INDIANAPOLIS GRAND PRIX: LAUNCH FOR NEW ADVENTURE
Stefan Bradl gets excited ahead of his debut as factory rider for Aprilia Racing Team Gresini at the world famous Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
After the three week summer break the MotoGP™ series continues with this weekend’s Indianapolis Grand Prix, round ten of the 2015 championship. Bradl, who signed an agreement for the remaining nine races with the Italian manufacturer last weekend, turns back to his job as a racer now. In doing so the 25 year young German rider will make his debut aboard the team’s Aprilia RS-GP prototype.
#6 Stefan BRADL (Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, Aprilia) – World Championship position 19 (9 points):
“I hardly can’t wait for Friday’s first free practice session in Indianapolis and to start this new, great adventure. Obviously it won’t be easy at the beginning because I’ll need to get used to a new team and a new bike, so my main goal for the first shakedown over the course of this grand prix is to get to know my crew and familiarising myself with the way how the bike performs. As for my injured right wrist, the situation is good. I’m very pleased because my hand is no longer giving me problems and finally I’ve been able to do the same training programme as I did before the injury. During the summer break the healing process went well and the doctors gave me green lights to race at Indy last Monday. Recently I did also some Motocross training in order to check my sensations on a bike. I still don’t know how I’ll feel aboard a MotoGP bike but I think that by the time the first day of practice goes underway I’ll closely reach a 100 percent level in terms of fitness.“
MotoGP™ Time Schedule for the Indianapolis Grand Prix (GMT+2):
Friday, 7 August: 15:55 – 16:40 FP1
Friday, 7 August: 20:05 – 20:50 FP2
Saturday, 8 August: 15:55 – 16:40 FP3
Saturday, . August: 19:30 – 20:00 FP4
Saturday, 8 August: 20:10 – 20:25 QP1
Saturday, 8 August: 20:35 – 20:50 QP2
Sunday, 9 August: 15:40 – 16:00 Warm Up
Sunday, 9 August: 20:00 Race (27 laps – 112.59 km)
Daten Indianapolis Motor Speedway:
First venue for the Indianapolis Grand Prix: 2008
Length: 4,170 meters
Width: 16 meters
Longest Straight: 872 meters
Left turns: 10
Right turns: 6
Best MotoGP™ Pole-Position: 1´31.619 (2014)
MotoGP™ Circuit Lap Record: 1´32.831 (2014)
Stefan Bradl‘s Results 2014: Startplatz 10 / NC
MotoGP™ World Standing 2015:
1 Valentino ROSSI / ITA / Yamaha / 179
2 Jorge LORENZO / SPA / Yamaha / 166
3 Andrea IANNONE / ITA / Ducati / 118
19 Stefan BRADL / GER / Aprilia / 9