Britain's James Ellison made up for the disappointment of previous recent rounds by claiming a battling 13th place at today's San Marino MotoGP held at Misano in Italy.

Aboard the PBMUK CRT-specification Aprilia, the 31-year-old from Kendal battled against unseasonable inclement weather for the opening two days but was well up the time sheets when he claimed third fastest overall in Free Practice 1 which he bettered to go second fastest in Free Practice 2.

James posted 16th fastest time in qualifying to start on row six of the grid, fifth fastest of the CRT bikes. The race, which was held in dry and sunny conditions, saw lots of drama as James came home in 13th place and fifth CRT bike, just ten seconds behind leading CRT runner Randy de Puniet.


It was James' best result since he won the CRT class at Le Mans and took his points scoring tally to eight out of the 13 Grands Prix held so far and consolidates his position in the standings in 18th.

In their rookie season in MotoGP, the Penrith-based PBMUK team remain in 12th in the Team standings going into the next round at Aragon.

Phil Borley, Technical Director:

"A mistake at the start unfortunately compromised James' race which was a pity as his pace was good. After recovering and pushing hard, he just ran out of laps to make a pass for 12th but his 13th place position gave us another points scoring finish which we are pleased with."



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