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With the exception of the ill-fated Ducati interlude in 2011 and 2012, Valentino Rossi has raced for Yamaha’s official team since 2004. This era ended in twelfth place at the MotoGP season finale in Portimão.
Valentino Rossi only started the race from 17th place on the grid; in twelfth place at least damage control operated. «It was a very close race. Apart from Oliveira and the top 3, the pace was very similar from fourth place. There were a lot of fights, I enjoyed the race because it was a great challenge from start to finish, ”said the 41-year-old Yamaha star.
“Unfortunately I was far behind on the starting grid and it took me a while to adjust to the track. We also tried something for Yamaha on Friday, I lost the feeling a bit and we fell behind, “said the” Dottore “with regret.
“I was quite fast in today’s race, I set good lap times. And above all, I was constant until the end. The final result is not great, but it was a better race than Valencia. The gap with the guys at the top was also smaller, ”added the 115 GP winner.
For the last time, “Vale” was at home in the pits of the official Yamaha team at the season finale in Portugal. What will the future Petronas pilot miss most? “The people. I don’t think it changes a lot on the technical side. But 15 years of my career are an important part of my life. I have a lot of friends in the team, so it’s mainly the human side,” he emphasized. “It was a moment. Emotional when I got back to the pits. Mainly because the story ended not only with the team, but with some very important people in my area, for example Alex and Brent. That was emotional. “
Because while the nine-time world champion will bring his crew chief David Munoz, his riding trainer Idalio Gavira and his data engineer Matteo Flamigni to Petronas SRT, he will have to do without his mechanics Alex Briggs and Brent Stephens in the future.
MotoGP Portimao / P Results:
1. Miguel Oliveira, KTM, 25 laps in 41: 48,163 min
2. Jack Miller, Ducati, +3,193 seconds
3. Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha, +3 298
4. Pol Espargaró, KTM, +12,626
5. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +13,318
6. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, +15,578
7. Stefan Bradl, Honda, +15,738
8. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, +16,034
9. Alex Marquez, Honda, +18,325
10. Johann Zarco, Ducati, +18,596
11. Maverick Viñales, Yamaha, +18,685
12. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, +18,946
13. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, +19,159
14. Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, +24,376
15. Alex Rins, Suzuki, +27,776
16. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, +34,266
17. Mika Kallio, M.Sc. (Econ.), +48,410
18. Tito Rabat, Ducati, +48,411
– Lorenzo Savadori, Aprilia
– Joan Mir, Suzuki
– Brad Binder, KTM
– Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati
Final result of the drivers’ championship after 14 races: 1. Mir, 171 Punkte. 2. Morbidelli 158. 3. Rins 139. 4. Dovizioso 135. 5. Pol Espargaró 135. 6. Viñales 132. 7. Miller 132. 8. Quartararo 127. 9. Oliveira 125. 10. Nakagami 116. 11. Binder 87 12. Petrucci 78. 13. Zarco 77. 14. Alex Márquez 74. 15. Rossi 66. 16. Bagnaia 47. 17. Aleix Espargaró 42. 18. Crutchlow 32. 19. Bradl 27. 20. Lecuona 27. 21. Smith 12. 22. Rabat 10. 23. Pirro 4.
Final result of the Constructors’ Championship: 1. Ducati, 221 Punkte. 2. Yamaha 204. 3. Suzuki 202, 4. KTM 200. 5. Honda 144. 6. Aprilia 51.
