Bradley Smith took full advantage of the weather to finish a brilliant second in the five lap 125cc race at the Alice Grand Prix of France after the first race had been stopped because of rain. The 17 year old Polaris World Aprilia rider actually led the shortest race in grand prix history but settled for a safe second place after being overtaken by the Frenchman Mike di Meglio. After his crashes in Portugal and China this result, his best in grand prix racing, was a massive boost to the teenager and his team.
Bradley Smith’s long awaited first test on the Polaris World Aprilia was a real eye opener for the 16 year-old rider. The Oxford-based teenager completed 56 laps of the Jerez grand prix circuit in Southern Spain yesterday and despite a crash late in the afternoon was delighted with his progress on the grand prix winning 125cc machine.