Motegi (Japan), 9 October 2015 - On the first day of practice at Motegi in anticipation of the MotoGP race Sunday, both of the Aprilia Racing Team Gresini riders seem to have gotten off on the right foot. In particular Bradl, rode his Aprilia to tenth place in FP1, stopping the clock with the best placing the RS-GP has had in a practice session since the beginning of the Championship. In the afternoon, focused on trying different setups, Stefan did not improve on his time but he finished in 13th place for the combined standings with 1’46.371. Bautista, on the other hand, after working on race pace and consistent performance in the morning, improved his time in the second session, finishing in 22nd place (1’46,974), slowed down in his attempts to improve by traffic on the track at the end of FP2.

ROMANO ALBESIANO (Aprilia Racing Manager)

“We started off well enough. Both Stefan and Alvaro seem to have found the most profitable direction to go straight away. On this track effective braking and accelerating is fundamental and the setups we have tried seem positive, especially on Bradl's side of the garage. We are also closely monitoring the classic critical points of this track, in other words brake wear and fuel consumption. Alvaro deserved a decidedly better placement but what counts right now are the good sensations that both riders have brought home.”

FAUSTO GRESINI (Team Manager)

“On this first day the gap between us and our rivals appears straight away to be smaller than other rounds and this is without a doubt a pleasant surprise. In fact, every time we take on a new track where we have no points of reference we find ourselves dealing with an unknown. Instead, both our riders were fast straight away, especially Stefan, but I should point out that Alvaro also demonstrated the potential for better results. It was a positive start and now we'll keep working to improve more.”