Gaviota GASGAS Aspar riders travel to India, a country that hosts a motorcycle Grand Prix for the first time in its history

The Moto3 World Championship lands in India for the first time in history. It will be a new country and a new track that the riders of the small category will have to face, and they will do so with zero previous information. After not scoring any point in San Marino, the championship leader, Dani Holgado, arrives at the first of seven consecutive races outside Europe with an advantage of just four points over his closest pursuer, Ayumu Sasaki. Deniz Öncü and Jaume Masià are a little further back, more than 10 points behind, while rookie David Alonso, who has entered the championship fight after winning three of the last four races, is just 21 points off the leader. The flyaway races start this weekend with a total of seven Grand Prix in nine weeks: 175 points at stake that will be decisive for the championship title fight.

Gaviota GASGAS Aspar rider David Alonso starts the flyaway races on a high note. The Colombian is fifth in the standings, just nine points off the top 3. Alonso, like the rest of the grid, faces an unknown track, but this season he has already shown that this is not a problem for him after winning at Silverstone on just his first visit. Alonso is confident of keeping up his good shape and being able to fight for the front positions at the Buddh International Circuit. His Gaviota GASGAS Aspar teammate, Ryusei Yamanaka, will also be looking to compete at high level at the Indian Grand Prix. The Japanese rider will try to learn quickly this new track in order to get a bike set-up that allows him to find good feelings during the weekend.

David Alonso: “We travel to India; a new country, a new culture and a new circuit. We will have to take it calmly and study the track before we arrive. We will try to complete as many laps as possible in order to arrive well prepared for the race. This Grand Prix is a mystery because it is new, but we will give our all.”

Ryusei Yamanaka: “It's the first time we are going to India and I'm looking forward to ride there, it's a challenge to face a grand prix on a new circuit. We come from a difficult weekend in San Marino. We have to start strong from the first practice in order to find a good feelings from the beginning. We are focused on getting a good result.”