Left seventeenth, Valentino Rossi did the work to bring his Yamaha in eighth place, meanwhile, his teammate Vinales snatched a top 10 while Johann zarco barely saved any points. Rarely seen in mediocrity for the brand struck by tuning forks, and a disappointment all the greater as the Suzukis made the podium while an Aprilia was not far from the top 5...
How far will Yamaha sink? Everything seems to go from Charybdis to Scylla, and when giving his diagnosis of this ordeal in Aragon, the Doctor wants to be direct: “ At the moment, this is our level. Considering that Lorenzo fell, like Bautista and Crutchlow, we can say that we could very well have finished outside the top 10. The bike is like that and the situation is worrying ».
« Today we were also beaten by Aprilia. More favorable Grands Prix await us between now and the end. Maybe Motegi and Phillip Island, but I doubt we'll be on the podium. The current moment experienced by Yamaha? Since the 70s, it has been a big competitor to Honda that has had moments of crisis and this is certainly one of those ". He finishes: "Historically, Yamaha has always brought a new motorcycle from Brno. Mbut for two years, nothing comes, I don't know why, try asking the Japanese for me ".
Aragon Grand Prix, MotoGP J.3, Valentino Rossi: classification.
| 1 | 93 | Marc Márquez | 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 | Frank 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 | Hafiz 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 lapses | |
| 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | 22 lapses | |
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||
| 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 0 laps |
