Manuel Gonzalez and Kohta Nozane are keen to show off the hard work they put in ahead of Round 10 of the 2023 Moto2 World Championship. The Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp teammates both made good progress at the Silverstone Moto2 Official Test held last week and hope this will help them give a strong performance at the Austrian GP.
Gonzalez arrives in Spielberg holding tenth place in the championship standings, with 63 points in total. His ride from P17 to P5 in the British GP and the results at the one-day IRTA test have given him extra motivation. Topping two out of three sessions at the Silverstone Moto2 Official Test and finishing it in second place, he is feeling confident that he will be able to produce a solid performance this weekend.
Nozane completed his first full 2023 Moto2 race weekend at the British GP and is looking forward to making further steps at the Spielberg circuit. The Japanese rider is working hard to close the gap with the rest of the rider field, who have all made more kilometres than him this season. Nozane‘s goal is to book personal progress this weekend and gain more experience aboard the Moto2 bike again at the unique Austrian track.
The Spielberg circuit was constructed in 1969 and was rebuilt in 1996 to the track‘s current layout. It hosted two Austrian GPs in the 90s and staged its return to MotoGP Grand Prix racing after nineteen years in 2016. It has been a fixture on the MotoGP calendar since, even hosting two consecutive GPs (Austrian GP and Styrian GP) in 2020 and 2021. The track has a special character, with only ten turns in total (three left and eight right, chicane included) and multiple long straights, the longest measuring 626m. The circuit‘s design puts the emphasis on top speed, acceleration and braking stability, offering the riders plenty of opportunities to fully open the throttle.
