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Grand Prix of Portugal a learning experience for KTM 125 cc riders

In MotoGP

14 aprile 2008

With Red Bull KTM 125 team factory rider Randy Krummenacher still recovering from an emergency operation for a ruptured spleen, the Grand Prix of Portugal evolved into a learning experience for the remaining six riders of the KTM supported teams.
Tomoyoshi Koyama of the ISPA KTM Aran Team was unable to translate his pre-race optimism into a top result. He started at grid slot 11 and finished in sixteenth place. Marc Marquez, the very young rider in Repsol KTM 125 cc Team did finish his first Grand Prix after having had to sit out the first two with a wrist injury from pre-season training.

The other four KTM riders - Lorenzo Zanetti, Italy, ISPA KTM Aran; Pablo Nieto, Spain, Onde 2000 KTM; Esteve Rabat, Spain, Repsol KTM 125 cc and Raffaele De Rosa, Italy, Onde 2000 KTM all retired during the race.

Increased KTM activity in the 125 cc class in supporting additional team is an integral part of the company's development program and its policy of supporting talented young riders.

Results
1. Simone Corsi, Italy, Aprilia
2. Joan Olive, Spain, Derbi
3. Nicolas Terol, Spain, Aprilia
4. Stevie Bonsey, USA, Aprilia
5. Danny Webb, Britain, Aprilia
16. Tomoyoshi Koyama, Japan, ISPA KTM Aran
18. Marc Marquez, Spain, Repsol KTM 125 cc