sUnday, March 2, 2025
buriram INTERNTIONL CIRCUIT, thailand
Circuit of Buriram, Thailand:
Track length: 2.83 miles / 4.55 kilometers
Warm Up: 10.40am – 10.50am – Dry Track
Air Temperature: 93.2°F / 34°C
Track Temperature: 118.4°F / 48°C
#25 Raul Fernandez
P7 – Best Lap: 1’30.397 – Lap 5 of 6
Top speed: 203.93 mph / 328.2 km/h
#79 Ai Ogura
P13 – Best Lap: 1’30.669 – Lap 5 of 7
Top speed: 205.8 mph / 331.2 km/h
RACE:
3pm – Dry track: 26 Laps – 73.57 miles / 118.40 kilometers
Air Temperature: 96.8°F / 36°C
Track Temperature: 122°F / 50°C
#79 Ai Ogura –
P5 (Race Points: 11 Championship Standing: 5 Total Points: 17)
Race Time: 39’44.694
Best Lap: 1’30.942 – Lap 5 of 26
Average Speed: 111.03 mph / 178.7 Km/h
Top speed: 207.1 mph / 333.3 km/h
#25 Raul Fernandez –
Not Classified (Race Points: 0 Championship Standing: 22 Total Points: 0)
Race Time: 34’16.402
Best Lap: 1’31.224 – Lap 6 of 22
Average speed: 108.93 mph 175.3 Km/h
Top speed: 206.48 mph / 332.3 km/h
Race Notes:
Rookie? – what a rookie! – Ai Ogura charges to 5th in a statement first MotoGP class Grand PrixTrackhouse MotoGP Team unveiled a new Gulf livery design ahead of FP1, on Friday, in Thailand. The first ever MotoGP bike to carry a full color scheme for the iconic fuel and lubricants manufacturer.R.01 Grand Prix of Thailand spectator attendance: Sunday – 99,778 Weekend – 224,634
AI OGURA
Grid position: P5 - Started on Front: soft - slick tire & Rear: soft - slick tire
Up to P4 on Lap 1 until Lap 4 dropped back to P5. Ran comfortably in that position all race, easing away from the pack behind and then holding a consistent gap through the following 23 laps
First Aprilia at the checkers
Best Rookie debut since Marc Marquez – Qatar 2013
“This weekend was just a miracle! I had a good Qualifying, a good Sprint Race and even a great main Race - I can’t thank my team enough. I had another good experience today, all the race behind Franco (Morbidelli) and in the front there were another three guys on Ducati. I really learned a lot from them, it was a fantastic experience. It was perfect and a good start. I’m still a rookie and at another track it’s maybe a completely different story. I just want to keep going my way and I’m open to take anything, the bad or the good.”
RAÚL FERNÁNDEZ
Grid position: P5 - Started on Front: hard - slick tire & Rear: medium - slick tire
Up to P6 on Lap 1 and then back to P7 on Lap 2.
Held position until Lap 13 and started falling down the order as laps counted down until retirement on Lap 22
Retirement caused by over-heating front tire
“I think tonight I won’t sleep too well but, it was one of my best races in MotoGP in terms of managing everything. The mistake that I made yesterday was forgotten and I prepared everything well today. The positive thing is that, in the first 15 laps, I was in a really good position and fighting very well. I did everything to prepare the last part of the race, but after 15 laps, when I was in seventh, I tried to catch Jack (Miller) and for some reason we had overheating in the front tire and from this moment on, the front tire didn’t work and I had to retire because I was 1.5 seconds slower. The good thing is, the bike is working very well, I feel really comfortable, but we have to understand why we had this kind of overheating because I was using the hard front and I wasn’t in the slipstream of other riders and after only two laps behind Jack when I tried to attack him. After that, I was almost alone. I don’t understand what happened, we need to analyze well and see what happens in Argentina.”
“Another great day for the team thanks to Ai’s performance. He basically repeated the great race that we had yesterday. His pace was very good, he was always with the top guys and we are so proud to see this. Of course, we leave Thailand with a great confirmation about his talent and his potential in MotoGP. It was a difficult day for Raul. He had a great start, was in a great position, but then unfortunately, the temperature of the front tire went to high, which caused his retirement. Taking the positives from that; we were in a good shape and in the position to have a great result also with Raul. So, all the conditions are there to try again next time and we will go to Argentina trying again. Coming back to Ai, I think this great performance doesn’t change our plan, which is for him to learn as much as possible and to try to use these days to improve himself, to understand MotoGP better and to learn more and more. We reset everything, go to Argentina and then see what Ai can do there and how Raul can use the full potential that we have. Thanks to everybody in the team for a great job! It was also a wonderful way to start our relationship with Gulf this weekend. They brought us some good luck.”
- DAVIDE BRIVIO, TEAM PRINCIPAL
Trackhouse MotoGP Team Standing:
Championship Points: 17 Position: 4th
Next Race: Grand Prix of Argentina. March 14-16 – Circuit Termas de Rio Hondo
