The Pramac Racing driver once again had a somewhat complicated weekend, but was able to show all his talent in the race, despite a result far from his potential.
After an excellent start to the season, Jack Miller encountered more difficulties since his two blank results at Mugello and Barcelona. Although he finished tenth at Assen, he was unable to challenge for the podium again, as he had done on several occasions.
He nevertheless arrived motivated on the German track, and had a good first day, finishing seventh in FP1 and eighth in FP2. Unfortunately, Saturday was more complicated and he and his team were unable to find the right feeling with their tires. First thirteenth in FP3 then sixteenth in FP4, he did not automatically qualify for Q2 and finally finished fifth in Q1, i.e. fifteenth on the grid.
Determined to come back, he got off to a good start, but was involved in the fall of Pol Espargaró who then took down Álex Rins. The Australian driver was forced to go into the gravel and miraculously remained on his wheels. However, he lost a lot of time and went very far away.
In the end, he managed to make a good comeback to fourteenth place and score two points which are important for the Championship: “To be honest, I'm glad I managed to stay on my feet after Espargaró's crash. My race pace was good and I could have finished in the top ten. I'm still in the top 10 in the Championship and I can't wait to be in Brno to have a great race. »
German Grand Prix Sachsenring MotoGP J.3: Standings
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 41'05.019
2 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha +2.196
3 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +2.776
4 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +3.376
5 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati +5.183
6 99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati +5.780
7 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +7.941
8 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda +12.711
9 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha +14.428
10 38 Bradley SMITH KTM +21.474
11 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha +25.809
12 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki +25.963
13 53 Tito RABAT Ducati +29.040
14 43 Jack MILLER Ducati +29.325
15 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia +34.123
16 6 Stefan BRADL Honda +38.207
17 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda +49.369
18 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati +1'01.022
19 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati +1'16.692
Not Classified
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 21 Laps
30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda 26 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
42 Alex RINS Suzuki 0 Laps
44 Pol ESPARGARO KTM 0 Lap
