The Repsol Honda Team took a step forward on Sunday as a difficult Brno weekend came to an end. Alex Marquez and Stefan Bradl are ready to return stronger to Austria next week.
Blue skies welcomed the MotoGP World Championship to the third race of the MotoGP World Championship 2020 at the Automotodrom Brno. After humid conditions in Spain, the 46 ° C track temperature seemed pleasant in comparison.
A focused Alex Marquez put a disappointing qualifying result behind him as his Sunday preparations began. He confirmed his feeling on the Honda RC213V in the warm up and was prepared for a 21 lap Czech GP. Constancy and a calm approach allowed the MotoGP rookie to work steadily forward, lap by lap he closed the gap to his ancestors. 15th place in the race continues his perfect series of scores as he learns the MotoGP class. The Red Bull Ring will be another new track for Alex, but two races there will allow him and the team to see his progress.
It was a demanding Sunday in the Czech Republic for Stefan Bradl, the German rider who completed his first MotoGP race since the 2019 Austrian GP. Despite not collecting points, Bradl was collecting important data for himself and for HRC as the non-stop development of the Honda RC213V continued.
Stefan Bradl will rejoin the Repsol Honda Team at the Austrian Motorcycle Grand Prix as world champion Marc Marquez continues to recover from an operation.
Nakagami was again the leading Honda rider as his form continues. With an eighth place in the Czech run, he is eighth in the World Championship standings, but only four points behind third place overall.
There is almost no time to wait for the Repsol Honda Team to be back on track. The Austrian Grand Prix starts on Friday, August 14th. It is the first of two consecutive races to be held at the Red Bull Ring as a compressed MotoGP 2020 season is progressing rapidly.