Márquez victorious in Andalucia as Spaniards lock out the rostrum

Marc Márquez surged on to a commanding victory, despite a surprise qualifying which saw rookie Fabio Quartararo on pole and fellow Petronas SRT Yamaha rider Franco Morbidelli in 2nd.

Marquez, from 3rd on the grid, quickly took first position from the start and never looked back. Sadly, Quartararo, who was destined for a podium, ran in the top 3 but then developed a gear linkage issue about half way through the race and was forced to retire, meanwhile Morbidelli stuck at the front for around 60% of the race but seemed to struggle with tyres late on and dropped all the way back to 7th place in the final stages. Álex Rins and Valentino Rossi had poor qualifying sessions which resulted in them starting way down the order, but picked off positions as the race went on to finish 2nd place and 6th place respectively. Meanwhile, Viñales and Dovizioso, who finished 3rd and 4th had very quiet races up until the end when “Desmo Dovi” closed in and looked close enough for a pass but it was not to be.

Marc Marquez
Photo: MotoGP

Overall it was an interesting race, but it was definitely not a classic race that will stand in memory.

Standout performances were Márquez, Rins and Aleix Espargaro but honourable mentions definitely go to Taaka Nakagami and Stefan Bradl who finished 9th and 10th respectively.

Pos. Points Num. Rider Nation Team Bike Km/h Time/Gap
1 25 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 161.2 41’08.685
2 20 42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 161.1 +1.654
3 16 12 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 161.0 +2.443
4 13 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati 161.0 +2.804
5 11 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati 160.9 +4.748
6 10 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 160.7 +7.547
7 9 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 160.7 +8.228
8 8 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 160.5 +10.052
9 7 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 160.5 +10.274
10 6 6 Stefan BRADL GER Team HRC Honda 160.3 +13.402
11 5 41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 160.2 +15.431
12 4 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 160.0 +18.473
13 3 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 159.9 +20.156
14 2 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 159.5 +26.706
15 1 53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 159.4 +28.513
16 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 158.8 +36.858
17 38 Bradley SMITH GBR Aprilia Factory Racing Aprilia 158.5 +41.390
18 88 Miguel OLIVEIRA POR Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 158.5 +41.570
19 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Red Bull KTM Tech 3 KTM 158.0 +50.568
Not Classified
43 Jack MILLER AUS Pramac Racing Ducati 160.4 3 Laps
36 Joan MIR SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 160.5 5 Laps
20 Fabio QUARTARARO FRA Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 160.7 12 Laps
63 Francesco BAGNAIA ITA Pramac Racing Ducati 157.8 19 Laps

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