The Repsol Moto3 rider crashes whilst trying to avoid another rider, when in tenth position. Ryusei Yamanaka finishes 23rd.
Sergio García Dols started the Teruel Grand Prix 28th on the grid, but set a good pace from the beginning and clocked the fastest lap of the race. The Spaniard gained 25 places, reaching third.
On the last kilometres of the race, when riding in tenth, he was unable to avoid a crash for a rider in front of him, and would be forced to retire.
Teammate Ryusei Yamanaka started from 25th and was able to gain two positions before the end, placing 23rd. The Japanese rider was part of a group battling for points.
After the Teruel Grand Prix, Sergio García Dols is 17th in the overall standings with 37 points. Ryusei Yamanaka is 24th with 13 points.
SERGIO GARCÍA DOLS – NC
“The most important thing is that I am ok. I started from very far back and honestly, we did not have much confidence that we would reach the front -even less so in the way that we did, battling for second and third place. This morning I knew that we had found something good for the bike and I fought with everything I had. We need to fine-tune some aspects in order to compete well in the races, but I am happy and I think we rode well today.”
RYUSEI YAMANAKA – 23rd
“At the beginning of the race I had a good pace, and this allowed me to keep in the group. However, in the middle of the race my pace dropped, I made a small mistake and the group separated lap by lap. I tried to keep up, but I couldn’t do it, and I don’t know why. I haven’t taken any points in these last three races and I don’t know exactly what has happened. I have to change something and I will try to do that, right to the end.”
