Top five for Aprilia Racing in Assen

VIÑALES FIFTH, ESPARGARÓ AND SAVADORI OUT WITH INJURIES

Maverick Viñales, like in the sprint race, made sure he was a protagonist with a good start. In the early stages of the race, the Spanish rider infiltrated the group battling for the bottom step of the podium. After several position changes, Maverick was fourth on the final lap when, due to a track limits infraction on the last chicane, he was penalised one position. 

Aleix Espargaró, despite being declared fit ahead of the warm-up session, did not participate in the long race due to a fracture of the fifth metacarpal in his right hand, suffered during the sprint race. The Spanish rider will undergo magnetotherapy in order to speed up the healing process ahead of the Sachsenring round.

Lorenzo Savadori, declared unfit after the sprint race due to multiple fractures of the transverse processes in lumbar tract of the spine, flew back at home to rest and start physiotherapy as soon as possible.

MAVERICK VIÑALES
“I gave one hundred percent during the race. I am obviously pleased, but not entirely satisfied because the level we are demonstrating is truly high. The bike moved around a lot and that made direction changes difficult. In spite of this, I think that the RS-GP24 is competitive.”

MASSIMO RIVOLA
“After starting from the front row and then the great result in the sprint race, we were aiming for a better outcome. Maverick gave one hundred percent, as he did on Saturday, but the gap behind the winner was still significant. Now we need to hope for a miraculous recovery for Aleix ahead of the Sachsenring and for Lorenzo so he can continue developing the bike. I hope to see them both back on the track soon.”