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(Motorsport-Total.com) – Yamaha rider Maverick Vinales has won a turbulent Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Francesco Bagnaia (Pramac-Ducati) already looked like the sure winner in the second MotoGP race at the Misano World Circuit, but the Italian fell after a sovereign lead.
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Maverick Vinales celebrated his first win of the season at Misano 2 Focus
After Viñales, Joan Mir took second place in the final stages and thus continued his streak of maximum results. Fabio Quartararo (Petronas-Yamaha) received a penalty for track limits and therefore lost third place to Pol Espargaró (KTM) (race result).
“Incredible,” says Vinales. “We prepared really well for the race this time. But ‘Pecco’ was very fast. I got close to him and then he fell. We found a slightly better race setup. I’m happy to support at home. Now we have to keep going. potential “.
At the start of the 27-lap race, Jack Miller (Pramac-Ducati) won, but Viñales already overtook the Australian in turn 4. At the end of the first lap, the order was Viñales, Miller, Bagnaia, Fabio Quartararo (Petronas- Yamaha), Brad Binder (KTM), Pol Espargaró and Rossi.
Valentino Rossi crashes in the second round
During the first lap, there was an incident between Aleix Espargaró (Aprilia) and Franco Morbidelli (Petronas-Yamaha) further down the field. The Aprilia rider crashed as Morbidelli fell back to last place.
In the second round there were more dramas. Rossi fell at turn 4. He was able to continue his 250th race for Yamaha at the bottom of the field. 11 laps before the end of the race, Rossi gave up in the pits.
Binder advanced on lap 2 and moved to third place, but then the South African crashed at Turn 14. Binder continued after his crash as Rossi, but a little later the Brno winner crashed a second time, this time in curve 1..
Francesco Bagnaia leads confidently into fall
After this turbulent initial phase, Viñales and Bagnaia had taken the lead. Pol Espargaró ranked third ahead of Quartararo. Bagnaia kept the pressure on Vinales. The Italian attacked on the fifth lap and was able to overtake Viñales.
Bagnaia immediately pulled away from the number 12 Yamaha. Just behind Viñales, Pol Espargaró and Quartararo were close behind. Bagnaia staggered like clockwork and held Viñales at a distance of about a second.
Then the decision was made seven laps before the end of the race. Bagnaia crashed into Turn 6 and slid on gravel. The Italian left disappointed. Therefore, Viñales inherited the leadership. Behind them there was a duel between Pol Espargaró and Quartararo for second place.
Joan Mir with a strong ending
I also made the connection and turned it into a three way battle. Three laps from the end of the race, Mir snatched third place from Quartararo. A few curves later, Mir also edged out Pol Espargaró and secured second place.
Quartararo also found a way to beat Pol Espargaró, but then the Frenchman had to sanction a long lap for ignoring the limits of the track. However, Quartararo missed the wide arc on the final lap and subsequently received a three-second time penalty.
As a result, Pol Espargaró inherited third place. Quartararo ranked fourth. Miguel Oliveira (Tech-3-KTM) crossed the finish line in fifth place. Places six to ten went to Takaaki Nakagami (LCR-Honda), Alex Márquez (Honda), Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati), Morbidelli and Danilo Petrucci (Ducati).
For the World Cup, this result means that Dovizioso continues to lead the World Cup despite being eighth. Their advantage over Quartararo and Viñales, who are tied on points, is one point. Now I have also caught up and I am only four points behind “Dovi” (World Championship ranking).
The next Grand Prix will take place next weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain.
