And three! If Jorge Lorenzo can legitimately congratulate itself on a second consecutive victory on the Ducati after that of Mugello, Valentino Rossi, he can console himself with a third podium in a row in Catalonia. Since Le Mans, the Doctor has in fact sanded the champagne at the end of the race and here he is, consolidating his second place in the championship behind Marc Márquez. Certainly, but the same Márquez is widening the gap and in fact, the Doctor would like to play for victory. And win. Besides, it’s been a while since he improved his record…
The Yamaha is doing better and it held up the Catalan shock better this year than last year. However, it has now been 17 races that an Iwata driver has not completed. A dry bread that takes us back to the years 2002 and 2003. And in two weeks, it will be Assen, where Vale recorded his last success... So Catalan joy deserves to be tempered: “ It's a shame both for me and for Yamaha to have gone a year without winning. It was at Assen, the next meeting where the Yamahas generally work well. But the Ducatis and the Hondas will still be there. For the moment, we can't do better than third. We need to progress ».
Valentino Rossi finished 6.098 seconds behind the winner Lorenzo after 24 rounds. And he once again taught his teammate a lesson Casa Particular in Viñales who took care of Johann zarco in the lower zone of the top 10: “ This podium makes me happy because last year, here, we encountered big difficulties. I knew Márquez and the Ducatis were better than me, but we improved the bike during the warm-up. I had to quickly escape from my third line and that's what I did. I was worried about my front tire, but it held up. I was consistent until the end. But I was never able to put pressure on Jorge and Marc. Finally, I take valuable points ».
Catalan Grand Prix Barcelona MotoGP J.3: Ranking
| 1 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | Ducati | 40'13.566 |
| 2 | 93 | Marc Márquez | Honda | +4.479 |
| 3 | 46 | Valentino ROSSI | Yamaha | +6.098 |
| 4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | +9.805 |
| 5 | 26 | Dani PEDROSA | Honda | +10.640 |
| 6 | 25 | Maverick VIÑALES | Yamaha | +10.798 |
| 7 | 5 | johann zarco | Yamaha | +13.432 |
| 8 | 9 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Ducati | +15.055 |
| 9 | 19 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Ducati | +22.057 |
| 10 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | Suzuki | +24.141 |
| 11 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | +36.560 |
| 12 | 45 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia | +38.229 |
| 13 | 17 | Karel ABRAHAM | Ducati | + 1'21.526 |
| 14 | 21 | Frank MORBIDELLI | Honda | 3 lapses |
| Not Classified | ||||
| 55 | Hafiz Syahrin | Yamaha | 4 lapses | |
| 53 | Tito RABAT | Ducati | 6 lapses | |
| 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 7 lapses | |
| 38 | Bradley SMITH | KTM | 11 lapses | |
| 30 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | Honda | 11 lapses | |
| 42 | Alex Rins | Suzuki | 13 lapses | |
| 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 16 lapses | |
| 10 | Xavier SIMEON | Ducati | 17 lapses | |
| 41 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia | 20 lapses | |
| 12 | Thomas LUTHI | Honda | 21 lapses | |
| 50 | Sylvain GUINTOLI | Suzuki | 22 lapses | |
| Not Finished 1st Lap | ||||
| 36 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 0 laps |
