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After his first victory at Valencia-1, World Championship leader Joan Mir did not find confidence in his Suzuki in qualifying for the Valencia GP and will have to face the race on Sunday from 12th on the grid.
Racing Sunday at the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana could represent a crucial day in his young racing career for Suzuki star Joan Mir. Because if you finish the race on the podium, you can become the 2020 MotoGP World Champion even before the end of the season in Portimao.
After three promising training sessions, the 23-year-old Spaniard secured second place in seventh position and thus an important step towards the world title. However, he lost his good feeling in Q2. He only drove his laps steadily but missed the best times. With a difference of 0.797 seconds over the pole setter Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha), Mir finished in 12th place and therefore in last place of the session.
“I have no idea what happened in qualifying. After a good FP3 I suddenly had no more feeling that the bike was pushing and I set a good lap time. It’s a shame, but the good thing is that I have a high pace. I have started from behind several times, so this position is not a big problem for me ”, said optimistically the leader of the World Championship.
Despite the pressure on the Mallorcan’s shoulders, he remains calm and expects good opportunities for Sunday’s race. “If nothing unforeseen happens, I will be one of the drivers who can keep up with Franco.”
The 2017 Moto3 world champion wants to define his race strategy after the first laps of the race.
“The first laps will decide if I play it safe and finish in the top 10 or if I can fight for a podium. Of course I want to race for victory, but to do that I have to gain a lot of positions from the beginning and then see how I feel with the Suzuki. Only then will I think about the World Cup, “said Mir, analyzing his tactics for the next race.
Results MotoGP Classification 2 Valencia (November 14):
1. Franco Morbidelli, Yamaha, 1: 30,191 min
2. Jack Miller, Ducati, +0.096 seconds
3. Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, +0 222
4. Johann Zarco, Ducati, +0.329
5. Pol Espargaró, KTM, +0.362
6. Maverick Vinales, Yamaha, +0 454
7. Aleix Espargaro, Aprilia, +0.466
8. Pecco Bagnaia, Ducati, +0480
9. Brad Binder, KTM, +0.546
10. Miguel Oliveira, KTM, +0590
11. Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, 0.673
12. Joan Mir, Suzuki, +0,797
The remaining starting positions after ranking 1:
13. Cal Crutchlow, Honda, 1: 31,159 min
14. Alex Rins, Suzuki, 1: 31,594
15. Danilo Petrucci, Ducati, 1: 31.601
16. Valentino Rossi, Yamaha, 1: 31.604
17. Andrea Dovizioso, Ducati, 1: 31.606
18. Stefan Bradl, Honda, 1: 31.831
19. Tito Rabat, Ducati, 1: 32.063
20. Alex Marquez, Honda, 1: 32,205
21. Lorenzo Savadori, Aprilia, 1: 32,237
Drivers’ championship status after 12 of 14 races:
1. Mir, 162 Punkte. 2. Quartararo 125. 3. Rins 125. 4. Viñales 121. 5. Morbidelli 117. 6. Dovizioso 117. 7. Pol Espargaró 106. 8. Nakagami 105. 9. Miller 92. 10. Oliveira 90. 11. Petrucci 77 12. Binder 76. 13. Zarco 71. 14. Alex Márquez 67. 15. Rossi 58. 16. Bagnaia 42. 17. Lecuona 27. 18. Aleix Espargaró 27. 19. Crutchlow 26. 20. Bradl 16. 21. Smith 12. 22. Rabat 10. 23. Pirro 4.
Constructors’ Championship after 12 of 14 races:
1. Suzuki 188. 2. Ducati 181 Punkte. 3. Yamaha 163. 4. KTM 159. 5. Honda 130. 6. Aprilia 36.
World team championship after 12 of 14 races
1. Suzuki Ecstar Team, 287 Punkte. 2. Petronas Yamaha SRT 205. 3. Ducati Team 194. 4. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 182. 5. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 159. 6. Pramac Racing 138. 7. LCR Honda 131. 8. Red Bull KTM Tech3, 117 9. Repsol Honda Team 83. 10. Esponsorama Racing 81. 11. Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 39.
