Tatay and Artigas cross the finish line in Silverstone on 10th and 11th place

For the 12th round of MotoGP™ the British Grand Prix welcomed its guests and participants with consistently dry conditions and sunshine.

CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP rolled out the CFMOTO Moto3™ machinery and both Carlos Tatay and Xavi Artigas began to find the best lines and search for the optimum ‘tows’ during Free Practice and Qualification. By the end of Saturday’s activities in England it was Artigas who was most advanced on the Moto3™ start grid, nestled on the fifth row, as Tatay was hindered by a technical problem and filled 22nd spot.

Moto3™ thundered into life for 17 laps Sunday morning. Only three seconds covered most of the field; from the frantic battle for the lead down to Tatay who was tussling in the thrust of the second group. Artigas was further forward and spent the middle part of the race closing the small space down to the large train disputing the top ten. Many riders seemed to share the same track space and overtaking took place on every corner, every lap. The last circulations saw several crashes increase the drama but Tatay had already made considerable ground and sliced past his teammate to steal 10th just three hundredths of a second between them and a total of 11 points secured.

CFMOTO are 5th in the Constructors standings and 6th in the Teams listing while Tatay and Artigas are 9th and 10th in the Rider’s table.

The CFMOTO Racing PruestelGP team head closer to their German home base for round thirteen. The CryptoDATA Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich takes MotoGP to the spectacular setting of Red Bull Ring in Austria where yet more high speed and daring will ensue.