Marc Marquez may have won the Thailand Grand Prix after a measured ride from pole, but Ai Ogura’s performance on the Trackhouse Aprilia was just as impressive.
On his first race appearance in MotoGP, the young Japanese rider finished an incredible fifth, scoring the best result for a debutant since Marquez’s podium at the 2013 Qatar Grand Prix. Even Pedro Acosta, the highest-rated rider to step up to the premier class in recent years, only managed ninth in his maiden outing 12 months ago.
