Declared favorite by not only observers but also many of his colleagues on the track, Andrea Iannone finished second in this Australian Grand Prix. A race at Phillip Island where he went through several emotions. There was the frustration of finding himself helpless in a straight line against the Ducati missiles, he had a few scares, but it could all have ended violently on the sixth lap... At that moment, he was closely following the duo in a duel Marquez-Zarco...
And we know that their game turned sour. Joe the Maniac was in the front row. He explains : " I was really scared, because at this point on the circuit we were driving very, very fast. When I saw Johann's motorbike in the air, I understood that there had just been a big accident.nt”.
He pursues : " I braked as hard as I could to avoid contact with his Yamaha. I was lucky because frankly, it came very, very close. I don't know what caused this clash, I didn't see it. But in any case I am relieved and happy to see Marc and Johann unharmed because with this kind of situation, it can also turn out in a completely different way. ».
With his second place and the retirement of the Tech3 rider, the Suzuki official is now tied on points with the double Moto2 World Champion in the General classification.
Australian Grand Prix, Phillip Island, MotoGP J.3: classification.
| 1 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | 40'51.081 |
| 2 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +1.543 |
| 3 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | +1.832 |
| 4 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +4.072 |
| 5 | 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | +5.017 |
| 6 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +5.132 |
| 7 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | +6.756 |
| 8 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | +21.805 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | +22.904 |
| 10 | 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | +22.940 |
| 11 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | +34.386 |
| 12 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +35.025 |
| 13 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | +36.348 |
| 14 | 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | +36.389 |
| 15 | 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | +44.214 |
| 16 | 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | +48.226 |
| 17 | 81 | Jordi TORRES | Ducati | + 1'04.965 |
| 18 | 7 | Mike JONES | Ducati | + 1'19.817 |
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| 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 5 lapses | |
| 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 9 lapses | |
| 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | 16 lapses | |
| 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | 22 lapses | |
| 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | 22 lapses |
