Second podium in a row for Enea Bastianini, third at MotorLand Aragon

Another amazing weekend for Italtrans Racing Team. After the beautiful second position of last weekend, also this weekend the team conquered an outstanding podium with the third position of Enea Bastianini.

Started from the second row on the grid with the 6th best time recorded in qualifying, after few passages Bastianini has firmly conquered the 3rd position, keeping it with a good pace until the end of the race. In front of him only Lowes and Di Giannatonio, who benefited from a better start. This is the 2nd consecutive podium for Enea, the 7th in this particular season and which testifies his high level. An important result even if with a bitter-sweet taste: if Enea started off as leader of the standing, now he is second with 171 points, 7 behind Lowes, unbeatable at MotorLand Aragon. But with three GPs still to race, two in Valencia and one in Portimao, the objective remains the title!

“I’m quite happy. It was a tough race because Lowes was very fast all weekend and kept a steady pace in race. Di Giannantonio was fast too: I pushed, but today it was not possible do better than the third place. It’s a good result for the championship, even if I lost the leadership: there are still three races left and we will give our best to conquer the title”.

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Amazing Aragon Grand Prix for Italtrans Racing Team

At the end of a weekend between ups and downs, Enea Bastianini had an outstanding race after a tough qualifying session outside the top ten. In this morning’s warm up he took a big step forward and in race he had a great pace thanks to a new setup, hitting the third win and sixth podium of the season.

He started from the fourth row of the grid, making a great comeback. Out Marini, Di Giannantonio and Bezzecchi, he fought for the second position against Martin, getting it with a masterpiece overtaking in the last lap. A deserved and desired success by which he is the new leader of the standings with 155 points

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Close to the top ten at Le Mans

Italtrans Racing Team faced at Le Mans Circuit the tenth round of the season, the Grand Prix of France, in which mid-morning rain meant that the Moto2 race was declared wet.

Took off from the third row of the grid with the 9th best time of the qualifying, Enea Bastianini immediately tried to gain positions, but a brake problem penalized his performance. Forced to a careful race in order to bring back home precious points for the championship, he managed to ended 9th, but a penalty of 3 seconds made him finish 11th. This result allows him to remain second in the standings, even more close to Marini, leader with an advantage of 15 points.

“Tough race. Unfortunately, I had problems with the brakes and I take a penalty because of a mistake. It’s a pity: the final position is not bad, but I’m not satisfied”.

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Outstanding victory at Misano

A race of a thousand emotions for Italtrans Racing Team at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, that for the second weekend in a row hosted the MotoGP World Championship in a season overturned by the Coronavirus outbreak.

After the successes at the GP of Andalucia and the Czech Republic and the podiums in Qatar and Misano, today the team took another amazing victory with Enea Bastianini at the end of an outstanding double race.

Starting from the second row of the grid with the 5th best time scored in qualifying, Enea immediately fought for the first position against Bezzecchi, Dixon, Vierge and Marini. First on lap five with the right pace to run away, the appearance of rain on the sixth lap of the race led to a stoppage of several minutes and a restart over 10 laps in dry conditions. Even in race 2 Bastianini was magic. Once took the leadership, he tried to run away again, managing until the end the good gap and the dropping of the tyres. A beautiful, sweaty, deserved, desired victory, the third one this season. On the day when he collects his 30th podium in career, he confirms himself as one of the Moto2 top riders. Thanks to this win Enea strengthens the second position in the standings just 5 points from Marini.

Good race for Lorenzo Dalla Porta, who finished another growing weekend. After the excellent results of last Sunday, also today the Tuscan rider finished in the points. Despite some hesitation in the first laps, thanks to a good steady pace he finished 14th, confirming the good progress.

“What a race! I’m very happy because winning at home in front of my family and my fans has a special taste. In the first part I had a good pace and also in race 2 I was pushing: I chose a softer tyre, but after a couple of laps it started to drop and I thought the other riders were catching me. I pushed again and in the end I won. Thanks to the whole team and Italtrans for the great job!”.

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Outstanding podium for Enea Bastianini

Amazing San Marino Grand Prix for Italtrans Racing Team. In the first one of the two GPs at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, the team proved to have the right skills to be a ruler with an incredible Enea Bastianini on the 3rd step of the podium and a promising Lorenzo Dalla Porta for the first time in the points.

Started from the second row on the grid with the 5th best time, Enea had a very good race despite stomach problems. He fought for all the 25 laps in the top three, making a small mistake halfway through the race, managing to stay on his Kalex. He increased the pace, pushing and catching Bezzecchi in the final: with one more lap he would have surely finished 2nd. This is an important podium, thanks to which he strengthens the 2nd position in the standings, just behind Marini, ahead of 17 points.

