This Dutch Grand Prix meeting was definitely one of the firsts. Bagnaia in Moto3, Nakagami in Moto2, and now Jack Miller emerges from his box for a resounding victory for the Australian who came from Moto3 two seasons ago. Unheard of in history.
And since we are talking about history, we will note that this is also something new since 2006, during a Portuguese Grand Prix won by a Tony Elias until then the last private representative to be consecrated under the checkered flag. And then, if we hadn't heard the Japanese anthem since 2010 and sung it in Moto2 with Nakagami, we had also forgotten the Australian song since 2012.
Otherwise, how did we go from a Ducati festival in the rain to a Honda double under clear skies? In a competitive race which reminded us of the difficulty of being friends with your Michelin front tire in such conditions. The practice sessions had warned and this second part of the race confirmed it. Eight pilots went ashore and only fourteen saw the finish. The leader of the first half Dovizioso tasted gravel while Valentino Rossi was punished in the sandbox while he seemed to be building a tenth success in the Netherlands. Pedrosa, Crutchlow, Smith, Aleix Espargaró, and even Pirro left their saddle against their will. Petrucci, he was betrayed by his Ducati.
Brand abandonments which delighted Marc. Márquez, in fact, showed once again that he had successfully passed his grocer's exams. He led for a moment then felt the 21-year-old Marc VDS driver who had nothing to lose rushing towards him. He did not resist, especially since Jack Miller was truly on a cloud, other than those which dotted the Dutch sky. MM93 resigned to the runner-up position to take 20 good points in the title race. There he is, 24 steps ahead of a Lorenzo lost in tenth place and above all with 42 points ahead of a Red disappointed.
The atmosphere on the podium was not weighed down by a Redding delighted with his performance and who stole the honor from the flags Pol Espargaro at the end of the journey. Iannone is fifth after another hellish comeback and Hector Barbera happy sixth after seeing Baptist fall on the last lap. Laverty continues to score points and Casa Particular in Viñales emerges in the top 10. Although having fallen, Pedrosa et Smith earn points.
Assen, MotoGP, Race 2: Ranking
1. Jack Miller AUS Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 22m 17.447s
2. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 22m 19.438s
3. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) 22m 23.353s
4. Espargaro Pol ESP Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) 22m 27.259s
5. Andrea Iannone ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) 22m 35.282s
6. Hector Barbera ESP Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) 22m 36.139s
7. Eugene Laverty IRL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) 22m 40.052s
8. Stefan bradl GER Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 22m 41.050s
9. Maverick Vinales ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 22m 43.595s
10. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) 22m 45.051s
11. Tito Rabat ESP Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V)* 23m 39.277s
12. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda Team (RC213V) 24m 11.816s
13. Bradley Smith GBR Monster Yamaha Tech 3 (YZR-M1) +3 laps
Alvaro Bautista ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) DNF
Michele Pirro ITA Avintia Racing (Desmosedici GP14.2) DNF
Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP (YZR-M1) DNF
Alex Espargaro ESP Team Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) DNF
Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP) DNF
Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac Yakhnich (Desmosedici GP15) DNF
Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) DNF
Yonny Hernandez COL Aspar MotoGP Team (Desmosedici GP14.2) DNS
