As always, the race has the final say on how a MotoGP weekend has gone. And so, the Aprilias were able to come back after difficult qualifiers, both finishing in the points and, especially in Andrea’s case, taking home important indications for the growth of the RS-GP project.

Starting well from the fifth row, but the victim of contact on the first lap, Aleix found himself in a position where he had to come back from 18th place. He did it, establishing a much better feeling with his Aprilia than he had in practice but, despite having a much better pace, he struggled to get past Lorenzo. By the time he succeeded, it was too late to try for better positions that were not that far off. In any case, he finished with a respectable 11th place and sensations that were decidedly more positive than the day before.

Andrea was not intimidated by his starting position and, also aided by a few crashes, began the hunt for a points finish straight away. In the end, his efforts paid off, duelling long and hard with Mir, Zarco and Oliveira and finishing ahead of the latter two. This resumes the path that Andrea had begun which was put on hold with his injury in Jerez.