Augusto Fernández Starts Yamaha Factory Racing Testing Plan on Aragon GP Friday

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team kicked off their testing programme at the Grand Prix of Aragon today. Wild-card entry Augusto Fernández gathered as much data as possible on the first day at the MotorLand Aragón to boost the Yamaha M1's development. He finished the Friday in 17th place.

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team had a productive first day of testing during the Grand Prix of Aragon Friday MotoGP sessions. Augusto Fernández set out to solely focus on analysing prototype parts in a premier class race weekend setting. He wrapped up the Practice in 17th place, putting him on the entry list for tomorrow's Q1.

After ending this morning's FP1 in a positive 15th position, the Spanish rider felt he had gotten into a good rhythm and would be able to gather more valuable data for the Yamaha Factory Racing Team in the 1-hour afternoon outing. Having completed 18 laps in the morning with a best time of 1'48.592s, Fernández went on to add another 20 laps in the afternoon. He clocked a 1'47.623s in the Practice, which put him in 17th place in the results, 1.226s from first.

The Yamaha Factory Racing Team will continue their testing programme during the Saturday MotoGP sessions: FP2 will be held from 10:10-10:40 local track time (GMT+2), followed by the qualifying sessions from 10:50-11:30, and the 11-lap Sprint, which starts at 15:00.