Author of a splendid start to the race during the Grand Prix of the Czech Republic, it is an inevitably disappointed Johann Zarco who takes stock of this weekend in Moravia.
Qualified in 10th position, and himself admitting that dry track conditions were the most favorable terrain for achieving a good performance, Johann zarco gradually overcame all his opponents to form a leading trio with Valentino Rossi et Andrea Dovizioso.
Unfortunately, for having calculated his strategy on that of the famous Yamaha rider, and even having stayed an extra lap on the track, before returning to take his bike equipped with slick tires, the Tech3 rider lost any chance of finishing well at the finish. .
As usual, tomorrow we will publish its full debriefing.
Johann zarco : “It was a difficult race. I'm having trouble hiding my disappointment. We started on wet tires and I felt good. I hoped not to have to go through the boxes, to manage my Grand Prix like this, even if the wet marks disappeared little by little. The track dried very quickly, the strategy from then on was to go back in to change bikes, but I did it one or two laps too late, which caused me to lose the equivalent of ten seconds. Otherwise, I could have finished in the Top 6. But it's all a question of experience and it's always difficult to analyze the conditions, to know if it's going to rain or not. Valentino was in front of me. When he came back, I thought maybe pushing back my stop a lap would be beneficial. In the end, I wasted even more time, which is a shame. But it was important to finish the race, score some points and learn. I learned a lot this weekend. I have to stay calm to be fast in Austria. »
#CzechGP MotoGP Race: Ranking compiled by our friends at crash.net
1. Marc Marquez ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 44m 15.974s
2. Dani Pedrosa ESP Repsol Honda (RC213V) 44m 28.412s
3. Maverick Vinales ESP Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 44m 34.109s
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Movistar Yamaha (YZR-M1) 44m 36.440s
5. Cal Crutchlow GBR LCR Honda (RC213V) 44m 36.866s
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 39.233s
7. Danilo Petrucci ITA Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 40.053s
8. Aleix Espargaro ESP Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) 44m 46.533s
9. Pol Espargaro ESP Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) 44m 46.728s
10. Jonas Folger GER Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 44m 49.210s
11. Alex Rins ESP Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR)* 44m 49.264s
12. Johann Zarco FRA Monster Yamaha Tech3 (YZR-M1)* 44m 50.569s
13. Karel Abraham CZE Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP15) 44m 50.671s
14. Jack Miller AUS EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 44m 54.036s
15. Jorge Lorenzo ESP Ducati Team (Desmosedici GP17) 44m 56.074s
16. Scott Redding GBR Octo Pramac (Desmosedici GP16) 45m 0.350s
17. Tito Rabat ESP EG 0,0 Marc VDS (RC213V) 45m 1.428s
18. Sam Lowes GBR Factory Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP)* 45m 9.950s
19. Andrea Iannone ITA Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) 45m 39.320s
20. Hector Barbera ESP Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP16) +1 lap
Bradley Smith GBR Red Bull KTM Factory (RC16) DNF
Loris Baz FRA Reale Avintia (Desmosedici GP15) DNF
Alvaro Bautista ESP Pull&Bear Aspar (Desmosedici GP16) DNF
