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Aleix Espargaro : If There is No Contact on First Lap, I Can Finish in Top 5

RiderTua.com – While teammate Maverick Vinales dominated the Americas GP, Aleix Espargaro finished 7th after contact occurred at the start of the race. With Vinales’ victory in the sprint and main race, this shows the progress of the Aprilia RS-GP in recent years.

Aleix Espargaro, who managed to achieve 3 wins for Aprilia, also played an important role in the success of the Italian manufacturer from Noale. “The bike works well and Maverick has proven it. I’m happy for him and the team, they deserve it. I think this will be an extraordinary year for Aprilia, where we will have fun,” said the 34 year old rider who lives in Andorra.

Aleix Espargaro: If there is no contact on the first lap I can finish in the top 5

Aleix Espargaro himself struggled in the 20 lap race at COTA. The reason is, initially he was far behind from 7th position on the grid. He missed out because of a struggle for position on the first lap and contact occurred, in the end he was only in 14th position after the first lap. Without this incident, his speed would have been good enough to finish in the top 5, emphasized Laura Montero’s husband.

In the end, Pol Espargaro’s older brother (KTM test rider) crossed the finish line in 7th place and after finishing 5a in the sprint, he ended the weekend in America with a solid finish.

However, later the oldest driver on the track admitted that he was not competitive enough. Even so, he was satisfied with the results. In the overall standings, Aleix is currently in 7th place.

2024 American MotoGP Race Results

Pos	Nat	Rider	Team	Last Lap	Time/Gap
1	ESP	Maverick Vinales	Aprilia Racing	2:03.495	41:09.503
2	ESP	Pedro Acosta	GasGas Tech3	2:03.688	+1.728
3	ITA	Enea Bastianini	Lenovo Team	2:03.204	+2.703
4	ESP	Jorge Martin	Prima Pramac	2:04.619	+4.690
5	ITA	Francesco Bagnaia	Lenovo Team	2:05.342	+7.392
6	ITA	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Pertamina VR46	2:04.968	+9.980
7	ESP	Aleix Espargaro	Aprilia Racing	2:04.677	+12.208
8	ITA	Marco Bezzecchi	Pertamina VR46	2:04.436	+13.343
9	ZAF	Brad Binder	Red Bull Racing	2:04.183	+14.931
10	ESP	Raul Fernandez	TrackHouse Racing	2:05.353	+16.656
11	PRT	Miguel Oliveira	TrackHouse Racing	2:05.466	+18.542
12	FRA	Fabio Quartararo	Monster Energy	2:05.104	+22.899
13	AUS	Jack Miller	Red Bull Racing	2:06.299	+24.011
14	ESP	Augusto Fernandez	GasGas Tech3	2:05.804	+27.652
15	ESP	Alex Marquez	Gresini Racing	2:04.821	+32.855
16	ITA	Luca Marini	Repsol Team	2:04.425	+33.529
NC	ESP	Marc Marquez	Gresini Racing	2:03.485	DNF
NC	ESP	Alex Rins	Monster Energy	2:04.115	DNF
NC	ESP	Joan Mir	Repsol Team	2:03.939	DNF
NC	ITA	Franco Morbidelli	Prima Pramac	2:03.809	DNF
NC	JPN	Takaaki Nakagami	LCR IDEMITSU	2:04.577	DNF
NC	FRA	Johann Zarco	LCR Honda Castrol	2:21.856	DNF