It was an excellent race for Aleix Espargaró who rode his Aprilia RS-GP to seventh place in the German Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, rounding out a weekend where he was consistently among the front runners.
Starting from the third row (P8), Aleix quickly moved in the group of riders battling for the top five.
During this stage of the race he battled fearlessly with some of the riders who are leading the championship standings, supported well by his RS-GP which once again confirmed the great progress that the Aprilia MotoGP project has demonstrated in the first half of the 2017 season.
After a few failed assaults, Aleix clinched his final pass at the end of the penultimate lap, overtaking Dovizioso to finish in a nice seventh place.
The fifth best race lap time set by Espargaró (1'21.981) adds concrete confirmation and an element of satisfaction to a result that sends the entire Aprilia Racing Team Gresini into the holiday break with a smile etched on their faces.
"A good result, but to be honest I expected something even more. With the exception of Jonas and Marc, who did an extraordinary race, I thought that I could have been closer to the podium. Unfortunately, at the beginning I had to force a lot to overtake, stressing the front tyre and losing a few tenths."
"In any case, it was a positive weekend for us. We are progressing step by step. Staying with the strongest riders for almost the entire race is positive. Now I am thinking about relaxing during the break and being ready when we turn up at Brno."
