Vienna, Aug 21 (Ians) Francesco Bagnaia made it three wins in a row for the first time in his MotoGP career by storming to victory at the Austrian Grand Prix to further boost his title hopes here on Sunday.
The Ducati rider came off the five-week break, 66 points behind championship leader Fabio Quartararo, but that gap now stands at 44 points with seven races to go.
It could have been closed even further but Quartararo finished strongly to clinch second, while closest challenger Aleix Espargaro — 16th on Sunday — is 32 points adrift.
On Lap 14, Quartararo set his personal best lap of the race, but he made a mistake at the chicane with 12 laps to go and was forced to give the position up to Quartararo. He raised his hand coming out of Turn 4 to signal he might have but he was back at full speed soon enough.
With four laps to go, a...
The Ducati rider came off the five-week break, 66 points behind championship leader Fabio Quartararo, but that gap now stands at 44 points with seven races to go.
It could have been closed even further but Quartararo finished strongly to clinch second, while closest challenger Aleix Espargaro — 16th on Sunday — is 32 points adrift.
On Lap 14, Quartararo set his personal best lap of the race, but he made a mistake at the chicane with 12 laps to go and was forced to give the position up to Quartararo. He raised his hand coming out of Turn 4 to signal he might have but he was back at full speed soon enough.
With four laps to go, a...
- 8/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), April 29 (Ians) Fresh from a first MotoGP win of 2022 last weekend, all eyes will be on defending champion Fabio Quartararo when action shifts to the Grand Prix of Spain this weekend. Yamaha’s reigning World Champion arrives at a circuit he’s dominated at in the past two years with […]...
- 4/29/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Lombok (Indonesia), March 20 (Ians) Miguel Oliveira (Ktm Factory Racing) of Portugual mastered the wet conditions to claim victory in the MotoGP Grand Prix of Indonesia, registering his first victory since 2021 Catalan Gp. He finished ahead of reigning World Champion Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) of France in a dramatic race on Sunday. The Portuguese rider […]...
- 3/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Lombok (Indonesia), March 19 (Ians) Reigning World Champion Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha will start first on the grid in a Moto Gp race for the first time since the 2021 Catalan Gp, after grabbing the pole position in a dramatic qualifying session for Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia here on Saturday. Jorge Martin and his […]...
- 3/20/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
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Le Mans (France), May 15 (Ians) Frenchman Fabio Quartararo of Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP grabbed his third consecutive pole position at Le Mans after the qualifying sessions at the Shark Grand Prix de France on Saturday.
Quartararo set a time of 1:32.600 sec on his final flying lap to beat teammate Maverick Vinales by 0.081 sec.
Spanish Gp winner Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) is also on the front row, while his teammate and World Championship leader, Francesco Bagnaia, will start at 16th.
The day belonged to Quartararo as the Frenchman gave it his all in the final sector to beat teammate Vinales's time by 0.081s, with a shadowing Miller snatching a late front row as well.
On Sunday, Quartararo and Vinales will be hoping for a dry race after Saturday's qualifying was marred by rain.
Qualifying results: 1. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) 1:32.600; 2. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.081; 3. Jack...
Quartararo set a time of 1:32.600 sec on his final flying lap to beat teammate Maverick Vinales by 0.081 sec.
Spanish Gp winner Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team) is also on the front row, while his teammate and World Championship leader, Francesco Bagnaia, will start at 16th.
The day belonged to Quartararo as the Frenchman gave it his all in the final sector to beat teammate Vinales's time by 0.081s, with a shadowing Miller snatching a late front row as well.
On Sunday, Quartararo and Vinales will be hoping for a dry race after Saturday's qualifying was marred by rain.
Qualifying results: 1. Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) 1:32.600; 2. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) + 0.081; 3. Jack...
- 5/15/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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