The Pramac Racing driver had a complicated weekend, which unfortunately did not improve during the race. However, he is still in the top 10 in the Championship.
After announcing its extension with the Pramac Racing team, Jack Miller could have a free mind to concentrate on the Barcelona Grand Prix. However, the sessions were more complicated than expected.
First tenth in FP1, he then finished twentieth in FP2 and fifteenth in FP3, which did not allow him to automatically qualify for Q2. After an even more complicated FP4 where he finished eighteenth, he fought in Q1 in order to be able to move on to Q2, but faced with an unbeatable Marc Márquez, there was only one free place left, and it left him was taken by Takaaki Nakagami for only sixty-nine thousandths.
Qualified thirteenth, he had a good Warm Up on Sunday morning, taking ninth time. Then, when it came time for the race, he got off to a good start and had a good strategy to preserve his tires. He was able to attack and was up to ninth when he unfortunately suffered a technical problem seven laps before the end, forcing him to pit.
After a superb start to the season, this is the Australian's second consecutive blank result. However, he remains in the top 10 in the Championship and is more eager to return to the track than ever: “I tried to manage in order to save my tires for the second part of the race. I was with Viñales and Zarco and I felt confident. Then I had a technical problem. It's a shame. I could have a good race. I can't wait to be in Assen. »
Race ranking:
1 25 99 Jorge LORENZO SPA Ducati Team Ducati 165.6 40'13.566
2 20 93 Marc MARQUEZ SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 165.3 +4.479
3 16 46 Valentino ROSSI ITA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 165.2 +6.098
4 13 35 Cal CRUTCHLOW GBR LCR Honda CASTROL Honda 164.9 +9.805
5 11 26 Dani PEDROSA SPA Repsol Honda Team Honda 164.9 +10.640
6 10 25 Maverick VIÑALES SPA Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 164.8 +10.798
7 9 5 Johann ZARCO FRA Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.7 +13.432
8 8 9 Danilo PETRUCCI ITA Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 164.6 +15.055
9 7 19 Alvaro BAUTISTA SPA Angel Nieto Team Ducati 164.1 +22.057
10 6 29 Andrea IANNONE ITA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 163.9 +24.141
11 5 44 Pol ESPARGARO SPA Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 163.1 +36.560
12 4 45 Scott REDDING GBR Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 163.0 +38.229
13 3 17 Karel ABRAHAM CZE Angel Nieto Team Ducati 160.2 +1'21.526
14 2 21 Franco MORBIDELLI ITA EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 139.1 3 Tours
Unclassified
55 Hafizh SYAHRIN MAL Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 164.3 4 Tours
53 Tito RABAT SPA Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 164.3 6 Tours
43 Jack MILLER AUS Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 164.3 7 Tours
38 Bradley SMITH GBR Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 162.8 11 Tours
30 Takaaki NAKAGAMI JPN LCR Honda IDEMITSU Honda 162.8 11 Tours
42 Alex RINS SPA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 156.9 13 Tours
4 Andrea DOVIZIOSO ITA Ducati Team Ducati 164.8 16 Tours
10 Xavier SIMEON BEL Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 160.4 17 Tours
41 Aleix ESPARGARO SPA Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 161.1 20 Tours
12 Thomas LUTHI SWI EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 159.1 21 Tours
50 Sylvain GUINTOLI FRA Team SUZUKI ECSTAR Suzuki 155.5 22 Tours
Did not finish the 1st round
36 Mika KALLIO FIN Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0 Tour
