MotoGP Catalonia Barcelona Championship: Zarco catches up with Quartararo

Miguel Oliveira had been designated by many of his colleagues as the favorite for this Catalan Grand Prix and the Portuguese was happy to honor this prediction with the racing intelligence that is his trademark. Certainly, his task was made less complicated due to the combination problems encountered by a Fabio Quartararo who was also the big hill in Barcelona. Still, it was another Frenchman who was the danger for the KTM official, in the person of Johann Zarco who perhaps missed his first victory by a tenth, but who continued his fine run in the championship...

And in fact, with this new runner-up place, which is his fourth podium in seven races contested, the driver Bow Ducati picks up with Fabio Quartararo, finally fourth because penalized for his story of open combination, the chest plate gone, the airbag triggered, which forced him to cut the section between turns one and two of the Montmelo track.

An astonishing fact of racing which allows Jack Miller to return to the podium, a performance which puts him at the head of the red box Ducati by joining the leading trio of the championship, including his teammate bagnaia, out of the top 5 in this race, is beaten. The Italian was one point behind Fabio Quartararo leader on the evening of the French Grand Prix. Two meetings later, here he is at 30 lengths…

The top 5 overall is held by Joan mir who sees his fear of being forced to play just placed with his Suzuki, which would not have evolved enough, come true. The rest of the pack is led by Casa Particular in Viñales, who is 44 points behind his leading teammate. He sees the winner of this Catalan meeting approaching Miguel Oliveira, now leading three MotoGP victories on a KTM.

Catalonia: KTM recovery calls into question the Honda case

A manufacturer who made a spectacular recovery after a complicated start to the campaign. This shows that it is possible without benefiting from the concession points of the regulations. Something to think about Honda, whose results this weekend are once again catastrophic. Both Repsol pilots crashed. Alex Marquez finished eleventh and Nakagami thirteenth. Depressing.

We finish with the rookies. bastianini remains the leader with a new top 10 on his Ducati GP19. Marini twelfth and George Martin penultimate also scored points.

MotoGP Catalonia Barcelona Championship: standings (updated after the second penalty imposed on Fabio Quartararo)

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