2024-04-28 19:13:23
In the MotoGP sprint on Saturday, Fabio Quartararo performed brilliantly in Jerez, racing from 23rd place on the grid to 3rd, but was then moved back to 5th. On Sunday, Yamaha was back to normal – 15th place.
Saturday in Jerez went like a fairy tale for Yamaha and Fabio Quartararo: after a completely botched qualifying and third-to-last place on the grid, the Frenchman sprinted forward from position 23 to 3. The fact that he subsequently received an eight-second penalty for insufficient pressure in the front tire, which dropped him from third to fifth place, was very annoying, but it could not detract from his driving performance.
Fabio benefited from the numerous crashes, but came back from the first lap of the 12-lap sprint in an astonishing 11th place. Only World Championship leader Jorge Martin (Prima Pramac Ducati) and sensational rookie Pedro Acosta (Red Bull GASGAS) were ahead of him at the finish.
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Welcome to the race in Jerez
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Francesco Bagnaia
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Brad Binder
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Stefan Bradl
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Maverick Vinales
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Enea Bastianini
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Fabio Di Giannantonio
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Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez
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Marco Bezzecchi
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Aleix Espargaró and Johann Zarco
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Pedro Acosta
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Jorge Martin and Francesco Bagnaia
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Fabio Quartararo
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Maverick Vinales
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Alex Márquez
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Miguel Oliveira
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Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez
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Stefan Bradl
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Brad Binder and Enea Bastianini
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Francesco Bagnaia wins the race
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Marc Márquez, Francesco Bagnaia, Marco Bezzecchi
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Disillusionment followed on Sunday for the 2021 world champion and Yamaha: 15th place, a measly World Championship point and 32.015 seconds behind winner Pecco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo).
“On Saturday I had a bit of luck and a great start,” said Quartararo. “My start on Sunday was also good, but I was hardly able to make up any positions and struggled from the first lap with the grip on the rear wheel and the turning. I had to slow down halfway through the race because I had problems with my arm because I had to force the bike so hard. This has happened to me several times this year, but never so early in a race and never so strongly. If I feel good on the motorcycle, this doesn’t happen. Only if the feeling doesn’t fit. That is also one of our challenges.”
“The bike is much more aggressive in Jerez,” explained the Yamaha factory rider. «I can never relax on this route with this motorcycle. When I had Pedro Acosta and Aleix Espargaro in front of me, I could clearly see the differences. This is good information for us, hopefully we can make an improvement in Monday’s test. Jerez is one of the worst tracks for us because turning is our weakness. I expect that we will do better at Le Mans.”
Results MotoGP race Jerez (April 28):
1. Pecco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, 25 Runden in 40:53,306 min
2. Marc Márquez (E), Ducati, +0.372 sec
3. Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, +3.903
4. Alex Márquez (L), Ducati, +7,205
5. Enea Bastianini (I), Ducati, +7,253
6. Brad Binder (ZA), KTM, +7,801
7. Fabio Di Giannantonio (I), Ducati, +10.063
8. Miguel Oliveira (P), Aprilia, +10,979
9. Maverick Vinales (E), Aprilia, +11,217
10. Pedro Acosta (E), KTM, +20,762
11. Raul Fernández (E), Aprilia, +23,508
12. Joan Mir (E), Honda, +23,584
13. Alex Rins (E), Yamaha, +28,452
14. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Honda, +29,049
15. Fabio Quartararo (F), Yamaha, +32,015
16. Stefan Bradl (D), Honda, +41,433
17. Luca Marini (I), Honda, +43.323
– Augusto Fernández (E), KTM, 6 laps back
– Jack Miller (AUS), KTM, 8 laps back
– Franco Morbidelli (I), Ducati, 8 Rounds back
– Lorenzo Savadori (I), Aprilia, 14 laps back
– Jorge Martín (E), Ducati, 15 laps back
– Johann Zarco (F), Honda, 16 laps back
– Aleix Espargaró (E), Aprilia, 16 laps back
– Dani Pedrosa (E), KTM, 22 laps back
Results MotoGP Sprint Jerez (April 27):
1. Jorge Martín (E), Ducati, 12 Runden in 19:52.682 min
2. Pedro Acosta (E), KTM, +2,970 sec
3. Dani Pedrosa (E), KTM, +7,102
4. Franco Morbidelli (I), Ducati, +8,481
5. Fabio Quartararo* (F), Yamaha, +15,052
6. Marc Márquez (L), Ducati, +18,131
7. Augusto Fernández (E), KTM, +18,278
8. Miguel Oliveira (P), Aprilia, +18,418
9. Joan Mir (E), Honda, +18,553
10. Takaaki Nakagami (J), Honda, +21,136
11. Johann Zarco (F), Honda, +21,948
12. Raúl Fernández* (L), Aprilia, +23,882
13. Fabio Di Giannantonio* (I), Ducati, +31.478
14. Jack Miller* (AUS), KTM, +45,901
15. Alex Rins* (E), Yamaha, +1:10,288 min
16. Lorenzo Savadori (I), Aprilia, +1:22.979
– Luca Marini (I), Honda, 1 lap back
– Stefan Bradl (D), Honda, 1 lap back
– Maverick Viñales (E), Aprilia, 3 laps back
– Marco Bezzecchi (I), Ducati, 4 Rounds back
– Alex Márquez (E), Ducati, 4 laps back
– Brad Binder (ZA), KTM, 4 laps back
– Enea Bastianini (I), Ducati, 4 Rounds back
– Francesco Bagnaia (I), Ducati, 10 laps back
– Aleix Espargaró (E), Aprilia, 1st lap not completed
*Eight-second penalty for under-inflation
World Championship standings after 8 of 42 races:
1. Martin, 92 Punkte. 2. Bagnaia 75. 3. Bastianini 70. 4. Acosta 69. 5. Vinales 63. 6. Marc Márquez 60. 7. Binder 59. 8. Aleix Espargaró 39. 9. Bezzecchi 36. 10. Di Giannantonio 34. 11. Alex Márquez 27. 12. Quartararo 25. 13. Oliveira 23. 14. Miller 22. 15. R. Fernández 12. 16. Mir 12. 17. A. Fernández 10. 18. Pedrosa 7. 19. Rins 6. 20. Morbidelli 6. 21. Zarco 5. 22. Nakagami 4.
Constructors’ World Championship:
1. Ducati, 133 Punkte. 2. KTM 95. 3. Aprilia 82. 4. Yamaha 27. Honda 13.
Team World Cup:
1. Ducati Lenovo Team, 145 Punkte. 2. Aprilia Racing 102. 3. Prima Pramac Racing 98. 4. Gresini Racing 87. 5. Red Bulll KTM Factory Racing 81. 6. Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 79. 7. Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 70. 8. Trackhouse Racing 35. 9. Monster Energy Yamaha 31. 10. Repsol Honda Team 12. 11. LCR Honda 9.
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