He crossed under the checkered flag 13th. Super happy for the victory! But surely the happiest person today is CHAMP? #EmiliaRomagnaGP /t2l4r7TwPtĪfter starting the season with a fifth-place result in the GP of Qatar, Quartararo won the next two races and then suffered his worst finish of the season in Spain. Super contento por la victoria! Pero seguro que hoy la persona más feliz es CONGRATS CHAMP? “Super happy about my race and of course, with the championship it is something extra.” “I’m really happy about my race, even if I would not have won the championship, because it’s something really great and (a great) experience that I had that we finished P4. For us the hard would have been much better, and I think that the podium was there with the hard, but I had no more stability when I was behind all the group. “I never start (further back than) P11 in Moto GP, and I’m starting from P15 on the one of the most important race of my career,” Quartararo said during the post-race press conference. While Quartararo would have liked to clinch with better finish, he was pleased to have made his way to the front of the pack from his 15th starting position – especially after seeing Bagnaia start from the pole.Īnd frankly, grinding out a solid top-five under challenging conditions made this race a fitting end to the yeoman’s season. Quartararo finished fourth and missed the podium by less than a second. Marc Marquez won the race in Misano over Pol Espargaro and Enea Bastianini. With two rounds remaining and 25 points awarded to winning riders, Quartararo holds a 65-point lead.
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All rights reserved.Fabio Quartararo clinched his first MotoGP championship in his third season when his closest competitor for the title, Francesco Bagnaia, crashed out of the lead with five laps remaining in the Emilia-Romagna GP. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2021 ESPN Internet Ventures. I apologise to Martin and the Pramac team, but races are sometimes like this and today it was my mistake." "It was the first lap and I was too optimistic. "I want to apologise to Martin because it was completely my fault," Marquez said. Honda's six-times premier-class winner Marc Marquez crashed out in the first lap along with Pramac Ducati's rookie rider Jorge Martin after a collision between the two. Pole-sitter Pol Espargaro took the lead at the start of the race, with his brother Aleix close behind in second, before Quartararo made his move and began pulling clear. Now that we're in a good moment, we have to keep working hard. I want to enjoy the moment but, believe me, I want more and more. Mir's Suzuki team mate Alex Rins came second for his first podium finish of the season, with Aprilia Racing Team Gresini's Aleix Espargaro holding off Jack Miller on the final lap to come third and claim his team's first-ever MotoGP podium.
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With a 65-point lead I don't need to think about the championship." "I can take more risks now, what I want to do is fight for victories. "It's great to see the fans and share the victory with them," he said. Quartararo dedicated his victory to the supporters who had turned out in force to watch the race. The victory extended Quartararo's lead over Suzuki's reigning world champion Joan Mir, who finished ninth, to 65 points at the top of the standings.
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The French rider, who started from third on the grid, took the lead on lap five and opened up a three-second gap on the chasing pack before cruising home in style to tighten his grip on this season's championship. Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo stormed to victory at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday to claim his fifth win of the season and extend his lead at the top of the MotoGP world championship standings.
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