The Kiveton rider was frustrated with the result at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona.

The result followed hot on the heels of another sixth place for Toseland the weekend before at the Mugello circuit in Italy.

"I'm a little bit mad with myself because like in Mugello, I believe there was a fourth here," said Toseland.

"I got an okay start and was about seventh but Valentino came by in the first corner. It was a clean move but he left it late, so we were side-by-side going in and there was no way I could turn in because he was there."

"There was nothing wrong with the pass but I had to go straight on and that lost me the gap. Whether you are doing the same times as the rest of them or not, you can only pull back small amounts of time."

The race was won by Dani Pedrosa, who claimed his second victory of the season.

The Spaniard is now seven points behind current championship leader Valentino Rossi.

Toseland's sixth place leaves him in seventh place in the championship standings.

"At this point I'm content with where I am but I'm getting impatient because I feel I can do better, so that's why I'm a bit disappointed with sixth."

"But we have really got this new setting working well and it will be a really good package at Donington where I can't wait to go."

"It's my first home Grand Prix and it feels a long time since I've been to a track I know. I'm getting regular top six finishes but the target at Donington will be to finish much higher and I'm confident with Tech 3, Yamaha and Michelin I can do it."