the third race in a row, but the Spaniard beat former FIM Moto3™ Junior World Championship rival Alcoba as the duo battled it out in the lead group throughout. Danilo Petrucci also had a tight race today. After a difficult start, Rabat squeezed his Ducati Desmosedici GP19 to climb positions, but finally crossed the finish line in 16th. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing duo of Pol Espargaro and Binder made great starts to slot into fourth and fifth too, leaving  Zarco initially down in P6. My start was OK but I lost ground in the first laps when fighting with Petrucci. I’m happy about the work during the weekend, because Friday we were struggling, I improved on Saturday and on Sunday I felt prepared. He was quite slow on the straight, I was left of him, in a good position, but he just closed the line, so I tried to release the brake a bit and to save the situation, but finally I touched him and we crashed. It was a very unpredictable race and we are extremely happy with Franco’s second place finish. googletag.enableServices(); MotoGP is most entertaining when the unexpected occurs; today delivered a bunch of credible performances but few surprises. TICKETS. Of course I always want to be on the podium, but it was nice to see Franco on there today – congratulations Franco! Oliveira finished P6 to cement his best premier class finish, having started 13th, but Quartararo won’t be too pleased to have finished 11 seconds from the win in P7. Valentino did a good job today. Updates during COVID-19. Consistency and a calm approach saw the MotoGP rookie steadily work his way forward, lap by lap closing the gap to those ahead. On lap 4, The Doctor moved up to eighth and started his charge to the front. Although he did not score points, Bradl did gather important data for himself and for HRC as the non-stop development of the Honda RC213V continues. Dovizioso and Danilo Petrucci finished eleventh and twelfth respectively in the Czech GP held today at Brno Circuit. He then also headed wide at Turn 13 and lost the place, but drama was about to unfold at Turn 1 next time around: the KTM of Espargaro was a little wide and the Ducati of Zarco kept it pinned on the inside, leaving both heading for the same piece of tarmac. Photo courtesy Red Bull KTM Tech3. Thanks to the team, they did a great job all weekend and sorry to the team for yesterday as I made some mistakes.”. Lap by lap I got into a stronger rhythm, even as the tyre life started to drop off. He ruined the race for me but I don’t blame him because these things can happen. I’m not really happy with seventh today but we still earned nine points towards the championship and actually we increased our lead there. Close to the Suzuki man was Rossi, who climbed to P5 from a P10 starting place in another great ride for ‘The Doctor’. “This has been a good end of the weekend today. Then it was a race on my own and I did what I could.