CatalunyaCaixa rider Marc Marquez has achieved today his 11th podium of the season at Motorland Aragon, equaling the number of podiums which won last year after finishing second in the Grand Prix of Aragon. The Cervera, who started from the third row in seventh place, has made an intelligent, not wanting to risk an iota while warming his tires in the dry but cold asphalt Aragon. From low to high, the pilot CatalunyaCaixa has already reached the third position on the third lap, after overtaking four drivers in just one turn. It was then when the first game started with Andrea Iannone. After getting past him, and also advance to Simone Corsi, Marquez has taken the lead of the test in the fifth lap.
Position it has held until lap 15, at which Pol Espargaró and Iannone passed to Marc The struggle between the three drivers has been spectacular, especially with the Italian, and even towards the end of the race, has been added Scott Redding group. In the last laps, Espargaró has distanced CatalunyaCaixa while the pilot has had to wage an intense battle with soggy Redding Iannone and at no time have budge. Last but, despite the insistence of the two, the pilot CX has crossed the finish line in second place. Thus, Marquez gets 20 valuable points and added 258 in the overall standings, commanding 48 point lead over second placed Espargaró, and 80 over third-placed Italian Iannone.
After getting a new home podium, the pilot CatalunyaCaixa Asian tour starts with the running of the Grand Prix of Japan, on 14 October.
Marc Márquez, CatalunyaCaixa pilot, 2nd place Grand Prix of Aragon, the 1447 winner, 1st place overall with 258 points:
"I'm happy, we really enjoyed today and you can not always win. In the final six laps, when everyone-including me-were waiting to attack, I have passed Andrea [Iannone] and Pol [Espargaró], and then Scott [Redding]. I've misplaced a bit, but even with that I think I made some good laps past. Pol has done a great race, was able to escape, because with Andrea've wasted enough time, but in the end the important thing is that I only have five points deducted. There are four races and we must think about the championship. I do not know what would have happened if he had reached Pol, but when Andrea and I have stopped bothering, it was too late. There was only one lap and it was very risky to go for Pol These 20 points are very important for the World Cup. "
Emili Alzamora, Team Manager:
"We are happy with the result as the team has managed to make a good profit from the situation. The conditions that had to play both days of testing were not the best but overall, I think we can make a positive assessment of the weekend. In career, Marc lacked rear grip, which could not escape even if the battle is always very complicated Moto2. Now we face the four races with a good margin of points but we can not throw us off for a moment. "
