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Next stop: Le Mans
The eighth MotoGP race of this season is in the can with the Grand Prix of Catalonia. There have been some changes in the World Cup table: Fabio Quartararo has taken the lead again, but Joan Mir is on his heels. On the other hand, Valentino Rossi and Andrea Dovizioso lost many places after their failures.
After a race-free weekend, the world motorcycle championship continues on October 11 with the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. Then, in addition to MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3, MotoE will also go back to the start. For them, the title decision will be made with the last double race!
Until then, we will continue to provide you with the most important news in our motorcycle section. We will be back next racing weekend on the live indicator. Until then!
When Suzuki took the podium with two riders
By the way, this is the first time since 2007 that two Suzuki riders have been on the podium. In the past, this was the case only seven times.
2007: GP San Marino – Misano
1 Casey Stoner (Ducati)
2 Chris Vermeulen (Suzuki)
3 John Hopkins (Suzuki)
2001: GP Valencia – Ricardo Tormo Circuit
1 Sete Gibernau (Suzuki)
2 Alex Barros (Honda)
June 3, Kenny Roberts (Suzuki)
1992: Japanese GP – Suzuka
1 Mick Doohan (Honda)
2 Doug Chandler (Suzuki)
3 Kevin Schwantz (Suzuki)
1990: German GP – Nürburgring
1 Kevin Schwantz (Suzuki)
2 Wayne Rainye (Yamaha)
3 Niall Mackenzie (Suzuki)
1990: Yugoslavia GP – Rijeka
1 Wayne Rainey (Yamaha)
2 Kevin Schwantz (Suzuki)
3 Niall Mackenzie (Suzuki)
Suzuki’s last double win:
1981: Finnish GP – Imatra
1 Marco Luccinelli (Suzuki)
2 Randy Mamola (Suzuki)
3 Kork Ballington (Kawasaki)
Suzuki’s last triple win:
1982: West German GP – Hockenheim
1 Randy Mamola (Suzuki)
2 Virginio Ferrari (Suzuki)
3 Takazumi Katayama (Suzuki)
MotoGP: The podium in Barcelona
MotoGP: change of leadership in the World Championship
With his third win of the season, Quartararo regained the lead in the World Cup and of course also benefited from the failure of Dovizioso, who fell back to fourth place in the table. The new runner-up is Mir, who is just eight points behind Quartararo. Third is Viñales, who is 18 points behind.
Dovizioso is fourth, 24 points behind. Morbidelli completes the top 5. He is 31 points behind his teammate Quartararo at the top. Rossi moves to eleventh place after his zero. He is now 50 points behind.
Quartararo: “It’s not easy for my head”
Fabio Quartararo (Petronas-Yamaha, 1.): “Not only was there a lack of grip, my tires were completely destroyed at the end. We know the Suzuki is very fast. We saw it with Joan at Misano. It was important that she get to the front row yesterday.”
“My start wasn’t that good, but then I braked really well in the first corner. I did clean overtaking maneuvers. If we can overtake on the straight, then we can fight for the win. So it was an advantage to have three Yamahas were in the first. row “.
“It has been difficult for me in recent months. I have not been on the podium since Jerez. It was not easy for me. So I want to thank my family and all those who support me.”
Me: “One lap was missing”
Joan Mir (Suzuki, 2.): “It felt great. It was a very good race. A shame that I missed a lap at the end of the day. I saw that Fabio’s pace had slowed down. I was much faster. I was close, but today it was not ours.” Day.”
“However, I am very happy with another podium. It is really something special that two Suzuki riders are on the podium. We have to continue like this. Then the first victory will come.”
Clarified: “Prepared step by step”
Alex Rins (Suzuki, 3.): “This race was tough. It was the third race in a row. My shoulder is not perfect yet, but I’m very happy. I started from a long way back and then I went up step by step. I want this race for all the families.” that are affected by the coronavirus. “
MotoGP: Rins remembers Salom
On his slowest lap, Rins stopped at the corner where fellow rider and good friend Luis Salom had a fatal accident during the second free practice session in Moto2 in 2016. A nice gesture from third place.
MotoGP: Viñales only ninth
Just behind Miller, Bagnaia is another Pramac driver in sixth place. The best Honda rider is Takaaki Nakagami in seventh place. Danilo Petrucci, Maverick Vinales and Cal Crutchlow round out the top 10.
Brad Binder, the best KTM rider, can’t get past eleventh place. Behind him, Aleix Espargaró, Alex Márquez, Iker Lecuona and Tito Rabat secure the last points. Stefan Bradl is seventeen and last.
MotoGP: Victory for Quartararo!
One or two more laps and Quartararo’s victory would have been in jeopardy. But in this way the Petronas driver saves almost a second to the finish and celebrates his third victory this season and in the premier class! Mir and Rins achieved a good team result for Suzuki with second and third place.
Morbidelli finished fourth. Miller ranks fifth.
MotoGP: two Suzukis on the podium
The last lap is running and Morbidelli is off the podium, because Rins has also passed him. Quartararo keeps the position in front, but his cushion is shrinking …
MotoGP: I’m a new runner-up
Quartararo’s lead has melted a bit, but it’s still a comfortable 2.5 seconds.
With the start of the last two laps, Mir finally managed to get out of the wake at the end of the start-finish line passing Morbidelli. But the Suzuki rider is running out of time to catch up with Quartararo. Morbidelli, on the other hand, runs the risk of losing his podium because it is Rins’s turn.
MotoGP: Rins conceded to Miller
Not just me, Rins is doing well in the finals too. He takes fourth place from Miller and is now pursuing his own teammate. He’s still trapped behind Morbidelli.
Four more laps.
MotoGP: comfortable guide
Quartararo has left. The Frenchman is now three and a half seconds ahead of the closest pursuer. Morbidelli is in second place, but I’m getting closer. With six laps to go, it’s up to half a second. Miller and Rins round out the top 5.
Another crash shows that the tires are reaching a critical point and that left-hand cornering is becoming a problem. Because Miguel Oliveira also crashed.
MotoGP: Rossi raus!
It is lap 9 and it happens at Turn 2: Rossi and his Yamaha lie on the gravel. Game over for the doctor who throws a podium. This means Mir is the new third, he has surpassed Miller and is now hunting Morbidelli.
