LE MANS – The sweet results were successfully listed in Danilo Petrucci French MotoGP 2020 at the Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans, on Sunday (11/10/2020) afternoon WIB. The Winnow Ducati Mission Team rider was the winner, followed by Alex Márquez and Pol Espargaró.
The course of the race
The race was four minutes behind schedule due to erratic rains. The number of laps was also reduced in a plan from 27 to 26 laps. After being delayed, Race direction declare the race wet so that all drivers change the engine tires.
The beginning was smooth. Cal Crutchlow fired briefly, but then lost his position. The wet track took the victim of Valentino Rossi falling into the second corner. The leadership position was assumed by Danilo Petrucci, who started from third.
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Meanwhile, Fabio Quartararo, who started the race from pole position, was stranded at number seven entering the fourth round. The first three drivers, Danilo Petrucci, Andrea Dovizioso and Jack Miller, began to separate from the others on lap five.
Entering the middle of the race, Alex Rins slowly approached the three Ducati riders in front. Sure enough, Alex Rins’ hard work paid off on lap 15. He successfully passed Jack Miller at the second corner to move to the third. However, Jack Miller fought back and took the lead at the fourth corner.
The change of leadership of the race came on lap 18. Initially, Andrea Dovizioso tried to overtake Danilo Petrucci. However, he even lost second place because he was overtaken by Alex Rins and Jack Miller at corner nine.
Unfortunately for Jack Miller, on lap 19 Jack Miller had to finish the race early due to engine problems. Alex Rins also experienced bad luck in round 20 at turn two. He fell while chasing Danilo Petrucci. The second position returned to Andrea Dovizioso, followed by Alex Márquez.
The Repsol Honda rider brilliantly edged out Andrea Dovizioso for second place on lap 24 at turn six. Tire wear meant that the Italian had to be willing to be overtaken by Pol Espargaró for third place. Meanwhile, Danilo Petrucci is increasingly difficult to reach.
Until the finish flag was raised, the man who was familiarly called Petrux managed to come out as the winner. It was his second victory in the premier class since the 2019 Italian MotoGP on June 2. As for Alex Márquez, this is his first podium in the top flight.
Below are the results of the 2020 French MotoGP race.
1 Danilo Petrucci ITA Ducati Team (GP20)
2 Alex Márquez SPA Repsol Honda (RC213V)
3 Pol Espargaró SPA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
4 Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (GP20)
5 Johann Zarco FRA Reale Avintia Ducati (GP19)
6 Miguel Oliveira POR Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)
7 Takaaki Nakagami JPN LCR Honda (RC213V)
8 Stefan Bradl GER Repsol Honda (RC213V)
9 Fabio Quartararo FRA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
10 Maverick Viñales SPA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
11 Joan Mir SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
12 Brad Binder RSA Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16)
13 Francesco Bagnaia ITA Pramac Ducati (GP20)
14 Aleix Espargaró Factory ITA Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
15 Iker Lecuona SPA Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16)
Alex Rins SPA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)
Jack Miller AUS Pramac Ducati (GP20)
Franco Morbidelli ITA Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1)
Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V)
Tito Rabat SPA Reale Avintia Ducati (GP19)
Bradley Smith GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)
Valentino Rossi ITA Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1)
