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Minggu, 18 April 2021

Portugal MotoGP 18 April 2021

 

1. F. Quartararo       2. F. Bagnaia       3. J. Mir

Portimao perfection: Quartararo wins dramatic duel in style
Portimao, 18 April 2021



Pole to victory was the story of the Frenchman’s weekend in Portugal; Bagnaia and Mir claim podiums in a race of attrition.

As weekends go, they don’t get much better than that for Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP). The Frenchman converted pole position to victory at the Grande Prémio 888 de Portugal as the MotoGP™ race sees some big names crash out, but that wasn’t the case for second place Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) and third place Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar). The returning Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) battles through the pain to finish P7 in Portimao.

The initial getaway from polesitter Quartararo was about as good as it gets, but in the second phase of the start, third place Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) and second place Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) got the better of the Yamaha man and it was the Suzuki of Rins who grabbed the holeshot, but Zarco was the early race leader.

 

Minggu, 04 April 2021

Doha MotoGP 4 April 2021

1. F. Quartararo       2. J. Zarco       3. J. Martin

Quartararo claims victory in a breathless Doha dogfight
Losail, 4 April 2021



The Frenchman bags his first win in factory colours from Zarco and Martin in the closest top 15 finish in history.

We witnessed the closest top 15 finish in history at the Tissot Grand Prix of Doha as the MotoGP™ gladiators treated us to an unbelievable dogfight under the desert lights.

Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) emerged victorious as he and second place Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) hand France their first double premier class podium since 1954. History made there and history secured for rookie Jorge Martin too as the Pramac Racing star bags his maiden MotoGP™ rostrum.