Brilliant race for Lorenzo Dalla Porta at the end of a weekend of continuous progress, overshadowed only by a crash in the warm up. Thanks to the best seasonal qualifying, he started from the 5th row, taking over the 18th position and finishing 13th with a good recover. The first points of the year and another race at Misano are very auspicious.

“Unfortunately, I had stomach problems and so I wasn’t in good shape, but I pushed hard and managed to get the podium. Too bad for the mistake at la Quercia: the pace was good and I could have taken the first riders, but we were at the end and it was impossible to do better. It’s ok, now we are already thinking about next weekend”.

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Austrian comeback race

Starting 15th from the eighth row on the grid, Enea Bastianini managed to gain positions despite a bad start. Thanks to a good pace, especially in the final part of the race, he finished 10th protecting the 2nd position in the standing.

“Overall it was a positive race. It’s not the result we aspire to, but today it was difficult to do better. I was in the back of the grid and I didn’t start well, racing a comeback race. In the last ten laps I made the same time as Martin, so it’s a good starting point for the next races. We go to Misano aware we are competitive”.

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Second consecutive podium Enea Bastianini, leader of the world standing

An amazing, deserved and desired new victory. A perfect triumph, with no imperfections.
After the extraordinary first position two weeks ago in the GP of Andalucia at Jerez de la Frontera, today Italtrans Racing Team has repeated the success by conquering another fantastic victory with an outstanding Enea Bastianini in the Czech Republic Grand Prix.
Thanks to this success now he is leader of the world standing with 73 points.
Starting from the front row of the grid with the third time set yesterday in the Q2, Enea ruled all the 19 laps, first from the first to the last lap. A perfect victory, achieved thanks to the excellent job done together with the team and a great pace, finishing with a gap of almost half a second ahead Lowes.

“What a race! I gave the 100% getting this amazing win. I knew that Lowes was pushing but I hang in, keeping the pace. Thank you to the whole team for helping me to achieve this great result!”.

Outstanding victory for Italtrans Racing Team with Enea Bastianini in Jerez

The first all-Italian podium in Moto2 history is signed by Italtrans Racing Team with the outstanding victory of Enea Bastianini. A dream comes true.

That of Bastianini in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, third round of a magical season, was a precise and perfect race, with a desired and deserved victory.
Starting from the front row of the grid with the third best time set yesterday at the end of an excellent qualifying session, Enea immediately took the lead of the race, with a clean overtake on Bezzecchi, maintaining the first position for all the 23 laps until the chequered flag. Thanks to an amazing pace, he pushed from the start, finishing almost three seconds ahead of Marini. An outstanding performance.

Bastianini is now second in the standing, just 2 points behind Nagashima, while the team is third in the team standing.

What a victory! I’m so happy. This morning in the warm up I was fast and in race I gave my best from the start because I knew I could win. I pushed from the first lap and in the last few I kept the advantage over Marini. Thanks to the team for the great job!

 

SpanishGP 2020: Jerez

Four months after the first race in Qatar, this weekend the MotoGP World Championship finally arrives to Jerez de la Frontera for the second round of the season.

The Spanish Grand Prix is the first one after the long lockdown due to the Coronavirus emergency. Even during this period Italtrans Racing Team’s riders continued their training with a specific preparation.

Tough qualifying session today because of the strong heat and high temperatures, which have put a strain on both riders and bikes.

With a constant pace since the first free practice, Enea Bastianini entered to the Q2 finishing 11th, just a heartbeat away from the top ten.

“This is only my second race and I’m still struggling. We are far away from the results we expect, but even today we have taken a small step forward: we are working and we will soon get a result. Tomorrow it will be important to have a good warm up in view of the race”.

Amazing race for Enea Bastianini, third in the Grand Prix of Qatar.

First Grand Prix of the season for the MotoGP World Championship at Losail Circuit, Qatar.
A thrilling race for Italtrans Racing Team with the podium of Enea Bastianini at the end of an amazing performance.

Started from the first row of the grid with the 3rd best time conquered in qualifying, Enea ruled the race, giving it all for the top three.
Great the fight with Baldassarri: after a race of sizing each other with passages and overtaking, the two riders from Rimini have given a hard time for the 2nd position, while Nagashima took the victory. At the end of 20 laps of hard brakes and less engine than the direct opponents, Bastianini finished with a stunning 3rd position.

“I’m finally back to the top positions. I’m very happy with the race: I had a little less engine than the others but we had fun. We worked well all weekend long, especially in qualifying, and starting from the front was definitely a plus. Towards the middle of the race I lost a few positions, but I was always near the leaders: it wasn’t easy, but I reserved the tyres for the last few laps and I managed to get the podium. Thanks to the team, the fans and all the people around me”.