I'm happy that this year is more entertaining! Lots of good racing and... wait for it... Ducati got on the podium in a dry race! Say what?!?
Bad news is that Cal Crutchlow crashed hard and got tangled up with his bike. He broke his hand, but he is OK otherwise. His teammate Dovi got his Ducati on the podium. Congrats to him!
For a while "Crazy Joe" Andrea Iononne was holding third place, but given how physical the track is he seemed to get tired and got passed up. He also seemed to have some bad rear chatter.
Bad luck for the factory yamaha guys. Lorenzo jumped the start...badly. Lorenzo said he had big mosquitoes on his visor before the start, took his tear-off off on grid, got confused with lights and jumped. Rossi had a front wheel problem that caused him drop places rapidly.
Great race overall! Marquez dominated of course, and his close call at the end was amusing!
I watched the BT Sport 2 video stream and they had Ben Spies commentating during the race. I wish he would do this all of the time. He's able to provide great technical insight and can pick out the problems the riders have with their bikes.
Selfie: The podium guys!
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 159.4 43'33.430
2 20 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 159.2 +4.124
3 16 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 158.2 +20.976
4 13 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 158.0 +22.790
5 11 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 158.0 +22.963
6 10 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 157.8 +26.567
7 9 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 157.7 +28.257
8 8 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 156.7 +45.519
9 7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 156.6 +47.605
10 6 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 156.5 +49.111
11 5 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Drive M7 Aspar Honda 155.8 +1'00.735
12 4 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Drive M7 Aspar Honda 155.6 +1'03.954
13 3 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 155.4 +1'07.333
14 2 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Honda 154.2 +1'27.972
15 1 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Avintia 154.0 +1'32.376
16 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 154.0 +1'32.543
17 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA IodaRacing Project ART 153.6 +1'39.176
18 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing Avintia 152.9 +1'51.962
Not Classified
45 Scott REDDING GBR GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 155.2 2 Laps
5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 154.9 4 Laps
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Ducati Team Ducati 152.4 9 Laps
19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 158.3 12 Laps
23 Broc PARKES AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 151.3 13 Laps
Bad news is that Cal Crutchlow crashed hard and got tangled up with his bike. He broke his hand, but he is OK otherwise. His teammate Dovi got his Ducati on the podium. Congrats to him!
For a while "Crazy Joe" Andrea Iononne was holding third place, but given how physical the track is he seemed to get tired and got passed up. He also seemed to have some bad rear chatter.
Bad luck for the factory yamaha guys. Lorenzo jumped the start...badly. Lorenzo said he had big mosquitoes on his visor before the start, took his tear-off off on grid, got confused with lights and jumped. Rossi had a front wheel problem that caused him drop places rapidly.
Great race overall! Marquez dominated of course, and his close call at the end was amusing!
I watched the BT Sport 2 video stream and they had Ben Spies commentating during the race. I wish he would do this all of the time. He's able to provide great technical insight and can pick out the problems the riders have with their bikes.
Selfie: The podium guys!
Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 159.4 43'33.430
2 20 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 159.2 +4.124
3 16 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 158.2 +20.976
4 13 6 Stefan BRADL GER LCR Honda MotoGP Honda 158.0 +22.790
5 11 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 158.0 +22.963
6 10 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 157.8 +26.567
7 9 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 157.7 +28.257
8 8 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 156.7 +45.519
9 7 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 156.6 +47.605
10 6 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 156.5 +49.111
11 5 69 Nicky HAYDEN USA Drive M7 Aspar Honda 155.8 +1'00.735
12 4 7 Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN Drive M7 Aspar Honda 155.6 +1'03.954
13 3 68 Yonny HERNANDEZ COL Energy T.I. Pramac Racing Ducati 155.4 +1'07.333
14 2 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Cardion AB Motoracing Honda 154.2 +1'27.972
15 1 8 Hector BARBERA SPA Avintia Racing Avintia 154.0 +1'32.376
16 70 Michael LAVERTY GBR Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 154.0 +1'32.543
17 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA IodaRacing Project ART 153.6 +1'39.176
18 63 Mike DI MEGLIO FRA Avintia Racing Avintia 152.9 +1'51.962
Not Classified
45 Scott REDDING GBR GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 155.2 2 Laps
5 Colin EDWARDS USA NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha 154.9 4 Laps
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR Ducati Team Ducati 152.4 9 Laps
19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA GO&FUN Honda Gresini Honda 158.3 12 Laps
23 Broc PARKES AUS Paul Bird Motorsport PBM 151.3 13 Laps
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