Since an eighth-place Qatar Grand Prix, Joan Mir was desperately looking for another good result in the top 10. Satisfaction came from Catalonia, the seventh meeting of the season, with a sixth place. which gives him confidence...
Joan mir is certainly a beginner, but he is also an official Suzuki rider. And his teammate Alex Rins is third in the championship after having notably won a victory in Austin. So the young Spaniard has the pressure inherent to his status, and even more so since another rookie whom he knew well as a teammate in Moto3 is making sparks on a private Yamaha. If Joan mir is not yet at the stage of fabio quartararo, he leaves the Montmeló route with honors.
Because this sixth place acquired at the end of the race which included no less than eleven retirements is his best result in MotoGP to date. “ It was a difficult race because the track temperature was very high " has explained Joan mir after finishing in the wake of his teammate fourth in this Catalan race. “ In the first laps, I tried to spare the tires and control the race distance as best as possible. I hope to achieve even better results throughout the season as I gain experience and confidence ».
« It's the second strong race for me after Qatar and I'm really happy to be able to get such a good result ", said the 21-year-old Spaniard from Palma de Mallorca. “ On Monday we tried to develop the bike during testing and I still learned a lot ».
Joan mir is 14e in the championship with 22 points and second in the rookie standings.
MotoGP Catalonia J3: classification
