MotoGP
Czech GP: Gresini Racing race report
DREAM DEBUT FOR NAKANO ON HONDA RC212V AS DE ANGELIS TAKES ENCOURAGING EIGHTH Despite a difficult start to the race, Team San Carlo Honda Gresini's riders were two of the star performances of a dramatic Czech Republic Grand Prix that took place ...
Published: Aug 18, 2008, 12:44 AM
Copy link
Share on Viber
DREAM DEBUT FOR NAKANO ON HONDA RC212V AS DE ANGELIS TAKES ENCOURAGING EIGHTH
Despite a difficult start to the race, Team San Carlo Honda Gresini's riders were two of the star performances of a dramatic Czech Republic Grand Prix that took place today at Brno.
Shinya Nakano, making his first appearance on the Honda RC212V, put together an impressive charge through the field in the second half of the race to finish just short of the podium in fourth place. Despite only having limited track time to set the bike up, the Japanese rider established a good feeling with the new machine, finishing today's race as the top Honda with his best result of the season.
Alex De Angelis once again showed his great potential with an aggressive and pacy performance, making up positions after a bad start to finish eighth.
Shinya Nakano (4th): "We took another step forward with the new bike today although I have to say that it has not been easy to get this result. We came to Brno without any test data but the team did a great job with the set-up. I want to thank Honda and Team Gresini for giving me the chance to ride this bike, which represents a great opportunity for me to improve on the results we've managed so far. I'm just disappointed that I lost positions at the start because I made contact with another rider but at the same time satisfied to have recovered and finished the race in fourth -- a result I can be pleased with."
Alex De Angelis (8th): "Even I finished the race as the best of the RC212V satellite riders, today's result isn't too satisfying because we were expecting to finish in the top six. We weren't too far off that target but this wasn't the race we'd imagined. Unfortunately after the first lap, when I lost several positions, I made several passes but lost the position to other riders who were faster down the straights. Tomorrow we'll make the most of the test here at Brno to continue to improve ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix, which is of special importance to me."
Fausto Gresini - Team Manager: "That was a good race for both our riders. Shinya showed that he could step up the pace on the new bike and I'm sure this fourth place will be a much-needed boost to his confidence. Now we have more time available to us to get to know this bike better, with the objective of making further improvements on what has been an excellent debut. I want to congratulate Alex because he rode well today -- aggressive and fast -- finishing as the best of the RC212V satellite riders."
-credit: gresiniracing.com
We want your opinion!
What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?
Take our 5 minute survey.
- The Motorsport.com Team
Read and post comments
Read also :
Share Or Save This Story
Copy link
Share on Viber
Previous article 250: JiR Team Scot Brno race report
Next article Gresini Racing Brno test notes 2008-08-18
Top Comments
There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?
View More & Comment
More from
Shinya Nakano
Nakano and De Crem To Drive For Oak Racing
WEC
WEC
Nakano and De Crem To Drive For Oak Racing
Qatari GP: Gresini Racing preview
MotoGP
MotoGP
Qatari GP: Gresini Racing preview
2009 Final standings
World Superbike
World Superbike
2009 Final standings
Latest news
Franco Colapinto urges fans to stop the abuse: “You’re not helping me or my future”
Formula 1
F1 Formula 1
Singapore GP
3 h
Franco Colapinto urges fans to stop the abuse: “You’re not helping me or my future”
Gresini: New MotoGP rules won't increase gap between factory and satellite teams
MotoGP
MGP MotoGP
Indonesian GP
3 h
Gresini: New MotoGP rules won't increase gap between factory and satellite teams
Tristan McKee joins JR Motorsports in 2027 with future plans for full-time ride
NASCAR O'Reilly
NOAP NASCAR O'Reilly
Phoenix II
3 h
Tristan McKee joins JR Motorsports in 2027 with future plans for full-time ride
Colton Herta eyes potential Indy 500 return and IMSA enduros as 2027 plans remain in flux
FIA F2
F2 FIA F2 4 h
Colton Herta eyes potential Indy 500 return and IMSA enduros as 2027 plans remain in flux
Feature
Discover prime content
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
You have 2 options:
- Become a subscriber.
- Disable your adblocker.
Subscribe now Already subscribed? Sign in here
Already disabled your adblocker?
Reload page
Manage Alerts
Subscribe