BRADLEY Smith finished the first half of the MotoGP season with another fine performance to secure sixth place at the German GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix in front of more than 211,000 people.
The Oxfordshire rider started from ninth, but had climbed two places by the end of the first lap and maintained fine pace thereafter.
Smith’s fine performance on his Monster Yamaha Tech3 bike sees him lie joint fifth in the championship standings.
“We are the top satellite bike again and at the end of the 30-lap race, we had a strong advantage over both Cal (Crutchlow) and my teammate (Pol Espargaro) which is really positive,” he said.
“I qualified in ninth and this is an area I need to improve in the second half of the season because I know we can fight inside the top five.
“Nevertheless, we are joint fifth in the championship and it’s been a great first half of the year.”
The race was won by Marc Marquez.
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