The Repsol Honda Team rider finishes the San Marino Grand Prix just 321 thousandths of a second outside the points. Stefan Bradl crosses the finish line eighteenth.
Álex Márquez climbed four positions in a difficult race at Misano on Sunday. He improved lap after lap over the weekend and finally, after starting from 21st on the grid, concluded the race just over 3 tenths outside the Top 15. The Spaniard continues to be one of the few riders to finish every race so far this season.
Stand-in teammate Stefan Bradl also improved on his starting position on the grid, taking 18th place.
Álex Márquez is 17th in the overall standings with 15 points. The next Grand Prix will be held at the same track next weekend.
ÁLEX MÁRQUEZ – 17th
“Our pace today was good, especially towards the end of the race where I was able to lap at a similar speed to the leaders. My fastest lap of the race was my last one. We have made a big step from yesterday with the bike and it felt good today. It was a good race; I had a hard battle with Petrucci and we touched a couple of times. But it was really the grid position that hurt us today, otherwise I think we could have been up with Binder and Oliveira. Compared to where we started this weekend it’s not so bad, but we still need to be more consistent.”
STEFAN BRADL – 18th
“It was a frustrating race, I had a problem with the nerve in my right elbow that started yesterday but in the race it became worse. It’s not arm pump, but my two small fingers were going numb. Because of this I was about one second off my normal pace. Already it was not in the plan for me to test here Tuesday, so I will use the time to rest the arm. Hopefully we can come back next week stronger.”
