From a press release issued by KTM:

Arnaud Vincent had to stop after 3 laps with a broken Piston ring. Roberto Locatelli finished 23th.

The first GP of the season takes part under sunny conditions. The weather during the practice sessions creates a lot of chassis setting problems for the KTM – Red Bull Team. After some successful changing’s, Arnaud Vincent makes up seven places from the start but he was stopped two laps later by a broken Piston ring. Team-mate Roberto Locatelli finished in 23rd position.

# 1 Arnaud Vincent
Retired after 3 laps

After the warm-up I made some changes on my bike and I was happy with it. I made a very good start and I follow the leading group. Two laps later I had a technical problem and I retire. I’m sure we will do it better in three weeks in South Africa.


# 10 Roberto Locatelli
23th

From lap to lap my riding style was coming back. It was our real first test. We have a lot problems but we try to do our best.


Harald Bartol
Team manager
We had today the same problem at Arnaud`s bike as we had at our first test in Valencia. It was our first complete weekend to use the brand new bike. We have a lot of work to do for the next race but we are working in the right direction.

Next GP : 25. – 27. April Welkom South Africa