AGT Rea Racing’s Gino Rea bagged his best result of the Moto2 season so far, using his wet-weather skills to finish in 11th place despite a trip over the gravel at half-distance.

Rea made an incredible start to the race, making up 19 places in the initial laps. The team continued to progress, moving into 9th in the early stages.

Despite drying track conditions setting the team back to 11th, on the 13th lap Rea set the fastest lap of the race. On the following lap, however, hehad a huge rear slide at the fast Ramshoek corner at turn 15 forcing him off the track and into the gravel.

Remaining onboard the Suter machine, Rea rejoined the race again in 11th but had lost contact with the group in front. With four laps to go, the team had gained another position to make it into 10th but as the track continued to dry, Rea lost two positions towards the end.

“It’s a nice outcome to a very difficult weekend. I’m so happy to bring points on board for the team after a challenging and tough start to the year. I’m also glad to stay on the bike. I was having lots of moments throughout the race but when I had the big moment at the fast turn 15, I ran off the track,” said the Londoner.

“I thought I was definitely going to crash, so to stay on the bike, rejoin and finish 11th was a relief. To also come from 33rd on the grid was tough. I tried to make up as many positions in the first part of the race and I did. But I made too many mistakes and got caught up in the group.”

“I smoothed things out but I was struggling really bad with the rear of my bike and then had that big moment which left me out of touch with the top 10. We still have a lot of work to do to improve our package so we’ll keep plugging away. A huge thank you to everyone involved in the AGT REA Racing team and to our sponsors American Green Technology and LIVESTRONG.”