With one of his best performances of the season at the Aragon GP still fresh in his mind, the Red Bull KTM Ajo rider Miguel Oliveira heads to Motegi this weekend for the fifteenth round of the season. In what will be the first triple flyaway for the KTM project in Moto2, as well as for both Miguel Oliveira and Brad Binder, expectations are high after both achieved good results in recent rounds.
Miguel Oliveira's goal for the coming races will be to consolidate his third place in the overall standings, which he regained after taking to the podium at MotorLand Aragon. This will be the first time that the Portuguese undertakes these three Asian races as a Moto2 rider, as an injury prevented him from participating in his rookie year. Oliveira has a podium in Japan from 2015, during his previous spell with Red Bull KTM Ajo in Moto3. He would go on to take victories in Australia and Malaysia that year.
#44 Miguel Oliveira
"I can’t wait to start the flyaways. It’s three races in a row that I like a lot and that also bring back good memories of my experience with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team in 2015. Last year in Moto2 I wasn’t able to do the flyaway rounds, so I will have to discover how the Moto2 works at these tracks as I go along -although I don’t think this is a problem. We start this long journey with the goal of getting as many points as possible and consolidating third place in the overall standings. We are determined to continue with the positive work and results we have achieved at recent races."
Both riders will try to give the KTM Moto2 a positive first visit to Japan. Sunday’s race will take place at 12:20pm local time, 5:20am CET.
Circuit information – Twin Ring Motegi
Length: 4.801 m / 2.983 miles
Width: 15 m
Left corners: 6
Right corners: 8
Longest straight: 762 m / 0.473 miles
Constructed: 1997
Modified: 1997
