Danny Webb on Top Jerez Moto3 Test Day 1

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Duo Ambrogio, Danny Web and Brad Binder lead the first day of Jerez Moto3 test. Danny Webb set the quickest by 01:56.924 while his teammate Brad Binder on second 01:57.351. Jack Miller from Caretta Technoclogy on third fastest 01:57.383

1 Danny WEBB Ambrogio Racing 01:56.924

2 Brad BINDER Ambrogio Racing 01:57.351

3 Jack MILLER Caretta Technology-RTG 01:57.383

4 Zulfahmi KHAIRUDDIN Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:57.512

5 Luis SALOM Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:57.881

6 Jonas FOLGER Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:57.904

7 Maverick VIÑALES JHK t-shirt Laglisse 01:57.994

8 Miguel OLIVEIRA Mahindra Racing 01:58.475

9 Arthur SISSIS Red Bull KTM Ajo 01:58.573

10 John McPHEE Caretta Technology-RTG 01:58.655

11 Lorenzo BALDASSARRI Team GO&FUN Gresini Moto3 01:58.863

12 Eric GRANADO Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 01:59.098

13 Isaac VIÑALES Bimbo-Ongetta-Centro Seta 01:59.307

14 Livio LOI Marc VDS Racing Team 01:59.431

15 Juanfran GUEVARA CIP 01:59.524

16 Hyuga WATANABE Team La Fonte Tascaracing 01:59.597

17 Ana CARRASCO JHK t-shirt Laglisse 01:59.851

18 Efren VAZQUEZ Mahindra Racing 02:00.020

19 Romano FENATI San Carlo Team Italia 02:00.096

20 Toni FINSTERBUSCH Kiefer Racing 02:00.467

21 Matteo FERRARI Ongetta-Centro Seta 02:00.521

22 Philipp OETTL Paddock TT Motion Events 02:01.258

23 Alan TECHER CIP 02:01.507

24 Alessandro TONUCCI Team La Fonte Tascaracing 02:02.254

25 Alexis MASBOU Ongetta-Rivacold 02:02.765

26 Florian ALT Kiefer Racing 02:02.967

27 Francesco BAGNAIA San Carlo Team Italia 02:03.012

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Solid Race by Danny Webb in Italy

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Mahindra rider Danny Webb finished strongly at today’s Italian GP, taking 20th position to improve on his qualifying slot by 12 places. A last lap charge saw him lead his group over the line after a fierce battle over 20 laps of the spectacular 5.245km Mugello circuit in the hills outside Florence.

The position was not enough to win points, but it did demonstrate the steady improvement in performance and reliability of the all-independent Mahindra MGP-30 machine, as the only Indian team in MotoGP racing pursues its quest to develop a challenger to the established racing manufacturers. It also showed the 21-year-old English rider’s skills and race-craft, as he used slipstreaming tactics and the bike’s superb handling to move forward from 32nd on the grid, and then to dominate a fighting foursome, all crossing the line within 0.12 of a second. New team-mate Riccardo Moretti, who has replaced Marcel Schrötter, had a disappointing debut in the Moto3 class. An error on the start line left the 2009 Italian 125cc champion out of the race before completing a lap.

The white-and-red Mahindra is one of only two independent machines in the new four-stroke Moto3 class, dominated by over-the-counter production-racing machines. Mahindra has chosen the much harder route of independent development in order to take full benefit of important engineering lessons from the race-track.

The race was a close thriller in front of the Mugello fans, won by inches by Spaniard Maverick Viñales from Italian Romano Fenati and German Sandro Cortese. Cortese heads the standings by nine points.

Danny Webb – 20th Place

The top speed was not too bad in the slipstream, but I knew I had to be in front before the last corner because I wouldn’t be able to overtake on the run to the line. I was quicker through the fast sections halfway round the lap so I made my move on the last lap and pushed hard to make a little gap, and managed to hold on. It’s good to get another finish, and I feel I’ve got my riding back to good form.

Riccardo Moretti – Did Not Finish

I’m very disappointed for Mahindra and my Italian fans. For some reason I made a mistake on the start line. I could not get the start button to work, but instead I ended up with the pit lane limiter on and so it was impossible. All I could do was go into the pits.

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