MotoGP Australia Championship: Quartararo saves the furniture, Dovizioso vice-world champion

This seventeenth round of the MotoGP season, which includes nineteen, was once again a demonstration of strength from Marc Márquez who has reached 55 victories in the premier category. On Mick Doohan's land, the Honda official puts the brakes on his legendary elder in the number of successes with this fifth consecutive achievement of the year and his eleventh of the current year. Behind it is the desert and we fight for the crumbs...

These are the crumbs left by Marc Márquez who made the feast of Cal Crutchlow, who returned to the podium on a Phillip Island track which almost cost him an ankle a year ago. They also satisfied a Jack Miller who, dressed as a knight, touched the Grail while celebrating in front of his audience during the flag ceremony. This is the fourth podium for the Australian this season. And he finished first in the Ducati, far ahead Dovizioso, leader of the brand, only seventh, but just ahead of his rookie teammate bagnaia on a GP18…

The case of Miller leads us to look at the competition between independent pilots, led by fabio quartararo who retired, while his two rivals are on the podium. However, the Frenchman maintains a margin of 22 points over the Australian and 30 over the Englishman.

Talking about Fabio leads us to take an interest in the case Yamaha who lost big this Sunday. The best M1 is eighth with Red and this is a poor reward for the Iwata brand whose pilot Casa Particular in Viñales led most of the time in this Australian Grand Prix before falling on the last lap while trying to resist Marc Márquez . A boon for Kidneys, with a just adequate performance since dominated by his teammate Mir, but who is giving himself some breathing room in the fight for third place in the championship. Casa Particular in Viñales is now at seven points. As for Petrucci who covets the same rank, he is 14 lengths away.

In fact, with more than 50 points ahead of his closest pursuer two Grands Prix from the goal, Andrea Dovizioso is officially vice-world champion, and for the third time in a row.

MotoGP Australia Championship: standings