Great Day in Estoril for Hector Barbera

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The second European round of the 2012 season continued today with the 60 minutes which decided the starting grid of the last Portuguese race, finally under a full sunny sky.

The Pramac Ducati rider, Hèctor Barbera, put his Ducati GP12 on to the 8th spot on the grid in Estoril this afternoon, in a close qualifying session which saw the first ten riders all within a second of one another.

The young rider from Valencia, made a great step forward from yesterday, finding over 9 tenth of a second from day one.

Tomorrow's race will get underway at 13:00 local time, one hour less compared to Central European Time.

Hèctor Barberà - Rider Pramac Racing Team - 8th best time in 1’38.006

"I struggled a little yesterday, in particular because of the tricky track condition, but today I’m much happier and confident with my GP12. I’m so happy to be the much consistent and fastest Ducati on the field, even if toward the end I could have dropped more than 3 tenths of a second. The today’s result highlights the excellent work done by my crew and I have to say thanks to everybody”.

Marco Rigamonti –Crew Chief Pramac Racing Team – 

"We are happy about today’s result, even though we could have achieved also the second row on the grid. Nonetheless we were able to work constructively for whole day and this made a great base for tomorrow’s race”.

Pramac Racing Press Release

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Hector Barbera has had Some Issue

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Round two of the 2012 MotoGP Championship got underway in Jerez today, with the Pramac Racing rider Hèctor Barbera getting his first European track lap times of the season.

In rain and windy conditions at the Andalucian circuit Hèctor set a best lap time of 1’54.581 to finish 15th overall on combined times.

Hèctor Barberà 

"Today I had a difficult practice session and I can’t be happy for the result. It’s a shame that the morning practice was done on a damp but not drying track, because of numerous riders, included me, did not take to the track to test the bike’s set-up. On the other hand, during the afternoon practice, the track was fully wet and I had few issues in the entrance of the corners, where we seem to be struggling to get the bike to turn. We could have had a much more productive day than we did, but I have had some troubles, in particular with the confidence with my Ducati. Despite that i would be optimistic for tomorrow’s qualifying practice".

Marco Rigamonti – Crew Chief Pramac Racing Team

"We still have a few things on the bike that we need to work on, especially in the corners and with the use of the electronic controls. Tomorrow we will make several changes to allow the rider to sense even the smallest changes and we hope for good things to happen".

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