After seven complicated races encountering the same problems, the Suzuki rider is finally back on the podium.
From Mugello, Andrea Iannone had not managed to fight at the front, and his last podium went back to Jerez! He complained every weekend of problems with grip, braking and acceleration, problems which prevented him from performing well at the end of the race. He can finally turn the page and get off to a good start thanks to the Aragon Grand Prix.
Sixth in free practice in combined times, he even took the second time in FP4 before qualifying on the second row, in fifth place, enough to envision a good race.
The Italian got off to a good start and immediately found himself in the leading group. Third for a long time, he attacked Andrea Dovizioso and Marc Márquez in the final laps and the three men engaged in a superb battle, but the Suzuki rider ultimately had to give in and settle for third position. He thus offers his third podium of the season and marks his return to the forefront: “I think we had a very good performance today. I had a good start but Lorenzo unfortunately crashed and it wasn't nice to see, it's always a bad thing to see someone crash in front of you. Anyway, I'm very happy with my race, I fought and attacked one hundred percent at the end of the race, but only at that moment because in the previous laps I wanted to save my tires. So I tried to manage the throttle and my driving style because I knew it could be really important to have good tires in the last laps. I think my strategy worked very well. The team and I worked hard together. We weren't in a good period but we are happy to get back on the podium after disappointing races. »
Aragon Grand Prix, MotoGP, J.3: Ranking
1 93 Marc MARQUEZ Honda 41'55.949
2 4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO Ducati +0.648
3 29 Andrea IANNONE Suzuki +1.259
4 42 Alex RINS Suzuki +2.638
5 26 Dani PEDROSA Honda +5.274
6 41 Aleix ESPARGARO Aprilia +9.396
7 9 Danilo PETRUCCI Ducati +14.285
8 46 Valentino ROSSI Yamaha +15.199
9 43 Jack MILLER Ducati +16.375
10 25 Maverick VIÑALES Yamaha +22.457
11 21 Franco MORBIDELLI Honda +27.025
12 30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI Honda +27.957
13 38 Bradley SMITH KTM +28.821
14 5 Johann ZARCO Yamaha +32.345
15 17 Karel ABRAHAM Ducati +37.639
16 45 Scott REDDING Aprilia +39.585
17 12 Thomas LUTHI Honda +40.763
18 55 Hafizh SYAHRIN Yamaha +56.296
19 10 Xavier SIMEON Ducati +58.981
20 81 Jordi TORRES Ducati +59.513
Not Classified
35 Cal CRUTCHLOW Honda 19 Laps
19 Alvaro BAUTISTA Ducati 22 Laps
Not Finished 1st Lap
99 Jorge LORENZO Ducati 0 Lap
